Boxing Scene

Unbeaten super lightweight Karl Dargan will face Alfredo Santiago in a 10-round showdown, while exciting super welterweight prospect Travon Marshall duels Marcus Washington in a six-round attraction highlighting non-televised undercard action this Saturday, June 4 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Armory in Minneapolis. The card is topped by a much-anticipated showdown between

Shakur Stevenson believes he is in a class of his own. The crafty 130-pound southpaw from Newark, New Jersey, does not think that any of his upperclassmen in the talent-rich 135-pound division have a win on their records as impressive as the one he picked up in his most recent ring outing.   Stevenson, 24,

Nonito Donaire has told Naoya Inoue he can forget about trying to knock him out, saying: “My heart is bigger than his punches”. Donaire and Inoue meet in a highly anticipated rematch in Japan on June 7, with the IBF, WBA, WBA bantamweight titles at stake. The pair traded punches in a 2019 ‘Fight of

WBC, IBF, WBA middleweight champion Claressa Shields believes a victory in her upcoming fight with WBO champion Savannah Marshall could be just as big as the April win by Katie Taylor over longtime rival Amanda Serrano at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Shields and Marshall will collide in an undisputed showdown in September. “I believe the

Eimantas Stanionis never doubted that he could beat Radzhab Butaev. What the unbeaten Lithuanian boxer was never able to fully visualize was the feeling that would come with the best win of his young career—and the impact it would have on his fans back home. “I think there will be so many young fighters from

Luiz Carlos Dorea, the boxing trainer of MMA legend Anderson Silva, believes his fighter would do a job on Jake Paul in a boxing match. Two weeks ago, Silva saw action in Abu Dhabi, when he outboxed Bruno Machado in an exhibition fight. The bout was the co-featured attraction to Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition with Don

Josh Kelly (10-1-1, 6 KOs) will look to put his name back amongst the division’s best as he makes his long-awaited return to the ring on Friday June 17 at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool as part of an action-packed night of free-to-air boxing live on Channel 5. London had previously come calling for

Mayhem comes home, as Jason Moloney gets ready for the biggest stage of his career, as he defends his WBC silver and competes for the WBO international bantamweight strap against highly touted Aston Palicte. Palicte has been on the world stage before, having controversially drawn with a great of the little big men, Donny Nietes

Barclays Center, Brooklyn – Super featherweight contender Eduardo “Zurdito” Ramirez (27-2-3, 12 KOs) edged out a majority decision victory over Puerto Rico’s Luis Melendez (17-2, 13 KOs) in their 10-round showdown. “The first few rounds were even, but after that he only had his jab,” said Ramirez. “I was able to hurt him. He tried

NEW YORK – Rolando Romero doesn’t just think he was beating Gervonta Davis convincingly when Davis drilled him with the left hand that instantly ended their fight in the sixth round early Sunday morning at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The 26-year-old Romero believes his power actually “terrified” Davis once his rival felt his strength early

It’s been quite the few weeks in boxing lately. A heavyweight champion winning and (probably not) retiring. A pay-per-view star climbing the ladder for another title and falling hard. And two welterweights who’ve shared title status for years finally making it sound as if a showdown is what both of them actually want. Precisely the

NEW YORK – Eduardo Ramirez overcame some tenuous moments Saturday night to extend his winning streak. The Mexican contender beat Luis Melendez by majority decision in a 10-round, 130-pound fight that opened Showtime Pay-Per-View’s telecast of the Gervonta Davis-Rolando Romero undercard at Barclays Center. Judges Bernard Bruni (96-94) and John Poturaj (98-92) overruled John McKaie,

It’s difficult for Jesus Ramos to feel like he has anything to avenge for his family. As far as he could determine, Luke Santamaria didn’t do enough to earn the unanimous-decision win that the underdog officially recorded February 5 in Las Vegas. Jesus Ramos believes his uncle, Abel Ramos, defeated Santamaria in their 10-round bout

LIAM DAVIES IS on a personal mission to win the British title in honour of his late grandfather, who inspired him to take up the sport. Local man Davies takes on the champion Marc Leach for the Lonsdale belt at super bantamweight on June 11 at the Telford International Arena. Davies, 26, visited his grandfather’s

Errol Spence not only reestablished himself as the leader of the welterweight division but also box-office gold. The unbeaten Desoto, Texas native was brilliant in a tenth-round stoppage of Yordenis Ugas to win the WBA welterweight title and defend his WBC/IBF belts atop an April 16 Showtime Pay-Per-View event from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Puerto Rican super middleweight contender Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga is switching things up. Berlanga (19-0, 16 KOs) has moved training camp from the friendly New York City confines to his family’s homeland as he seeks recapture the knockout power that saw him score 16 straight first-round knockouts to begin his career. Berlanga is readying

Jesus Martinez will make his professional debut on Friday June 10 at the Domo Alcalde in Guadalajara, live worldwide on DAZN, in the latest installment of Matchroom and DAZN’s fight series in Mexico, in association with Canelo Promotions and Clase Y Talento. Martinez leaves the amateur scene as a 14-time US National champion, former International

NEW YORK – Gervonta Davis rolled his eyes and mocked Rolando Romero at times during their press conference Thursday at a Marriott near the Brooklyn Bridge. The unbeaten WBA world lightweight champion also disagreed with moderator Brian Custer when the Showtime announcer asked Davis about Romero’s awkward style. The rugged Romero fights in an unconventional