A documentary, by definition, is a program providing “a factual record or report.” Which means stringing together grainy footage with narration gleaned from Boxrec.com would be sufficient to cross the word’s dictionary threshold. But Eric Drath isn’t content with merely jumping bars. So when it came to the remarkable life, storied career and unsolved murder
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Amanda Serrano and her team have found a way to get in one more fight in 2020. BoxingScene.com has learned that the record-setting seven division titlist is due to return to the ring on December 17. Brooklyn’s Serrano (38-1-1, 28KOs) will appear on a card whose already-set televised portion will air live on NBC Sports
In boxing, body of work matters. What just unfolded before our eyes does as well. When trying something new, tinkering to get to the right formula is part of the fun. In an effort to highlight which prominent fighters are fighting the genuine contenders around them, and which could do more, this strength of schedule/competition
Andrew Moloney remembers the exact punch that closed the eye of Joshua Franco. He can recall the feeling of his hand in his glove and the sight of Franco’s eye gradually puffing up. He’s replayed it over and over in his head a thousand times, watched it back on tape dozens more. Unfortunately, those tasked
YouTube star Jake Paul (2-0, 2 KOs) has vowed to continue his boxing career. The 23-year-old certainly stole the show on Saturday night, when he brutally knocked out NBA veteran Nate Robinson in the second round of their cruiserweight bout. Paul’s bout, which took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles, was the pay-per-view co-feature to the
Deontay Wilder would love nothing more than for a third fight with Tyson Fury to serve as his next ring appearance. Absent that, there isn’t anything he would love more than just to fight sooner rather than later. The former heavyweight titlist from Tuscaloosa, Alabama has seemingly come to grips that neither a third fight
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. was very impressed with the in-ring performance of Mike Tyson. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Triller) Tyson, 54-years-old and retired from the sport since 2005, returned to the ring on Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The former undisputed heavyweight champion fought Jones
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California – In an exhibition bout between two legendary names, Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) fought Roy Jones Jr. (66-9, 47 KOs) to a disputed eight round draw. (Photos by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Triller). Most observers saw Tyson as the clear decision winner. The scores were 76-76 for the draw
Italian lightweight Michael Magnesi (18-0) stopped Swiss-Rwandan Patrick Kinigamazi (32-3) on Friday night in Fondi (Italy) and won the vacant IBO title. Kinigamazi, a former WBFed champ, was heavily floored in the fifth by a right hook and it was stopped. Kinigamazi was down in the third as well….WBA Gold lightweight champ Yvan Mendy (45-5-1)
Jamaine Ortiz ventured away from his home region for the first time in his career, picking up his biggest win to date as a result. The unbeaten New England-based lightweight prospect outlasted Sulaiman Segawa before breaking him down inside of seven rounds. Ortiz floored Segawa late in round seven, with an ensuing volley forcing referee
Badou Jack has been on bigger stages than the one on which he will next arrive. That said, the event will mark a rare time in his established career where he truly won’t know what to expect—in or out of the ring. “This is not a real fight card, not a normal fight card. It’s
They make heavyweights in Britain these days. For generations British fight fans got used to investing all their hopes in one big man, now they are spoilt for choice. In most eras, this weekend’s fight between Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois would be to settle who was top dog in the country, now they are
Nikita Ababiy now has gone three straight fights without scoring a knockout. The 22-year-old middleweight prospect topped Brandon Maddox by unanimous decision in their six-round, 162-pound bout Friday night in Hollywood, Florida. Judges Fredrick Fluty, Alexander Levin and James O’Connor scored their fight the same, 59-55 for Brooklyn’s Ababiy, on the Daniel Jacobs-Gabe Rosado undercard
The highly anticipated all-British heavyweight showdown between British and Commonwealth champion Daniel “Dynamite” Dubois and Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce — Saturday, Nov. 28 in London— has an American broadcast home. Dubois-Joyce and unbeaten junior middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz against veteran Guido Nicolas Pitto will stream live on ESPN+ beginning at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, with a
Raphael Igbokwe will face once-beaten Genc Pllana in a rematch Saturday night, manager Joseph Vredevelt told Boxingscene Wednesday night. The eight-round super middleweight bout will take place at the Arabia Shrine Center in Houston, Texas and will headline a Force Train Promotions card that will stream live on pay-per-view ($9.99/ NextFightUp.com). Igbokwe (14-2, 6 knockouts),
The former WBC middleweight world champion Julio César Chávez Jr, and Ecuadorian fighter Jeyson Minda, had no issues on the scale on Thursday – as they made weight for their ten round, light heavyweight bout taking place on Friday, November 27 in Culiacán. The event is scheduled to start at 8PM at the “Juan S. Millán” Sports Center in
The highly anticipated all-British heavyweight showdown between British and Commonwealth champion Daniel “Dynamite” Dubois and Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce — Saturday, Nov. 28 in London— has an American broadcast home. Dubois-Joyce and unbeaten junior middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz against veteran Guido Nicolas Pitto will stream live on ESPN+ beginning at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, with a
Ryan Kavanaugh, the co-owner of the Triller app – which is staging the card featuring the exhibition between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. – has come out and denied some the chatter regarding the rules and stipulations for the heavyweight fight. In several interviews with BoxingScene.com, the head of the California State Athletic Commission,