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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

Count James Toney amongst a long list of rabid boxing fans and media members that are salivating over the thought of a showdown between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford. For the better part of the past five years, both fighters have reigned supreme as the welterweight division’s top dog. However, following his recent stoppage

Daniel Dubois can move on to his next fight having been paid in full for his last one. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a filed against Don King Productions (DKP) by the heavyweight contender was settled and dismissed with prejudice in a Broward County, Florida courtroom. As previously reported, Dubois and his legal team settled the

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz The undisputed heavyweight championship could benefit from a marketing boost by being scheduled close to the biggest annual sporting event in America. According to Mark Kriegel of ESPN, the heavyweight title unification bout between WBC champion Tyson Fury of England and WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk

Jared Anderson wants to fight Filip Hrgovic next, but Anderson realizes that might not be a realistic option. The hard-hitting Anderson believes he is ready to knock off an undefeated heavyweight contender like Hrgovic in his next bout. He just isn’t sure that Hrgovic would want to risk his top spot now that the Croatian

James Toney Interview – Video by Ryan Burton – It’s time for the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame’s 10th Annual Induction Gala Weekend, which takes place at Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. The NBHOF celebrates their 10th year anniversary and will be inducting the Class of 2020, 2021, and 2022 Inductees.  Functional

Jared Anderson smiled wide before he answered yet another question about what he learned while sparring against Tyson Fury. While appreciative of the experience he gained while working with the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion, Anderson acknowledged that he has grown weary of answering inquiries related to the two training camps he spent helping Fury prepare

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as welterweights Jaron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz, Oleksandr Usyk’s huge win over Anthony Joshua, Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence, Deontay Wilder, and much more. Hey Mr Edwards, Trust you and yours are in fine nick. I doubt if you would be this successful

The goal that Mary Spencer (6-0, 4 KOs) and her team set when they forged an alliance with Eye of the Tiger was clear: to quickly scale world rankings and win a world championship by the summer of 2023. Now ranked 1st in the IBF world rankings, 4th in the WBA rankings and 10th in