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It only took a couple wins in the boxing ring to let Daniel “Chucky” Barrera know that his place was competing in the sweet science and not Muay Thai kickboxing. “I’m fine with punches coming at me,” he laughs. “I don’t need to worry about kicks and elbows.” That was a good call for the

Eddie Hearn has already mapped out a plan for Joe Cordina to regain his title. The chairman of Matchroom Boxing immediately came to grips with the IBF stripping Cordina of the junior lightweight title. The unbeaten Welshman was due to defend against mandatory challenger Shavkat Rakhimov on a November 5 DAZN show in Abu Dhabi,

20-year-old undefeated blue-chip prospect, lightweight Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (7-0, 7 KOs), who’s won all seven of his professional bouts by knockout and was a 2020 Olympic Trials Silver Medalist, wants to put every fighter in the lightweight division on notice. Born and raised in Pomona, California, Tito is one of the most dynamic power punchers

Eddie Hearn had hope for Conor Benn when he turned pro 6½ years ago, but his promoter couldn’t conceivably have known Nigel Benn’s son would’ve evolved into what he is today. The younger Benn had a limited amateur career (20-2) and came from an affluent household, not typically the type of background that inspires boxers

Rey Vargas has shifted his goal from unifying the featherweight titles to become a three-division titlist. The WBC Board of Governors unanimously approved a request filed by Vargas, its current featherweight champ, to challenge for the vacant WBC junior lightweight title. The unbeaten two-division title claimant will have to face number-one ranked WBC contender O’Shaquie

WBO middleweight world champion Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly, a southpaw power puncher from Kazakhstan, will make the first defense of his title against two-time British champion Denzel Bentley on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. In the co-feature, undefeated pound-for-pound queen Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada will defend

Video by Ryan Burton – Caleb Plant Video Interview – Wilder vs. Helenius will see former WBC Heavyweight World Champion and boxing superstar Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder 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

Brazil`s greatest world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Eder Jofre, has died at the age of 86. A former bantamweight and featherweight champion of the world, Jofre`s record of 72-2-4 and 50 KO`s, made him a legend. He`s part of the knockout brotherhood with 50 or more stoppages, denoting

Caleb Plant always figured that a fight with Anthony Dirrell was inevitable. The matchup first landed in Plant’s radar when their respective title reigns overlapped four roughly seven months. Any hope of securing a title unification bout ended seven months later, when Dirrell turned over his WBC super middleweight crown to David Benavidez in a

Luis Alberto Lopez has vowed to be really careful in the upcoming mandatory fight with IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington – due to the beltholder’s fighting style. Several boxers have accused Warrington of being a dirty fighter and using his head as a tool in fights. Lopez will challenge Warrington on December 10 at the

Tony Sims, the head trainer for welterweight contender Conor Benn, is expecting Chris Eubank Jr. to make weight for their upcoming catch-weight showdown. Benn will move up in weight to face Eubank Jr. at 157-pounds, next Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. There is also a rehydration limit in place on the morning of the fight.

With both Ryan Garcia and Gervonta “Tank” Davis continuing their curse-filled war of words, the two appear anxious to settle their long-standing rivalry in the ring. Once the loquacious budding star disposed of Javier Fortuna via sixth-round stoppage during their July showdown, Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) looked directly into the lens of the camera before

According to promoter Ben Shalom of BOXXER, there are ongoing negotiations to get Chris Billam-Smith a world title opportunity against newly crowned IBF champion Jai Opetaia. Billam-Smith, ranked at number three by the IBF, is coming off an action-packed win over Isaac Chamberlain. The sole defeat on Billam-Smith’s record came at the hands of Richard

The illustrious career of Jackie Nava, the “Aztec Princess”, comes to an end, and this Thursday the final press conference for her last fight was held. Jackie Nava (39-4-4, 16 KO’s) will face Argentina’s Gloria Elena “India” Yancaqueo (11-11-3, 3 KO’s) over 10 rounds at super bantamweight, on Saturday at the Tijuana Municipal Auditorium. The

Jose Zepeda and Regis Prograis will move forward with their vacant WBC junior welterweight title fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that MarvNation Promotions has set aside a date of November 26 for the title fight claimed by the Southern California-based outfit during a recent purse bid hearing. An exact venue was not established as this goes

ON SATURDAY NIGHT in Manchester, Joe Joyce propelled himself into the elite band of active heavyweights. It is a group of three that also currently features Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, while I am hopeful that Daniel Dubois will make it a fab four before too long. Tyson and Usyk are the only ones I

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was ostensibly on his way to being considered the next great Ukrainian fighter. After taking home an Olympic bronze medal in the 2012 games, Gvozdyk parlayed that into a light heavyweight world title run in 2018. But while it appeared as though his reign on top of the division was just getting underway,

Luis Nery has a new opponent for a stay-busy fight ahead of plans for another junior featherweight title run. The former two-division titlist will now face countryman and three-time title challenger David Carmona this Saturday in Nery’s hometown of Tijuana, Mexico. The bout serves in supporting capacity on a show paying tribute to Jackie Nava