Boxing Scene

As usual, the first week of May brings with it the return to the ring of the best pound-for-pound fighter of today, Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, who will challenge Dmitry Bivol for the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight title in the midst of the important patriotic date for Mexican people. (photos by Melina Pizano)

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Referee Michael Griffin decided a hands-free approach was the only way to officiate the dramatic tussle he presided over Saturday night. Before a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Ireland’s Katie Taylor, the undisputed women’s lightweight champion, went toe to toe with Brooklyn’s Amanda Serrano,

French veteran Yvan Mendy (47-5-1) won the vacant EBU lightweight last night in Pont Sainte Maxence with a unanimous decision over Italian Gianluca Ceglia (17-4-1).  Mendy now has Finn Edis Tatli as mandatory challenger. Tatli beat Mendy back in 2015 in a fight for the then vacant EBU title but it was close enough to

Katie Taylor edged out Amanda Serrano to retain her undisputed lightweight crown in an epic fight for the ages at a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York City. Taylor was trying to fight off in the early rounds. Serrano came on very strong in the fifth and had her fans on her feet as

Madison Square Garden, New York City – In an undisputed showdown for the WBC, IBF, WBO, WBA super middleweight titles, Franchon Crews-Dezurn (8-1, 2 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Elin Cederroos (8-1, 4 KOs). (photos by Ed Mulholland) The scores were 99-91, 99-91, 97-93. Crews-Dezurn came out swinging with a lot of

LAS VEGAS – Nico Ali Walsh delivered the improved performance he predicted Saturday night. Muhammad Ali’s grandson knocked out Alejandro Ibarra with a picture-perfect left-right combination late in the first round of their four-round middleweight match at MGM Grand Garden Arena. ESPN aired Ali Walsh’s impressive victory as the opener of a three-bout broadcast that’ll

The knock on Oscar Valdez’s otherwise unblemished pro career heading into 2021 was his penchant for fighting up or down to the level of competition. It still rang true in the past year, though it at least came with a career-defining performance and a second divisional title. Valdez brought his A-game for a stunningly one-sided,

NEW YORK – Franchon Crews-Dezurn has grown all too accustomed to the game letting her down. The upcoming showdown with fellow unified super middleweight titlist Elin Cederros has been more than a year in the making for Baltimore’s Crews-Dezurn, who has learned to accept what fate had in store. “I’m here in the moment and

NEW YORK – Elin Cederroos is honored to contribute to a history-making show at the sport’s most iconic venue. The unbeaten WBA/IBF super middleweight champion will become the first Swedish boxer to defend a title at Madison Square Garden when she steps into the ring this Saturday (DAZN, 7:30 p.m. ET). She will also have

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are set to make history in an epic battle for Taylor’s undisputed Lightweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, April 30 live worldwide on DAZN – and Taylor is thrilled to be part of shining the brightest ever light on women’s boxing. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

With a win on Saturday night, Austin “Ammo” Williams (10-0) will take a big step forward in his young career.  The 25-year-old southpaw takes on Chordale Booker (17-0) on the Amanda Serrano-Katie Taylor undercard at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Former champions Jessie Vargas and Liam Smith will battle in the co-feature fight.

NEW YORK – It hasn’t been a bad start at all to Skye Nicolson’s pro career. A former amateur standout who represented Australia in the Tokyo Olympics last summer, Nicolson (2-0, 0KOs) once again finds herself in the presence of boxing royalty just two months into her journey. The latest such instance comes in a

Rather than wait for the winner of the May 7th Las Vegas showdown between superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, former super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will put his impeccable 43-0 (39 KOs) record on the line May 14th versus German Dominic Boesel (32-2, 12 KOs),

On Thursday, May 26, to kickoff Memorial Day Weekend festivities, Salita Promotions returns for a very special weekday edition of their highly successful Detroit Brawl series of professional boxing events in the Lincoln Ballroom of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, MI. Riding on the strength of three sold-out events there already

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are set to make history in an epic battle for Taylor’s undisputed Lightweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, April 30 live worldwide on DAZN – and Taylor is thrilled to be part of shining the brightest ever light on women’s boxing. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

Super middleweight contender Alfredo “Perro” Angulo, inactive since August 2020, has been added to a night of boxing on Saturday, June 11th at The Center Stage Theater in Atlanta. The show is promoted by Prestige Boxing Advisory Group in association with BFC The Last Round Promotions. Angulo of Coachella, California by way of Mexicali, Mexico

Super bantamweight prospect, Darren “The Gift” Cunningham (15-1, 8 KOS), is scheduled to face Angel Antonio Contreras (11-6-2, 6 KOs), this Friday, April 29, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Celebrity Theater. Cunningham vs. Contreras, an 8-round bout, will be promoted by Iron Boy Promotions. Since adding new trainer Rafael Ramos, Cunningham has had two impressive

Edgar Berlanga will face someone on a level comparable to his previous opponent in his next fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that Brooklyn’s Berlanga and Colombia’s Alexis Angulo have agreed to meet in a 10-round super middleweight match June 11 at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York. ESPN will televise their fight as the