Boxing Scene

It was an offer Regis Prograis couldn’t refuse. The former junior welterweight titleholder surprised some observers this past fall when he linked up with the new promotional outfit Probellum, which is headed by former Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer. Prograis says the company enticed him to a contract after promising three things. “First promise is

Caribe Royale Resort, Orlando, Florida - William Foster III passed a difficult test, earning a hard-fought split decision against Edwin De Los Santos in an eight-round super featherweight bout. Two judges scored the fight 77-74 twice for Foster, with the third judge scoring it 77-74 in favor of De Los Santos.  Foster (14-0, 9 KOs) of

Eight days into the New Year prizefighting mourns its first casualty of 2022. Arest Saakyan, aged 26, passed away from a cerebral edema yesterday in Tolyatti, Russia, as a fatal consequence of his last professional bout – an eight round knockout loss to Igor Semernin on December 26 in the very same city. Saakyan vs.

Australian Mayhem Jason Moloney in eager to secure his shot at WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, as he looks to hammer down a final eliminator for the green and gold strap. (photo by Mikey Williams) Moloney defeated Joshua Greer in the middle of 2021, picking up the WBC Silver title, which puts him closer to

It appears that an actual fight between Ryan Garcia and Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz won’t come of recent talks, though it hasn’t prevented the two sides from trading blows online. The team surrounding Cruz has taken exception to claims made by Garcia and Golden Boy Promotions founder/chairman Oscar De La Hoya that the Mexico City native

William Foster III withstood Edwin De Los Santos’ strong start Friday night to remain undefeated. The West Haven, Connecticut, native aggressively fought the hard-hitting Dominican prospect over the final six rounds and won a battle of unbeaten junior lightweights that opened Showtime’s three-bout “ShoBox: The New Generation” telecast from Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.

There is an argument to be made that Starling Castillo is the most proven and the most aggressively matched among the six fighters appearing on Friday’s ShoBox card. The unbeaten Dominican prospect wouldn’t bother getting out of bed for anything less. “It feels good, I’m grateful that Sampson Lewkowicz, my promoter, believes in me to

Noel Mikaelian will headline the LNK Boxing event in Latvia on Saturday February 12. The Armenian-German cruiserweight (25-2, 11 knockouts) will face DR Congo’s Youri Kayembre Kalenga (27-6, 20 knockouts) for the WBC Silver title in the night’s main event. “We’re delighted to confirm Noel will be headlining February’s LNK Boxing event in Latvia,” added

Kiko Martinez and Josh Warrington will meet in a rematch, just not in a way most boxing fans would’ve envisioned. BoxingScene.com has confirmed Martinez will defend the IBF featherweight title Warrington once owned against the former champion March 26 in Warrington’s hometown of Leeds, England. DAZN and Matchroom Boxing are expected to announce Martinez-Warrington II

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre, who is training Amir Khan for the upcoming fight with Kell Brook, is confident the Bolton boxer can finish the fight by knockout. The two former world champions will collide in a crossroads fight on February 19 at the AO Arena, Manchester. McIntyre’s star fighter is WBO

Split-T Management has signed highly acclaimed amateur and two-time National Golden Gloves champion Abel Gonzalez to a management contract. Gonzalez most recently won the 2021 National Golden Gloves in the ultra competitive 178 lb. weight division, taking home the award for Most Outstanding Fighter of the Tournament (178-201+) in the process.  Gonzalez, of Hialeah, Florida,

Demetrius Andrade remains on the hook for a mandatory title defense. A last-ditch effort to secure an alternative option for Providence’s Andrade proved futile, as the unbeaten WBO middleweight title is still required to next face top contender Janibek Alimkhanuly. The sanctioning body previously called for a purse bid hearing which is scheduled for January

Jesus Ramos is prepared to make a run as a junior middleweight contender. BoxingScene.com has learned that a deal is in place for a crossroads bout between Ramos and the resurgent Vladimir Hernandez. The pivotal matchup is tentatively set to take place February 5 on a Fox platform live from Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las

At least one oddsmaker seems to have the matchmaking itch. Online gambling site sportsbetting.ag instituted odds Sunday for a make-believe fight between YouTuber-boxer Jake Paul and NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown. Not surprisingly, the 24-year-old Paul (5-0, 4 KOs), who has been actively reinventing himself as a prizefighter for the past year, opened up as

As BoxingScene.com previously reported, a hand injury has prevented heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz from accepted a potential fight against Filip Hrgovic, which would have been an IBF final eliminator for a mandatory crack at Oleksandr Usyk. Ortiz, 42-years-old, injured his left hand in last Saturday’s fight at the Seminole Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, when

Probellum has announced the promotional signing of two-weight world champion, Dina Thorslund. The undefeated Dane (17- 0, 7 knockouts) becomes the latest fighter to join Probellum’s fast-growing stable of boxers, and she arrives with a proven pedigree at the highest level. Thorslund recently retained the WBO bantamweight title, which she initially won in June, courtesy

Veteran trainer and boxing analyst, Teddy Atlas, believes two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is a bit too gracious in defeat.  Back in June 2019, Joshua was shocked when he lost his unified crown to huge underdog Andy Ruiz, who dropped the British star four times for a stoppage win in seven rounds. Six months later,

Highly ranked bantamweight Jason Moloney has his sights set on WBC champion Nonito Donaire, as the ‘Filipino Flash’ successfully defended his WBC 118 crown last month. (photo by Mikey Williams) Donaire needs no introduction, as he’s a legend to the sport, and the all-action Australian was full of admiration for the boxer  Moloney stated, “You