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Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas – In the main event of Triller’s “Sons of Legends” card, heavyweight Robert Simms (12-3-1, 3 KOs), 38-years-old, pulled off an upset when he outboxed Kenzie Morrison (20-1-2, 18 KOs), son of former heavyweight champion Tommy “The Duke” Morrison, to secure an eight round unanimous decision. Simms was able to

A rematch with Savannah Marshall won’t be next for Claressa Shields, but Shields’ promoter expects them to fight again within the next year-and-a-half. Dmitriy Salita informed BoxingScene.com that the preliminary plan for Shields (13-0, 2 KOs) is to have her face other opponents in Detroit, somewhere in Africa and/or somewhere in the Middle East before

In less than a week, Youtube star turned boxer – Jake Paul – will finally return to the ring. Paul will collide with UFC legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva in an eight round main event, on October 29th from Desert Diamond Arena, just outside of Phoenix, Arizona. The fight will headline a Showtime Pay-Per-View card.

Leigh Wood still needs to convince the WBA that he is cleared for combat to retain his secondary title status. A reminder letter was sent to Nottingham’s Wood seeking medical proof of a biceps injury that forced him out of a September 24 voluntary WBA ‘World’ (Regular) featherweight title defense against Mauricio ‘Bronco’ Lara. The

Keyshawn Davis was on an incredible high following his show-stopping victory over Omar Tienda Bahena last month at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Viewed as his stiffest test, the former Olympic silver medalist punished his foe, forcing referee Albert Earl Brown to call a halt to their bout in the fifth round. As

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Marquis Taylor got credit for his work this time around. Eight months after his dubious draw with Paul Kroll, the junior middleweight won an eight-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Detroit native Marlon Harrington on Friday night. Judges Jacklyn Atkins (79-73), Anthony Lundy (80-72) and Joseph Pasquale (79-73) all scored

Mauricio Lara is set for his first fight on home soil in nearly four years. The top-rated featherweight contender will face Colombia’s Jose Sanmartin in a scheduled ten-round bout just above the divisional limit. Both fighters made the contract weight for their DAZN headliner this Saturday from Plaza del Toros in Lara’s hometown of Mexico

A look of both jubilation and awe was etched profoundly across the face of Malik Scott. For countless years, the former heavyweight contender has not only swapped fists with some of the most recognized names in the division’s history but he’s also studied them for a multitude of hours. But while Scott reveres today’s heavyweight

Anabel Ortiz ended her 2022 campaign with a second straight win after a year to forget in 2021. The former WBA strawweight titlist earned an eight-round, unanimous decision victory over Guatemala’s Maria Santizo, who often trains and fights in Mexico. Scores 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75 were in favor of Ortiz in their DAZN-aired junior flyweight

A pair of Hall of Fame promoters came fully prepared for the hard sell on their next heavyweight championship event. Bob Arum and Frank Warren expected some resistance to the news of Tyson Fury defending his lineal and WBC heavyweight crown against countryman Derek Chisora in a trilogy clash that was far from in demand.

Mario Barrios (26-2) is making the move to the desert.  BoxingScene.com has been advised that the former super lightweight champion will now be training in Las Vegas under the guidance of Bob Santos alongside several other world class fighters in his deep stable.  2022 has been a big year for Santos. The long time industry

“Doctor Mike” Varshavski showed deft footwork and pop in his punches during a workout in front of New York City media on Tuesday before he ducked out to make his afternoon shift at the Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., where he’s an attending physician. Dr. Mike will balance practicing medicine with training for his

The one-sided nature of their first fight and direct competition from a boxing pay-per-view show apparently impacted viewership of the Devin Haney-George Kambosos Jr. rematch Saturday night on ESPN. Nielsen Media Research revealed that their second 135-pound championship match drew an average audience of 935,000. Viewership peaked at 970,000 for a main event that ended

Adrien Broner wasn’t too pleased when he heard that Conor Benn tested for a banned substance. The brash multi-weight champion from Cincinnati was often invoked as a possible option for Benn, the rising welterweight whose fight with Chris Eubank Jr., at a 157-pound catchweight, was axed earlier this month after it was revealed that Benn,

An all-Filipino clash is in store to determine the next mandatory challenger to the IBF junior flyweight title. Unbeaten contenders Mark Vicelles and Regie Suganob have both accepted an invitation to enter negotiations for a final IBF title eliminator, an IBF spokesperson confirmed to BoxingScene.com on Tuesday. A negotiation period has been ordered, with the

Peter McGrail will have “unfinished business” on his mind when he fights on the undercard of a monster show in Japan this December. The gifted super bantamweight has secured a place on the undercard of the undisputed world bantamweight title showdown between Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler in Tokyo. McGrail returns to Japan on December

Cuban rising star, undefeated super lightweight Kevin Brown (2-0, 2 KOs), has started off his career with a bang as he defeated Adriano Porfirio Ramirez (12-5, 7 KOs) by 6th round knockout, via a vicious left hook to the head. The fight took place this past Saturday at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida,

Gennadiy Golovkin will now honor another mandatory ahead of the one that was previously ordered. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA and IBF have reached a joint resolution for Golovkin—who holds the middleweight title for both sanctioning bodies—to next defend against IBF number-one contender Esquiva Falcao. The ruling comes as the 30-day deadline drew near