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Former two division world champion Carl Froch is backing Kell Brook to win his upcoming welterweight grudge match with Amir Khan. The two former champions will collide on Saturday night at Manchester Arena. Both boxers are past their best days, but Froch believes Book still has more left in the tank. “I’d rather be Kell

There were times during the annoying negotiations for his long-overdue showdown with Amir Khan when Kell Brook threw his hands in the air. It seemed, according to Brook, that Khan was being difficult simply for the sake of being difficult – perhaps, Brook suspected, because Khan didn’t really want to fight him. Brook recalled so

Super middleweight contender Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga went the distance twice last year following 16 first-round stoppages to begin his pro career. (photos by Mikey Williams) After surgery to repair a torn biceps suffered last October against Marcelo Esteban Coceres, Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) will make his 2022 debut Saturday, March 19 in a

Jermell Charlo feels like he’s been here before with Brian Castano. The lineal and unified junior middleweight champion isn’t buying the alibi being offered for the latest delay in his planned rematch with Castano. As BoxingScene.com earlier reported, Castano was forced to withdraw from their planned March 19 rematch at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles

Joe Goossen received a phone call from Ryan Garcia’s representatives on Thursday to see if he’d be open to coaching the budding star. By Friday night, the undefeated Garcia had announced he was no longer training with Eddy Reynoso and alongside Canelo Alvarez in San Diego.  Instead, Garcia preferred independence and to strike out on

If David Benavidez Jr. ever winds up fighting Demetrius Andrade some day, it will require something like a career payday, according to his promoter. Sampson Lewkowicz, the promoter of 25-year-old undefeated super middleweight Benavidez, put the brakes on a potential fight between his charge and Andrade, the slick, two-division titleholder from Rhode Island. Talk of

Even when their Saturday fight was made official last November, there was the opinion that after years of waiting, something would happen to keep Kell Brook and Amir Khan from throwing hands in Manchester. But here we are, days away from a fight many thought we’d never see. That “many” includes Brook. “There were times

One sanctioning body is doing its part to lock in an opponent for Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. Ironically, it comes at a time when such a move isn’t necessary. The IBF has assigned a purse bid date of March 1 to determine promotional rights for an welterweight title eliminator between Philadelphia’s Ennis (28-0, 26KOs) and Canada’s

Eddie Hearn believes there was much more appeal and merit to an Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook welterweight match-up back when he was the one in charge trying to make the British super fight happen. The head of Matchroom Boxing is aware that Khan-Brook is still a commercially attractive bout, but he believes the high-stakes

Buster Douglas beat Mike Tyson this week. Thirty-two years ago this week that is. And while consoling myself to the idea I’m old enough to clearly recall an event more than 30 years old, part of me still reacts with the same slack-jawed shock I displayed upon initially learning the fateful Tokyo result in real

Social media star Jake Paul is not paying much attention to the high volume of taunts from various fighters in boxing and mixed martial arts.  A few weeks ago, IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis went through great lengths to gets his hands on Paul – including posting a video where he went to a tattoo

One of the sayings that comes up often in other sports is that, sometimes, the ball bounces your way. In boxing, the variation would probably be that sometimes the cards bounce your way. In November 2019, John Ryder gave then-WBA and Ring magazine super middleweight titlist Callum Smith hell. Many thought Ryder did enough to

A new date has been set. Russian contender Magomed Kurbanov will return to the ring on March 26 in Yekaterinburg, where he will take on former world champion Patrick Teixeira for the WBO International junior middleweight title, according to information provided by RCC Boxing Promotions to Oleg Bogatov. In the main fight of the evening,

Even Gabe Rosado thinks Daniel Jacobs beat John Ryder. Rosado, who lost a controversial split decision to Jacobs in November 2020, stated during DAZN’s post-fight coverage Saturday night that Jacobs was “robbed” in that streaming service’s main event from Alexandra Palace in London. Ryder defeated Jacobs by split decision in what was a very competitive

London, UK – Wokingham middleweight talent Felix Cash (15-0, 10 KOs) was forced to overcomes two knockdowns and a point deduction to win a close ten round unanimous decision over unbeaten Russian contender Magomed Madiev (15-1-2, 4 KOs) for the WBC International Title. (photos by Mark Robinson) Romford Heavyweight sensation Johnny Fisher (5-0, 4 KOs)

Danny Dignum produced a superb performance as he stopped Grant Dennis to retain his WBO European middleweight title on Friday’s MTK Fight Night. The two men went head to head at York Hall in London, with undefeated Dignum dropping Dennis several times in round six to keep hold of his title. Elsewhere on the card,

Eddie Hearn isn’t sure if he’ll be doing more than cheering on his longtime charge Dillian Whyte from the sidelines when he faces WBC beltholder Tyson Fury in their projected title bout later this spring. Matchroom Boxing’s Hearn, the longtime promoter of the Whyte, says it will be up to the Jamaican-born, London native whether

It has been a long time since Daniel Jacobs boxed in the UK, but an ambition that was formed as a 17-year-old is being fulfilled on Saturday night when he boxes John Ryder at Alexandra Palace in London.  It was December 2004 when Jacobs came to the UK as part of a United States amateur