Boxing Scene

Fight Camp, Brentwood – Jack Cullen claimed the biggest win of his career by outpointing former world title challenger Avni Yildirim over ten rounds to earn the IBF International super middleweight title. ‘Little Lever’s Meat Cleaver’ was in control from the opening bell as he used his long jab to set up further attacks on

Richard Torrez Jr. dug deep when it mattered most. The California-bred super heavyweight secured the third medal for the U.S. boxing team in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,  advancing to the semifinal round following a split decision win over Cuba’s Dainier Pero.  Scores were 29-28 on all five scorecards, one for Pero and the other four

NEWARK, New Jersey – It took Karl Dargan two-plus rounds to get into an offensive groove Saturday night. Once that happened, however, the Philadelphia native gave what was left of the crowd at Prudential Center a memorable knockout. Dargan dropped Ivan Delgado twice during the third round before referee Harvey Dock stopped a scheduled eight-round

Devin Haney wants his promoter to start working on his obligatory title defense against Joseph Diaz Jr. Diaz won the WBC’s interim lightweight crown when he beat Javier Fortuna on July 9 and thus is the mandatory challenger for Haney’s WBC world lightweight championship. Now, however, Diaz is interested in facing the former WBC interim

Frazer Clarke says it was a great feeling to finally make his debut at the Olympic Games, as he booked himself a quarter-final place at super heavyweight in Tokyo with a split decision win over Ukraine’s Tsotne Rogava.  Clarke, 29, has spent a decade on the Great Britain Olympic squad, having been a sparring partner

Camille Estephan, promoter for heavyweight contender Arslanbek Makhmudov, feels confident that his boxer can blast out any boxer in his weight class. In his most recent fight, Makhmudov raised his record to 11-0, with all 11 wins by knockout. He’s yet to go beyond the seventh round, with his ten other opponents getting laid out

NEWARK, New Jersey – Vito Mielnicki Jr. is done with James Martin, just not in the way that the welterweight prospect had hoped. Martin was way over the contracted weight of 147 pounds for what was supposed to be an immediate rematch Saturday night at Prudential Center. Once Mielnicki’s team learned Friday morning that Martin

IN PROGRESS: Keno Machado (Brazil) vs. Benjamin Whittaker (Great Britain) Imam Khataev continues to be a problem for the rest of the light heavyweight field. The compact bruiser remains one of six R.O.C. athletes still alive in competition and the first from the independently represented team to advance to the medal round. Khataev powered his

Kellie Anne Harrington took a significant step toward bringing lightweight gold back to Ireland. The bracket’s number-one seed advanced to the quarterfinal round following a three-round shutout of Italy’s Rebecca Nicoli.  Scores were 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 in favor of Harrington, who is now one win away from advancing to at least the

Adrian Granados will have to wait at least two more weeks for his chance to upset Conor Benn. Promoter Eddie Hearn announced at the start of a press conference Thursday in Brentwood, England, that Benn tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning. The 24-year-old Benn’s illness forced him to withdraw on very short notice from

IN PROGRESS: (1) Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Turkey) vs. Tursunoy Rakhimova (Uzbekistan) Eight bouts in the women’s flyweight division take place Thursday afternoon at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. All four top seeds appear in the Round of 16, beginning with number-one ranked Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Turkey) versus Tursunoy Rakhimova (Uzbekistan) in the first bout. Featured later in

Freddie Roach, the Hall of Fame trainer of eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, would like to see his boxer make a world title defense once he becomes President of the Philippines. Pacquiao, who is currently a senator in his country, is viewed as a frontrunner to become President in the future. The 42-year-old eight

Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says a unification with Anthony Joshua will be the top priority – provided both champions win their upcoming fights. Fury will defend his title against Deontay Wilder in a trilogy fight on October 9 And Joshua will stake the WBA, IBF, IBO, WBO

Eddie Hall has vowed to come back stronger after a bicep injury forced him to get surgery and delay his strongman showdown with Thor Bjornsson. MTK Global are acting as the official boxing advisers to CoreSports for the fight, dubbed as ‘The Heaviest Boxing Match in History,’ but Hall’s injury has led to a postponement

‘The Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya of East Los Angeles, CA and former UFC Superstar, Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil met with the Southern California media on Tuesday, July 27 at STAPLES Center Star Garden for the Kick-Off Press Conference ahead of their anticipated battle set presented by Triller Fight

Rising heavyweight Michael Coffie has a new opponent for FOX’s main event Saturday night. BoxingScene.com has learned that Jonathan Rice has replaced an ill Gerald Washington, who was supposed to represent a step up in class for Coffie. Washington contracted COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from their 10-round fight at Prudential Center in Newark,

Fort Smith, Arkansas – Heavyweight contender JD “The Natural” Chapman (30-0, 26 KO’s) continues his surprise comeback on July 31, 2021 when he takes on journeyman Terrell Jamal Woods (24-49-9) at home, in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  Woods recently had a draw with Russian heavyweight contender Alexander Ustinov (36-4) and is renown for testing top fighters,

Frank Warren, promoter for Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce, is not convinced heavyweight veteran Derek Chisora would be willing to face his boxer. Chisora was ringside at Wembley Arena on Saturday night, as he watched Joyce stop world title challenger Carlos Takam in six rounds. Chisora has been out of the ring since earlier this