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Bernard Hopkins has discussed the possibility of Ryan Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) stepping into the ring against former unified world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (28-1, 22 KOs) following Garcia’s emphatic victory against Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) on April 20 at the Barclays Center in New York.  Despite failing to make the 140lbs weight

Promoter Eddie Hearn expects Canelo Alvarez to stop Jaime Munguia this Saturday, but admitted the Mexican veteran’s age could come into play the longer the fight lasts. Canelo defends his undisputed title against fellow Mexican Munguia this Cinco de Mayo weekend (May 4), in what has been billed as the old champion versus the hungry

Oscar De La Hoya has predicted a “changing of the guard” when on Saturday Jaime Munguia challenges Saul Alvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight title. “Canelo” Alvarez enters the all-Mexican showdown, at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on Cinco de Mayo weekend, as the significant favourite against Munguia – a proven fighter but one who, unlike David

With a week’s worth of consideration, Bill Haney – Devin Haney’s father and trainer – says his ultimate regret is “not enforcing the three pounds” that Ryan Garcia came in overweight before dealing Haney his first loss April 20. “That’s calculated. That’s cheating,” the elder Haney told BoxingScene Monday in an extended telephone interview, during

Much of the criteria typically leaned upon to approve a boxer’s fitness for a fight is dated in the case of Mike Tyson, who hasn’t been inside a professional boxing ring for 19 years. In explaining the process used to approve the Monday sanctioning of Tyson’s July 20 bout with YouTuber Jake Paul as a

Trash talk tends to rule boxing, and poor behavior often generates big money. Vergil Ortiz and Tim Tszyu, who will square off in a junior middleweight fight on Aug. 3 in Los Angeles, break the mold. Last Saturday, Ortiz notched a first-round knockout against former world title contender Thomas Dulorme – Ortiz’s second opening-round knockout

Free agent Jesse Hart is ready for a big fight and hopes the likes of Caleb Plant or Edgar Berlanga are prepared to pick up the phone. Philadelphia’s Hart improved to 31-3 (25 KOs) with a fifth-round stoppage of Daniel Adku (15-5-1, 11 KOs) at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, and now wants

Former 2016 United States Olympian Karlos Balderas, who is trained by Robert Garcia and David Balderas, will return to action on June 7 against Gilberto Espinoza Zarate in a scheduled eight-rounder at the Chumash Casino Resort. It will be Balderas’ first fight since signing an exclusive promotional contract with Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions. Balderas (14-2,

Jose Ramirez and Vergil Ortiz Jr. could appear on more fight cards together. The pair both won Saturday in Fresno, California, as Ramirez picked up a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Rances Barthelemy and Ortiz stopped Thomas Dulorme in one round. Ortiz (21-0, 21 KOs) and Ramirez (29-1, 17 KOs), who both train at Robert