Nonito Donaire has a new opponent and a different date for his next fight. “The Filipino Flash” was supposed to challenge WBC bantamweight champ Nordine Oubaali on December 12 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. BoxingScene.com has learned that visa issues have prevented Oubaali from receiving clearance to travel from France to the United
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The four-division champion Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) can now gorge on a buffet of foes from any promotional outfit, on any network or platform he chooses. As BoxingScene.com reported on Wednesday, Canelo’s team is in talks for a potential fight with WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith – with a target date in late December.
The biggest names define memorable eras. The supporting casts are often what separates the best eras from each other. This weekend, on the undercard of Terence Crawford-Kell Brook, 25-year old Joshua Franco (17-1-2, 8 KO) will face 29-year old Andrew Moloney (21-1, 14 KO) in an immediate rematch of their exciting clash in June. Franco
Ricky Hatton, who is part of Tyson Fury’s training team, has fired back at the recent allegations that were made by Deontay Wilder. Last month, Wilder took to social media and made several controversial claims regarding his February rematch with Fury. Fury won the bout by way of a seventh round stoppage to capture Wilder’s
The struggle remains in the quest to secure the best welterweights in the world for arguably the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. That will never prevent Top Rank from continuing to promoter Terence Crawford as if he’s the biggest star in the world. Ahead of his upcoming title defense versus former champ Kell Brook
Former two division world champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez has finalized a new date for his next ring return. Martinez will be back on December 19 for the second fight of his comeback to the sport of boxing. The veteran boxer will face Finnish contender Jussi Koivula, over ten round distance, in the middleweight division. The originally scheduled date for the event was December
CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO – After nine long months of forced inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, boxing will finally make its return in Puerto Rico and on DIRECTV; when Miguel Cotto Promotions, H2 Entertainment along with Golden Boy Promotions stage an event at the Pedrín Zorrilla Coliseum in San Juan on December 5. Headlining the
Terence Crawford didn’t hesitate when Andre Ward asked him to list, in order, the opponents Crawford wants to box before he retires. “If I could fight all the fighters, you know, and then walk away, Pacquiao would be the number one,” Crawford replied during “Relentless: Terence Crawford,” which premiered on ESPN on Sunday night. “Spence,
It was recently announced that the New Zealand grudge match pitting Joseph Parker (27-2) against Junior Fa (19-0) would be pushed back a day from its original Friday, December 11th date to Saturday, December 12th. The change in the date was made by the event organizers to avoid a conflict with All Blacks’ Rugby Championship
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was an interested in observer of Oleksandr Usyk’s second heavyweight fight, which took place two weeks ago against veteran Derek Chisora. Before he became a world champion for the first time, Fury beat Chisora twice with few issues. Usyk had a much tougher time than many had expected in winning
The 2020 Fight of the Year race shall not be called until December 31. Kazuto Ioka and Kosei Tanaka have formally announced plans for a head-on collision, with their bout to take place on New Year’s Eve at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The bout was formally announced via virtual press conference on Monday, ending months of
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Devin Haney’s latest performance put another win on his record and a near $5,000 profit in the pocket of one enthusiastic gambler. A virtual 12-round shutout offered by Las Vegas’ Haney (25-0, 15KOs) over Miami’s Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18KOs) on Saturday generated favorable action at the sportsbooks, despite the unbeaten lightweight titlist emerging as
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida – Undefeated Olympic bronze medal winner Filip Hrgovic (12-0) became the first man to scored a stoppage victory over veteran Rydell Booker. (photos by Ed Mulholland) Booker had taken punishment round after round, prompting the referee to wave off the fight in the fifth round. Afterwards, Hrgovic
Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles - In the co-main event, rising heavyweight Frank “The Cuban Flash” Sanchez (16-0, 12 KOs) scored a fourth-round knockout over Brian Howard (15-4, 12 KOs), knocking him down three times on his way to the victory. (photos by Sean Michael Ham) Sanchez showed improved aggression against Howard, stalking his opponent and forcing
A disgusted Luis Ortiz walked away from Alexander Flores in disbelief after stopping an injured Flores early in the first round Saturday night. Ortiz landed a right hand to Flores’ body, but Flores fell awkwardly to the canvas. Flores reached his feet, but he seemed to favor his right leg. Referee Thomas Taylor quickly put
When Devin Haney had to sit still for the first time in his boxing life, he grew anxious about whether his surgically repaired right shoulder would work the way it functioned before he hurt it in his last fight. That nervousness subsided once the WBC world lightweight champion returned to the gym to train in
Alexander “The Great” Flores previewed his showdown against top heavyweight contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz on a media conference call Tuesday, before they headline FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, November 7 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will see rising unbeaten
Top heavyweight contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz will headline a stacked night of heavyweight action when he takes on Alexander “The Great” Flores in the 10-round main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, November 7 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (photos by Sean Michael Ham) The broadcast begins at