Boxing Scene

Starling Castillo was pushed to the limit in earning his latest victory. Going ten rounds for the first time in his career, Dominican Republic’s Castillo fended off a tough challenge offered by former title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos in claiming a ten-round, unanimous decision victory. Judges Josef Mason (98-92),  Robert Hecko (97-93) and Mike Fitzgerald

Tito Ortiz could not be more honored to soon share the ring with Anderson Silva. The terms under which he had to accept the fight, however, has the UFC Hall of Famer and former light heavyweight champion with a different viewpoint of a fighter he has long admired. A catchweight of 195 pounds is in

Dina Thorslund will make the first defense of her WBO bantamweight title against Ring Magazine’s #1 ranked fighter Zulina Munoz. The fight will take place at the Sydbank Arena in Kolding, Denmark on Saturday 13 November, in a huge showdown between two of the best female fighters on the planet. Undefeated Thorslund (16-0, 6 KOs)

Ramos vs. Mendoza will see unbeaten rising star Jesús “Mono” Ramos Jr. duel super welterweight contender Brian Mendoza in a 10-round showdown that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Sunday, September 5 from The Armory in Minneapolis. (photos by Sean Michael Ham) FOX PBC Fight Night begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.

Hopey Price turned in the performance of his short career to date as he battered Zahid Hussain to defeat in the second round of their scheduled ten-rounder on the Warrington-Lara undercard at Headingley.  The all-Leeds encounter looked a serious test for the young Price, but Hussain never really recovered from a wonderful short right hook

Heralded featherweight prospect Jalan Walker remained undefeated with a 4th round stoppage over veteran Gregorio Soto Molinero. The bout took place this past Saturday in Tijuana, Mexico. Walker, 19 years-old of Los Angeles, went up in weight to junior lightweight for this contest, and took the bout on short notice. Molinero, who came in with

Twice-beaten Chris Eubank Jr has explained that he’s aiming to win a world title by the end of the year, and then hopes to secure a unification fight against Gennady Golovkin.   Eubank Jr, who returns to the ring on October 2 against Sven Albier, is currently being put through his paces in Las Vegas

With just over two weeks until his highly anticipated super bantamweight unification fight on SHOWTIME, undefeated WBO 122-pound world champion Stephen “Cool Boy Steph” Fulton Jr. has relocated to Las Vegas to put the finishing touches on his summer-long training camp. Fulton Jr. will face WBC champion Brandon “Heartbreaker” Figueroa in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Given its population, it’s perhaps something of mystery, that Coventry – England’s eleventh largest city – has struggled to deliver it’s share of boxing champions, all-action Exhall middleweight ace River Wilson-Bent promises to promptly put paid to that. ‘I want to put this brilliant city on the boxing map,’ says the 27 year old Midland

Earlier this week, it was officially announced that WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor would make a mandatory defense against Jack Catterall on December 18 at The SSE Hydro in Scotland. That contest may be the final bout of Taylor’s career at 140-pounds. Taylor has mentioned, several times, that he wants to

JOSH WARRINGTON returns to his hometown of Leeds this weekend, facing off in a highly anticipated rematch against Mexican MAURICIO LARA at the Emerald Headingley Stadium. WARRINGTON, who become the first male boxing champion from the city when he defeated Lee Selby to claim the IBF featherweight title in 2018, is looking to avenge his

At 48-years-old, former three division world champion Felix “Tito” Trinidad will continue to enjoy the fruits of his retirement from boxing. Trinidad has been out of the ring since January of 2008, when he lost a twelve round decision to Roy Jones Jr.  He walked away from the sport, for good this time, in the

Former heavyweight champion Joseph Parker would have no problem trading punches in a high stakes fight with Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce. Parker is ranked at number three by the WBO, with Joyce holding the number two position. At the moment Joyce will be next in line for a mandatory crack at the WBO’s

German Faecher Sports, headed by Christian Titze and Wolfgang Fahrer, have reached an agreement for an IBF eliminator at super middleweight between former IBF champ Caleb Truax (31-5-2) and Evgeny Shvedenko (15-0). Date and site will be announced later but the fight will go ahead in Germany during October, reports boxen1.com. Shvedenko has been scheduled

Hall of Fame trainer Teddy Atlas saw Youtuber turned boxer, Jake Paul, as the clear winner of last Sunday’s fight with former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. Their contest headlined a Showtime Pay-Per-View card in Paul’s hometown of Cleveland. Paul won an eight round split decision – but Atlas felt Paul the rightful victory. The veteran

Undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) believes World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) is being steered away by Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn. He feels Hearn is preventing  from challenging Bivol in a battle of undefeated, world-class fighters. “I know my team is pushing for this fight but we’ve

Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata is still fighting for her life, although her condition has reportedly improved since she was hospitalized Saturday night.  The 18-year-old suffered life-threatening brain damage after getting knocked out by Marie-Pier Houle in a women’s welterweight contest at the IGA Stadium on Aug. 28 in Montreal on the undercard of the

Promoter Eddie Hearn, who works with WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney, is trying to get his boxer the biggest fight possible. Among the names mentioned is undefeated boxer Rolando “Rolly” Romero and top rated contender Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz. However, Diaz is more keen on facing someone like rising Ryan Garcia in the fall. And they