Boxing Scene

The options might be different for Anthony Joshua if he comes up short against Oleksandr Usyk for the second time on Saturday, but promoter Eddie Hearn does not see a scenario where he believes Joshua should retire.  Joshua is 32, young in heavyweight terms, but some have suggested that he might not be too keen

Callum Smith has good memories of Jeddah. It was at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena that he became a world champion in 2018 and he returns to the same venue on Saturday night in the home of moving a step close to becoming a world champion again. Smith beat George Groves four years ago

Mexican star Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete is ready to defend his WBO featherweight world title against a fellow countryman who is no stranger to toe-to-toe action. Navarrete (35-1, 29 KOs) will take on upset-minded Eduardo Baez (21-2-2, 7 KOs) in the 12-round main event this Saturday evening at Pechanga Arena San Diego. (photos by Mikey Williams)

This coming Saturday, heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua will have a new man in his corner – veteran trainer Robert Garcia. Joshua was trained for all of his previous fights by Robert McCracken. The two parted ways earlier this year. Garcia has trained several top fighters and guided numerous boxers to world titles, but he’s never

There was a ripple of excitement when the champ walked into the Said Airlines Club in Jeddah where this week’s open workout was held, but it was not Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua that were making people turn their heads, but Evander Holyfield. The legendary former world cruiserweight and multiple heavyweight champion is a guest

Welterweight Louie Lopez (11-1-1, 4 KOs), of Corona, CA, will face Elias “Ingles” Diaz (11-0, 6 KOs), of National City, CA, in an 8-round bout, on Thompson Boxing’s “Path To Glory” event this Saturday, August 20, 2022. Lopez vs. Diaz will serve as the co-main event to Ruben “Ace” Torres (18-0, 15 KOs) vs. Cristian

Vasiliy Lomachenko is set to resume his career. The famed Ukrainian southpaw touched down in Los Angeles on Tuesday to begin training camp for a planned fight in the fall. BoxingScene.com has since learned that Ukraine’s Lomachenko now has a date and opponent for the event, as he will face budding lightweight contender Jamaine Ortiz.

Chris Eubank Jr. has a tendency to march to his own beat, but even a self-admirer such as himself concedes that he might need a hand or two for his upcoming fight. Eubank, a career 160 and 168-pound contender, will have to boil down to the 157-pound limit for his upcoming catchweight bout against welterweight

Teofimo Lopez’s return to the win column was among the most watched U.S. televised main events of the year. The August 13 edition of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN featured Brooklyn’s Lopez enjoying a successful junior welterweight debut in a seventh-round technical knockout of Mexico’s Pedro Campa. The fight peaked at 913,000 viewers from an

Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, who was stopped by Anthony Joshua in seven rounds back in 2015, says his former foe needs to rediscover his aggression in order to overcome Oleksandr Usyk in their upcoming rematch. Last September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Joshua was outboxed by Usyk over twelve rounds. The rematch happens on Saturday night

Anthony Joshua says he is not bothered that he will be boxing for The Ring belt when he has his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah on Saturday, The fight, for the WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles, will also be for The Ring title, after the magazine decided to take the belt off

Undefeated super featherweight, Pedro Valencia (10-0, 7 KOs), of Los Angeles, CA, will put his unblemished record on the line when he clashes with fellow unbeaten foe, Adrian Corona (9-0-1, 2 KOs), of Rialto, CA.  Valencia vs. Corona, an eight-round bout scheduled this Saturday, August 20, 2022, will set off a string of exciting prospects

In an all-action crossroads clash, former world champions Omar “Panterita” Figueroa Jr. and Sergey Lipinets will battle in a 12-round WBC Super Lightweight title eliminator headlining live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, August 20 from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. in a Premier Boxing Champions Event. The SHOWTIME

Anthony Joshua should be quite proud of the career he’s had. He’s an Olympic gold medalist. He’s won 24 of 26 pro bouts and 22 by knockout. And he’s a two-time heavyweight champion with seven successful title defenses. But he’s got a big date coming up. His rematch with Oleksandr Usyk next weekend in Saudi

World title challenger Jeo “Santino” Santisima (W22 KO 19 L4) ended the drought of Filipino victories in Japan as he impressively demolished veteran Hiroshige Osawa (37-5) with a fifth round stoppage. The fight was held at the Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan. It was a sweet victory for the Filipino having recently suffered a stoppage

Mauricio Sulaiman is willing to send skeptics of his organization an accounting of its finances. The head of the Mexico City-based World Boxing Council, one of the four major sanctioning bodies in boxing, was recently prompted to defend how his company conducts its business. The WBC was started by Sulaiman’s father José in 1963. Specifically,

Upset-minded lightweight power puncher, Cristian Baez (18-1, 17 KOs), who is scheduled to battle Ruben “Ace” Torres (18-0, 15 KOs), in the 10-round main event on Thompson Boxing’s “Path To Glory” show August 20, 2022, is eager to get back in the ring after over a two-year layoff. Tickets priced at $50, $75, $100 &

Troy Isley failed to impress even his own corner in his latest victory. One of several members of the 2020 U.S. Olympic team under the Top Rank banner, Isley failed to separate himself from the pack in a six-round, unanimous decision win over a crafty Victor Toney. Judges Chris Flores (59-55), Patricia Morse Jarman (60-54)