Boxing Scene

Renowned content creator and unbeaten pro boxer Jake “The Problem Child” Paul and former UFC champion Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley kicked off fight week on Wednesday with an open to the public media workout before they headline on SHOWTIME PPV this Sunday, August 29 from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (photos by Amanda Westcott)

‘The Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya, hit the XBOX Plaza at LA LIVE on Tuesday evening, August 24 to host an open workout for a huge crowd of adoring fans and a massive contingent of local and international media. Looking in exceptional form, De La Hoya worked the mitts for the cheering crowd and

John Riel Casimero’s promoter hopes his fighter gets the opportunity to beat the opponent he wanted to fight two weeks ago. That’ll require Nonito Donaire to change his mind about boxing his fellow Filipino in what seemingly would be an entertaining bantamweight title unification fight. After agreeing to replace Guillermo Rigondeaux, whom Casimero beat by

Cuban sensation and undefeated super bantamweight prospect, Ariel “The Machine” De la Torre (6-0, 5 KOs), has arrived in Las Vegas, NV, to start training with famed boxing coach, Ismael Salas. De La Torre, who is managed by Jesse Rodriguez, is co-promoted with Warriors Boxing and Boxing Major League. De La Torre, age 23, stands

10-time world champion in seven weight classes and currently the unified world champion at 126 pounds, Amanda Serrano, heads to the city of Cleveland, Ohio, for her showdown of world champions, when she faces the WBC 122-pound world champion Yamileth Mercado this Sunday, August 29 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Serrano-Mercado duel, which is

LAS VEGAS – If Manny Pacquiao decides he wants an opportunity to avenge the eighth defeat of his Hall-of-Fame career, Yordenis Ugas gladly would grant the iconic Filipino fighter a rematch. “Two-hundred percent,” Ugas said in reference to a rematch during their post-fight press conference Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. “You know, Manny’s a great

Sports arguments. They’re the topic of a million bar bets and the fodder for just as many afternoon drive-time radio shows. LeBron or Jordan. Brady or Manning. Gretzky or Orr. And so on. Turns out boxing is no different. The internet is chock full of lists espousing their authors as a definitive source for both

Undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) feels he’ll get his first world light heavyweight title shot because he believes in himself, his promoter Golden Boy Promotions, and his Mexican heritage. The former World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight World champion is a leading light heavyweight contender, currently rated No. 2 by the World Boxing

An impromptu Instagram Live session by Conor McGregor provided a glimpse into how the MMA star plans to move forward with his combat sports career.  Prompted by a comment by the trainer of the year and Canelo Alvarez coach Eddy Reynoso saying “bless you champ,” the 33-year-old Irishman offered a look into his on-again, off-again

LAS VEGAS – Julio Ceja was released from a local hospital Sunday afternoon, the day after suffering a brutal knockout defeat against Mark Magsayo. Ceja was kept overnight at Valley Medical Center as a precautionary measure. He responded well to extensive testing upon his arrival Saturday night from nearby T-Mobile Arena, where he lost on

LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao took a lot of criticism the last time he mentioned a physical problem that contributed to a unanimous-decision loss in Las Vegas. (photo by Ryan Hafey) The 42-year-old legend opened himself up to more skepticism Saturday night after his decisive defeat to Yordenis Ugas. The Filipino icon indicated during their

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas – Cuban stylist Yordenis Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday night. Ugas boxed his way to a twelve round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) to retain the WBA welterweight title. The scores were 115-113, 116-112, 116-112. Pacquiao, 42-years-old, was fighting

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas – Yordenis Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) pulled off a big upset to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) to retain the WBA welterweight title. The scores were 115-113, 116-112, 116-112. Pacquiao, 42-years-old, was fighting for the first time since July of 2019. Ugas was using the

Robert Guerrero firmly believes he still has plenty more to offer the sport. That doesn’t make him any less proud of what he has already achieved. “When fans look back at my career, I want them to know that I always went out and gave everything,” Guerrero told BoxingScene.com ahead of his upcoming clash with

Yordenis Ugas accepted a much more difficult fight on less than two weeks’ notice once an injured Errol Spence Jr. was forced to withdraw from his showdown with Manny Pacquiao. The Cuban-born Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) was scheduled to defend his WBA “super” welterweight title against Argentina’s Fabian Maidana (18-1, 13 KOs) on the Pacquiao-Spence

What’s the old song line about not getting what we want but still getting what we need? Despite the loss of Errol Spence-Manny Pacquiao, what fans needed on short notice was for Pacquiao not to lose a precious date late in his career and for the date to be filled with a serious opponent (Fox

Gervonta Davis is officially on the clock. The unbeaten rising superstar has been ordered by the World Boxing Association (WBA) to provide clarification as to which title he plans to keep moving forward. Baltimore’s Davis (25-0, 24KOs) currently holds the WBA “Super” title at junior lightweight, along with the WBA “World” titles at lightweight and

LAS VEGAS – Freddie Roach is thankful that a doctor detected the damage done to Errol Spence Jr.’s retina before the unbeaten IBF/WBC welterweight champion stepped into the ring to fight Manny Pacquiao. And not just for Spence’s sake. Roach realizes that the compassionate Pacquiao would’ve been inconsolable had he permanently damaged Spence’s eye during