Boxing Scene

Dmitriy Salita, promoter of heavyweight contender Otto Wallin, is hoping that a big win in two weeks will secure his boxer a rematch with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. Wallin suffered a twelve round unanimous decision loss to Fury in 2019. But, during the fight he inflicted two horrendous cuts on Fury – and there

Ganigan Lopez will end a near two-year hiatus while hoping to spoil the party for his unbeaten challenger. The former junior flyweight titlist returns to the ring for a showdown with Colombia’s Jose Soto. Their scheduled ten-round regional junior bantamweight title fight headlines the next edition of Boxeo Telemundo this Friday from Deportivo Oceania in

Peter Fury, trainer of WBO middleweight champion Savannah Marshall, is crossing his fingers that a showdown finally happens with two-time Olympic gold medal winner Claressa Shields in 2022. Both of the unbeaten boxers are now aligned with Sky Sports, who plan to showcase them in a doubleheader on December 11. Should both fighters win their respective

Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is back in training, with an eye of fighting again on a date in December or January. Chavez Jr. has been out of the ring since June 19, when he lost an upset decision to aging former UFC champion Anderson Silva. “I want a fight for December

Alen Babic will battle former World Title challenger Eric Molina in a scheduled eight-round contest on the undercard of Dillian Whyte’s huge showdown with Otto Wallin at The O2 in London on Saturday October 30, live worldwide on DAZN. ‘The Savage’ (8-0, 8 KOs) continued his destructive run of form when he retired Mark Bennett

Rolando “Rolly” Romero, 26-years-old. has promised to crush world champion Gervonta Davis when they battle on December 5 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The two heated rivals will collide in the main event of a Showtime Pay-Per-View card. Romero (14-0, 12 KOs) was in action back in July, when he battered and

John Fury has warned his youngest son, light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury, that he would catch a beating from his brothers if he suffered a loss at the hands of Youtube star Jake Paul. Fury and Paul are very close to reaching an agreement for a pay-per-view showdown, which may take place by the end

Before a vocal crowd in Fresno, California, Jonathan Gonzalez finally accomplished his mission of capturing the WBO’s junior flyweight world title from heavily favored Elwin Soto in a big upset. (photos by Ed Mulholland) Gonzalez, who lost in his prior title challenge, secured gold with a split-decision victory. The scores were 116-112, 116-112 for Gonzalez

Moises Fuentes will undergo emergency surgery following a brutal knockout loss. An ill-advised ring return for the former strawweight titlist ended on a horrifying note, as Fuentes was knocked out by David Cuellar in the sixth round of their ESPN+ main event Saturday evening at Grand Oasis Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. A left hook by

Brock Jarvis avoided a nearly disastrous U.S. debut. The unbeaten lightweight prospect from Marrickville, Australia survived a hellacious second round to regain control en route to a fifth-round stoppage of Mexico’s Alejandro Frias. A flurry of unanswered punches left Frias trapped in a corner, prompting a stoppage at 2:04 of round five which was deemed

Savannah Marshall says she now believes she is closer than ever before to a rematch with Claressa Shields, nine years after she became the only boxer to beat Shields as an amateur or a professional.  Marshall, 30, makes the second defense of her WBO middleweight title against Lolita Muzeya, of Zambia, in Newcastle on Saturday

UFC commentator Joe Rogan used the word “incredible” to describe last Saturday’s trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Fury retained the WBC heavyweight title with a knockout of Wilder in the eleventh round. Wilder went down in third, before coming back to send Fury down, twice,

On Saturday, October 16, MIKEY GARCIA makes his highly anticipated return the ring after over a year out, facing off against European super lightweight champion SANDOR MARTIN live from Chukchansi Park, California. (photos by Ed Mulholland) GARCIA last fought back in February 2020 in only his second welterweight bout, beating former two-division world champion Jessie

This is just the type of big stage Giovani Santillan sought when he began boxing as a kid in San Diego. The undefeated welterweight wants nothing more than to shine before his hometown fans in a high-stakes fight Friday night. If Santillan can overcome Mexico’s Angel Ruiz in their 10-round bout at Pechanga Arena, the

Veteran trainer Teddy Atlas has a newfound respect for former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Last weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Wilder was knocked out in the eleventh round of his trilogy fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. Atlas was never overly impressed with Wilder’s record – even with the impressive run

Axel Aragon Vega was at his heaviest weight in nearly three years but still well within the limit for his next fight. The two-time title challenger from Baja California, Mexico faces countryman Armando Torres in a scheduled ten-round regional junior flyweight title fight Friday evening at Auditorio Blackberry in Mexico City. Both boxers made weight

Probellum has announced the promotional signing of former IBF bantamweight champion Paul Butler – ahead of his upcoming world title clash with John Riel Casimero. Butler (33-2, 15 knockouts) is a former world champion who made his professional debut back in 2010. It didn’t take long for the Ellesmere Port man to make an impact,

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury admits that he doesn’t know what the future holds for his boxing career. Last weekend, Fury picked up a sensational knockout victory over Deontay Wilder at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In their third encounter since 2018, Fury overcame two knockdowns to stop Wilder in the eleventh round. The