Michel Rivera is chomping at the bit to get his hands on Ryan Garcia. The super lightweight contender recently signed with Salita Promotions and would like to face Garcia in his next fight. When Garcia will be able to fight isn’t yet known as the 25-year-old tested positive for a banned substance after his April
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Unbeaten middleweight prospect Niall Brown has signed a promotional deal with Wasserman. Brown, 11-0 (4 KOs), has certainly had a solid grounding. The Stockport born 26-year-old was a decorated Thai boxer who reached the top of the British rankings under the guidance of the revered Grand Master Sken before deciding to concentrate on his hands
The belief is strong around Robert Meriwether and the 19-year-old prospect has been labeled a future star. Meriwether hopes to continue toward greatness on Wednesday, May 8, as a part of Wednesday Night Fights when he faces undefeated Victor Manuel Lopez Gala from the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida – live on
Tyson Fury doesn’t believe that size will play a factor when he faces Oleksandr Usyk on May 18 for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Fury stands six inches taller than his rival Usyk and normally weighs in around 50 pounds heavier than the former undisputed cruiserweight champion. The 6ft 9ins heavyweight is known for using his
WBA junior lightweight titleholder Lamont Roach Jr. is set to make his first world title defense in his hometown of Washington D.C., on June 28 to be aired live on ProBox TV. Roach (24-1-1, 9 KOs) impressed in his most recent outing, capturing the title from Hector Luis Garcia, and now turns his attention to
Sebastian Fundora pulled off a huge upset when he defeated Tim Tszyu for the WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles last March. That victory started a queue of fighters lining up for a shot at the now-unified 154-pound champion. Fundora has options on the table, with Tszyu seeking a rematch and Terence Crawford and Errol
George Kambosos Jr. will look to solve the equation that is Vasiliy Lomachenko when they fight for the vacant IBF lightweight title on Sunday. “He has an IQ like the Albert Einstein of boxing,” Kambosos told BoxingScene. Lomachenko, a three-division champion and future Hall of Famer, has often been difficult to dissect, like advanced algebra.
Savannah Marshall may not have boxed since taking the undisputed super middleweight title from Franchon Crews Dezurn last summer, but she certainly hasn’t been idle. Marshall (13-1, 10 KOs) is currently knee- (and elbow-)deep in preparations for her MMA debut. The cage door will close behind the two-weight boxing world champion for the first time
Saturday night, as I sat down in my T-Mobile Arena press seat to document the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Jaime Munguia undisputed super middleweight title fight next to my PPV.com live chat colleague Jim Lampley, I was astounded by the first story he told our chat participants. Lampley, the former 30-year voice of HBO Boxing and an
Christian Mbilli appears ready to make the leap onto the big stage of the super middleweight division. The Canada-based, Cameroonian-French contender is next set to fight Mark Heffron on May 25 and he’s already promising a spectacular performance. And if the 29-year-old Mbilli (26-0, 22 KOs) stays undefeated, co-promoter Bob Arum is ready to pit
LAS VEGAS – Something became very apparent Wednesday afternoon as the flow of people increased through the hotel walkways, as reporters searched in vain for an empty seat at the news conference and as the sport’s A-list celebrities created news in a blink. It’s a Canelo fight week, a spectacle that routinely takes on a
Jaron “Boots” Ennis will defend his welterweight title against Cody Crowley at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, July 13, Matchroom Boxing announced Thursday. In his first bout as a full titleholder, Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) will return to his hometown to fight for the first time since November 2018. Ennis, 26, of Germantown, Pennsylvania,
In the days after Tim Tszyu surrendered his junior middleweight belt to Sebastian Fundora, the question was frequently asked: Should Tszyu’s corner have stopped the fight shortly after a stray Fundora elbow opened a bloody gash on Tszyu’s head at the end of Round 3? The never-ending crimson gusher certainly appeared to impede the Australian
LAS VEGAS – The beauty of being Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is that, as the most popular fighter in the world and an athlete who has already charted a decorated career course, he has the ability to move among promotions and streaming networks to make the best fights. As Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champion, now
LAS VEGAS – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s news-conference claims that his former promoter Oscar De La Hoya “tried to steal” from the fighter have been met by a legal letter asking that he retract the words while warning him to avoid repeat comments. “He said this outrageous lie not once, but several times – both in
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Devin Haney’s promoter Eddie Hearn has claimed the fighter wants his loss to Ryan Garcia last month to be declared a no-contest after Garcia failed a drug test. Garcia tested positive for ostarine, a banned substance, in two of his drug tests prior to his victory over Haney on
Jessie Magdaleno is planning to embarrass Brandon Figueroa. The featherweight rivals fight Saturday on the undercard of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Jaime Munguia, at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on the occasion of Cinco de Mayo weekend. Magdaleno, 32, fights to return to the level he was at in 2018 until he was stopped by Isaac Dogboe, and
Freddie Roach has detailed the subtlety he has attempted to teach Jaime Munguia in preparation for Saturday’s fight with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Hall of Fame trainer Roach worked with Munguia for the first time in the build-up to January’s fight with John Ryder, when Munguia won in the ninth round, and in their second fight
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