Boxing Scene

Oleksandr Usyk’s obituary one day will likely list more than just his boxing achievements. In a video posted on his Instagram account Saturday from his troubled homeland of Ukraine, the unified heavyweight champion of the world urged the citizens of Russia and its president Vladimir Putin to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia encroached on

A previously unknown underdog promoted by Marcos Maidana ended one of the longest championship reigns in boxing Saturday night. Argentina’s Fernando Martinez upset the Philippines’ Jerwin Ancajas by unanimous decision in a brutal, entertaining 12-round, 115-pound championship match that opened Showtime’s tripleheader from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Judges Max De Luca

Almost 18 months have passed since Viktor Postol lost a 12-round majority decision to Jose Ramirez, then the unbeaten WBC/WBO 140-pound champion. The official outcome still stings for Postol, who will fight for the first time Saturday night since Ramirez beat him in August 2020 at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. “In my

Ohara Davies believes Josh Taylor could stop Jack Catterall when the pair meet in an undisputed clash on Saturday night. New Probellum signing Davies has fought both men and reckons that a “focused” Taylor can defend his super-lightweight belts with a statement KO win in Glasgow this weekend. Davies, who has his sights set on

Why does the self-described best promoter in the world keep losing purse bids? That question, in all its baldness, was lobbed to Eddie Hearn, the head of Matchroom Boxing, in light of Hearn’s recent failed attempt to win the purse bid for the super middleweight bout between his charge Demetrius Andrade and Zach Parker. Hearn,

Cruiserweight star LAWRENCE OKOLIE defends his WBO strap for the second time, stepping in the ring with MICHAL CIESLAK live on DAZN this Sunday from The O2, London. (photos by Mark Robinson) Hackney native OKOLIE is making a second defence of his WBO cruiserweight title, with the former Olympian picking up the strap back in

Hector Garcia will enter the ring Saturday night in Las Vegas as an unknown underdog. Based on what he has seen, however, the undefeated Dominican southpaw suspects that Chris Colbert won’t serve as quite the steep step up in class most fans and media consider Colbert for him. Garcia, who works with respected Cuban trainer

Unbeaten rising star Chris “Primetime” Colbert and undefeated Dominican Olympian Hector Garcia went face to face and tit for tat in a clash of styles and words Thursday at the final press conference before they meet in the ring this Saturday, February 26 live on SHOWTIME headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Chelsea

Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano continue to await a forthcoming decision by the WBO to determine the fate of their planned rematch. BoxingScene.com has learned that the WBO Championship Committee has not yet ruled on whether to allow the Charlo-Castano rematch to move to another date or to call for Castano to make a mandatory

Hector Luis Garcia (14-0) will have the opportunity of a lifetime when he takes on Chris Colbert (16-0) on Saturday night in Las Vegas. At stake will be Colbert’s interim WBA super featherweight title.  The fight will headline a Showtime tripleheader.  Colbert was originally scheduled to face Venezuela’s Roger Gutierrez in a bout that was

It was recently announced that WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valde and WBO super featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson  will meet in a unification showdown. The fight will take place April 30 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the Las Vegas strip and will be televised by ESPN.  The 24-year-old Stevenson captured a silver medal

Oscar De La Hoya was a mainstay fighting around Cinco de Mayo week throughout his illustrious 16-year career.  As a promoter, the boxing icon created the same opportunities around the Mexican holiday for the fighters he helped build, chiefly Canelo Alvarez.  The Hall of Fame fighter and Golden Boy executive has not promoted a boxing

Jacob Ng is zoned in for the biggest night of his professional career, as he clashes with former IBF world champion Billy Dib on March 19 at the Star Casino on Australia’s Gold Coast. Dib has been at the forefront of Australian boxing for years, holding and contesting the IBF world featherweight title on a

John Riel Casimero remains the subject of an active legal investigation in the Philippines. An official complaint was filed on February 11 against the three-division and reigning WBO bantamweight titlist from Ormoc City, Philippines, who is accused of Acts of Lasciviousness and of being in violation of Republic Act 7610—Special Protection of Children Against Abuse,

Eddie Hearn, who at one time promoted both Amir Khan and Kell Brook, reviewed their welterweight clash from this past Saturday night at Manchester Arena. The two former world champions finally collided after a ten year rivalry – with Brook easily dispatching Khan in six rounds. Khan, fighting for the first time since July of

Former 168-pound titlist George Groves has seen far better versions of Chris Eubank Jr. than the one that recently showed up in the ring against Liam Williams.   Eubank scored four knockdowns en route to winning a fairly comfortable 12-round unanimous decision over Williams in their middleweight bout at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.

Dillian Whyte waited until the 11th hour, but the British heavyweight contender did the only sensible thing he conceivably could’ve done Monday. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Whyte signed his contract Monday to challenge Tyson Fury for Fury’s WBC heavyweight championship April 23 at Wembley Stadium in London. Fury signed his contract before Monday’s deadline, which the

Legacy Sports Management has finalized an open-air event in Dubai on March 26th. The card will take place at the 6000 capacity Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.  Former two-division world champion Marcos ‘Chino’ Maidana (35-5-0) makes his long-awaited comeback after nearly 8 years. The feared puncher who last fought Floyd Mayweather back-to-back for the unified