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As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Croatian heavyweight Filip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs) will collide with China’s undefeated Zhilei Zhang (24-0-1, 19 KOs) in an IBF final eliminator. The bout will land as part of the undercard to the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua – who battle for the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight straps

Former world champion Isaac Dogboe would love to get a crack at IBF featherweight king Josh Warrington. Dogboe was in action this past Saturday night, when he picked up a razor-close ten round split decision over Joet Gonzalez at the Grand Casino Hinckley in Minnesota. Dogboe has bounced back strong after suffering back to back defeats

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has confirmed reports that he’s in talks to return to the ring in an exhibition bout against Game of Thrones star Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson at a London stadium in November. Back in April, Fury retained his title with a knockout of Dillian Whyte in six rounds, before a crowd of

Third time wasn’t the charm when the EBU for the third time called for purse bids for the vacant heavyweight title. For the third time there were no bidders for the fight between co-challengers Umut Camkiran (18-0) and Zhan Kossobutskiy (18-0).  As was the case last Monday when no one bid for the second round

On Friday night, August 12th, former world champions Tevin Farmer and Mickey Bey will finally square off in a 10-round lightweight bout. The fight will take place at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott, Arizona. The night of boxing will be carried on Pay-Per-View at RedemptionPPV.com The fight has successfully been rescheduled after the event

Danny Garcia has no plans on abandoning his closest confidante of his longtime fight career as he heads into a new division. Garcia, the two division titleholder from Philadelphia, is gearing up for his debut at the 154-pound limit against Jose Benavidez Jr. on July 30 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. A 15-year veteran,

In his first fight against a foreign opponent, undefeated Filipino prospect Regie Suganob needed just a single round to dispatch Indonesian Asyer Aluman on Saturday night at the Cogon Gymnasium, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. Suganob dropped Aluman at the 2:38 mark of the opening round with a left hook to the body followed by a

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is hoping to secure a major fight before the end of the year. In 2019, Ruiz shocked the world when he dropped Anthony Joshua four times to secure a stoppage win to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles. But six months later,

Demetrius Andrade’s luck at landing a big-name fight does not seem to have improved. The two-division titlist from Rhode Island recently indicated in a video on his social media that he had reached out to British middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. about a fight that would pay him “over one million dollars”—but seemingly to no

Isaac Dogboe started fast and after the first five rounds held a 83-71 advantage in punches landed over Joet Gonzalez. Despite the slow start, Gonzalez out-landed Dogboe 126-107 over the last five rounds of the fight. CompuBox’s final stats (total punches landed 197-190, power punches landed 162-164) reflect that this was a very close fight.

Gabriel Flores Jr.’s past two performances have made his debut as a full-fledged lightweight an immensely important fight for him. Flores absorbed a beating during a one-sided, 10-round, unanimous-decision loss to Luis Alberto Lopez 10 months ago in Tucson, Arizona. The Stockton, California native barely beat Abraham Montoya in his following fight, another 10-rounder he

Shakur Stevenson believes he, Devin Haney, and Gervonta Davis are in a class of their own, and that a mouth-watering “round-robin” awaits them in the future. The WBO, WBC 130-pound champion from Newark, New Jersey expressed his admiration for—and desire to fight—Haney, the undisputed 135-pound champion from Oakland, California, and “Tank” Davis, the hard hitting

Gervonta Davis has finally broken his silence about potentially fighting Ryan Garcia. Garcia has been pounding the table in recent months – and even more so this week after knocking out Javier Fortuna on Saturday – calling for a tilt with Tank. On Friday night, Davis expressed his stance on the super fight.  “I haven’t

Isaac Dogboe needed a second try Friday to make weight for a fight he hopes earns him a third shot at Emmanuel Navarrete. Once Dogboe removed his socks, he officially weighed in at 125.8 pounds for his 12-round, 126-pound fight against Joet Gonzalez on Saturday night in Hinckley, Minnesota. Gonzalez weighed 125.6 pounds on his

Mikaela Mayer has always been confident about her promoter’s confidence in her value. That is why the 32-year-old Southern California native and current unified (WBO, IBF) 130-pound titlist is not surprised that the biggest fight of her career will take place on a Top Rank-promoted, ESPN-broadcasted card (Sky in the United Kingdom). Mayer takes on

Tucked little more than a stoplight from a bustle of commercial activity in a major shopping area, there is a square space that could be confused for a warehouse or garage to a casual passer-by. It is something else altogether.  The Enigma Boxing Club in Capitol Heights, Maryland, is the fistic home of a former

O’Shaquie Foster has described sparring sessions with Shakur Stevenson as like an “intense game of chess” that made the gym crowd fall silent. Foster is ranked as the number one super featherweight contender with the WBC and is next in line for a shot at fellow American Stevenson.  The pair are friends, have shared countless

LOS ANGELES – Andy Ruiz Jr.’s son AJ approached Luis Ortiz while he was courting the media with a special treat on Tuesday.  The 10-year-old stood behind Ortiz and offered the Cuban heavyweight contender a cookie from one of the boxed lunches nearby. “I think it would be nice,” said AJ, who is officially named