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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

The 130-pound title picture will crystallize Saturday evening at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, as the unbeaten Xavier Martinez (17-0, 11 KOs) battles recent world title challenger Robson Conceicao (16-1, 8 KOs) in a 10-round WBC title eliminator. (photos by Mikey Williams) Conceicao is coming off last September’s valiant challenge of WBC world champion

Gabriel Flores Jr. is aiming for a fresh start in Fresno. The 21-year-old junior lightweight hopes to bounce back from his first career defeat in a 10-round bout against Mexican veteran Abraham Montoya on Friday, March 4 at Save Mart Center. Flores and Montoya will do battle underneath the junior welterweight main event between former

South Philadelphia heavyweight fighter Sonny Conto (8-0, 7KOs) puts his undefeated streak on the line against Mike Marshall (6-2-1, 4 KOs) of Danbury, CT, in a six-round heavyweight fight at The Event Center at Live! Casino & Hotel in Philadelphia, on Thursday, February 24th at 7 p.m. In his previous sold out fight at Live!

WBC, IBF, WBA middleweight champion Claressa Shields is gearing up for next week’s defense against mandatory challenger Ema Kozin, which takes place on Saturday, February 5 from Motorpoint Arena Cardiff in Wales and also available in the U.S. and Canada on pay-per-view. Shields will be making her UK debut as a professional, entering the ring

More time has been placed on the clock for Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte to reach a deal. Whether that results in a head-on collision or the pair of British heavyweights going their separate ways remains to be seen. Efforts to move forward with the WBC heavyweight title consolidation fight have resulted in yet another

According to Allboxing.ru, a prominent Russian boxing outlet, world-rated welterweight and European 147-pound champion, David Avanesyan (28-3-1, 16 KOs), is hoping to return to the ring on March 26 in Manchester, England. The date of March 26 is the target date for the next defense of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who last October scored

Sakaria Lukas and his handlers realize that the Namibian featherweight’s career was positively impacted Saturday night. They still want the result of his 10-round split draw with Tugstsogt Nyambayar changed to a no-contest. Scott Farrell, Lukas’ manager, has informed BoxingScene.com that he intends to file a protest on his boxer’s behalf with New Jersey’s State

Middleweight world champions Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall have engaged in a war of words on social media. Shields will make his UK debut next Saturday, February 5, as part of the undercard to the middleweight clash between Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Williams. Shields will defend her WBA, IBF, WBC middleweight titles to make