Boxing Scene

The decision could not have been easier for Tommy Fury when offered the opportunity to face Jake Paul. Both boxers appeared in separate bouts this past August, with the two sides immediately clashing and planting the seeds for a continued rivalry. Fury (7-0, 4KOs) outpointed Anthony Taylor (0-2) in an admittedly lackluster performance in the

George Kambosos Jr. believes yesterday’s fracas between Teofimo Lopez’s father and his father shows the champion’s team is full of ‘nervous energy’ ahead of their clash for Lopez’s IBF, WBC Franchise, WBO, WBA world lightweight titles, at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, live worldwide on DAZN. Kambosos Jr. (19-0 10

On Sunday, December 19, WBO #4-, IBF #6-, and WBC #14-ranked bantamweight contender Nikolai Potapov of Russia will continue his hunt for a monstrous challenge by facing rugged South African Sabelo Ngebinyana in a 10-round showdown at USC Soviet Wings Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Fighting in the co-main event of another card presented by promoter

Keith Thurman keeps drawing the ire from fellow fighters.  The former welterweight champion has been sidelined since July 2019 after suffering a spirited split decision loss to Manny Pacquiao. In the fight, the Floridian fighter also sustained a left-hand injury that resulted in surgery.  The boxer nicknamed “One Time” has just twice since March 2017,

WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol of Russia is training hard for a scheduled defense in December and is currently preparing with three sparring partners at a training camp in Krasnodar. Bivol will defend his belt against compatriot Umar Salamov on December 11 in Yekaterinburg. Bivol has no defeats in the professional ring, having scored 18

Super bantamweight contender Aaron Alameda will square off against Mexico’s Angel Contreras in an eight-round battle, plus Mayweather Promotions stablemates duel as unbeaten Rock Myrthil faces Kevin Johnson in a 10-round super lightweight tilt, on the non-televised undercard this Saturday, November 27 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dolby Live at Park MGM in

Gervonta Davis will take on Isaac Cruz on Dec. 5 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to headline a Showtime pay-per-view. The lightweight contender Cruz (22-1-1, 15 KOs) is a replacement opponent substituting in for Rolando Romero, who was pulled from the announced fight following a series of sexual assault allegations. Over the last

John Fury, father of unbeaten prospect Tommy Fury (7-0, 4 KOs), indicates that his son will make more money than “some world champions’ for the upcoming showdown with Youtube star turned boxer Jake Paul (4-0, 3 KOs). The two rivals will collide in the main event of a Showtime Pay-Per-View card on December 18 at

LAS VEGAS – Bob Arum understands the reality of his promotional company’s future as it relates to working with Terence Crawford again. Arum’s Top Rank Inc. has promoted the unbeaten WBO welterweight champion throughout his ascent to stardom as a three-weight world champion. But Crawford’s contract with Top Rank expired following his 10th-round stoppage of

WBO welterweight titlist Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KO) made the fifth defense of his belt Saturday and in many ways it was a textbook example of what makes Crawford who he is. Early in fights, he can lose rounds. Sometimes, Crawford might even look vulnerable. It’s deceiving and for opponents it has to be frustrating.

Undefeated super bantamweight Ra’eese Aleem will look to further cement his status as a top contender when he faces Mexico’s Eduardo Baez in a 10-round duel live on SHOWTIME Saturday, November 27 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas. (photos by Raymond Planas) The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

LAS VEGAS – Bob Arum sat about three feet to Terence Crawford’s right on a stage Saturday night. Crawford seems more than ready, however, to separate himself from Arum and the promotional company, Top Rank Inc., that has represented him throughout his Hall-of-Fame run as a three-weight world champion. The 34-year-old Crawford’s contract with Top

Claressa Shields wants to take her beef with Jake Paul into the squared circle.  The current dual-weight unified women’s boxing champion has been moonlighting as a mixed martial artist over the last year for the Professional Fighters League. Her most recent bout in October ended in a split decision loss to Abigail Montes. Ahead of

The longtime WBO welterweight king and pound-for-pound star, Terence Crawford, finally has the super fight he craves. Enter Shawn Porter, the two-time champion who has fought most of this generation’s elite welterweights. (photos by Stacey Snyder) >>>>CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE SCORECARD<<<< Crawford and Porter will fight Saturday, Nov. 20 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at

SNHU Arena, Manchester – WBA, IBF super bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev (10-0, 7 KOs) had to work very hard to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Jose Velasquez (29-7-2, 19 KOs). (photos by Ed Mulholland) All three judges scored it 119-109. Akhmadaliev came out firing with punches in the first round with Velasquez covering

Sonny Conto got a test for a couple of rounds, but he passed it with flying colors as he stopped Joel Caudle in round three of a scheduled six-round heavyweight bout in front of a capacity crowd at the inaugural fight card at Live Casino Hotel Philadelphia. (photo by Daryl Cobb) Caudle stood in and

Julio Cesar Martinez and McWilliams Arroyo finally made their way into the ring, only for the fight to end just as it was developing into a scorcher. The oft-rescheduled WBC flyweight title fight saw both fighters hit the deck before ending in anti-climactic fashion. A cut over Fajardo, Puierto Rico’s Arroyo deemed to have been

LAS VEGAS – While some may not like Canelo Alvarez’s move up to the cruiserweight division, former champion Shawn Porter is in favor of Alvarez’s attempt to become the first Mexico born five-division champion. Canelo’s intentions were revealed at the WBC’s annual convention this week when his team asked the organization to sanction a bout