Boxing Scene

On May 20, IBF No. 1 Contender Meng Fanlong (17-0, 10 KOs) and former two-time world champion Jean Pascal (35-6-1, 20 KOs) meet in a 12-round clash for a top spot in the 175-pound division. In the co-feature, former champion Xu Can (18-3, 3 KOs) makes his return against rugged Mexican warrior Brandon Benitez (18-2,

On Saturday, May 21, former two-time world champion David Benavidez will face former world champion David Lemieux in a 12-round showdown for the vacant interim-WBC super middleweight title headlining live on Showtime from Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. (photos by Ryan Hafey) As always, Benavidez will be looking for the knockout victory. “Every fight

Unified WBC, WBA and IBF super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo is preparing for his upcoming fight against WBO world champion Brian Castano. They will meet in a rematch of one of 2021’s most significant fights as they again seek to become the first ever undisputed 154-pound champion in the four-belt era. The fight will be

FIGHT WEEK IS now upon us and the Fury festivities are about to begin. As Queensberry’s eminent Master of Ceremonies Thomas Trieber likes to say, ‘The time has arrived’, and so it has. The WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World blockbuster between the champion Tyson Fury and his London rival – and mandatory challenger –

‘The Newquay Bomb’ Brad Pauls (15-0, 9 KOs) is ready to explode as he steps up to face domestic rival Ryan Kelly (16-3, 8 KOs) in an eliminator for the British Middleweight Title as part of a huge night of free-to-air boxing on Friday May 13 at the Indigo at the O2 in London, live

The decision made by Eimantas Stanionis to step aside from an owed title shot allowed a three-belt unification fight to take place this weekend. A similar decision will allow for a fight that would crown the first-ever undisputed male welterweight champion in the four-belt era. Lithuania’s Stanionis (14-0, 9KOs; 1ND) collected a consolation prize in

Jose Ramirez is now the number two contender to both junior welterweight titles that were previously in his possession. A three-week review process conducted by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) ended with Ramirez advancing in its junior welterweight rankings, the sanctioning body revealed late Sunday evening. The former WBC/WBO titlist was one of three boxers

The BOXXER Series heads to Manchester on Saturday May 14 with a one-night tournament which will see eight of the nation’s cruiserweight prospects battle it out live on Sky Sports. Substantial prize money and career-breakout opportunities are on the line in a tournament which will showcase the depth of talent in one of British boxing’s

AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas – A crossroads lightweight clash saw Jose Valenzuela (12-0, 8 KOs) make a big statement with a crushing first round stoppage of former world champion Francisco Vargas (27-4-2, 19 KOs). (photos by Ryan Hafey) The fight barely got off the ground, before Valenzuela landed a tremendous left hook dropped Vargas down

Ryan Garcia was pleased with Isaac Cruz’s return to the win column but could not have been more disappointed in his post-fight comments. A hoped-for lightweight battle between the pair of top contenders hit a wall earlier this year and doesn’t appear to have gained momentum even after both posted wins one week apart. Garcia

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