Boxing Scene

World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman indicates that Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will face the winner of the upcoming rematch between WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu and mandatory challenger Thabiso Mchunu. At last month’s WBC convention in Mexico, Canelo made an official request – which the sanctioning body approved – to fight for the WBC

According to ABC News 13, former world champion Robert Easter was placed on two years of probation on Tuesday after he was found guilty of assault charges. Easter was found guilty of assault charges earlier this month after he changed his plea to no contest. He also was ordered to have no contact with the

Demetrius Andrade will remain on the outside looking in as it relates to the biggest fights to be made in the middleweight division. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has formally approved a request made by the team for Janibek Alimkhanuly to claim the mandatory contender slot in the middleweight division. With the ruling comes the

WBA, IBF, WBC Franchise, WBO champion George Kambosos is still over the moon, soaking in his tremendous upset from last Saturday night at the Hulu Theater in New York’s Madison Square Garden. Kambosos shocked the experts when he dropped and outboxed Teofimo Lopez to secure a twelve round split decision and four title belts. Since

WBA, IBF, WBC Franchise, WBO lightweight champion George Kambosos rejects any claims of a robbery in last Saturday’s huge upset win over Teofimo Lopez. At the Hulu Theater in New York’s Madison Square Garden, Kambosos captured the titles with a twelve round split decision win. Two judges had it 115-111 and 115-112 for Kambosos, while

Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas – Top super bantamweight contender Ra’eese Aleem (19-0, 12 KOs) remained unbeaten with a majority decision over Mexico’s Eduardo Baez (20-2-2, 7 KOs) after 10 rounds of action. “I’m coming off a long lay-off so I was a little bit rusty,” said Aleem. “I wanted to stop

Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, expects WBC world champion Tyson Fury to return to the ring in the month of March. And, Hearn is crossing his fingers that Fury will select Whyte as his opponent. “I don’t believe he fights in February. Because he’s coming off a bit of man flu, as

Arlington, TX – Saturday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX, Triller Fight Club presented the debut of Triad Combat, their new competition that sees boxing clash with MMA. With music icons Metallica performing throughout the evening including a full concert after the fights, there were over 20,000 in attendance. (photos by Amanda Westcott)

On Saturday night at Hulu Theater in New York’s Madison Square Garden, Australia’s George Kambosos pulled one of biggest upsets in recent memory, when he picked up a twelve round split decision win over Teofimo Lopez to capture the WBO, IBF, WBA lightweight titles. The scores were 115-111 and 115-112 for Kambosos, while a third

Park MGM, Las Vegas – In a WBC, WBO super bantamweight unification, Stephen Fulton (20-0, 8 KOs) had to go through a ton of fire to win a twelve round majority decision over previously unbeaten Brandon Figueroa (22-1-1, 17 KOs) in a war. The scores were 114-114 for the draw, and 116-112, 116-112 for Fulton.

George Kambosos has waited more than a year for a moment he believes to be his destiny. A shot at unbeaten lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12KOs) is finally a reality, with the oft-postponed championship clash to take place Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York City. The bout has

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to cruiserweight, Terence Crawford stopping Shawn Porter, Stephen Fulton vs. Brandon Figueroa, Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos, and more. What’s up Breadman? I write in about the Crawford vs Porter fight, man what a high level fight that was

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – Erika Cruz (14-1, 3 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico defended her WBA Featherweight World Championship against Melissa Esquivel (12-2-1, 4 KOs) of El Dorado, Sinaloa, Mexico at the International Convention Center in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico and live globally on DAZN. After 10 rounds of exciting action, Cruz won via split

Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will be a very interested observer, because Hall of Fame promoter Don King has announced the details for the world title rematch between WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu and the number one challenger, WBC silver champion Thabiso Mchunu. King plans to stage the fight in his home state of Ohio

Brandon Figueroa has grown so accustomed to playing the role of dismissed underdog that he can’t even recall what it’s like to have anyone’s support. It has worked out well for the unbeaten junior featherweight, who faces his second straight undefeated divisional titlist this weekend. Figueroa (22-0-1, 17KOs) puts his recently acquired WBC title on

CALI, COLOMBIA – The first ever Junior Pan American Games gets underway tomorrow at the Coliseo Luis Ignacio Alvarez in Cali, Colombia for the 13 boxers who will represent Team USA, Nov. 26 – Dec. 1. Julius Ballo (San Diego, Calif.), the 2021 Pan American Games Qualifier 57 kg champion, will face Lucas Conoe of

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is still looking for his domestic rival, Anthony Joshua, to step aside in order to allow a full division unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk. Back in September, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the four belts at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A month later, Fury

Among the things that Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis has proven since advancing to main event status is his ability to draw a crowd no matter where he performs. The driving force behind his growing box-office status is willing to put that theory to the test in thinking outside the box for his latest adventure. Baltimore’s Davis