Pick It: Cecilia Braekhus vs. Jessica McCaskill (Saturday, DAZN, 8 PM EST) The short list of the greatest women ever to lace gloves won’t go far without discussion of the current undisputed welterweight queen. Braekhus (36-0, 9 KO) will attempt her 26th successful title defense against McCaskill (8-2, 3 KO) with what could be the
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FOX’s telecast Saturday night was the most-watched boxing broadcast in the United States since the sport returned to television June 9. Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that the main event of FOX’s three-bout broadcast, Jamal James’ victory over Thomas Dulorme, drew an average audience of 1,076,000 and a peak audience of 1,224,000 at the beginning
The first ever virtual purse bid hearing scheduled to take place has since been delayed—and likely canceled altogether. A scheduled purse bid to determine promotional rights for the World Boxing Council interim lightweight title fight between Ryan Garcîa and Luke Campbell instead became an announcement to reveal that both sides have nearly finalized terms. For
John Docherty says he needs to beat Anthony Fox “in style” when they clash over eight rounds in a Super-Middleweight affair at Matchroom Fight Camp this Friday August 14, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. The heavy-handed Scot has a habit of ending proceedings early, with six of his
Rob Brant’s opponent has been secured for his comeback bout. BoxingScene.com has learned that Brant will battle Vitaliy Kopylenko in a 10-round super middleweight match August 22 at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. ESPN+ will stream Brant-Kopylenko as the co-feature before Eleider Alvarez and Joe Smith Jr. meet in the main event, a
Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is confident that nothing will derail the trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder. Fury, with or without the world title, is contractually bound to fight Wilder next. In February, he stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC title. Wilder would then exercise his contractual
Former Olympian Natasha Jonas believes she did enough to walk away with the titles in her ten round draw with undefeated champion Terri Harper. Their fight took place last Friday at Matchroom’s Fight Camp, with Jonas challenging Harper for her WBC, IBO super featherweight titles. Jonas, who many viewed as being too old at 36, put in
Former WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (35-0, 28 KOs) has been out of the ring since he made his middleweight debut back in February, with a stoppage win over Spike O’Sullivan at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Munguia decided to vacate his WBO title at 154-pounds to pursue bigger fights at the middleweight limit.
Showtime recently announced their schedule for the rest of 2020. Among the fights scheduled is a 154 pound showdown pitting former title challengers Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin (22-1) and Terrell Gausha (22-1-1). The Showtime televised fight will take place at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on September 19th in a setting without fans as the
According to UFC President Dana White, he is still speaking with former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. with respect to a potential ring return. Earlier this year, White and Mayweather had come together at a basketball game and discussed a venture where they would unite to promote a potential fall event – with Mayweather
Top welterweight Jamal “Shango’’ James will square off against former title challenger Thomas Dulorme in a 12-round battle for the Interim WBA Welterweight Title, headlining the return of FOX PBC Fight Night on FOX, FS1 and FOX Deportes, Saturday, August 8 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. >>>>CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE SCORECARD<<<< FOX
Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood – Anthony Fowler looked back to his destructive best as he dominated the tough and game Adam Harper, dropping him in round four before sealing the win with a stoppage in the seventh. ‘The Machine’ had too much fire power for Harper. “I should have been more composed,” said Fowler. “I
Leo ‘El Famoso Terremoto’ Santa Cruz is not worried about Gervonta Davis being unable to make the contracted weight of 130-pounds for their scheduled fight, which takes place on October 24. Santa Cruz and Davis will meet for two world titles, the World Boxing Association super featherweight and lightweight belts. Santa Cruz holds the WBA title at 130, while
On Friday afternoon in Marbella, Spain, the weigh-in took place for a breezy card tomorrow night, in the Andalusian town. In the main event will see a clash between former WBC Latino champion Kerman Lejarraga and Tyrone Nurse from the UK. The bout will be held at the super welterweight (154 pounds) limit as stipulated. The organizers
Mykal Fox isn’t the only member of his fighting family who is on standby. BoxingScene.com has been informed that Alantez Fox, Mykal’s older brother, is a potential replacement preparing to fill in for Showtime’s main event August 15 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Alantez Fox could face either WBC super middleweight champion David
Undefeated junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu is only a few weeks away from his anticipated clash with former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn. Their fight is scheduled for August 26 bout in Townsville. A crowd of 16,000 – all socially distanced – is expected at Queensland Bank Stadium. Horn has a clear edge in experience,
While Europe is slowly getting back to its new normal, Belarus is at the front line of a boxing revival – thanks in part to British promoter Al Siesta, his efforts united with those of local former Olympian Khavazhy Khatsygov, who staged a fan-friendly, intensive streak of events at the DiaMond in Minsk. Five tourneys