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A lot has been made of the ring return of Abner Mares. Miguel Flores understands the commotion surrounding his better-known foe but wants to remind fans that he’s not here to serve as just the fighter in the opposite corner. “We’re not taking the role of opponent for Mares’ comeback fight or farewell fight,” Flores

In the eyes of many, Andre Ward was too skilled, too determined, and quite simply, too good, to hang up his gloves at the age of 33. Yet, as Ward stood at the summit of boxing’s mountain top, he quickly vanished into a cloud of retirement smoke. Still, even with Ward penning a heartfelt letter

Sivenathi Nontshinga rode an early knockdown and a late momentum shift all the way to the finish line to come up huge on the road in a Fight of the Year contender. A terrific twelve-round shootout saw South Africa’s Nontshinga outlast Hector Flores in claiming a split decision and the vacant IBF junior flyweight title

Junior featherweight prospect Javon Campbell is not letting anyone or anything slow him down or prevent him from reaching the elite level of the division. Campbell will face Manuel Guzman tonight at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. The six-round bout will precede the main event bout between junior lightweight contender Albert Bell and Nicolas

THE HONEYMOON IS on hold for newlywed Nathan Heaney due to a big night beckoning at the AO Arena, Manchester, where he takes on a domestic battle with Jack Flatley on September 24. Heaney recently tied the knot with Louise, his sweetheart of 11 years, but he knew plans for a sunshine break to mark

Tyson Fury’s on-and-off relationship with boxing appears to be very much on again as the WBC heavyweight champion has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a fight.  “7-foot behemoth that will absolutely destroy you,” Fury said on social media Friday. “Usyk, middleweight, you say you want the WBC, well it’s held by the Gypsy King, and it’s

Yet another title unification bout lands on the boxing calendar. Kim Clavel and Jessica Nery are set to collide in a WBC/WBA junior flyweight unification bout set for December 1 at Place Bell in Laval, Canada. The bout comes on the heels both winning their belts earlier this year, eager to make an immediate impact

Another rising Mexican lightweight prospect, Marco Cota (8-0, 6 KOs), will be fighting in his first scheduled 8-round bout on September 16 in the next installment of the entertaining “Canela Boxeo” series, presented by CANELA BOXEO. World Cup Boxing Series (WCBS), led by CEO Terry Hollan and promoter/matchmaker Guy Taylor, and De La O Promotions

Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. and hard-hitting top contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz went face-to-face at the final press conference Thursday before they meet in the ring this Sunday, September 4 headlining a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (photos by Stephanie Trapp) The press conference

Former world champion Liam Smith is hoping that his upcoming fight against Hassan Mwakinyo will lead to a world title shot. Smith returns before his home fans, this Saturday, when he faces Mwakinyo at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena. The Liverpool fighter was in action back in April, when he stopped former champ Jessie Vargas in ten

Undefeated Detroit-based welterweight prospect Janelson Bocachica (17-0-1, 11 KOs) is deep in preparation for his return to SHOBOX: The New Generation against knockout artist Roiman Villa (24-1, 24 KOs) in an eight-round welterweight battle on Friday, September 9, live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT from the all-new Bally’s Casino Resort Atlantic City. The exciting

Canelo Alvarez evidently has not lost interest in a potential catchweight bout with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. The Mexican superstar suggested earlier this year, in May, ahead of his light heavyweight title fight with Dmitry Bivol, that he would welcome a fight with the Ukrainian, albeit at a catchweight of 201 pounds. Alvarez, who

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand  –  With far superior boxing skills, world champion  of Thailand outclassed and decisioned brave Japanese Challenger Norihito Tanaka (20-9, 10 KO’s), for a successful third defense of his WBC strawweight world title on Wednesday, August 31, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand. Scores were wide and unanimous 118-110, 116-112 and 119-110 all

Gennadiy Golovkin explains that he’s not motivated by the first two meetings with Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. They fought to a controversial twelve round split draw with 2017. The 2018 rematch saw Canelo win a close twelve round majority decision. “I’m totally looking at the third fight as a brand new fight from scratch,”

For the better part of the past decade and a half, Deontay Wilder has lived by an old adage, if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. (photo by Ryan Hafey) With the Alabama native laying waste to his competition, he revealed in years past that despite his overarching success, his training methods were a bit

Matchroom Boxing has mastered the art of securing a deal just in time to avoid a purse bid hearing. Winning such a session remains a struggle for the global outfit. BoxingScene.com has learned that DiBella Entertainment—founded and headed by Hall of Fame promoter Lou DiBella—has secured the rights to the ordered Joshua Buatsi-Jean Pascal IBF

LOS ANGELES – Andy Ruiz Jr. believes he’s set himself up for a stiff test when he squares off against credible Cuban contender Luis Ortiz on Sept. 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on FOX pay-per-view.  The former heavyweight champion Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) will turn 33 years old one week after the fight;

Andy Ruiz will clear off at least one bucket list item this weekend. The long-term goal for the former unified heavyweight titlist is to enjoy a second title reign. The next step on that journey leads Ruiz to playing an arena he’d previously only attended as a spectator. That changes this Sunday, when he faces