Boxing Scene

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

Probellum has announced the signing of lightweight Spencer Wilcox – a four-time national amateur champion and widely regarded as one of Canada’s top prospects.   Wilcox, 22, hails from a family boasting boxing pedigree with three of his four brothers – Steven, Brad and Jessie – currently competing in the professional ranks. “Spencer is a

Amir Khan realizes that he took a lot of punishment on Saturday, when he suffered a stoppage loss at the hands of his career rival, Kell Brook. The two former world champions met in the ring at Manchester Arena, with Brook dominating the majority of the fight with his power shots.  The end finally came

Ryan Garcia made a swift change to his budding boxing career on Feb. 11 when he split from heralded coach Eddy Reynoso and named the equally respected Joe Goossen as new head trainer. Garcia’s father and lifelong coach Henry will still remain in the picture as a co-trainer. After originally shocking the boxing public by

Natasha Jonas produced a power punching performance to stop Chris Namus and win the vacant WBO super-welterweight title on Saturday. The two women went head to head in the co-main event to the long-awaited British grudge match between Amir Khan and Kell Brook, which took place at the AO Arena in Manchester, which was broadcast

Rafael Espinoza didn’t waste any time in racking up his latest win. The 6’1” featherweight prospect from Guadalajara, Mexico made quick work of overmatched foe Alie Laurel, scoring two knockdowns en route to a first-round knockout Saturday evening at Plaza Monumental in Tijuana, Mexico. Espinoza sent Laurel to the canvas mere seconds into the fight,

Zaur Abdullaev got just the type of impressive victory Saturday night that should lead to another lightweight title shot. The Russian contender overcame a slow start against former WBA/WBC 135-pound champion Jorge Linares to drop him twice in the 12th round and stopped him. Linares got up from the second knockdown, but Abdullaev swarmed him,

BRITISH SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT title challenger Chris Bourke insists the force is with him as he prepares to take on Marc Leach at York Hall on March 11. The pintsized Streatham puncher has bludgeoned six of his 10 opponents to date into an early finish and, in turn, picked up a reputation as a KO-artist of

Former WBO light middleweight champion JAIME MUNGUÍA looks to make it an impressive 39-0 this weekend, as the unbeaten Mexican star takes on D’MITRIUS BALLARD live on DAZN at the Plaza Monumental de Tijuana, Mexico. (photos by Tom Hogan) MUNGUÍA boasts an impressive 38-0 record, scoring 30 knockouts on the way, having beaten a tough