Boxing Scene

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall, Jaron Ennis, Gilberto Ramirez, Roman Gonzalez vs. Julio Cesar Martinez, Kell Brook, Gary Antuanne Russell and more. Bread, Hope you’re well. Looking to come up to Philly soon. Sorry to find out about the loss of your

Jose Ramirez landed 31% (91/297) of his power punches while Jose Pedraza landed 23% (89/388) of his. Ramirez doubled up Pedraza in jabs landed 42-21. Ramirez also held a 41 to 18 advantage in body punches landed. A strong finish by Ramirez, who outlanded Pedraza 28-14 in rounds 11 & 12 and landed (18) &

The first boxer in history to win world titles in all four of the lowest weight classes, CHOCOLATITO will be looking to get back to winning ways this weekend, coming up against Julio Cesar Martinez live on DAZN from Pechanga Arena, San Diego. (photos by Ed Mulholland) The Nicaraguan was originally set to face Juan

THE TYSON FURY roadshow rolled into town on Tuesday to signpost the official launch of his WBC World heavyweight championship showdown against his mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte on April 23. Tyson is set to illuminate Wembley Stadium on St George’s Day in a mighty collision against fellow Brit and mandatory challenger Whyte. The biggest venue

Olympian Michael Conlan, who is no stranger to controversial decisions, is not worried about the scorecards in his upcoming fight with WBA “regular” champion Leigh Wood. Their showdown takes place next Saturday night in Nottingham. Last weekend, undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor won a controversial twelve round split decision over Jack Catterall. The British

Jose Ramirez and Jose Pedraza understand the stakes. The junior welterweights know that the winner of Friday night’s 12-round main event at Fresno’s Save Mart Center will likely receive a world title shot next. Ramirez (26-1, 17 KOs) is a former unified world champion seeking to return to the division’s apex. (photos by Mikey Williams)

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez could have been offered just about any late replacement and still would have proceeded with his March 5 fight date. The legendary former four-division champion was disappointed about the thought of no longer facing Juan Francisco ‘El Gallo’ Estrada (42-3, 28KOs), who was forced to withdraw from their planned rubber match after

It won’t be what it was.  It probably doesn’t matter how good it gets in the ring. When Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, and Roberto Duran faded from the scene in the 1980s, the depth of talent that followed them at middleweight and super middleweight was as good as anyone could ask for.  Roy

SAN DIEGO – Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will return to Las Vegas on Cinco de Mayo weekend for the first time in three years. The four-division champion and pound-for-pound king has settled on T-Mobile Arena as the home for his next fight versus WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (19-0, 11KOs). The bout will take place

LOS ANGELES – One day after Canelo Alvarez threw yet another jab at Ryan Garcia and questioned his discipline and work ethic – which caused his former stablemate to fire back on Twitter to defend himself – Garcia was front and center in front of reporters at Golden Boy Promotions headquarters to ramp up promotion

The comeback. Boxing’s dirty word. These days, it’s pinned on every fighter who suffers a loss, even if that fighter lost for the first time, and in a title unification bout, no less. So, as Jose Carlos Ramirez prepares to make the walk to the ring for the first time since a May defeat at

Super lightweight Sandor Martin (39-2) will headline the first Matchroom show of the year in Barcelona, Spain on April 1, reports Espabox. No opponent is named. Also on the bill could be featherweight Samuel Carmona (6-0) and super featherweight Moussa Gholam (19-0). The show is not yet announced by Matchroom. Matchroom are also promoting a

Bob Arum isn’t necessarily expecting a blockbuster at the American box office for the upcoming heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte, though he insists there is a good reason for that. The heavyweight title bout, which puts up for grabs Fury’s WBC belt, will take place April 23 in London at Wembley Stadium

Canelo Alvarez is backing lifetime trainer and confidant Eddy Reynoso after touted phenom Ryan Garcia recently announced his split from the heralded coach. Garcia formed an alliance with Joe Goossen, and he recently said he made the switch because Reynoso didn’t didn’t have time to work with him 100%. Garcia’s father and co-coach Henry Garcia

Indonesian lightweight boxer Hero “The Lion” Tito (29-16-2, 11 KO’s) fell into a coma from blows received during a tough national title fight Sunday, February 27, at the plush Holywings Night Club Gatot Subroto located in Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta. The 35-year-old Hero Tito (whose birth name is Heru Purwanto) engaged in a hard-fought rumble

Vergil Ortiz Jr. has suddenly become a sought-after commodity after spending years on the hunt. The unbeaten contender has seen his name linked to several potential fights in a welterweight division with pound-for-pound level champions and a contender crop ripe with talent. The vision of soon challenging for a major title prompted Ortiz’s handlers to

A bureaucratic measure or two apparently is all that stands in the way of the rematch between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire, according to promoter Bob Arum. The Top Rank Inc. boss, who co-promotes Japan’s IBF and WBA 118-pound champion Inoue, said he believes a re-run of the pair’s well-received title bout in 2019 in

Olympic gold medal-winner Galal Yafai made a pretty impressive professional debut as he stopped the gallant Carlos Vado Bautista in the fifth round of a flyweight ten-rounder made for the WBC international belt.  Yafai – who won flyweight gold for Great Britain in Tokyo last summer – was happy to trade and take the occasional