Boxing Scene

Javier Fortuna has fallen short each time he’s stepped up his opposition, and the former 130-pound champion will look to flip his fortunes when he takes on Ryan Garcia at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on DAZN on July 16. Fortuna (37-3-1, 26 KOs) lost his WBA super featherweight title in his first pro

The upcoming junior middleweight clash between Danny Garcia and Jose Benavidez will also feature a battle of fathers. Danny Garcia is trained by his father Angel Garcia, while Benavidez is also trained by father, Jose Benavidez Sr. The two fighters will collide in a do or die Showtime televised fight on July 30 at Barclays

Savannah Marshall seemingly touched a nerve with Claressa Shields during their press conference Tuesday in London. Marshall needled Shields by repeatedly telling the undefeated three-division champion that she isn’t a draw in her home country. According to Marshall, Shields’ inability to sell a substantial number of tickets in the United States is the reason that

The road back to title contention will have to come in time for Jarrell Miller. A regular stream of ring activity, however, is well in the unbeaten heavyweight’s control—and very much in the cards. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, Brooklyn’s Miller will appear as part of a July 23 show in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The appearance

Mark Magsayo hopes he is wrong, but the unbeaten WBC featherweight champion expects that he’ll have to chase after Rey Vargas during their 12-round title fight Saturday night. Vargas’ history suggests that he won’t engage with a puncher like Magsayo, who will make the first defense of the 126-pound championship he won from Gary Russell

Claressa Shields scoffed at Savannah Marshall’s claim Tuesday that she has more heart than the self-proclaimed “GWOAT.” Shields dismissed Marshall during a conference call as a weight bully built up by beating smaller opponents who’ve taken fights against her on short notice. Marshall, the only boxer who has defeated Shields as an amateur or pro,

Don’t expect Jessica McCaskill to be in awe of some of the biggest and most talented names in women’s boxing. The undisputed welterweight champion from Chicago was recently asked to give her thoughts on a slew of top names and, suffice to say, she was something of a tough critic. Of seven-division titlist Amanda Serrano,

Professional boxing is back in Puerto Rico, with a card being staged by Miguel Cotto Promotions and H2 Entertainment, according to Giovanny Vega.  Both companies will present another chapter of Boxeo Al Máximo Internacional series on July 6, to be held this time at the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar hotel in Río Grande. The card

Robert Garcia, the head trainer of WBC super flyweight champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, would still like to see his charge drop down a division to face some of the biggest names in the 112-pound weight class. Rodriguez, since practically moving up by two weight classes, has defeated two of the biggest names in his current

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Gennadiy Golovkin is mentally prepared for the physical challenge that awaits his next and perhaps most dangerous assignment of his 16-year pro career. The September 17 trilogy clash with longtime rival Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will mark the first time that Kazakhstan’s Golovkin will compete at the full super middleweight

After taking two overhand rights flush on the chin at the end of the first round of his bout against Christian Hammer last Saturday, Joe Joyce had a knowing glance on his face. His eyebrows raised, his lips pursed, the facial pronunciation of “whew, okay.” In that moment, Joyce could have been thinking any of

   One of the sport’s good guys has made the media rounds for one of his worst days. Veteran ring Joe Antonacci was recently charged with assault and criminal defacement stemming from a springtime road rage incident in Elmhurst, Illinois, according to a report from Patch.com. Antonacci—a New Jersey native who now lives in the

Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford doesn’t see the need to compare past performances to gauge how well he would do against Errol Spence. Enough time has passed since Crawford’s arrival at welterweight four years ago to where such a fight would now be for the division’s undisputed championship crown. The two now have a couple of common

Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is pressing for a showdown with Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce. The two boxers were in serious discussions to fight each other a few months ago, but that contest fell through when Parker signed a promotional agreement with BOXXER and Sky Sports. Joyce is contractually tied to Frank

A pair of unification bouts will grace one of the best shows of an already incredible year in boxing. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the previously announced Mikaela Mayer-Alycia Baumgardner junior lightweight championship clash will head overseas, due to take place September 10 at The O2 in London. The bout will be paired with the Claressa

Koen Mazoudier had to wait out the final scorecards for what appeared to be a clear cut repeat win over Joel Camilleri.  Two of the three judges were on board with that logic, as Mazoudier earned a second consecutive split decision victory over his countryman.  Camilleri somehow claimed a 96-95 nod on the dissenting card,

The strawweight equivalent of Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao is finally upon the boxing masses. It’s no longer the unification bout that the sport has long craved, but Thammanoon Niyomtrong and Wanheng Menayothin are set to meet years after a fight was first discussed. Niyomtrong’s WBA “Super” strawweight title will be at stake for the Thai superfight,

Carl Froch is ready to bury the hatchet with fellow former world champion Amir Khan. The two have traded words over the years, but their rivalry got heated earlier this year, when Froch was highly critical of Khan in the aftermath of his one-sided stoppage loss to Kell Brook in February. “It’s time to hang