Boxing Scene

Lightweight Lucas Badhi emerged as a Cinderella story Saturday night, delivering a stunning knockout of Ashton Sylve in the sixth round to remain undefeated.  Badhi’s right-hand left Sylve motionless at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. “I knew it was only a matter of time before I get him,” Badhi said in the post-fight press conference.

Shadasia Green rebounded from her lone career defeat, promising the best is yet to come.  Green, 34, of Paterson, New Jersey, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Natasha Spence, 39, of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, on the prelims of the Jake Paul-Mike Perry pay-per-view at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The victory follows her December unanimous

Claressa Shields, the most accomplished women’s amateur boxer ever, has won two gold medals, become a two-division undisputed champion, and amongst many other achievements. She’s arguably the greatest women’s boxer ever, earning her the nickname “The GWOAT.” So, when she shares her thoughts on the 2024 Paris Olympics, it’s worth paying attention. Shields will look

MVP announced that Most Valuable Prospects 8 will take place on Friday, September 6, at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, FL, and will be available globally on DAZN. The event is promoted by Boxlab Promotions. The main card features a 10-round junior welterweight bout between Kevin Brown (5-0, 3 KOs) and John Bauza (18-1,

Nonito Donaire has welcomed a potential fight with Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, especially after Gonzalez’s recent bantamweight debut, where he stopped Rober Barrera in the 10th round in Nicaragua, ending a year-and-a-half hiatus from the sport. Donaire sees a matchup with Gonzalez as compelling, given their similar ages and accomplishments in the sport, as both are

For most trainers, the thought of giving one of their fighters freedom for months on end is nightmarish. The idea of that fighter then returning to the gym a month out from a world-title fight with one of the most dangerous operators on the planet therefore probably doesn’t bear thinking about. Carl Greaves hadn’t seen

Amid speculation that he is in the running to next face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Chris Eubank Jr. has linked up with promoters Boxxer. Previously promoted by Wasserman boxing, Eubank recently became a free agent and has signed with Ben Shalom’s organisation, whom he has worked with before – notably in two recent fights with Liam

Welterweight Nicklaus Flaz has shown that a record is just a snapshot of the past, as he has revived his pro fighting career in only three bouts. Flaz is now set to be the co-feature on Wednesday Night Fights against Arizona’s Alfredo Escarcega Jr. in a 10-round main event on ProBox TV. Flaz (12-2, 8

Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda continued with their signature work in the boxing ring Saturday night, and what’s becoming clear is that the pair are best suited to fight each other next. In Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” analyst Chris Algieri said the current situations of each fighter leaves them looking for a

Shakur Stevenson is now a free agent after his last fight with his former promoter Top Rank Inc. on Saturday, a 12-round unanimous decision over Artem Harutyunyan in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey.  Stevenson has made it clear he is going to explore all options as he voiced displeasure with Top Rank during the

In an important fight at lightweight, with both boxers battling to stay in contention, Liam Wilson, improving to 14-3 (8 KOs), scored a crowd-pleasing stoppage of Youssef Dib, 21-2 (11 KOs), brother of the former IBF champion Billy Dib, at the WIN Entertainment Center in Wollongong. Former world-title challenger Wilson, who lost to Oscar Valdez

Sam Goodman improved to 19-0 (8 KOs) with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Thailand’s Thactana “Rock man” Worawut, who lost for the first time and is now 25-1-1 (15 KOs). The junior-featherweight contender won via margins of 117-111, 117-113 and 119-109, but his manager Pete Mitrevski said after the fight that the Australian had

(Picture: Ezra Taylor could be in line to fight Carlos Lamela) Cruiserweights Samo Jangirov (8-5-3) and Marko Mononen (8-6) meet in a fight for the vacant BBU title September 7 in Katrineholm (Sweden). The contest is scheduled for eight rounds and as such need special permission from the Martial Arts Delegation. In the chief support,

In part III, the always topical subject of controversial scorecards is addressed as we attempt to plot our way to a boxing utopia. “Apparently the writer believes in pie in the sky,” was one of the comments on Part II of this series. Not quite, because while utopia – an imagined place or state in

Steven Navarro, the junior-bantamweight prospect from Los Angeles, returns in a six-round fight against Oscar Arroyo on August 10 at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Navarro, nicknamed “Kid Dynamite,” supports a main event between IBF featherweight champion Luis Venado Lopez and hometown hero Angelo Leo. “I had a lot of fun in my Top

Devin Haney has expressed frustration over the recent purse bid to stage his junior welterweight defense against mandatory challenger Sandor Martin, which drew only one bidder – Top Rank, Martin’s promoter – for a figure well under Haney’s current earning power.  Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) regained his undefeated status last week after an April 20

Adam Booth is targeting a return to the ring as early as September for Felix Cash. The middleweight on Saturday lost for the first time as a professional, when a cut on his right eyelid inflicted by an accidental clash of heads meant Tyler Denny was awarded a technical decision in the fifth round. Cash,

Hamzah Sheeraz has had September 21 circled on his calendar for months. The unbeaten middleweight was being pushed for a major slot on Riyadh Season’s Wembley Stadium showpiece event even before he impressively dealt with Austin “Ammo” Williams in May but, until this week, securing a quality opponent was proving to be difficult. The WBC