Boxing Scene

Caleb Plant knows that anything short of a complete performance leaves him vulnerable in his upcoming quest for super middleweight supremacy. The unbeaten IBF titlist expects the same from Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, which leaves him a little surprised over his opponent’s suggestion of only having to ride out the first few rounds to find his

Juan Pablo Romero had made the most of every opportunity presented to him thus far in his pro career. He hopes to continue that trend tonight against an explosive and dangerous puncher.  Romero will face once-beaten Elvis Rodriguez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 10-round bout will precede the bout for the

LAS VEGAS – Justin Gamber is long past the time he was concerned about the “glorified scrape” beneath Caleb Plant’s right eye. Plant’s trainer was worried in the immediate aftermath of his press conference brawl with Canelo Alvarez that the wound would cause a postponement of their fight. Gamber couldn’t help but be concerned when

LAS VEGAS – Even though they exchanged insults and punches at their press conference to announce their November 6th showdown, Canelo Alvarez insists that he doesn’t have any real animosity or even an opinion on what type of person Caleb Plant is. Several reporters posed the question during fight week along with his recollection of

Zach Parker may move in different worlds to Canelo Alvarez, but if Parker keeps winning, he could well bump into the Mexican in the ring one day, courtesy of his No 1 WBO ranking at super-middleweight.  Parker scored a third quick win in a row as he demolished Marcus Morrison in the fourth round, having

LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez chuckled when a reporter reminded him that Andre Ward predicted that Caleb Plant would knock him out Saturday night. “Wow! But we’ll see,” a smiling Alvarez said. “It’s gonna be a knockout, for sure.” The heavily favored Alvarez has promised a knockout of his own, at some point between the

Erika Cruz Hernandez will defend her WBA World Featherweight title against Melissa Esquivel at the International Convention Center in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Friday November 26, live worldwide on DAZN, the latest in the run of Matchroom and DAZN’s new series of fight nights in Mexico with Canelo Promotions and Clase y Talento. Cruz (13-1

LAS VEGAS – Testing for performance-enhancing drugs was one of the primary reasons Caleb Plant didn’t fight Canelo Alvarez on September 18. As negotiations dragged on for their super middleweight title unification fight, Plant and Alvarez ran out of time over the summer to undergo two full months of testing administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping

LAS VEGAS – Fernando Diaz drilled Jan Salvaterria with a brutal left hook that abruptly ended their competitive super flyweight fight Saturday night. Salvaterria attempted to get up after Diaz dropped him with that stunning shot, but he stumbled across the ring, into the ropes and went down again. That’s when referee Mike Ortega waved

Cori Gibbs entered the BOXXER Series Liverpool: Super-Lightweight Tournament as the only undefeated fighter in the line-up.  Three fights and three wins later, he retained that undefeated status and left the ring with an enhanced reputation and a large winner’s cheque after besting Tom Farrell (20-5, 5 KO’s), Lee Appleyard (18-7-1, 5 KO’s) and Sean

Los Angeles, CA – Probellum has announced the promotional signing of hard-hitting Australian star Jack Bowen. Bowen (3-0, 3 knockouts) has made the perfect start to his professional career, winning all three of his fights since his debut back in February 2020. He is the latest Australian star to sign with Probellum, following on from

Mexican superstar and unified WBA/WBC/WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez and undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant made their grand arrivals in Las Vegas on Tuesday, before they meet in a historic showdown that headlines a SHOWTIME PPV this Saturday, November 6 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from the MGM

Former two division world champion Carl Frampton is backing Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul, to come away with a victory over unbeaten prospect Tommy Fury, who is the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The 24-year-old Paul (4-0, 3 KOs) is facing the first pro boxer of his career, with Fury (7-0,

Promotional company BOXXER announced the appointment of former world champion Paulie Malignaggi and social media and boxing personality Daniel ‘Savage Dan’ Stewart to new roles with the company. Malignaggi takes up dual roles as Chief Boxing Analyst, and Media Relations, and will play a leading role in media activity and coverage of BOXXER’s fight schedule

SugarHill Steward, the head trainer of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says the recent offer to assist Anthony Joshua is genuine. Back in September, Oleksandr Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A rematch is being positioned for the first quarter of 2022.

Unified junior middleweight/middleweight champion Claressa Shields is still full steam ahead to a potential unification showdown with UK rival Savannah Marshall. Last month, the two-time Olympic gold medal winner suffered a split decision loss in an MMA bout with Abigail Montes, which was featured on a PFL card. It was Shields’ second pro MMA fight.

Nakhon Sawan, THAILAND   –   The WBC World Championship for boxing’s smallest weight-class – the 105 pound division – will be on the line tomorrow, Tuesday Nov 2, in Nakhon Sawan, Kingdom of Thailand; and the two combatants have already successfully made weight. Ranked # 1 strawweight fighter in the world by Boxrec.com, the

John Fury, father of light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (7-0, 4 KOs), indicates that his older son, WBC heavyweight Tyson Fury, will be in his brother’s corner for the upcoming scrap with Youtube star turned boxer Jake Paul (4-0, 3 KOs). The fight will take place on December 18 in Miami, as the headline bout