Boxing Scene

LAS VEGAS – Joe Smith Jr. has a new date, a new site and even a new opponent for his next fight. Bob Arum, Smith’s co-promoter, told BoxingScene.com on Wednesday that Smith will make a voluntary title defense against England’s Callum Johnson on January 15. Smith-Johnson, a 12-round fight for Smith’s WBO light heavyweight title,

BRITISH, Commonwealth and European Super Bantamweight champion Jason Cunningham has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions. Doncaster’s triple-title holder is closing in on a World championship challenge after brilliant wins against Gamal Yafai and Brad Foster cemented his status as one of the division’s top boxers. Cunningham (30-6, 6 KOs) caused

World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman was left stunned on Tuesday, when Mexican superstar “Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made an official request to secure a mandatory crack at WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu. On Tuesday, Canelo’s manager and trainer, Eddy Reynoso, made the title shot request on his boxer’s behalf at the WBC’s annual convention in

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez isn’t even close to done in his pursuit of making history. The pound-for-pound king and recently crowned undisputed super middleweight champion plans to next set his sights on the cruiserweight division, according to trainer/manager Eddy Reynoso. Guadalajara’s Alvarez was approved by the WBC to next challenge its current champion, Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu,

Unbeaten Ukrainian WBA flyweight world champion Artem Dalakian (20-0, 14 KO’s) and hard-hitting former ruler Luis “El Nica” Concepcion of Panama met for the very first-time during a presser held at noon today, Tuesday November 16, at the Premier Hotel Rus, located near the majestic Dnieper River in Kiev, Ukraine. Dalakian and Concepcion, accompanied by

Jason Quigley believes he’ll have the crowd on his side as he expects his Irish fans to roar him to victory when he challenges Demetrius Andrade for the WBO World Middleweight title at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire on Friday November 19, live worldwide on DAZN.  Quigley (19-1 14 KOs) is the second

Welterweight contender Jaron Ennis (28-0, 26 KOs) is looking to secure the biggest fights possible in 2022.  Ennis had a banner year in 2021 – with a sixth round stoppage of former world champion Sergey Lipinets in April and then wiped out Thomas Dulorme in one round in October. Ennis’ performances have prompted some observers

Probellum has announced the promotional signing of unbeaten British, Commonwealth and European bantamweight champion Lee McGregor. Scottish sensation McGregor (11-0, 9 KOs), 24-years-old, is regarded as one of the top 118lb fighters in the world after just 11 fights. “I’m absolutely delighted to be signing with Probellum. I believe with Probellum backing me and guiding

Xavier Miller, trainer of heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, explains why he’s ‘extremely confident’ in his boxer’s ability to topple the heavily favored WBC world champion Tyson Fury. In the coming days, the World Boxing Council is expected to order a mandatory fight between Fury and Whyte. Fury was in action last month, when he overcame

In one of the biggest shockers of the weekend, 35-year-old veteran Kiko Martinez (43-10-2, 30 KOs) became a two division world champion when he knocked out Kid Galahad in six rounds to capture the IBF featherweight title. Martinez was a huge underdog and many felt he shouldn’t have been receiving the title shot. Galahad dominated

Micky Ward believes Demetrius Andrade will retain his WBO World Middleweight title when he defends against Irishman Jason Quigley at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire on Friday November 19, live worldwide on DAZN. Ward is no stranger to big New Hampshire bouts, winning two fights in the state in 1999 that set the

Eddie Hearn of Matchroom will certainly be one of several promoters to approach Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in the coming months. Canelo, a network and promotional free agent, has the ability to fight anywhere. After working with Hearn and DAZN for his last few fights, the Mexican superstar came together with Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions

Kyrone Davis has known for quite some time that he can compete with championship-caliber boxers. It wasn’t until February 27, however, that Davis suspects he alerted unaware boxing fans of his capabilities. That was the night Davis fought former WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell to a 12-round split draw in a fight many fans

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Canelo’s recent knockout of Caleb Plant, future options for Canelo, thoughts on Shakur Stevenson, De La Hoya vs. Trinidad, and more. Bread, I didn’t agree with your Plant by decision prediction but as the fight was playing out I started to see

It was the end of a long journey for Kid Galahad when he finally became a world champion in August. But in his moment of victory, the 31-year-old thought about the man who probably did more than anything to get him there – Brendan Ingle.  Ingle, who died in 2018, is a Sheffield boxing legend.

Unbeaten two-time world champion David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez and super middleweight contender Kyrone Davis went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in before they meet in the main event this Saturday, November 13 live on SHOWTIME in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Footprint Center in Phoenix. (photos by Stephanie Trapp) Also featured at Friday’s

Hiroto Kyoguchi and Esteban Bermudez have finally come to an agreement. A negotiation period that has extended more than five months has produced a deal in place for the World Boxing Association (WBA)-ordered junior flyweight title consolidation clash. The Panama City-headquartered sanctioning body confirmed the news Friday, hours ahead of a previously scheduled purse bid

David Benavidez didn’t dismiss Kyrone Davis entirely as they sat on a stage Thursday in Phoenix. Benavidez predicted he would extend his knockout streak to five when he faces Davis on Saturday night at Footprint Center, where the Phoenix-born Benavidez intends to put on a show for his hometown fans. When it came time to