Boxing Scene

Fabio Wardley (12-0, 11 KOs) battered Nick Webb to defeat in the first round to retain his English heavyweight title at Fight Camp in Essex.  The unbeaten Wardley was under pressure for the first two minutes as he was caught by some good right hands. But the more ambitious Webb got, the more open he

David Benavidez does not understand why he cannot be next in line to face Caleb Plant.  Benavidez, a former super middleweight titleholder, is set to headline against Venezuelan contender Jose Uzcategui in Benavidez’s hometown of Phoenix, Arizona on Aug. 28 at the Phoenix Arena.  In the event of a victory, Benavidez says he would have

Eddy Reynoso, the manager/trainer of Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, is hoping to finalize a unification deal with unbeaten Caleb Plant.  It was officially revealed on Friday, by promoter Eddie Hearn, that Canelo was pushing back his next ring return. Canelo was scheduled to fight on September 18, as part of Mexican Independence Day weekend.

Paddy Donovan continues to cruise in the early stages of his pro career. The 22-year-old southpaw from Limerick, Ireland advanced to 7-0 (5KOs) following a first round knockout of Argentina’s Jose Luis Castillo. A perfectly placed body shot forced Castillo (9-6-1, 6KOs) to the canvas, producing the stoppage at 1:22 of round one in their

Promoter Eddie Hearn appears to have taken a page from the deficit hawks on Capitol Hill. The Matchroom head, who has made a name for himself based, in part, for his extravagant payouts, recently expressed some uncommon financial discretion after he was asked if he would submit offers for potential purse bids, particularly as it

Two-division world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux is gearing up for a very dangerous clash, which takes place on August 14th at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Rigondeaux will challenge WBO bantamweight world champion John Riel Casimero in a Showtime televised main event. The two-time Olympic gold medal winner has won three bouts in a

Manny Pacquiao is not worried about the possibility of Floyd Mayweather helping Errol Spence prepare in his ongoing training camp. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Pacquiao will challenge Spence for the WBC, IBF welterweight titles on August 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 42-year-old Pacquiao will be snapping a two-year layoff, with his

If Saul “Canelo” Alvarez boxes on September 18, it will be against Dmitry Bivol, a decision that will also have a knock-on impact for Dillian Whyte’s next fight, which will be pushed back from August 28.  After the collapse of talks for Alvarez to face Caleb Plant on his chosen date of September 18, the

Former IBF super middleweight world champion Jose Uzcategui is motivated to pull off a major upset on August 28, when he faces undefeated two-time champion David Benavidez at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The fight will be televised by Showtime. The winner will be in line for a world title shot – which is

Russian junior welterweight contender Fedor “Knockout Man” Papazov hopes to add a signature win to his ledger this Saturday, Aug. 7, when he takes on countryman Arslan Magomedov in the 10-round main event from the RCC Boxing Academy in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Papazov-Magomedov will headline a scheduled six-fight stream live and exclusively on ESPN+ starting at

Eddie Hearn has called on the WBA to strip Leo Santa Cruz if the WBA “super” featherweight title to allow Leigh Wood to become their premier champion.  Wood won the WBA “regular” title when he stopped Xu Can in the final round at Fight Camp on Saturday.  Santa Cruz, 32, has held the “super” title

WBA welterweight world champion Yordenis Ugas is very excited to showcase his skills against Fabian “TNT” Maidana, which takes place on Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be headlined by the welterweight clash between Manny Pacquiao and IBF, WBC world champion Errol Spence. The 35-year-old Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs)

Three matchups have been added to the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View undercard headlined by eight-division world champion and Philippine Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao facing unified WBC and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. on Saturday, August 21 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugas will square off

Pick It: Olympic Boxing (NBCOlympics.com/USA, Check Listings) A US team of ten boxers, five men and five women, has whittled down to four as the Tokyo Olympics hits the home stretch. On the men’s side, lightweight Keyshawn Davis and super heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. have advanced to the semi-finals while welterweight Oshae Jones has guaranteed

Keyshawn Davis once again powered his way to victory.  This one takes him all the way to the medal round. Long regarded as the U.S. men’s team’s best shot at winning, Davis is now one fight away from fighting for that prize. The 22-year-old southpaw advanced to the semifinal round of the Tokyo Olympics following

Alen Babic has predicted that he will knockout Mark Bennett in “two or three rounds” when they collide in a scheduled eight round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp Week 2 this Saturday August 7 in Brentwood, Essex, live worldwide on DAZN. ‘The Savage’ (7-0, 7 KOs) blasted aside Damian Chambers with a huge left hook

Barry McGuigan believes that Anthony Joshua will beat both Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Joshua defends his unified WBA ‘Super’, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight world titles against former undisputed cruiserweight king and WBO mandatory challenger, Usyk on September 25 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The 31-year-old was on course for an all-British undisputed title

Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew certainly believes that Oleksandr Usyk is a big enough puncher to score a stoppage win over Anthony Joshua. Usyk, a former undisputed cruiserweight world champion, will challenge Joshua for the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25. This contest will mark the third heavyweight