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Josh Warrington, if he regains his IBF featherweight title, would certainly be open to the scenario of facing WBA “regular” champion Leigh Wood in Nottingham. Warrington will collide with IBF champion Kiko Martinez on Saturday night at the First Direct Arena. Five years ago, Warrington won a close twelve round decision over Martinez. The 31-year-old Warrington

SAN DIEGO – Dmitry Bivol isn’t worried about winning the press conference or any other pre-fight aspect of his upcoming showdown with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. The only thing of concern to the reigning WBA light heavyweight titlist is the fight itself. “As far as what happens at press conferences, none of it affects what you

Last Saturday night, super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga (19-0 16 KOs) picked up a less than impressive ten round unanimous decision win over Steve Rolls. It was Berlanga’s first bout since a complicated victory in his last fight in November of 2021, when he suffered an injury to his left arm. Marcelo Coceres, the opponent

Another ordered fight, another set of stalled talks for Janibek Alimkhanuly. A purse bid hearing has been called to determine promotional rights for the WBO-ordered interim middleweight title fight between Alimkhanuly and Danny Dignum. The ten-day negotiation period failed to produce a deal between the unbeaten contenders, prompting the WBO to schedule a purse bid

Michael McKinson is not necessarily holding his breath at the prospect of landing another shot at Vergil Ortiz. The welterweight from Portsmouth, England was supposed to make his American debut last weekend against the hard-hitting Ortiz, but those plans were scuttled after Ortiz fell seriously ill (rhabdomyolysis) a week out from their scheduled fight, a

Toscano Boxing Promotions returns on Friday, April 8 as WBO Latino Super Welterweight Champion Damian “Samurai” Sosa (19-1, 10 KOs) faces Jesus “Ingeniero” Vega (22-2-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round main event at Zonkeys Auditorium in Tijuana, Baja California Mexico. The event will be streamed live on Pay-Per-View via FITE.TV beginning at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Vasiliy Lomachenko’s courageous commitment to his country has forced him to withdraw from his shot at George Kambosos Jr.’s lightweight titles. Lou DiBella, Kambosos’ promoter, informed BoxingScene.com on Monday afternoon that Egis Klimas, Lomachenko’s manager, informed him earlier Monday that Lomachenko will not leave war-torn Ukraine to train for

If anyone can relate to Ryan Garcia’s decision to change head trainers once again, it’s his own promoter. The recent news of Garcia entering training camp with world-class cornerman Joe Goossen after having spent more than three years under the guidance of Eddy Reynoso came as a surprise to many, and with mixed reviews. Among

Atlantic City, N.J. – On Saturday, March 26th Rising Star Promotions is back in Atlantic City at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall with Boardwalk Boxing: Rising Star Series Rd. 1 will be topped by Jr. Welterweight prospects Greg “Sharp Shooter” Outlaw (9-1, 4KOs) of Bowie, Md., and Jonathan Montrel (12-0, 7KOs) of New Orleans, La.,

At the sold out Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, before a crowd of 5,158 fans, unbeaten Xander Zayas was dominant in the junior middleweight co-feature on ESPN, shutting out New Orleans-based veteran Quincy LaVallais over eight rounds (80-72 2x and 80-71). Zayas, the 19-year-old phenom from San Juan, Puerto Rico, excelled in his first scheduled

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Edgar Berlanga sold out the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden to the tune of 5,158 fans. Berlanga prevailed via 10-round unanimous decision (96-94 and 97-93 2x) over Steve Rolls in his main event debut. It wasn’t the sterling knockout Berlanga sought, but it was an important step forward

NEW YORK – Edgar Berlanga was taken the distance in a third straight fight Saturday night, but the super middleweight managed to remain unbeaten. Brooklyn’s Berlanga did enough to defeat a skillful, tough Steve Rolls by unanimous decision in their 10-round main event. Judges Tom Carusone (97-93) and Mark Consentino (97-93) scored seven rounds apiece

NEW YORK – Steve Rolls realizes that much of the boxing public’s perception is that he has been brought to “The Mecca of Boxing” to enable Edgar Berlanga to regain some momentum Saturday night. Rolls just doesn’t understand why that seems to be the prevailing feeling among boxing fans and media. The Toronto native still

As long as Canelo Alvarez is still fighting, Jermall Charlo apparently has no intention of getting involved in a match-up that could potentially jeopardize his shot at boxing’s cash cow. The WBC middleweight titlist from Houston did not exactly offer the most encouraging of words regarding an oft-proposed, fan-friendly fight with David Benavidez, the 168-pound

Veteran former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa is hoping to give his career a big boost by toppling Mexican slugger Isaac Cruz in a lightweight showdown. Their fight will be part of the Showtime PPV undercard that supports the welterweight unification between Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas. The 23-year-old Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KOs) will

Super middleweight sensation Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) makes his main event debut Saturday evening in a 10-rounder versus longtime contender Steve Rolls (21-1, 12 KOs). (photos by Mikey Williams) Xander Zayas (12-0, 9 KOs) takes the co-feature stage in an eight-round junior middleweight bout against Louisiana-born spoiler Quincy LaVallais (12-2-1, 7

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Trainer Abel Sanchez stated in a recent interview that he believes his former longtime protégé Gennadiy Golovkin did not make “the right choice” when they decided to part ways in 2019. The break-up, which followed Golovkin’s close points loss to Canelo Alvarez in their heated rematch, was ugly

IBF, IBO middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin is a few weeks away from his anticipated ring return. Golovkin will travel over to hostile territory to collide with WBA champion Ryota Murata on April 9th at Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The 40-year-old champion has been out of the ring since December of 2020. A win over Murata