Boxing Scene

Eddie Hearn realizes that satisfying Canelo Alvarez’s demands for a Dmitry Bivol rematch may be tricky to accomplish under the Mexican champion’s preferred time frame.   The Matchroom Boxing head will be promoting the undisputed 168-pound champion from Mexico in his upcoming trilogy fight against sworn rival Gennadiy Golovkin on Sept. 17 at T-Mobile Arena

Josh Taylor is going to get the rematch he has demanded with Jack Catterall. The Scottish southpaw won a debatable split decision against England’s Catterall and retained his four 140-pound championships February 26 at OVO Hydro in Glasgow. Taylor was dissatisfied with the nature of that 12-round victory and the accompanying criticism, though, and thus

Oscar Rivas’ dream of defending a major title in his birth country is officially on hold. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Rivas’ planned WBC Bridgerweight title defense versus Poland’s Lukasz Rozanski has been postponed. The bout was due to headline an August 13 show at Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia. However, on-site issues beyond the

Mikaela Mayer can appreciate those who were looking forward to her championship clash with Alycia Baumgardner taking place stateside. What the unbeaten IBF/WBO junior lightweight champ doesn’t get, is the backlash over the platform on which the fight will be showcased. As reported by BoxingScene.com earlier this month, Mayer-Baumgardner was named as the co-feature to

A date and location have been set down for the ring return of former cruiserweight world champion Murat Gassiev, according to boxer’s team. “Murat will fight on August 26 in Serbia. It is planned that the event will be held in one of the ancient castles. The opponent will be announced later,” a representative from

Angel “Moreno” Rodriguez (11-1, 8 KOs), the hard-hitting super lightweight prospect of Pico Rivera, California, made quick work of Gabriel Gutierrez (7-14, 5 KOs) of El Paso, Texas by stopping him via second-round knockout in a MarvNation Promotions main event on Saturday evening at the Derby Room in Pomona, California. The fight headlined a card

Jose Valenzuela sought any next challenge that would further his career beyond the rising prospect tag. The hope was to land an unbeaten fighter or a top lightweight contender. When neither could be delivered, he settled for an offered crossroads bout with Jezreel Corrales, a serviceable former titlist that should provide more resistance than his

Giovanni Cabrera followed his handlers’ advice and finally fought more aggressively Saturday night. The strategy change paid off for the southpaw from Chicago, who dropped Gabriel Flores Jr. three times on his way to winning a unanimous decision in their 10-round lightweight fight on the Isaac Dogboe-Joet Gonzalez undercard at Grand Casino Hinckley in Hinckley,

Jean Pascal punched his way back into title contention at the right time. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the International Boxing Federation (IBF) formally ordered a light heavyweight title eliminator between Quebec’s Pascal and London’s Joshua Buatsi on Friday. The two sides will be granted a free negotiation period to work out terms for such a

Kazuto Ioka is not without his lucrative options in the loaded junior bantamweight division. Just in case a fight with the top players doesn’t quite work out for the four-division and reigning WBO 115-pound titlist, there remains at least one willing challenger in Andrew Moloney. “I have been calling for this fight against Ioka for

Super middleweight Sena “The African Assassin” Agbeko (26-2, 21 KOs) showed once again why he is one of the hardest punchers in the weight class when he stopped a tough Winfred Harris Jr. in the 9th round to capture the WBC USNBC title fight at a sold-out Sioux City Convention Center in Iowa. Winfred had

Welterweight contender Jose Benavidez Jr. is working hard for his upcoming showdown against two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia, which headlines a Showtime televised tripleheader on Saturday, July 30 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a Premier Boxing Champions event. Garcia is making his debut at the junior middleweight limit of 154-pounds. Benavidez is receiving

Joet Gonzalez’s goal Saturday night is to earn a rematch with Emanuel Navarrete. To secure what would be his third shot at the WBO featherweight title in as many years, Gonzalez must overcome an opponent Navarrete has already beaten twice in a 12-round main event ESPN+ will stream from Grand Casino Hinckley in Hinckley, Minnesota.

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is still on the fence with respect to a potential future fight. Fury saw action in April, when he knocked out mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in London. In the aftermath, Fury explained that he was going to retire from the sport. However, Fury has yet to vacate

Adrian Peterson is looking to make a run in a completely different contact sport. The future NFL Hall of Famer will be making his boxing debut in an exhibition match against fellow running back Le’Veon Bell on July 30 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles as a featured attraction for the Social Gloves pay-per-view

Two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia is ten days away from his scheduled showdown with Jose Benavidez Jr. The bout takes place on Saturday, July 30, headlining live on Showtime televised tripleheader from Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a Premier Boxing Champions event. Garcia, who won world titles at junior welterweight and welterweight, is making

Ryan Garcia doesn’t think his demand for them to fight at the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds should prevent Gervonta Davis from embracing their showdown. There are other obstacles, mostly related to promoters and platforms, that could prevent Garcia and Davis from fighting later this year. Weight, however, shouldn’t be an issue, according to

Christian “Solid” Mbilli (21-0, 19 KOs) is out to dominate the 168-pound weight category and plans on making a statement on September 9 as he fights his way to the top to claim a second title belt. The Eye of the Tiger protegé will face off against American contender DeAndre Ware (15-3-2, 9 KOs) for