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Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has fired back at some of the recent claims that were made by rival promoter Eddie Hearn. In a recent interview, Hearn made a claim that Fury wanted no part of a full division unification with Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA titles.

David Benavidez Jr. is an aggressive, come-forward fighter, so it should be no surprise that he has holds his likely next opponent, veteran Canadian knockout artist David Lemieux, in high regard.  Benavidez is reportedly set to face Lemieux in a 168-pound matchup sometime in the spring on Showtime, potentially in Benavidez’s hometown of Phoenix.  The

The feud between Claressa Shields and Jake Paul appears to be simmering down. In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, Shields praised Paul for doing great things for his fighter Amanda Serrano, and women’s boxing as a whole. Paul, through his MVP Promotions, helped Serrano finalize a deal to face undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor on April

With a little less pressure on him in a lower-profile position on a card, Nico Ali Walsh stopped Jeremiah Yeager in the second round Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The unbeaten Ali Walsh’s fourth victory and third knockout came seven weeks after a mediocre performance at Madison Square Garden. A grandson of Muhammad Ali, the

Robson Conceicao believes he, not Oscar Valdez, should own the WBC super featherweight title. Four months later, the 130-pound contender still cannot believe Valdez was awarded a victory over him in their 12-round title fight. Conceicao is convinced he thoroughly out-boxed Valdez, who wasn’t nearly as impressive versus the previously unbeaten Brazilian than he was

Former world champion Amir Khan feels confident that light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury would overcome social media star Jake Paul in a potential fight. Fury, the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, was scheduled to face Paul last month – as the main event of a Showtime Pay-Per-View card. As the fight drew

Abel Ramos has a new opponent and platform on which the fight will take place. BoxingScene.com has learned through multiple sources that Josesito Lopez has suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from his planned welterweight fight with Ramos. The two were due to collide as part of a Fox Sports Pay-Per-View show on

Pick It: TBRB #3 Ilunga Makabu vs. #4 Thabiso Mchunu (Saturday, Fite TV, 8:00 PM EST) Fans with an extra $50-ish to burn will find a solid cruiserweight main event on this show. It’s a rematch over six years in the making. In the first fight, the 34-year old Makabu (28-2, 25 KO) rallied from

EBU welterweight champ David Avanesyan (28-3-1) will, according to the EBU, make a voluntary defense of the title against Finnish boxer Oskari Metz (15-0) on a Queensberry Promotion sometime in March with a site to be announced. Metz is ranked # 11 by the EBU and this is by far the biggest fight of his

The 130-pound title picture will crystallize Saturday evening at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, as the unbeaten Xavier Martinez (17-0, 11 KOs) battles recent world title challenger Robson Conceicao (16-1, 8 KOs) in a 10-round WBC title eliminator. (photos by Mikey Williams) Conceicao is coming off last September’s valiant challenge of WBC world champion

Years in the making, the biggest fight ever in women’s boxing between the pound-for-pound #1 and #2 fighters of the world is one that will not only make boxing history, but women’s sports history. MSG has hosted thousands of fights through its illustrious years, beginning more than a century ago on July 17, 1882; now,

Former unified welterweight world champion Keith “One Time’’ Thurman will return to the ring to take on former super lightweight world champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios in a 12-round welterweight showdown that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View lineup on Saturday, February 5 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las

Demetrius Andrade is considering a path that could lead to a third divisional title while ending his current reign. There remains a glimmer of hope that he could have his cake and eat it, too. Three sources have confirmed to BoxingScene.com that Providence’s Andrade (31-0, 19KOs) is revisiting plans for a super middleweight showdown with

The IBF has doubled its pleasure in hopes of moving forward with a heavyweight fight to determine its next mandatory challenger. BoxingScene.com has learned that Murat Gassiev and Andy Ruiz Jr. were both offered an invitation by the New Jersey-based sanctioning body to enter talks for a final title eliminator with unbeaten Filip Hrgovic. The

Kell Brook is not worried about Amir Khan’s decision to hire a new head trainer. Khan has been inactive since July 2019, but he returns to the ring to face fellow former world champion Kell Brook in a grudge match at Manchester Arena on February 19. During the last few weeks, Khan has been training in

Thai slugger Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (50-5-1 43 KOs) and Mexico’s Carlos Cuadras (39-4-1 27 KOs) will rekindle their rivalry with the vacant WBC super flyweight belt at stake at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday February 5th, live on DAZN. The two warriors first fought in May 2014 for the same title, with

Now that decision-makers for DAZN and Matchroom Boxing realize Juan Francisco Estrada won’t be able to fight Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez a third time March 5, they’re trying to find a suitable replacement to keep the streaming service’s main event intact for that night. BoxingScene.com has learned that discussions are ongoing internally to make a bout

Joshua Franco is willing to advance from challenger in waiting to late replacement to save the show. A current void exists in DAZN’s 1st quarter schedule, with its March 5 main event in disarray. BoxingScene,com has confirmed that lineal/WBA “Super” 115-pound champion Juan Francisco Estrada has tested positive for Covid and is symptomatic, which has