The bronze medalist for Mexico at the Rio 2016 Olympic games, Misael ‘Chino’ Rodriguez, and the also Olympian Lindolfo Delgado, signed agreements with the renowned manager Rick Mirigian, who guides the career of WBC, WBO junior welterweight champion Jose Ramirez, and also WBA “regular” champion Joshua Franco. Misael (10-0, 5 KO’s) and Lindolfo (11-0, 11 KO’s) have not fought
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Dillian Whyte has taken aim at former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder for his recent training change. As BoxingScene.com first reported last week, Wilder parted ways with longtime co-trainer and former champion Mark Breland. It was Breland who threw in the towel during the seventh round of Wilder’s TKO defeat at the hands of Tyson Fury back
Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes – Alen Babic blasted out Niall Kennedy in the third round as ‘The Savage’ continued his destructive progress as a Heavyweight contender. The Croatian was extended into the third round for the first time, but swiftly finished off Kennedy with an explosive assault to bring up his fifth straight knockout
Ivan Baranchyk earned the win he sought, even if it didn’t officially come in the ring. The former junior welterweight titlist was given a clean bill of health upon being discharged from University Medical Center in Las Vegas, where he was held for overnight observations following his Fight of the Year-level 5th round knockout loss
Ryan Garcia’s ceiling outside of the ring is arguably as high as the one inside of it. SportsPro has released its rankings for “The World’s 50 Most Marketable Athletes” and the 22-year-old undefeated rising star Garcia tops the list for the sport of boxing, coming in at No. 12 overall. Powered by Nielsen’s athlete marketability
WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol is looking for the biggest fights possible in his weight class. Besides the big names in his weight class, Bivol would not rule out the possibility of facing someone like unbeaten contender Joshua Buatsi, who later today will face Marko Calic in the UK. Buatsi has a number three
MORE LIVE RESULTS TO COME………….. JJ Mariano wasted little time overwhelming Matthew Reed on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Mariano knocked down Reed with a left hook a little less than a minute into their scheduled four-round junior middleweight match. Reed got up and tried his best to continue. Mariano swarmed him, however, unloaded a
Jose Zepeda presents stylistic challenges for anyone he fights, including Ivan Baranchyk. Baranchyk’s promoter still can’t envision Zepeda avoiding his former champion’s power throughout their main event Saturday night. Lou DiBella believes Baranchyk ultimately will be “too strong” for Zepeda in a high-stakes junior welterweight encounter ESPN+ will stream from MGM Grand Conference Center in
BOXXER announced that UB7 will make its return behind closed doors with a never seen before, one night, four man knockout competition and a stacked card. The undercard will also feature recently signed UB Champions, a huge professional debut and an Albanian superstar. UB7, in association with Betfred and Lucozade, will be on Tuesday 10th November
WBC lightweight world champion Devin Haney is taking no chances with Olympic gold medal winner Yuriorkis Gamboa. The two boxers will collide on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida, live on DAZN. Haney (24-0, 15 KOs) is fighting for the first time since November 2019 after recovering from a
In anticipation of the Oct. 17 lightweight unification showdown between WBC Franchise/WBA/WBO world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and IBF kingpin Teofimo Lopez, ESPN will debut Blood, Sweat and Tears: Lomachenko vs. Lopez, a two-part, behind-the-scenes look at the fighters’ camps. Episode 1: (Sunday, Oct. 4 at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT, ESPN (re-airs on ESPN2 at
Saturday night went remarkably better for the Charlo twins than the previous evening they fought on the same card. In their pay-per-view debuts, the polarizing champions were equally excellent while producing perhaps the most impressive victories of their respective careers. A few hours after Jermall Charlo convincingly conquered relentless Ukrainian challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko in their
Take two. Junior welterweight contenders Jose “Chon” Zepeda and former world champion Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk were scheduled to fight in July, but the bout was postponed after Baranchyk suffered an injured rib in training. Both men now have a clean bill of health, and the two will fight Saturday evening in a 10-round bout
Live boxing will make its long-awaited return to Italy on Friday October 23 with a stacked show at the Allianz Cloud in Milan behind closed doors, almost a year on from the last Matchroom Boxing Italy and OPI Since 82 promoted show in the country, with all of the action shown exclusively on DAZN. Main event
Bryan Polaco and Omar Rosario both opted to turn pro during an originally designated Olympic year for the purpose of remaining active. Their handlers are more than doing their part to live up to that promise. The pair of amateur standouts and rookie prospects will both appear in separate bouts on the fall season premiere
Tyrone McKenna’s movement made it challenging at times, but Ohara Davies defeated a southpaw Wednesday night. After suffering losses to left-handed opponents Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, Davies out-landed a reluctant McKenna in The Golden Contract’s 140-pound final Wednesday night at Sky Sports Studios in London. England’s Davies (22-2, 16 KOs) landed the harder shots,
There was a genuine aura of disappointment when a rib injury suffered by Ivan Baranchyk prevented his planned summer showdown with Jose Zepeda from seeing the light of day. Fortunately, there was a willingness on both sides to make sure the fight eventually happened. “I want to make it clear that I am ready for
Far from his home country of Belarus, Ivan Baranchyk has been living his version of the American dream for years now, finding several homes along the way. From Brooklyn, New York to a pair of Miamis (Oklahoma and Florida), “The Beast” can safely be called a citizen of the world as he awaits his Saturday