Boxing Scene

Anthony Joshua says it will be “an honor” to fight Tyson Fury next year after his rival British heavyweight finally gave an indication that he expected to face Joshua next year.  Fury defends his WBC title against Deontay Wilder on October 9 in Las Vegas, two weeks after Joshua puts his WBA, WBO and IBF

Muhammad Waseem is very motivated to return to the ring. The boxer has resumed training at the MTK Global Gym in Dubai. It’s been eight months since Waseem was in action, with his last fight take place in December 2020 at Lahore – when he defeated Jeny Boy Boca of the Philippines. “Yes, I am

The complicated relationship between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali has been chronicled in a new documentary billed as “Blood Brothers.” Here’s how Netflix describes the 96-minute documentary, which premiered Sept. 9 on the streaming service. “For three pivotal years, Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X forged a brotherhood that would not only change both men but

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood – In a crossroads super featherweight clash, Jono Carroll (20-2-1, 5 KOs) won a ten round majority decision over Andy Vences (23-3-1, 12 KOs). (photos by Amanda Westcott) The scores were 95-95 for the draw, 97-93 and 97-93 to Carroll. The rounds were close in the early going.

Vitor Belfort immediately demonstrated Saturday night exactly why a retired, 58-year-old former heavyweight champion had no business whatsoever entering the ring for another official fight. Belfort floored Holyfield in the first round of their eight-round heavyweight fight and stopped him soon thereafter at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Referee Samuel Burgos understandably

Franchon Crews-Dezurn was prepared to make the most of an undesirable situation. Somehow, that situation has become even worse. Days after Crews-Dezurn received short notice confirmation of her undisputed super middleweight championship clash with Sweden’s Elin Cederroos, both boxers were informed that the fight is once again delayed. The two were due to meet in

Kerman Lejarraga says he has rediscovered his hunger for boxing ahead of his clash with undefeated Frenchman Dylan Charrat for the vacant European Super-Welterweight Title at the Palau Olímpic Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona, Spain tomorrow night, live on DAZN.  Bilbao’s Lejarraga (32-2, 25 KOs), the former European Welterweight Champion, was involved in a Fight of

Officials felt Angel Acosta simply lost too much blood to continue in his WBO flyweight title fight Friday night. Referee Rocky Burke stopped his championship bout against defending champion Junto Nakatani because he determined that Acosta’s badly bloodied nose had become too dangerous early in the fourth round. Japan’s Nakatani retained his title, improved to

John Hedges remains perfect as a pro, though still in search of his first knockout. The 19-year-old southpaw from Takeley, Essex, England easily outboxed Croatia’s Frane Radnic over six rounds Friday evening at Worthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria. All three judges scored the contest 60-54 in favor of Hedges, who fought outside of England for

Pick It: TBRB #4 Junto Nakatani vs. #10 Angel Acosta (Friday, ESPN+, 5:45 PM EST) This is not a banner week for boxing. Along with the return of a nearly 60-year old Evander Holyfield in an ‘official’ fight , this show features a main event with a fighter who tested positive for a banned (by

Tyson Fury has vowed that he will knock out Deontay Wilder in even more devastating fashion than last time when the two men meet in their heavyweight showdown next month. Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) puts his WBC heavyweight title on the line against Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on

WBO junior lightweight world champion Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring and undefeated former featherweight world champion Shakur Stevenson have trained together and share many of the same friends. Sometimes friends make the best enemies. (photos by Top Rank) Herring will defend his world title against Stevenson on Saturday, Oct. 23 (ESPN & ESPN Deportes, 10:30 p.m.

Rising Brighton heavyweight destroyer Tommy Welch believes his genetics, coupled with an insatiable work ethic, will allow him to extend his family’s formidable fighting legacy. Dad Scott, the original ‘Brighton Rock’, captured British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles and lasted the full course in a bold WBO world title challenge to Henry Akinwande in the 1990s

Patrick Cunningham, Executive Director of the Florida State Boxing Commission, has confirmed in a statement that EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. VITOR BELFORT has been approved as a fully regulated professional boxing match. It will be conducted under the Unified Rules of Boxing and scored by three judges on the 10-point must system. The bout will be fought

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has vowed to stay busy by taking another fight in December. Fury is currently scheduled to face Deontay Wilder in a trilogy fight on October 9th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Should Fury win, he wants to make a defense of his title against Dillian Whyte in December.

Sheffield fight fans will get to see two title fights on September 18 at Ponds Forge Arena, with all the action being shown live on exciting new boxing broadcaster – Fightzone. It’s heavyweight action in the main event with Rotherham’s Kash Ali making the first defence of his International Boxing Federation (IBF) European Title against

Another intriguing fight has been removed from the schedule. Brandon Figueroa has been forced to withdraw from a scheduled junior featherweight title unification clash with Stephen Fulton (19-0, 8KOs) after testing positive for Covid-19, both boxers confirmed Monday. Figueroa (22-0-1, 17KOs) was due to put his WBC title on the line in a bid to

On Tuesday, a press conference took place to promote the upcoming fight between Alexander Besputin and the current WBC Latino welterweight champion Mauricio Pintor. The contest will take place on September 11 at the Central Stadium of Krasnoyarsk. Besputin is a former WBA “regular” champion, as well as a USBA Boxing Association (USBA) in the