Boxing Scene

It’s title time on the Tyne, with the North-East battle for the British Super Welterweight Championship confirmed between Darlington’s Troy Williamson (19-0-1, 14KOs) and Sunderland’s Josh Kelly (12-1-1, 7 KOs) at the Utilita Arena, Newcastle on Friday December 2, live on Channel 5. Kelly expressed his desire to compete for Williamson’s Lonsdale belt as the

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is starting to become a big fan of Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul (5-0, 4 KOs). Paul will take part in his sixth pro boxing fight on October 29th, when he faces MMA legend Anderson Silva in the main event of a Showtime Pay-Per-View card. Unlike

Barclays Center, Brooklyn – Former bantamweight world champion Emmanuel Rodriguez (21-2, 13 KOs) won a technical decision, with the bout ending two seconds into round ten, in a rematch against the previously unbeaten Gary Antonio Russell (19-1, 12 KOs). After their August 2021 matchup ended in a no-contest due to a head butt in round

At the O2 Arena in London, Claressa Shields became a three-time undisputed champion, the first person to achieve such a feat in either men’s or women’s boxing. Shields defeated Savannah Marshall (12-1, 10 KOs) via unanimous decision to unify all the belts at middleweight in an action-packed slugfest. Marshall’s plans were clear: overwhelm Shields, push

Big heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (25-0-1) hits the road and is lined up to fight in the Tanzanian capital of Dar-es- Salam, on the date of November 4, against Awadh “Big Brother” Tamim, who resides in Stockholm, Sweden, but is from Tanzania. BoxRec lists Tamim’s record as 15-5 but the early part of it

NEW YORK – Michel Rivera remained unbeaten Saturday night and kept himself in position to land a lightweight title shot. The Dominican contender was busier and better than Jerry Perez throughout an eight-round bout Rivera won by unanimous decision on the Deontay Wilder-Robert Helenius undercard at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Judges Ken Ezzo (79-72), John

George Kambosos Jr. doesn’t pretend that it’s as simple as returning to basics to resume his winning ways. Recapturing that level of hunger, however, figures to provide a spark in his rematch with Devin Haney that he felt was missing from his arsenal in their undisputed lightweight championship earlier this year. “I’m back to the

Liam Paro began his year expecting either a big fight or a return home while waiting out an owed title shot. Little did he know that he would get both in one fell swoop. The unbeaten WBO junior welterweight mandatory challenger is set for an all-domestic clash with Brock Jarvis in a ten-round battle of

The promoter of Chris Eubank Jr. hopes that the commission looking into Conor Benn’s positive drug test isn’t dragging their feet. Kalle Sauerland, the head of Wasserman, which backs the longtime middleweight contender Benn, recently expressed some frustration with the procedural undertakings by the British Boxing Board of Control, the regulatory body that oversees boxing

The British Boxing Board of Control have formally launched an inquiry in association with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) into Conor Benn’s positive drugs test.  It has been widely reported that Benn produced a positive test for clomiphene, a substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list, which is normally used to treat infertility in women.  

Bill Haney was a late arrival prior to the first meeting between his son, Devin Haney and George Kambosos Jr. This time around, the elder Haney was able to take in all of the fight week festivities and complete with gifts for the opposing side. “Dev gave me one job today. He told me to

Anthony Dirrell doesn’t care what oddsmakers, reporters or fans think of his chances when he boxes Caleb Plant on October 15. The former WBC super middleweight champion is completely confident that he has one more title run left in him during the twilight of his career. Plant, a younger former IBF champion who has lost

George Kambosos Jr. has always flown under the radar. With little to no fanfare or attention hurled in his direction, the Australian native had grown accustomed to minimal public exposure. However, following his career-defining win over Teofimo Lopez on November 27th, 2021, Kambosos (20-1, 10 KOs) was shoved into the limelight. Ultimately, though he enjoyed

The first undisputed bantamweight championship clash in more than 50 years now has a home. The December 13 four-belt unification clash between Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler will land at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, event promoter Ohashi Promotions revealed during a press conference Thursday morning. The location reveal comes nearly two months after the fight

Former WBC Heavyweight World Champion and boxing superstar Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder visited the New York Giants facility on Wednesday, as he prepares to take on top-rated Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius in a WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator on Saturday, October 15 topping a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (photos

Jason Moloney will once again have an up-close view for the undisputed lightweight championship. The veteran bantamweight contender from Australia is obviously rooting for a different outcome this time around. He also recognizes that countryman George Kambosos once again faces a gargantuan task ahead of his rematch with reigning lightweight king Devin Haney. The second

The undercard for Probellum Sheffield just got a lot spicier with the addition of an Olympic gold medallist and another British title eliminator. Sunny Edwards defends his world flyweight title against Felix Alvarado on Friday, November 11 at the Utilita Arena in the Steel City, with Jack Bateson vs Shabaz Masoud providing the fan-approved chief

WBC, IBF, WBA middleweight champion Claressa Shields aims to secure a statement win, by knocking WBO champion Savannah Marshall out on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. The fight was initially due to take place last month, but the entire event was postponed when Queen Elizabeth unexpectedly passed away. Marshall, 31, is viewed