Britain’s best flyweights are officially set to duke it out, as Matchroom announced today that former champion Sunny Edwards will face Tokyo gold medalist Galal Yafai on November 30th at Birmingham’s BP Pulse Arena. As mentioned before, Edwards (21-1, 4 KO) has a strong claim to being the best flyweight of the post-”Bam” era; only
Multiple outlets report that Gervonta “Tank” Davis and David Benavidez could once again share the spotlight on a December 14th PBC PPV, with Salvador Rodriguez adding that Brandon Figueroa and at least one Charlo could also appear. No opponents have been named, but the historically reliable Julius Julianis claims that the most “probable” outcome would
Omar Trinidad will face Hector Sosa in a junior lightweight main event on Oct. 26 at the Commerce Casino Events Center in Los Angeles. Announced on Thursday by 360 Promotions, the 10-round bout will headline the next installment of “Hollywood Fight Nights,” which will be broadcast on UFC Fight Pass. Trinidad (16-0-1, 12 KOs), from
After a relatively quiet summer, the northern U.K. boxing scene has begun to crank back to life, and Thursday brought news of two shows – both of which will take place on Nov. 16. Firstly, Black Flash Promotions announced that they will be hosting a four title show at Bowlers Arena in Manchester, England. Lewis
Josh Kelly insists that size is the least of his concerns ahead of his middleweight fight with Liam Smith, set for Sept. 21 at London’s Wembley Stadium. After turning professional at 147 pounds, Kelly (15-1-1, 8 KOs) has spent the last two years reinventing himself at 154 but will step up to middleweight to fight
LAS VEGAS – In a state deluged by political ads and campaign stops, Nevada’s clash of rival boxing and UFC cards this weekend joins the party, with some casting it as The Strip’s own tiny referendum on Democratic versus MAGA politics. Nevada is among a small handful of states still considered to be in a
Edgar Berlanga’s back is against the wall against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez ahead of their fight on Saturday night. Only the folks inside the undefeated upstart Berlanga’s (22-0, 17 KOs) camp are giving him a chance to beat the super middleweight king Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs). Add David Benavidez’s team as the unofficial president of Berlanga’s
Trying to retrace the point when a young red-headed Mexican collected the Face of Boxing tag is not an easy task. For there have been several stops, false starts and lessons along the way for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the iconic 34-year-old who has become, in the post Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao years, the sport’s towering
LAS VEGAS – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez will huddle with his advisors to target a new opponent upon learning that his defeated rival and former super-flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada will not exercise his rematch clause. Rodriguez trainer Robert Garcia confirmed to BoxingScene a report by ESPN.com’s Salvador Rodriguez that Mexico’s Estrada (44-4, 28 KOs) will
Having been rumoured for a few weeks, we now have confirmation that former IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards will face 2020 Olympic gold medallist Galal Yafai on November 30 at BP Pulse LIVE in Birmingham. Edwards, one of the best pure technicians in Britain, lost both his belt and his undefeated record in December,
As Anthony Joshua stood in center ring waiting for the judges to render their decision on his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, the two-time unified heavyweight champion’s expression was laced with exhaustion and tension. Joshua had poured his heart and soul into the rematch and the announcement that he had failed to regain his titles from
By: Sean Crose Rising super middleweight Diego Pacheco looked to impress Saturday night when he battled Maciej Sulecki in a scheduled 12 rounder in Pacheco’s home turf of Southern California. At 21-0, Pacheco was clearly the main attraction. The 32-2 Sulecki, however, was looking to take advantage of a relatively quiet boxing weekend by scoring
By: Sean Crose TJ Doheny may well have been the first fighter to give pound for pound superstar Naoya Inoue a challenge in the ring since Nonito Donaire put Inoue on the mat in their extraordinary first battle back in 2019. While it’s true, Naoya was pretty much in charge throughout Tuesday’s battle with Doheny,
By: Sean Crose Erislandy Lara is known as “The American Dream” for a reason. Coming to the United States from oppressive Cuba, the lean and skilled Lara has proven himself to be one of the top practitioners in the sport for at least the last ten years. Now, at forty-one years of age, the veteran
By: Sean Crose He’s certainly not lacking in confidence, and perhaps he shouldn’t be. Edgar Berlanga is undefeated, after all, having stopped seventeen of his twenty-two opponents within the distance. No matter that five of his last six victories have come courtesy the judge’s scorecards, the twenty-seven year old feels he absolutely has what it
By: Sean Crose The 24-7-1 Ivan Redkach took on the 37-5 Jose Zepeda Friday night in Temecula, California. Their scheduled 10 rounder, which was for the Interim WBC silver welterweight title, was the main even of a Marvnation card broadcast on the DAZN streaming service. A terrific left to the body sent Redkach down and
By: Sean Crose The highly anticipated September 21st Pay Per View event between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will cost Americans $19.99 to watch on pay per view. That’s right, $19.99…around twenty bucks for Yanks to watch the hard hitting Englishmen thrown down in at Wembley Stadium for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By: Sean Crose He’s only 34, which really isn’t THAT old by contemporary boxing standards. Yet, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the man who perhaps still remains king of the sport of boxing, has been fighting professionally since the age of 15. That’s 65 fights in a career that’s pushing
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