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Former two-division titleholder Andre Ward recently expressed his bemusement regarding the idea that he has some sort of deep-seated feud with Canelo Alvarez.  The subject has come to light once more particularly because IBF 168-pound titleholder Caleb Plant was recently seen getting pointers from Ward in the gym ahead of Plant’s scheduled full unification bout

Welterweight contender Shawn Porter (31–3–1, 17 KOs) has once again put himself in position to become a major player at 147-pounds. On November 20 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Porter will face WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford. Back in 2019, Porter lost a highly competitive twelve round decision to Errol Spence in an

BAKERSFIELD, CA – One of the top prospects in America returns Sunday, September 19th, on his road to redemption as super bantamweight Angel “AK-47” Barrientes (5-1, 3 KOs), who is only 19 years old, and is on a two-fight win streak with both fights ending via first-round KOs, takes on Victor Torres (7-8-1, 5 KOs)

Terence Crawford didn’t expect to go this long between fights. It doesn’t make him any less ready for the next one. The undefeated three-division champ is set for the biggest fight of his current WBO welterweight title reign, which comes against former two-time titlist Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17KOs). The bout takes place November 20 atop

Otto Wallin is hoping victory over Dillian Whyte later this year is a springboard to world title fights. The New York-based Swede gave Tyson Fury a tough time over 12 rounds back in 2019 in Las Vegas and he meets Whyte in London’s O2 Arena on October 30. “It’s what I wanted and I’m thankful

Billy Joe Saunders may not exactly be known for his humility, but the British southpaw apparently has no problem conceding his loss to Canelo Alvarez.  The brash Saunders was stopped by Alvarez inside eight rounds in their WBO/WBA/WBC 168-pound title unification bout on May 8 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  “I think that,

If there is anything substantive to the rampant speculation on social media regarding Tyson Fury pulling out of his third fight against Deontay Wilder again, it is news to one of his co-promoters. Bob Arum informed BoxingScene.com that Fury is scheduled to fly from England to Las Vegas on Saturday. He’ll resume training camp there

Patrick Teixeira is intent on reclaiming his title. The former WBO junior middleweight titlist is set to return to the ring, pursuing the toughest available challenge in doing so. Brazil’s Teixeira has accepted an offer to face unbeaten top-rated contender Magomed Kurbanov, Patrick Nascimento informed BoxingScene.com. The bout will take place December 11 at KRK

The announcement of a forthcoming WBA junior flyweight title fight caught many in the industry by surprise. Including the WBA. Matchroom Boxing revealed elements of its upcoming fall schedule on DAZN. Included among the lot was an October 16 show topped by former four-division titlist Mikey Garcia in a showdown with Spain’s Sandor Martin. The

Josh Taylor does not see why he needs to give up his lofty perch in the 140-pound division anytime soon – or ever, for that matter.  The undisputed junior welterweight champion from Scotland may have accomplished all that can be done in his current weight class, but that does not mean he is necessarily looking

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury feels confident in his ability to beat all of the top names in the weight class. He expects to walk away from the sport with his undefeated record intact. Fury has been out of action since February 2020, when he picked up a seven round stoppage of Deontay Wilder to

Dillian Whyte will face a younger, fresher heavyweight than expected. BoxingScene.com has learned that Whyte will oppose Otto Wallin on October 30 at O2 Arena in London. The hard-hitting Whyte will defend his WBC interim heavyweight title versus the Swedish southpaw in a main event DAZN will stream. Promoter Eddie Hearn stated earlier this month

The often-postponed fight for the vacant EBU lightweight title between Edis Tatli (32-3) and Gianluca Ceglia (16-3-1-3 KOs) will now, according to the EBU, go ahead on December 11 in Helsinki, Finland. Tatli vs Ceglia has been on and off several times by now and has been postponed either due to Tatli getting injured or

Former world’s strongest man Thor Bjornsson believes it could be a very early night when he takes on arm-wrestling legend Devon Larratt this weekend. Thor takes on Larratt in the main event of a stacked card at Sport Society in Dubai on Saturday, which will be broadcast live on CoreSports.World. Heavyweight sensation Martin Bakole is

BRAD FOSTER will face Jason Cunningham for the British, Commonwealth and European Super-Bantamweight championships at Utilita Arena, Birmingham on Saturday October 9. Their eagerly awaited battle heads a high quality evening of action that includes another British and Commonwealth showdown, plus the return of World ranked Callum Johnson. British and Commonwealth champion Foster’s promoters Queensberry

“Sugar” Shane Mosley’s unanimous decision loss to Canelo Alvarez not only impacted his professional record but his wallet as well, the Hall of Fame fighter has revealed.  “They were gonna pay me $600,000 [for the Alvarez fight], but I made a bet for a million dollars that I was gonna beat Canelo, and if I

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Last night in Dubai, Casey “Lady Hawaiian Punch” Morton (10-2-3, 2 KOs), who hails from San Francisco, CA, captured the WBO Bantamweight International title with a dominating win over Urvashi Singh (8-3, 5 KOs). The 10-round bout was a title elimination bout, putting her one step closer to a world title

Jono Carroll moved a step closer to another shot at a world title as he claimed an impressive win over Andy Vences on Saturday. The Triller Fight Club event was taking place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida, and was broadcast live on Fite TV. Carroll (20-2-1, 5 KOs) produced one