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Top Rank has added an interesting heavyweight fight to its Xavier Martinez-Robson Conceicao undercard Saturday night. BoxingScene.com has learned that unbeaten heavyweight prospect Stephan Shaw will oppose Joey Dawejko in an eight-rounder that’ll headline the ESPN+ portion of an undercard from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Top Rank has signed Shaw (15-0,

Ryan Garcia’s biggest win of his life may have been the one he earned from outside the confines of a boxing ring. In a profile by Dan Rafael published in the Jan. 13 issue of Boxing News, the popular Garcia offered what is probably his most elaborate account thus far on the much-publicized psychic turmoil

Tyson Fury’s name is once again attached to a rumored undisputed championship showdown as a WBC mandatory title defense looms ahead. For the second time in less than a year, rumors have swirled of a potential step aside fee being considered by at least one party standing in the way of crowning the first ever

Francis Ngannou scored a unanimous decision win against Cyril Gane on Saturday night, defending his heavyweight title for the first time while headlining the UFC 270 pay-per-view event in Anaheim, California.  BoxingScene.com first revealed Saturday night that Ngannou made a minimum purse of $600,000 to fight the fellow Frenchman Gane, who made $500,000. The reported

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. – Sakaria Lukas (25-1-1, 17 KOs) came in on late notice and felt that he was robbed of a knockdown that would have given him a ten round decision win over Olympian Tugstsogt Nyambayar (12-2-1, 9 KOs) on Saturday night. The fight was very competitive, but

Gary Russell’s previous 8 opponents landed 28.7% of their power punches. Mark Magsayo landed 41% of his power punches (140 of 340). Russell averaged 37 jabs thrown per round coming into this bout, but a right shoulder injury caused him to stop throwing his jab. Despite Russell not landing a jab from round 4 on,

Showtime and PBC have finally settled on a home for their next event in queue. The February 26 edition of Showtime Championship Boxing will land at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Headlining the show is the long ago ordered WBA junior lightweight title fight between defending beltholder Roger Gutierrez and unbeaten mandatory challenger Chris Colbert.

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Canelo Alvarez vs. Joe Smith, David Benavidez and Artur Beterbiev, Terence Crawford’s lawsuit against Top Rank, Gervonta Davis vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko, Deontay Wilder, and more. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Joe Smith just made the comment that he deserved the Canelo Alvarez fight.

On January 29th at the Packard Music Hall in Ohio, World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion Junior Illunga Makabu (28-2, 25KO`s) defends his belt against WBC Silver Champion Thabiso Mchunu (23-5, 13KO`s). Both are southpaws and this will be their second fight. In 2015 they clashed in a WBC eliminator. Thabiso dominated the first six rounds.

U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson, Brooklyn-born phenom Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington and Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of “The Greatest,” are among the rising stars who will fight Saturday, Jan. 29 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. The bill is topped by the 10-round WBC 130-pound title eliminator between Robson Conceicao and Xavier Martinez, and a

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Gary Russell Jr. doesn’t just want to fight twice in 2022. The WBC featherweight champion claimed Thursday that it’s within reason to expect him to box three times during this calendar year. Russell’s ambitious statement is sure to evoke strong reactions from fans that often criticize boxing’s longest-reigning champion for

Amir Khan does not see any way that Kell Brook will be able to topple him in the ring. The two former world champions will collide in an all-British grudge match at AO Arena in Manchester on February 19, live on Sky Sports Box Office and ESPN+. The two fighters have been feuding for several

WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. and unbeaten top challenger Mark Magsayo went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they meet in the SHOWTIME main event this Saturday, January 22 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. (photos by Amanda Westcott) The press

Jaron Ennis is hoping this is the year that he finally razes down the barrier separating him from welterweight supremacy.   The 24-year-old welterweight ace from Philadelphia is coming off a breakout 2021 that saw him snuff out durable veterans Sergey Lipinets and Thomas Dulorme in impressive fashion. Those performances have had the boxing world

Sergey Kovalev’s cruiserweight debut is almost set. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that representatives for Kovalev and Meng Fanlong have almost completed a deal for them to fight March 12 at an undetermined venue. Triller Fight Club will offer the Kovalev-Fanlong fight as a main event. Russia’s Kovalev (34-4-1, 29 KOs), a former light heavyweight champion, and

Add an injury issue to Gary Russell Jr.’s list of concerns entering his fight against Mark Magsayo. The long-reigning WBC featherweight champion revealed during an appearance Wednesday on “The DAZN Boxing Show” that he is suffering from “a little slight injury” that he declined to disclose. Russell will end almost a two-year layoff on Saturday

Gary Russell Jr. stated more than once during a virtual press conference Tuesday that he is fully focused on fighting Mark Magsayo on January 22. The Philippines’ Magsayo (23-0, 16 KOs) isn’t as skillful as Russell, the longest-reigning champion in men’s boxing. The mandatory challenger for Russell’s WBC featherweight title can punch, though, which will

Leo Santa Cruz can empathize with Gary Russell Jr. like perhaps no other boxer in the sport. Just like his rival, Santa Cruz has been trained by his father throughout his career as an amateur and professional. Santa Cruz felt lost when his dad, Jose, couldn’t train him at times while he battled cancer and