Boxing Scene

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is grateful for the decision made today by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) whereby boxing will remain on the Olympic Programme for Paris 2024 and a pathway has been established for inclusion on the Olympic Programme of Los Angeles 2028. Continued progress made by AIBA towards

Former world champion Chris Algieri is ready to pull off another 2021 upset, as the year comes to a close. This Saturday night in Liverpool, the 37-year-old Algieri will collide with rising welterweight contender Conor Benn, who promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is grooming to be a future star.  Algieri believes his experience and level

Featherweight prospect Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington, the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials champion at 125 pounds, has signed a multi-year professional contract with Top Rank. Carrington (1-0) turned pro with a unanimous decision victory Oct. 9 on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder III undercard. Carrington hails from Brownsville, Brooklyn, the same neighborhood that produced Mike Tyson, Zab

Prince Ranch Boxing’s undefeated featherweight prospect, Ricky “El Castigo” Medina (11-0, 6 KOs), will return Saturday, December 11th, at the Nelson Wolff Stadium in San Antonio, Texas, as part of a dynamic night of fights as he faces Oscar Mojica (12-5, 1 KO), in an eight-round main event bout, promoted by TMB Promotions. “This is

Subriel Matias has revenge on his mind ahead of his first major title fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that terms have been reached for a junior welterweight clash between Puerto Rico’s Matias and Petros Ananyan, an Armenian contender based out of Brooklyn, New York. The fight will serve as part of a January 22 Showtime card

Things ended on a heated note in London today as the UK press tour for February’s showdown between undisputed super-lightweight champion Josh Taylor (18-0, 13 KO’s) and challenger Jack Catterall  (26-0, 13 KO’s) concluded in the nation’s capital.  Taylor, generally not given to outbursts, was provoked when Catterall told press conference host Adam Smith, Sky

Ryan Conway is ready to come through the pro ranks the hard way and will come in heavier for his second pro contest. He’s next in action at the Park Inn Hotel, Northampton, on the evening of Wednesday December 8, as part of a show staged by BCB Promotions. The 24-year-old made his pro debut

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis entered talks for his most recent fight with three different divisional titles in tow. That load has been reduced to one. The unbeaten southpaw has formally relinquished the WBA “World” junior welterweight title, the sanctioning body confirmed Tuesday. The development comes in the wake of Davis’ most recent win, outlasting a determined

The WBC issued an order Tuesday for the open negotiating period to begin for its heavyweight title bout between Tyson Fury and mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte. BoxingScene.com has learned that the WBC informed Fury’s co-promoters, Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. and Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, Whyte’s longtime promotional representative. Open

Olympian Michael Conlan is prepared to face a very dangerous opponent in the form of WBA “regular” featherweight champion Leigh Wood. The fight was ordered by the World Boxing Association. The winner would fall in position to face the WBA’s super champion at the weight, Leo Santa Cruz. Last month, Wood’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, secured the

The WBO super welterweight world champion, Brian Carlos Castano, is already training hard for a planned unification rematch with IBF, WBA, WBC champion Jermell Charlo. The two champions fought to a very competitive twelve round draw, in a Showtime televised main event on July 17 of this year in San Antonio, Texas. Their rematch is

Staples Center, Los Angeles – Sebastian “Towering Inferno” Fundora moved closer to a world title shot with a 12-round unanimous decision over the previously-unbeaten Sergio Garcia in a WBC super welterweight title eliminator. Final scores read 118-110, 117-111 and 115-113. Fundora established control quickly in the first, snapping Spain’s Garcia’s head back with a booming

Croatian Heavyweight sensation Filip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs) continued his world title charge on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with a three round beatdown of the previously undefeated Emir Ahmatovic (10-1, 7 KOs). ‘El Animal’ had the Serbian-born German down twice in the second round before finishing the fight

LOS ANGELES – Gervonta Davis called Isaac Cruz a “top 10” fighter within the lightweight division when asked to assess his upcoming opponent Thursday. Cruz has a significantly higher opinion of Davis than that, but he obviously doesn’t view the undefeated knockout artist as unbeatable. The determined Mexican challenger expects to shake up the lightweight

LOS ANGELES – Sebastian Fundora smiled Friday when Sergio Garcia assured boxing fans that he won’t run Sunday night. Fundora, a 6-feet-6 southpaw, is considered the bigger puncher, yet the Spanish contender intends to test his fellow undefeated fighter by getting inside on him. That type of bout seemingly favors Fundora, who appeared unconvinced during

Former five division champion Floyd Mayweather is willing to help train Anthony Joshua for his upcoming rematch with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk. Uysk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds back in September, to capture the four belts at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. After suffering his second career defeat, there are many observers who are calling

LAS VEGAS – There wasn’t a moment of hesitation when he stepped on the scale or a sigh of relief once Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz heard his weight announced ahead of his second fight at lightweight. The hard work was already put in by the time Diaz was due to officially weigh in for his upcoming

LOS ANGELES – Isaac Cruz is certain that he left a lasting impression on Gervonta Davis 13 months ago. Cruz annihilated Diego Magdaleno in the first round on the Davis-Leo Santa Cruz undercard in October 2020 at Alamodome in San Antonio. The buzz began regarding Cruz challenging Davis in a main event once Cruz brutally