Boxing Scene

Vergil Ortiz Jr. hopes to figure out his next move soon, even as there remains a logjam at the top of the welterweight division. All of the major hardware is currently occupied by Errol Spence (28-0, 22KOs; WBA/WBC/IBF) and Terence Crawford (38-0, 29KOs; WBO), who for months have been working out terms for a potential

Undefeated lightweight, Ruben “Ace” Torres (18-0, 15 KOs), who is making a case for being the 2022 Prospect of the Year, is scheduled to headline Thompson Boxing’s “Path To Glory” event on August 20, 2022. Torres, who is wrapping up training camp, will battle Cristian Baez (18-1, 17 KOs), in a ten-round main event which

Two Division Boxing World Champion and “People’s Champion” Badou Jack (26-3-3, 16 KOs) touched down with his team in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday night for his first fight in the Kingdom on the undercard of Oleksander Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II, dubbed “Rage on the Red Sea”. Jack was greeted by hundreds of fans who

Tyson Fury has now lodged more retirements than overall title defenses. The unbeaten two-time and reigning lineal/WBC heavyweight champion once again claims to be done with the sport, the latest declaration coming Friday as he celebrates his 34th birthday . Fury took to social media to announce his retirement for the second time this year

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez continues to move closer to his goal of becoming a two-division titlist. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA has scheduled a purse bid hearing for August 21—a Sunday—to determine promotional rights for light heavyweight title fight between Ramirez and defending champion Dmitry Bivol. The order comes a day after the WBA rejected

Leo Santa Cruz and Leigh Wood will finally learn their fate on Friday. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a purse bid hearing scheduled for August 12 will proceed as planned, despite prior concern that one side would ultimately pull out of their long-ago ordered WBA featherweight title consolidation fight. A letter was sent to all WBA-registered

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is moving further and further away from his planned retirement. For the last few days, the undefeated boxer has been calling out countryman Derek Chisora for a trilogy fight. But most observers expect Fury to hang back until the outcome of the upcoming rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua,

IBF, WBA, IBO middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin, 40-years-old, admits he’s very close to retirement. A decisive loss in his upcoming ring return could certainly send him into retirement sooner than later. On September 17th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Golovkin will move up to 168-pounds to challenge career rival Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in

Joshua Buatsi and Eddie Hearn will have to settle for the fights already ordered by two separate sanctioning bodies. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA has rejected a request submitted by Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing to grant an exemption for WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol. The hope was for Bivol to bypass a mandatory title

Dmitriy Salita still hasn’t found a streaming or television partner in the United States, but that financial obstacle hasn’t stopped the Michigan-based promoter from staging shows in and around Detroit to keep his contenders and prospects active. Salita’s “Detroit Brawl” card on Wednesday night will feature seven fighters he has under contract, including unbeaten junior

Heavyweight contender Otto Wallin is pounding the wall to get a rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Back in 2019, Wallin lost a twelve round unanimous decision to Fury. During the fight, Fury suffered a severe cut above his right eye. There was tension regarding the bout being potentially stopped by the ringside physician

Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera (23-0) is chomping at the bit to get a title shot.  The 24-year-old lightweight contender was last in action in March when he defeated Joseph Adorno via unanimous decision in Minneapolis. The bout was part of a Showtime tripleheader.  While he is open to facing any of the top fighters

JOE JOYCE IS now happy amongst the high rollers having taken his training over to Las Vegas to get himself ready for the high-stakes heavyweight collision with Joseph Parker on September 24 at the AO Arena in Manchester which is being shown exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office, promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry

Mauricio Sulaiman, President of the World Boxing Council (WBC), has given praise to Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul. The sanctioning body head had recently taken some heat for stating that his organization was willing to issue a ranking to Paul. “The reality is that social media is a phenomenon”, Sulaiman told Izquierdazo. “And Jake

WBA cruiserweight king Ryad Merhy (30-1) could be heading up to higher ground. The boxer revealed on social media that he is contemplating a move to bridgerweight due to problems making the division’s weight limit of 200-pounds. The World Boxing Council (WBC) formed the bridgerweight class, which its between cruiser and heavyweight. However, the boxer’s

Shelly Finkel, co-manager of former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, says a fight with Anthony Joshua would be a major event – win or lose in the upcoming rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua, who last September was outboxed by Usyk over twelve rounds, will attempt to reclaim the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight belts on

Canelo Alvarez says it’s personal. According to Gennadiy Golovkin, it’s just another day in the office. The two rivals will collide on September 17th, in a trilogy fight, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. They last met in 2018, with Canelo winning a close twelve round majority decision. The first bout, which took place

Fort Worth, Texas – In an entertaining fight, Dallas’ native Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (27-3-3, 18 KOs) took on welterweight contender Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (16-1-1, 10 KOs) of Philadelphia, PA, in a 10-round super welterweight clash. Cobbs established dominance early as he knocked down Hooker in the first round, twice in the second and