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Ryan Garcia is not only back but with an entirely new supporting cast. The unbeaten lightweight dropped a stunning announcement ahead of his ring return, as he will now work under the guidance of renowned trainer Joe Goossen. The move comes two months out from Garcia’s upcoming fight with Ghana’s Emmanuel Tagoe (32-1, 15KOs), which

EUROPEAN WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION David Avanesyan returns to the ring on March 19 at the OVO Arena, Wembley with a defence of his title on a night of multiple championship clashes at the historic London venue. Avanesyan, who is bidding to return to world title contention in 2022, takes on the unbeaten Finn Oskari Metz, 15-0,

Pick It: TBRB #3 Daniel Jacobs vs. John Ryder (Saturday, DAZN, 2:00 PM EST) It’s a lighter weekend for the sweet science but the sport won’t be absent. The fight of the weekend is this subtle crossroads fight between a pair of veteran super middleweights who need to win now. 35-year old former middleweight titlist

Grant Dennis is fully aware of the rewards that are on offer if he can defeat Danny Dignum when the two fighters meet on Friday’s MTK Fight Night. Dennis (17-3, 3 KOs) challenges Dignum (13-0-1, 7 KOs) for his WBO European middleweight title as part of this week’s huge event at York Hall in London,

Felix Verdejo will remain in prison through at least his next trial date. The transition period and the process in general, however, has taken a financial toll on the boxer and the ability to have proper representation in a court of law. Lead counsel for Verdejo and alleged accomplice Luis Antonio Cadiz-Martinez met in a

Demetrius Andrade arrived at a point in his career where he simply needed to cut his losses, says his promoter Eddie Hearn. Andrade, the skilled southpaw and longtime middleweight titleholder from Rhode Island, has had so far a perplexing and lukewarm stint in the professional ranks, stemming mainly from the fact that he has been

Joshua Franco is now one win away from taking up his younger brother on a playful dare to unify titles. The World Boxing Association (WBA) has formally ordered a junior bantamweight title consolidation clash between Franco as the secondary titlist and lineal/WBA “Super” champion Juan Francisco Estrada. San Antonio’s Franco (18-1-2, 8KOs) was already guaranteed

Swedish super lightweight Anthony Yigit (24-2-1) has decided to relocate to Miami, Florida, and will dedicate himself full time to boxing. Yigit was training in the US this past summer and was scheduled to fight on the undercard to the WBA lightweight fight between champ Rollo Romero and challenger Austin Dulay July 17 in San

This could be the year of Conor Benn – Eddie Hearn certainly hopes so, after making him the face of DAZN’s UK output as it heads into its first full year.  Any people travelling on the Tube in London in December will have seen Benn’s face in a lot of adverts ahead of his fight

Joey Gamache believes the handlers of former lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez need to employ more tact as it relates to the latter’s career. The 24-year-old Lopez suffered a major upset last November, when he dropped a decision to Aussie underdog George Kambosos Jr. at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Tony Yoka has a new date with an old dance partner. Plans are back in play for the 2016 Olympic Gold medalist and current heavyweight contender to face Martin Bakole. Their previously postponed heavyweight clash has been rescheduled for May 14 on Canal+ from Accor Arena in Paris, event promoter AllStar Boxing France confirmed Tuesday.

Cuban southpaw sensation Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez won a pair of Olympic gold medals for his homeland. He is now determined to add some professional hardware to his collection. Ramirez (8-1, 4 KOs) will cross the pond to battle Irish veteran Eric Donovan (14-1, 8 KOs) in a 10-round featherweight battle Saturday, Feb. 26, at

Plans to get Felix Alvarado in the ring this month have been met with resistance. BoxingScene.com has learned that the IBF junior flyweight titlist is no longer in the mix to land on the February 19 DAZN show in Tijuana, Mexico. Alvarado was aiming to make the second defense of his title versus Mexico’s Erick

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are set to make history in an epic battle for Taylor’s undisputed Lightweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday April 30, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Ed Mulholland) Continuing their press conference tour, the two fighters went face to face in London. Years in the

Joe Markowski thinks Bob Arum should speak for himself as it relates to his controversy-raising remarks on women’s boxing.  Arum, the 90-year-old head of Top Rank Inc., caused a firestorm recently when he claimed that people “don’t particularly pay attention to the women’s fights.” The comments were made in light of the fact that Arum

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – In a super featherweight clash, former world champion Leo Santa Cruz (38-2-1, 19 KOs) won a lopsided ten round unanimous decision over Keenan Carbajal (23-3-1, 15 KOs). (photos by Ryan Hafey) All three judges scored the fight 100-90. Santa Cruz was returning for the first time since his brutal knockout

Jesse Rodriguez put on a clinical display to win the WBC World Super-Flyweight title against Carlos Cuadras at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (photos by Ed Mulholland) Rodriguez (15-0 10 KOs) lived up to the promise that had many pundits calling him the young fighter to watch in 2022 and entered his first ever

At the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona – Jamie Mitchell (8-0-2 5 KOs) impressed in the first defense of her WBA Bantamweight title against Carly Skelly (4-1-1), landing a dominant fourth round stoppage win. Skelly hit the canvas hard in the final seconds of the opening round, and Mitchell repeated the trick at the end