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Welterweight prospect Elijah Flores extended his perfect record with an impressive unanimous decision victory over Omar Rosario last Friday at the Coliseo Roger Mendoza in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Facing Rosario in his hometown, Flores secured a decisive win on the judges’ scorecards, handing Rosario his second professional loss. The card was part of MVP’s “Most

It meant so much for Canelo Alvarez to reign as an undisputed super-middleweight champion. From Vladimir Shishkin’s line of thinking, that equates to there being an obvious play should he achieve his life’s dream Saturday in Germany by becoming the IBF super-middleweight champion and defeating William Scull, the fighter who in effect forced the sanctioning

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 1 Some people think Beterbiev won Punctuated by a big finish in rounds 11 and 12, Beterbiev’s performance was one of aggression, forward motion, and heavy punches, and this, for some, was enough to earn a decision. Despite a slow start, and despite being outboxed at times, he came

LOS ANGELES – As Ryan Garcia hopes for a return following his controversial clash against Devin Haney, his promoters are starting to piece the puzzle of his career back together.  Garcia is currently sidelined due to a one-year suspension after testing positive for the performance enhancing drug ostarine. Garcia knocked down Haney three times but

Jack Catterall is preparing for Regis Prograis to roll back the years when the super-lightweight contenders meet at Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena on October 26. Whereas Catterall, 29-1 (13 KOs), is riding the momentum generated by February’s exciting decision victory over his long-term rival Josh Taylor, Prograis, 29-2 (24 KOs), enters their fight from something

Nick Ball and Ronny Rios both weighed in below the 126lbs featherweight limit ahead of Saturday’s fight for the WBA title at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. Ball (20-0, 11 KOs), 27 years old, is making the first defense of his title in his home city.  Rios (34-4, 17 KOs), aged 34, is making

Jahi Tucker-Quilisto Madera and Damian Knyba-Richard Lartey have been confirmed for the undercard of the rematch between Robson Conceicao and O’Shaquie Foster on November 2 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Conceicao and Foster again contest the WBC junior-lightweight title controversially awarded via split decision to Conceicao when they fought in

While it is not unusual to hear that an amateur boxer about to turn pro has options from which to choose, rarely do these options include a completely new direction; a handbrake turn so sharp it would lead not only to whiplash but the end of one career and the start of another.  Then again,

As the film “The Featherweight,” about the life of boxing great Willie Pep, enters wide release, this week a different BoxingScene contributor will reflect on a boxing biopic that resonates with them. Today: “Bleed for This.” At a cinema in the West End of London in 2016, Vinny Pazienza – or Vinny Paz, as he

There’s a scene in the Will Ferrell film “Kicking and Screaming” where Robert Duvall’s character is trying to compare his manhood and success with Mike Ditka’s. “I can’t hear you,” Ditka responds, flashing his Chicago Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl season memento, “my ring is making too much noise.” Brazil’s Robson Conceicao similarly wears his World

Terence Crawford seems to have a single-minded pursuit of Canelo Alvarez in progress for now, but the pound-for-pound elite and unbeaten four-division champion is finding it hard to deny that he, too, is being targeted. The past week has seen WBA junior-middleweight champion Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) called out by former UFC two-division champion Conor

Welterweight Quinton Randall is aiming to move into contender status when he takes on Janelson Figueroa Bocachica in his hometown of Houston tomorrow. Randall, 34, has wanted to face Bocachica since watching him fight a previous opponent, Brian Norman Jr. The bout, which headlines a DAZN broadcast, will take place at the Red Owl Boxing

The journey is not over for Anthony Joshua, who has declared he “has a lot more to bring”. The popular Londoner, who drew another huge crowd to Wembley Stadium last weekend where he lost in five rounds to Daniel Dubois, has pledged to fight on and continue with his attempts to become a three-time heavyweight

Legendary “Iron” Mike Tyson is not interested in seeing Canelo Alvarez fight Terence Crawford despite the many calls for the bout. Omaha’s Crawford, 36 and 41-0 (31 KOs), has continuously spoken of his desire to face superstar Alvarez at 168, following a keenly-contested unanimous decision victory over Israil Madrimov in Los Angeles last month. Tyson,

Ryan Walsh knows that his time in the sport is coming to an end. He just can’t bring himself to say goodbye until he finds the man capable of standing toe to toe with him and trying to beat him in a fight. Although Walsh, 28-4-2 (12 KOs) reigned as the British featherweight champion for

Daniel Dubois’ stunning fifth-round demolition of Anthony Joshua produced the type of images that stay at the forefront of the mind for days and provoke an almost endless stream of questions, suspicions and opinions. Most people will have spent the last 36 hours wondering at the IBF heavyweight champion’s mental toughness or asking themselves whether

Cuban junior middleweight prospect Yoenis Téllez will face big-punching Johan González on the October 19 bill topped by the IBF title fight between Bakhram Murtazaliev and Tim Tszyu. The show, at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, will also feature a bout between middleweights Mateo Tapia and Endry Saavedra. The Ronnie Shields-trained Téllez is fighting at the venue for the fifth

Responding forcefully from his Canelo Alvarez loss to post a Friday night knockout victory, Jaime Munguia is reportedly moving toward taking another fight by year’s end – back home in Tijuana. Munguia (44-1, 35 KOs) has expressed interest in fighting former super-middleweight title challenger Ronald Gavril (25-3, 20 KOs) of Romania December 14 at Tijuana’s