Boxing Scene

Last night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA, Thompson Boxing Promotions former featherweight world title challenger, Ruben “Drac” Villa (19-1, 6 KOs), who is co-promoted with Banner Promotions, scored a ninth-round knockout over Horacio Garcia (35-6-1, 25 KOs), of Guadalajara, Mexico.  Villa vs. Garcia, a scheduled 10-round main event, headlined Thompson’s “Path To Glory”

ARLINGTON, Texas – Jose Valenzuela looked the part Wednesday night. The developing lightweight prospect displayed hand speed and power while hitting the mitts during outdoor open workout at Texas Live!, an entertainment complex a few hundred yards from AT&T Stadium. The Los Mochis, Mexico, native intends to show those strengths when Valenzuela encounters his most

Conor Benn doesn’t plan on chasing paydays at the expense of stymieing his momentum.   The rising British welterweight is scheduled to face veteran Chris van Heerden this Saturday at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, on DAZN. Prior to finalizing van Heerden as an opponent, Benn had expressed interest in facing countryman Kell Brook after

(Video by Ryan Burton) – Errol Spence Interview – Spence vs. Ugas will see WBC and IBF world champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and WBA world champion Yordenis Ugas square off in a welterweight title unification clash that headlines a SHOWTIME PPV on Saturday, April 16 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in a

Spence vs. Ugas will see WBC and IBF world champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and WBA world champion Yordenis Ugas square off in a welterweight title unification clash that headlines a SHOWTIME PPV on Saturday, April 16 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Amanda Westcott) The

Devin Haney is concerned about the mental welfare of on-and-off rival Teofimo Lopez. Haney, the Las Vegas-based WBC lightweight titleholder, responded to recent remarks made by Lopez in which the Brooklyn native claimed that his loss to George Kambosos in their lightweight title unification bout (WBO, WBA, IBF) last November was a result of a

Undefeated super featherweight, Andres Cortes (16-0, 9 KOs), who recently signed a multiyear promotional with Top Rank Inc., will return to action on April 30th, against Alexis del Bosque (18-5-1, 9 KOs), at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cortes vs. Bosque will stream live and exclusively on ESPN+. The card is

Former two division world champion David Haye believes Anthony Joshua will make the necessary adjustments to get revenge on Oleksandr Usyk in their upcoming rematch. Back in September of last year, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles. Joshua exercised an immediate rematch clause – with a

LAS VEGAS – Sebastian Fundora feels he has proven himself to be ready for the winner of the Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano rematch. Fundora’s fantastic showing during his technical knockout of Erickson Lubin on Saturday night didn’t just make him the WBC’s interim super welterweight champion. It proved that the 6-foot-6 Fundora isn’t some limited novelty

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz This Saturday night on Showtime PPV (9 PM EST), two of the best welterweights in the world will lock horns to unify three titles in their weight class and narrow the championship field to just two men. One of those men, WBO titlist Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KO), will

Triller Fight Club has announced a heavyweight clash between former unified heavyweight world champion Andy ‘The Destroyer’ Ruiz Jr., (34-2, 22 KOs), of Imperial, CA and top rated and undefeated contender Tyrone ‘King of the Ring’ Spong, (14-0, 13 KOs) of Paramaribo, Suriname set for Saturday, July 16 and emanating from the historic Plaza de

One of the major storylines surrounding the career of Errol Spence Jr. is just how much longer the big-bodied boxer could compete at 147 pounds.  The WBC and IBF welterweight champion has been hinting for a while about his inevitable move up to the super welterweight division.  But first, Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) will further

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By the time boxers like Errol Spence Jr. reach that pay-per-view headliner spot and close in on 30 pro fights, they’re usually a finished product. There’s the good, the bad, and the ugly – things for an opponent to avoid and areas where he believes he can pin a

Barry Hearn, the founder of Matchroom Sport, expects Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury to eventually come off. The two British heavyweights were in serious talks earlier last year. Their negotiations fell apart after Deontay Wilder was victorious at an arbitration to force a third meeting with Fury. They are now scheduled for high profile fights

Errol Spence Jr. is embracing the second lease on his life and boxing career.  Spence has survived an uneven series of events following a spirited split decision win against Shawn Porter on Sept. 28, 2019. Spence was the IBF welterweight champion at the time and picked up Porter’s WBC crown with the win.  On Oct.

Conor Benn is riding the crest of a wave, but as he takes a moment during the build-up to next week’s fight against South African Chris Van Heerden the bravado slips and the fighting talk dims. Instead, the 25-year-old husband, father and son of a British boxing icon gets very real. There are no soundbites

Conor Benn has warned South Africa’s Chris van Heerden that he needs to be prepared for “a whole lot of firepower” when they clash over 12 rounds for the WBA Continental Welterweight Title at the AO Arena in Manchester this Saturday April 16, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia). ‘The Destroyer’ (20-0,

SAN ANTONIO – Oscar De La Hoya has always viewed fighting in San Antonio as a rite of passage for the biggest stars at Golden Boy Promotions. It was among the reasons that the city was chosen for the anticipated ring return of Ryan Garcia following a 15-month hiatus. The 23-year-old lightweight didn’t get up