Boxing Scene

Kazuto Ioka isn’t done pursuing history. BoxingScene.com has learned that talks are ongoing for Japan’s Ioka to face Philippines Jerwin Ancajas in a planned WBO/IBF junior bantamweight title unification bout. Should the two sides reach a deal, the bout will take place New Year’s Eve in Japan—a tradition that Ioka has enjoyed nearly every year

Nobody can ever tell Caleb Plant what he can and can’t do. That includes, but is not limited to his chances heading into by far the biggest fight of his pro career. Plant remains a considerable underdog to prevail over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (56-1-2, 38KOs) in their undisputed super middleweight champion. BetMGM has the unbeaten

VIP BOXING will promote a top class night of international boxing at Royal Armouries, Leeds on Saturday November 13. It’s the first time that VIP Boxing have promoted in the city since March 2013 when Leeds legend Josh Warrington defended his English Featherweight title against Jamie Speight. Ironically Josh’s training partner and close friend, Reece

Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte has given his take on Anthony Joshua testing the waters with new trainers. Back in September, Joshua suffered the second defeat of his career when he was outboxed over twelve rounds by Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Usyk walked away with the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO world titles. Joshua has

Anthony Joshua toured the United States in recent days following his unanimous decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk contemplating advice from a cavalcade of coaches.  The former heavyweight champion is currently trained by longtime coach Rob McCracken, but after suffering his second loss in two years, this time to Oleksandr Usyk in September, he has since

Shakur Stevenson snatched at Jamel Herring’s world title belt during the pre-fight press conference and weigh-in. After Saturday’s virtuoso performance at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Stevenson added some flashy hardware to his collection. Stevenson toppled Herring via 10th-round TKO to win the WBO junior lightweight world title and become a two-weight world champion at

ATLANTA – The moment seemed surreal to Nico Ali Walsh. Barely a mile from where he’ll fight Saturday night, Muhammad Ali’s grandson visited the spot Thursday where one of the most fascinating figures in American history lit the Olympic torch to kick of the 1996 Summer Games in this city. Nico Ali Walsh wasn’t born

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant, the future of former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, Manny Pacquiao’s best weight, and more. Hi Breadman, I would like to ask your opinion on where Deontay Wilder’s all-time ranking could potentially go from here? I was thinking

Ganigan Lopez pulled off an upset win in the most unexpected way. Jose Soto saw his first career fight outside of Colombia end in disappointing and anti-climactic fashion, as he was disqualified for excessive headbutts in his junior bantamweight clash with Mexico City’s Lopez. Two separate headbutts left Lopez with cuts over both eyes, the

Otto Wallin wants what the heavyweight contender would consider more acceptable answers regarding Dillian Whyte’s withdrawal from their fight. Wallin and his team were informed Wednesday morning that Whyte would not be able to fight him October 30 at O2 Arena in London due to a shoulder injury Whyte sustained while training. As of Friday

Mikey Garcia is rethinking his career following a massive upset loss via majority decision to Sandor Martin. The former four-division champion is eyeing a move back down to 140 after campaigning at welterweight in a 2020 win over Jessie Vargas, and a one-sided loss to Errol Spence Jr. in 2019. In the Spence fight, Garcia,

A can’t miss welterweight showdown will headline RDR Promotions big night of boxing on Saturday, November 27th at The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. Undefeated Philadelphia based welterweight’s Paul Kroll and Mark Dawson Jr. will fight in an eight-round bout in what will be one of the most anticipated fights featuring Philadelphia fighters in a while.

According to Cleveland.com, a judge in Cleveland threw four division world champion Adrien Broner in jail for a probation violation. During a Tuesday hearing, the judge determined that Broner failed to enroll in an alcohol treatment program as part of his court-ordered probation for assaulting a woman at a night club. Broner’s legal troubles don’t

Caleb Plant put Jose Uzcategui down twice during their 12-round, 168-pound title fight in January 2019. Two fights after Plant out-pointed Uzcategui unanimously, Lionel Thompson dropped the former IBF super middleweight champion in the first round of a 10-round bout Thompson also won by unanimous decision. Never, however, has an opponent stopped Uzcategui inside the

The second installment of “Down & Dirty,” the only ongoing professional boxing series in New England, will be Friday night, October 29th, at Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. “Down & Dirty,” presented by Reyes Boxing, will be headlined by an 8-round main event between Jeovanis “Meque” Barraza (22-1, 15 KOs) and Jorge “Tomatito” Martin

Frank Warren, promoter for light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (7-0, 4 KOs), has cautioned that his boxer will disowned by older brother, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, if he loses a planned fight with Jake Paul (4-0, 3 KOs). Warren indicates that both sides are very close to reaching an agreement for a pay-per-view showdown

Eddie Hearn can’t envision any scenario in which Caleb Plant will upset Canelo Alvarez on November 6 in Las Vegas. The British promoter accordingly has mapped out a plan for Alvarez’s return to the ring after defeating Plant in their super middleweight title unification fight next month at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Hearn believes Alvarez

WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie believes his manager, Anthony Joshua, should use tactics like Tyson Fury to overcome Oleksandr Usyk in their expected rematch. Last month, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight titles. Joshua has since exercised an immediate rematch clause, with the second contest expected to