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According to numerous reports, former unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko enlisted in Ukraine’s reserve army in Kiev on Wednesday. He told reporters that his love for his country compelled him to defend it against a potential invasion by Russia. For weeks there have been worldwide reports regarding a possible military attack – after Russia assembled

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are set to make history in an epic battle for Taylor’s undisputed Lightweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday April 30, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Ed Mulholland) Years in the making, the biggest fight ever in women’s boxing between the pound-for-pound #1 and #2

New year. New calendar. New hopes and dreams for 2022. And in keeping with this season of renewal, my aim this week is to rattle off a list of the things I most want to see – or those that I most intend to do – by the time the year ends in 334 days.

The youngest of the Tszyu boxing family is set to embark on his pro journey. Nikita Tszyu will make his pro debut in grand fashion, headlining a March 2 Fox Sports Australia show live from Brisbane Convention Centre in Brisbane, Australia. The event was formally announced Wednesday (local time), along with a lineup that includes

The WBC put Dillian Whyte on the clock Tuesday. Four days after Frank Warren submitted a whopping winning bid of $41,025,000 to earn the right to co-promote a Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte WBC heavyweight title fight along with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc., handlers for the two British boxers were informed by the WBC that they

Russia’s arguably greatest recent talent Albert Batyrgaziev (5-0, 5 KOs) will come back for his sixth fight as a pro on March 20 in Saransk, Russia, says his head trainer Eduard Kravtsov. “The fight will be scheduled for ten rounds”, said Kravtsov to RIA Novosti, Russian media agency. “Albert will risk his WBO International and

Social media star Jake Paul explains that he’d have no issue with facing former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in an exhibition fight – but denies recent reports that the two of them were in talks to face each other. Paul considers Tyson a friend, but he’s open to the possibility of trading punches with

Capital punishment is no longer on the table in the ongoing criminal case involving Felix Verdejo.   A months-long discussion over whether to pursue the death penalty for the multiple charges against the disgraced lightweight boxer and alleged accomplice Luis Antonio Cadiz-Martinez was settled on Monday. The U.S. Attorney’s office has decided to no longer

WHEN Welshman Liam Williams steps into the ring with Chris Eubank Jr. this week, he will be with new trainer Adam Booth, having their first fight together. In Williams’s last contest, with coach Dominic Ingle in his corner, he lost to WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade but he goes straight back in to a big

If there is one lesson that Keith Thurman has taken away from his loss to Manny Pacquiao, it is that it doesn’t hurt to throw more punches. (photo by Ryan Hafey) The Clearwater, Florida native dropped a close split decision to Pacquaio in their welterweight title bout in July of 2019. Given the razor-thin margin

Keith Thurman feels his extended layoff will only help him in the end, ring rust notwithstanding. (photo by Ryan Hafey) That’s because for the first time since 2019, says the former welterweight titleholder, he has a healthy left hand. Thurman will break out of the two-and-a-half year absence from the ring on Feb. 5 when

Former two division champion Timothy Bradley, who retired from the sport in 2017, is still eager to see Saul “Canelo” Alvarez take on undefeated David Benavidez. Canelo and his handlers have rejected the idea of facing Benavidez – at least in his next fight. The Mexican superstar, who holds the undisputed championship at super middleweight,

With a little less pressure on him in a lower-profile position on a card, Nico Ali Walsh stopped Jeremiah Yeager in the second round Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The unbeaten Ali Walsh’s fourth victory and third knockout came seven weeks after a mediocre performance at Madison Square Garden. A grandson of Muhammad Ali, the

Many industry insiders were caught off guard by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez declaring a willingness to move up to cruiserweight for a fight with WBC cruiserweight titlist Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu. Among them was Makabu’s next opponent, Thabiso Mchunu. What will surprise the veteran cruiserweight contender is if Alvarez’s quest for a fifth divisional title remains intact

Probellum will host its first UK show of 2022 in Newcastle in March, jointly headlined by local fighters Lewis Ritson, Troy Williamson and Thomas Patrick Ward, with the hugely talented duo Pat McCormack and Ben Rees set to make their professional debuts. Taking place at the Utilita Arena, on Friday March 25, Probellum returns to

Abel Ramos has a new opponent and platform on which the fight will take place. BoxingScene.com has learned through multiple sources that Josesito Lopez has suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from his planned welterweight fight with Ramos. The two were due to collide as part of a Fox Sports Pay-Per-View show on

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Frank Warren, co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has secured the promotional rights to the mandatory fight with Dillian Whyte, by dropping down a record $41,025,000. Eddie Hearn, who promotes Whyte, bid $32,222,222. Fury, who gets 80% pursuant to the WBC’s purse split, will receive a career-high $32,820,000.

On February 5, 2022, undefeated lightweight prospect, Tyler “Short Fuse” Tomlin (12-0, 8 KOs), of Cheatham County, TN, will take the next step in his career as he faces Charlie Serrano (16-6-2, 5 KOs), of Tampa, Florida. Tomlin vs. Serrano, a 10-round main event, will take place in Clarksville, TN, at the Winfield Dunn Center