Boxing Scene

A LONG-PLANNED fight date being aborted with a few day’s notice is usually a source of great anguish for the affected fighter concerned. In the case of Archie Sharp a few weeks or so back it was a blessing in disguise and he was more than happy to be absent for the events taking place

Five division champion Floyd Mayweather made good on a promise to help former UFC champion Tyron Woodley prepare for his upcoming boxing match with Youtube star Jake Paul (3-0, 3 KOs). The fight will be the pro boxing debut for Woodley – with contest slated to land on the tentative date of August 28th on

Kazakhstan sensation Tursynbay Kulakhmet will now go up against experienced Aleksei Evchenko when MTK Fight Night heads to Almaty this month. The event takes place on Saturday 10 July, and will be broadcast on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank in the US, on SportTimeKZ in Kazakhstan, and on IFL TV for the rest of

Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes a potential unification with IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO champion Anthony Joshua could actually happen in the UK. The fight was in play to take place on August 14th in Saudi Arabia – but then an arbitrator ordered Fury to honor a rematch

Two weeks ago in Guadalajara, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. stepped in the ring for the final time when he took part in a four round exhibition clash with Hector Camacho Jr. Chavez Sr. is widely regarded as the greatest Mexican fighter of all time. Sitting at ringside for that event was four division world champion

The fighting pride of West Belfast, Michael “Mick” Conlan, is primed for a summer homecoming for the ages. Conlan, the WBO No. 1 junior featherweight contender, will defend his WBO Intercontinental title against former world champion TJ Doheny in a 10-round showdown Friday, Aug. 6 at Falls Park in Belfast as part of the Féile

According to Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will be trained by Anatoly Lomachenko for his upcoming showdown with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua’s fight with Usyk is slated for the likely date of September 25 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Usyk was prepared by

WBA Gold super featherweight Mark Urvanov (19-2-1, 10 KOs) got the most he could possibly get of his eight-round mix-weight collision with South African Rofhiwa Maemu (19-12-3, 12 KOs), winning a unanimous decision in a rough non-title fight. Urvanov vs. Maemu was the main event of the night, promoted on Saturday night, June 26, by

FRANK WARREN has delivered a spectacular undercard to support Joe Joyce’s big Heavyweight clash against Carlos Takam at SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday July 24, live on BT. Beside’s Joyce’s WBO International, WBC Silver and Commonwealth Heavyweight championships being on the line, the Hall of Fame promoter has added three further title clashes. There will

Carlos Takam insists that Joe Joyce has never faced someone on his level and believes the undefeated Brit is in for a shock when they clash on July 24 in London. Former world title challenger Takam tackles Joyce for the WBC Silver and WBO International heavyweight titles at the SSE Arena next month, live on

Junior welterweight Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs) tasted his first career defeat on Saturday night, when he was stopped in eleven round by Gervonta “Tank” Davis (25-0, 24 KOs) at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Barrios received a hero’s welcome when he arrived at the airport back home in San Antonio. Barrios

Cuban sensation and unbeaten WBA Super Middleweight Champion David Morrell Jr. (5-0, 4 KOs) defeated challenger Mario Cazares (12-1, 5 KOs) with a knockout just 2:32 in to the first round of their contest that headlined FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes on Sunday from The Armory in Minneapolis. (photos by Sean Michael

Regis Prograis is insulted because Gervonta Davis merely mentioned his name. Prograis gave Davis credit for dropping Mario Barrios three times and stopping a significantly taller, heavier opponent in the 11th round of his 140-pound debut Saturday night at State Farm Arena. The former WBA “super” 140-pound champion warned Davis, however, that the undefeated knockout

Nathaniel Gallimore delivered his best performance in several years, one which was properly rewarded by two of the three judges in his latest contest. The veteran junior middleweight pulled off a well-earned upset decision win over previously unbeaten Leon Lawson. Judges John Mariano had the contest 95-95, overruled by judges Patrick Morley (96-94) and Mike

Former three division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is looking for payback. Returning for the first time since last October’s twelve round decision loss to Teofimo Lopez, Lomachenko beat down and stopped Nakatani in the ninth round of a lightweight main event Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. “In case there was any doubt,

Eddie Hearn, who works with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, is not ruling out the possibility of the Mexican superstar making a future return to the light heavyweight division. Canelo made a two weight jump to 175-pounds in 2019, when he knocked out Sergey Kovalev for the WBO world title. Afterwards, he vacated the belt and moved

ATLANTA – Leonard Ellerbe accepts that most of Gervonta Davis’ doubters will never be satisfied with what he does in a boxing ring. The CEO for Mayweather Promotions still couldn’t help but remind them during an open workout Wednesday night at the College Football Hall of Fame that the undefeated Davis will attempt something highly

ATLANTA – Batyr Akhmedov wasn’t surprised when he learned Gervonta Davis agreed to fight Mario Barrios for a title Akhmedov believes he should own. Akhmedov considers jumping up two weight classes to battle Barrios smart matchmaking by Davis and his handlers. The Uzbekistan native respects Barrios, but the 140-pound contender understands that this isn’t the