Boxing Scene

Vergil Ortiz Jr. ended the longest layoff of his career with his deepest knockout win to date. The rising welterweight star went past the eighth round for the first time, though not much longer than that in scoring a ninth-round stoppage of England’s Michael McKinson. Ortiz scored knockdowns late in round eight and early in

Jordan Thompson clung on to his unbeaten record, although he looked a lucky man as he clambered off the canvas in the final seconds of his ten-rounder with Vasil Ducar to claim a unanimous decision on the Smith-O’Maison bill in Sheffield. After dominating the fight, Thompson was badly hurt in the last 30 seconds and

Michael Conlan called for a rematch with Leigh Wood from his hospital bed a few hours after their unforgettable fight. As Conlan prepares for his return to the ring Saturday night from his 12th-round knockout loss to Wood, the Belfast native is resigned to not getting that second shot at Wood anytime soon, perhaps ever.

A FedEx employee delivered in a boxing ring Friday night in Plant City, Florida. Kendo Castaneda withstood a tough challenge from Joseph Fernandez to win a 10-round unanimous decision and advanced to the final of ProBox TV’s “Last Chance Tournament” in the 140-pound division. Fernandez will face the winner of the second semifinal Friday night

Vergil Ortiz Jr. put to rest any questions of where he stands in the welterweight division. The fighting pride of Grand Prairie, Texas arrived at a ripped and ready 146.6 pounds for his first fight of 2022 and his third straight in the greater Dallas area. Ortiz faces England’s Michael McKinson (22-0, 2KOs), who weighed

The Entente Cordial in British boxing lasted about 20 minutes. If people thought Thursday’s announcement of a fight between Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker – a contest that sees a Sky/Boxxer signed fighter appear on a BT/Queensberry show – was about to signal a new world where people get round a table for the good

ProBox TV’s “Last Chance Tournament” 140 lb. semi-finals will take place on Friday, August 5, beginning at 7:15 pm ET at the ProBox Events Center in Plant City, Florida (suburb of Tampa) and will be streamed live, beginning at 9 pm ET at PROBOXTV.com or the ProBox TV app (available here).  A ProBox TV monthly

As BoxingScene.com reported on Wednesday, Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce will take on former world champion Joseph Parker on September 24 at the AO Arena in Manchester exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office, promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with BOXXER. The heavyweight collision between No.1 and No.2 in the

Welterweight, Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (15-1-1, 10 KOs), who battles Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (27-2-3, 18 KOs), this Saturday, August 6th on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Michael McKinson, has a new team in place. Cobbs is now training in Oxnard, CA with Roger Romo and his core team. Hooker vs. Cobbs, a

Tomoki Kameda battered William Encarnacion Saturday night, dropping him three times en route to a knockout win at Central Gym in Kobe, Japan. Kameda, who resides in Nishinomiya, Japan, improves to 39-3, 21 knockouts. Now campaigning as a featherweight, the taller Kameda landed the more effective punches from the opening bell. Encarnacion was game, but

French heavyweight Tony Yoka (11-1) will return in October most likely in the US, writes LÉquipe. Yoka suffered an upset loss to Martin Bakole (18-1) in May when he lost a majority decision after being dropped twice.  Yoka had no excuses afterwards and simply stated on Twitter that he had lost to a better man.

Marlen Esparza left San Antonio with her fondest boxing memory to date following her most recent in-ring feat. It’s hardly her end game. A win over Japan’s Naoka Fujioka saw Houston’s Esparza (12-1, 1KO) emerge as the unified lineal/WBA/WBC/Ring flyweight champion following a ten-round, unanimous decision win on April 9 at Alamodome. Esparza described it

A next step has finally come of the title consolidation fight between Leo Santa Cruz and Leigh Wood. The long-ago ordered title fight is once again the subject of a purse bid hearing. The WBA has assigned a date of August 12 via Zoom conference call, alerting all registered promoters via official document, a copy

A sizable audience tuned in Saturday night to watch Danny Garcia’s first fight in almost 20 months. Nielsen Media Research released viewership figures Tuesday that indicated Garcia’s 12-round, majority-decision victory over Jose Benavidez Jr. was watched by an average audience of 450,000 on Showtime. Garcia-Benavidez drew a peak audience of 478,000. Those totals made Garcia-Benavidez

Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike “Bad Man” Ohan, Jr., (15-1, 9 KOs), now campaigning as a junior welterweight, headlines this Saturday night’s “The Last Chapter,” presented by Granite Chin Promotions, at Bridgewater Veterans Club in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Fighting out of nearby Holbrook (MA), Ohan takes on Argentinian Jonathan “Yoni” Ariel Sosa (7-13-2, 4 KOs)

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Eddie Hearn, promoter for former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says the British star is ‘confident about the gameplan’ that he put together with new trainer Robert Garcia, for the upcoming rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Last September, Joshua executed the wrong gameplan and was outboxed over twelve rounds by

Super middleweight Lester Martinez remained unbeaten Saturday night, defeating Rodolfo Gomez by unanimous decision at Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, Texas. Scores were 100-90, 99-91, and 97-93 for Martinez, who improves to 12-0, 10 knockouts. Fighting before a pro-Gomez crowd, Martinez remained calm, landing thudding hooks and crosses that broke down the taller Gomez. As

The future of Fighter Locker, a Boston-based boxing management company, was on display last night in Colombia as 2-time Olympians Yuberjen “Tremendo” Martinez and “El Tsunami” Leonel de los Santos were dominant in their ESPN Deportes fights at Elias Chegwin Coliseum in Barranquilla. The 30-year-old Martinez, who represented Colombia in the last two summer Olympic