Boxing Scene

Cody Crowley struggled to make himself heard inside Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center today, but he passionately stated that he had identified Jaron “Boots” Ennis as the fighter he wanted to meet for a world title. Crowley will challenge Philadelphia’s Ennis in the latter’s home city on July 13, at the Wells Fargo Center, and Crowley

In Thursday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, analyst Shawn Porter compares the profiles of 36-year-old former three-division titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko to that of 33-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Porter says, despite recent talk of Lomachenko’s decline, that the Ukrainian lightweight “still has what it takes to become a champion.” He also has a favorite

Lennox Lewis was not only the last man to really beat the man in the heavyweight division, he was also the last boxer to preside over the division without argument. For Tyson Fury to do the same, Lewis believes it will take more than just victory over Oleksandr Usyk on May 18.  A contracted rematch

Lauren Price hopes a victory over Jessica McCaskill on Saturday can trigger a new golden era for Welsh boxing. In her seventh professional fight, she challenges the WBA welterweight champion at Wales’ Cardiff International Arena, aware that she can join her compatriot Joe Cordina in reigning among the elite. At the Tokyo Olympics in 2020,

Three-division world champion Shakur Stevenson has reached a career crossroads.  The Newark, New Jersey native Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) will look to defend his WBC lightweight title in a homecoming fight against Artem Harutyunyan (12-1, 7 KOs) on July 6 at the Prudential Center. The fight will mark Stevenson’s last under his current contract with

Australia’s Andrew Moloney has branded his WBC interim super flyweight title fight with Pedro Guevara as the “last roll of the dice” for both men.  Moloney (26-3, 16 KOs) and Guevara (41-4-1, 22 KOs) join the undercard of Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos’s vacant IBF lightweight title fight this Sunday in Perth, Australia.  “At this

Unbeaten welterweight Conor Benn has been “provisionally suspended” by United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) following a successful appeal by UKAD and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC). The appeal overturned Benn’s clearance to return to competition after two failed VADA anti-doping tests in 2022. Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) tested positive for clomifene twice while preparing

In Thursday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, analyst Chris Algieri discussed the possibility of a future matchup between unified junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue and former three-division titleholder Vasiliy Lomachenko, who is set to face George Kambosos Jr. in a lightweight bout Sunday in Perth, Australia. Algieri is skeptical about Inoue moving up

Latvian light heavyweight Ricards Bolotniks says he is ready to take on fast-tracked Russian Imam Khataev in a matchup in which he believes his experience will prevail. Bolotniks (20-7-1, 8 KOs) will face off against Khataev (6-0, 6 KOs), a bronze medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on the undercard of the Vasiliy Lomachenko-George Kambosos

Twenty-five-year-old super bantamweight contender Sam Goodman flew himself to Japan to be ringside to watch Naoya Inoue vs. Luis Nery last weekend, not knowing that he would find himself in the ring following the fireworks at the Tokyo Dome. Goodman is ranked No. 1 by the IBF and WBO for two of Inoue’s four titles,

In Monday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, analyst Chris Algieri calls unified junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue his favorite fighter, and describes the joy of waking in the early-morning hours in the United States for an Inoue card staged in Tokyo (or elsewhere in or near the Japanese fighter’s homeland). Algieri also answers

Fabio Wardley’s rest and relaxation time is over. The British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion has taken a few weeks to recover from his bruising encounter with Frazer Clarke and has recently been tripping the light fantastic celebrating his beloved Ipswich Town’s promotion to the Premier League after an absence of 22 years. It is time

Ryan Garcia will still likely have to explain why banned substance Ostarine appeared in two separate drug tests on April 19 and 20 but subsequent studies from the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) could not confirm the presence of 19-Norandrosterone.  The 25-year-old, who defeated Devin Haney in Brooklyn on April 20, has requested for the B-samples

Terence Crawford could be three victories away from doing something that has never been done in the four-belt era: standing as an undisputed champion in three weight classes. Or the Nebraska fighter driven to defeat the most daunting opponent within his reach can pursue more glory and more riches than he has ever gathered by

Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz has renewed his long-term promotional contract with lightweight contender Edwin “La Granada” De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs)  The 24-year-old De Los Santos, a hard-punching southpaw from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has been with Lewkowicz’s Sampson Boxing for most of his career. He lost a contentious decision to Shakur Stevenson last November

What comes next for Naoya Inoue? Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs), one of the very best in the world, had to rise from the canvas against Luis Nery (35-2, 27 KOs) to secure an emphatic sixth-round victory over his mandatory challenger.  Referee Michael Griffin halted the contest while Nery was on the canvas following a heavy

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said Wednesday that unbeaten middleweight titleholder Jermall Charlo’s car crash in Texas was the final straw that moved him to strip Charlo of his belt and deliver it to new belt holder Carlos Adames. “So the WBC has made the decision, but at the same time we have compassion and still

PHOENIX – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Juan Francisco Estrada could be fighting for more than a junior bantamweight title. A monster stepping stone could also be at stake. Naoya Inoue, who enhanced his reputation as “The Monster” with his dramatic knockout of Luis Nery on Monday, was impossible to ignore Wednesday at a news conference