Boxing Scene

Leigh Wood drew closer to Michael Conlan on the scorecards than Eddie Hearn thought entering the 12th round Saturday night. Wood’s promoter assumed Conlan had a larger lead on the scorecards than 105-102, 104-103, 104-103. Regardless, Hearn was convinced that his fighter needed a knockout in the 12th and final round of their WBA world

Nottingham - Lightweight Gary Cully (14-0, 8 KOs) picked up the biggest win of his pro career when he dropped and stopped former world champion Miguel Vazquez (44-11) in the fifth round. (photos by Mark Robinson) Cully dropped Vazquez in the third round and then finished him off with a combination in the fifth. It marked

An unbelievable finish, as Michael Conlan seemingly ahead on all cards and outlanding Leigh Wood 171-135 in total punches, got caught on the ropes and was send head first out of the ring. Wood showed unbelievable grit, as 80 of Conlan’s 171 landed punches were body shots. Conlan landed 44% of his power shots. Wood

When you are the boxing’s cash cow, as Canelo Alvarez currently is, you can be sure that there will be no shortage of heel-nipping opponents longing for a payday. Enter Kamaru Usman. The Nigerian-American mixed martial artist, who holds the UFC’s welterweight title, has recently been busy calling out the Mexican superstar to a showdown.

French promoter Allstar Boxing was the winner at the purse bids for the right to stage the fight for the vacant EBU super welterweight title between Dylan Charrat (20-1-1) and Jama Saidi (21-2). Allstar bid 77,797 Euro, which equals out to 84,450 USD – which is going to be split 50/50 between the boxers. When

Kim Clavel didn’t need the judges for her latest win. It’s not often that the locally based unbeaten junior flyweight enjoys an early night in the ring, but that was what took place Friday evening at Casino de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Clavel had her way with Bolivia’s Mariela Ribera Valverde (11-6, 8KOs), dominating

Jaime Munguia has spent the past several days mulling offers for separate paths toward a middleweight title. It appears that the choice has been made for him. BoxingScene.com has learned that Munguia’s team is in advanced talks for a potential showdown with two-division and reigning WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (32-0, 22KOs). A deal has

Eye of the Tiger is thrilled to welcome elite boxer Mary Spencer (3-0-0, 2 KOs) within its ranks. The ex-Olympian, triple world champion, and gold medalist at the 2011 Pan American Games will step into the ring for her first fight as a member of EOTTM at EOTTM’s third and final event of its 10th

Undefeated middleweight prospect Ardreal Holmes (11-0, 5 KOs) and once-beaten Vernon Brown (13-1-1, 9 KOs) both made weight Thursday, a day ahead of their 10-round main event on ShoBox: The New Generation tomorrow night, Friday, March 11 live on SHOWTIME at 9:35 p.m. ET/PT from Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel in Deadwood, S.D. (photos by Amanda

Taras Shelestyuk travels north of the U.S. border for his biggest pro fight to date as a greater battle continues in his home country. The unbeaten Ukrainian southpaw—who now lives and trains in Los Angeles–is set for a showdown with fellow undefeated welterweight Gabriel Maestre. Both boxers weighed right at the 147-pound divisional limit for

Prospect Shannon Ryan will make her professional debut on Saturday 26th March on the BOXXER Fight Night at the OVO Arena Wembley, live and exclusive on Sky Sports. Ryan said “I am excited to be working with a supportive team (258MGT) that will help me establish myself within the boxing industry, the goal is to

The family of beloved boxing icon Hector Camacho can now finally let out a sigh of relief. In a courtroom Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, five men were charged with the shocking murder of the three-division titlist and his childhood friend Adrián Mojica Moreno, bringing some semblance of closure to a tragedy whose perpetrators

Josh Taylor has at least one more fight to worry about, should he even choose to retain his current championship status. An overdue mandatory title fight ordered by the WBA calls for Scotland’s Taylor, the reigning undisputed lineal/WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO junior welterweight champion—to next face number-one contender Alberto Puello. The fight was formally ordered March 8, with

SAN DIEGO – The team surrounding Julio Cesar ‘El Rey’ Martinez doesn’t find any shame in losing to an all-time great. The WBC flyweight titlist took a chance in moving up in weight to face Nicaragua’s Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on just six weeks’ notice. It backfired on every level, beginning with Mexico City’s Martinez badly

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Wladimir Klitschko’s latest wartime appeal strikes at the biggest boxing event on the spring calendar. The former longtime reigning heavyweight champion has been desperately trying to drum up support for Ukraine, his homeland, since Russia, its neighbor to the northeast, launched a bloody invasion nearly two weeks ago. Along

Conor Benn will defend his WBA Continental Welterweight Title against South Africa’s Chris Van Heerden at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday April 16, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia). ‘The Destroyer’ (20-0, 13 KOs) secured a stunning knockout win over former World Champion Chris Algieri last time out in December,

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is training hard for what he claims is potentially the final bout of his career. Fury will make a mandatory defense against Dillian Whyte on April 23 at Wembley Stadium in London. The 33-year-old will be fighting in the UK for the first time

Jaime Munguia is weighing his options. The former WBO junior middleweight champion has been presented with two championship choices for his next fight. The Tijuana native can either fight for the WBO interim middleweight title against Janibek Alimkhanuly or challenge unbeaten WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo. The deadline for Golden Boy Promotions and Zanfer Boxing,