Boxing Scene

Jake Paul (5-0) is less than two months away from what on paper will be his toughest test in the ring. On December 18th he takes on light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (8-0) in the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York City.  They were scheduled to collide last

Jan Paul Rivera has yet to see the second round of a pro bout. The 21-year-old boxer from Ponce, Puerto Rico made quick work of Los Angeles’ Cesar Martinez, scoring a first-round knockout in their featherweight bout Friday evening on ProBox TV from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. Martinez (4-7-2, 1KOs) was trapped along

Sam Eggington aims to continue his good fortunes in his new favorite venue. The always entertaining 28-year-old Brit moves back down to junior middleweight in hopes of picking up a regional title at the weight and extending his current three-fight win streak. The next step for the Smethwick-bred boxer comes in a scheduled 10-round bout

COME OCTOBER OF this year, we can look forward to welcoming one of the most formidable fighters on the planet to London when Artur Beterbiev rocks up to take on our own Anthony Yarde in defence of his three world title belts. We had to think ahead with our strategy for putting this fight in

Tim Tszyu did not hide his appreciation for the strategy Jermell Charlo employed in his successful attempt at unifying the 154-pound division. The Houston-based Charlo defeated Argentina’s Brian Castano by dramatic 10th-round knockout in their much-anticipated rematch in May at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, to grab hold of all four belts

Jake Paul is already well aware that Tommy Fury fights very differently than Tyron Woodley. The former UFC welterweight champion clearly is the more proven opponent, despite that Woodley made his professional boxing debut in losing an eight-round split decision to Paul on August 29 in Cleveland and was then knocked out in the sixth

WBC, IBF, WBO junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor feels very confident that he would topple Jack Catterall in a rematch. They collided earlier this year in a mandatory bout, with Taylor winning a controversial twelve round split decision to retain his titles. During the fight, Taylor suffered a knockdown and struggled to adapt to Catterall’s

Two former world champions will battle for one more shot at title glory. Mexico’s Elwin “La Pulga” Soto and South African two-weight world champion Hekkie “The Hexecutioner” Budler will collide in a 12-round WBC light flyweight title eliminator this Saturday, June 25, at Palenque Fex in Mexicali, Mexico. Soto hails from San Felipe, a two-hour

Juan Francisco Estrada is in the unique position of having to relinquish a title he doesn’t physically own. Two options remain at large for the lineal junior bantamweight king, who still has ties to the WBA (“Super” champion) and the WBC (“Franchise” designation). Mexico’s Estrada was previously ordered to next face secondary WBA titlist Joshua

Middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz is set to record another career first on July 16 when he tops the bill for the first time at the Copper Box Arena, where he takes on Francisco Emanuel Torres, live on BT Sport. Sheeraz, just 23, introduced himself to the middleweight division back in March with a resounding defeat

Lucas Browne is eager to reclaim his old WBA “regular” heavyweight title. Earlier this month, the 43-year-old Browne pulled off a big upset when knocked out the heavily favored Junior Fa in one round. Fa was dropped twice before the contest was waved off. The bout received a lot of attention, as it was part

Destroyers are fun. There’s a reason boxing records are written and announced as they are. How many wins? How many losses? How many knockouts? That last number has always mattered. No one really bothers to count up the number of unanimous decision victories. In boxing, victory is always one shot away. Whether a scrap is

In a shocker, Maxim Vlasov, a two-time world title challenger, who had never ever been stopped before, was both stopped and announced his very unexpected retirement after the shocking upset loss to quite unheralded compatriot Dilmurod Satybaldiev on May 27 in Omsk. The fight crowned a tiny but very well-packed event, staged by well-known Russian

Former WBO super middleweight champion and current WBA light heavyweight mandatory challenger Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs) is confident that the WBA will order Dmitry Bivol, the reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) champion, to fight him next. Last month, Ramirez stopped Dominic Boesel (32-3) in four rounds to become the official WBA light heavyweight

NEW YORK – Joe Smith Jr.’s longtime promoter applauded Artur Beterbiev’s superb performance Saturday night. As precise as the powerful Beterbiev was with his punches against Smith, Joe DeGuardia nevertheless noticed that the unbeaten IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion continued to land shots on the back of Smith’s head. Smith’s team asked referee Harvey Dock to

Giovanni Marquez dropped journeyman Ariel Vasquez twice en route to a knockout win in round two Friday night at the Bayou Event Center in Marquez’s hometown of Houston, Texas. (photo by Hossana Rull) The 21-year-old improved to 2-0, 1 knockout. Friday marked Marquez’s return to action since making his pro debut on March 11, defeating

Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom believes Tim Tszyu is biting off more than he could chew by pushing for a mandatory crack at undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo. Last month, Tszyu was ringside in Los Angeles to watch Charlo score a knockout of Brian Castano to become the undisputed champion at 154-pounds. Tszyu is

Jermall Charlo will have to go back to the drawing board.  The 160-pound WBC titlist recently suffered a back injury which forced his June 18 title defense against Maciej Sulecki in Houston to be postponed. Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) could have had a series of desired fights at 160 pounds against the likes of Jaime