Boxing Scene

Karim Guerfi insists that nothing will stop him from keeping hold of his belt as he prepares to defend his European bantamweight title against Lee McGregor on next week’s Rotunda Rumble event. Guerfi (29-4, 9 KOs) goes up against British and Commonwealth king McGregor (9-0, 7 KOs) on Saturday 6 February – live in the

Mexican middleweight contender Juan Macias Montiel is looking for much bigger opportunities in the new year. This past December, Montiel sensationally knocked out James Kirkland in the first round in Los Angeles. Montiel is now gunning to secure a world title shot at WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo. Charlo, a native of Texas, has a perfect record of 31 wins

Mahmoud (Manuel) Charr and Trevor Bryan will have to wait another day to settle their differences—if ever at all. The oft-postponed WBA heavyweight title consolidation bout has once again hit the scrap heap, event officials have informed BoxingScene.com. Reasons for the fallout depend on which side of the argument is believed, though the lack of

Sean Gibbons, President of Manny Pacquiao’s promotional company, MP Promotions, admits the demand for a boxing match with Conor McGregor has plummeted in the aftermath of Saturday’s loss by the UFC star.  McGregor was knocked out in two rounds by Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi. Pacquiao and McGregor are

Cuban heavyweight sensation, Frank Sanchez, who has steadily been climbing up the WBO world rankings since turning professional in 2017, calls out Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk to clash this year. “Joshua and Usyk, that’s really who I want to fight.” The Cuban revealed in an exclusive interview with proboxing-fans.com. Anthony Joshua is the unified

Kid Galahad has moved from one title fight rematch to another. That’s if James ‘Jazza’ Dickens decides to accept the fight or move in another direction. A vacant title fight has been ordered by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) between Galahad and Dickens, its top two contenders in the wake of Josh Warrington abandoning the

Darren Tetley will take on Samuel Antwi in a battle for the vacant English welterweight title on next month’s action-packed #MTKFightNight. The event takes place on Friday 19 February at the University of Bolton Stadium, and will be broadcast live in the US on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank, and worldwide on IFL TV.

Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera had a very frustrating 2020 campaign. He spent most of the year training for a showdown against Sergey Kovalev that failed to materialize because of the coronavirus pandemic and other factors.  With Kovalev having since failed a test for PEDs, that fight won’t be a possibility anytime soon. The promotional

Given the way factions align, and subsequently behave, in the current environment there are realistic and sometimes unrealistic hopes for fans. The most realistic hope, the place where fans should hold factions most accountable, is in delivering the best of what they can. Where healthy matches are available under one umbrella, are they being made?

There was a moment of amazement on the Showtime telecast’s commentary on Stephen Fulton’s title-winning performance over Angelo Leo on Saturday night. With ten seconds to go in the second round, Al Bernstein chimed in, breaking convention of letting play-by-play man Mauro Ranallo tie a bow on the round. As if he were just remarking

Queensberry Polska promotes a show in Lublin (Poland) on March 6. Headlining the bill is Polish-British light heavyweight Pawel August (12-0). As for the opponent it’s still not clear yet. On the undercard French amateur star Sofiane Oumiha makes his long awaited pro debut. Oumiha won bronze in the Olympics 2016 and became amateur world

Jake and Logan Paul have gotten a mixed bag of feedback from fans and fighters alike ever since both brothers revived the cottage industry of celebrity boxing. Count Conor McGregor as one of the stars who support YouTubers, entertainers and social media personalities in their quests to cross over into the ring. “As they say,

Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. - In a battle of unbeatens for the WBO super bantamweight title, Stephen Fulton (19-0, 8 KOs) became a world champion with a twelve round unanimous decision over Angelo Leo (20-1, 9 KOs). The scores were 118-110, 119-109, 119-109. Fulton was very sharp with his jab in the first round, while

Ekaterinburg, Russia -2016 Rio bronze medalist Vladimir Nikitin suffered his second career setback (as a pro) with an eight-round draw against determined Kazakh import Yerzhan Zalilov. Scores were: 77-75, 75-77, and 76-76 – in what was a very spirited two-way contest. Nikitin, 30, was fighting in Russia for the second time since losing a hyped

Rolando Romero is coming off a controversial win over Jackson Marinez. For his efforts, Romero took home a WBA interim lightweight title, but he also was awarded a heap of criticism at no fault of his own when all three judges handed the 25-year-old a unanimous decision. Romero won the fight on paper, but certainly,

Jose Perez, co-manager of super middleweight contender Avni Yildirim, realizes that his boxer has a very tough mountain to climb on February 27th, when he faces WBC, WBA champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in Miami, Florida. Yildirim is the WBC’s mandatory challenger. Canelo, regarded by many as the top pound-for-pound fighter in boxing, captured the two titles

A bitterly disappointed Aram Avagyan says he’s willing to do a rematch of his exciting showdown with Jose “Magnifico” Nunez, but this time things have to be a bit different. The two undefeated super featherweights, Avagyan (10-0-2, 4 KOs) and Nunez (11-0-2, 4 KOs), fought to a fan-friendly eight-round majority draw this week, in the co-main

When Efetobor Apochi steps into the ring, the comparison of his dimensions and demeanor to perhaps the most bombastic prizefighter from the recent past is immediate and inescapable. Standing 5’11” with beefy, muscular shoulders and chest, he bobs and weaves his way into punching range behind a peekaboo guard before pulverizing his opponents with both