Boxing Scene

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

Unbeaten prospect Tommy Fury, who is the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is taking aim at Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul. The two rivals were in action this past Sunday, as part of a Showtime Pay-Per-View card. Fury opened up the pay-per-view card with a four round decision over Anthony Taylor.

CLEVELAND – Jake Paul is certain he already beat a tougher UFC fighter than Conor McGregor. There is no doubt, though, that McGregor is a bigger star than Tyron Woodley, which would make Paul-McGregor an even bigger event than the spectacle that did big business both at the gate and on pay-per-view Sunday night. McGregor

Cleveland – Promising British heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois (17-1, 16 KOs) made his U.S. debut in style, knocking down Juiseppe Angelo Cusumano (19-4, 17 KOs) three times en-route to a first-round stoppage. Dubois landed nearly everything he threw on the overmatched Cusumano, who was finished off by a barrage of punches 2:10 into the fight.

CLEVELAND – Charles Conwell was impressive again Sunday night in a fight only his hometown fans witnessed. Cleveland’s Conwell, a 2016 U.S. Olympian, stopped previously unbeaten Juan Carlos Rubio in the third round of a scheduled 10-round junior middleweight match at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The 23-year-old Conwell’s win was the only one of the five

CLEVELAND – Jake Paul wore expensive jewelry to a press conference Thursday, but not a shirt. Tyron Woodley mocked his polarizing opponent for arriving shirtless to promote their Showtime Pay-Per-View main event Sunday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. An unfazed Paul took the same apathetic approach to Woodley’s words that he typically takes to criticism.

Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39-years-old, is offended by some of the critics who believe that he’s only coming to cash a check when he faces Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul, on Sunday night in Cleveland. Paul is only taking part in his fourth pro fight, but he’s yet to face an actual boxer.