Boxing Scene

Michael “Mick” Conlan returned home to Belfast and got back on the winning track. Conlan, who lost a featherweight title bid in March, defeated Miguel Marriaga by unanimous decision in the 10-round featherweight main event Saturday at The SSE Arena. Conlan (17-1, 8 KOs) prevailed by scores of 99-88 2x and 99-89, securing knockdowns in

Former two division champion Bernard Hopkins is expecting Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to hand down a beating when he faces Gennadiy Golovkin in their upcoming trilogy fight. For a good portion of his career, Canelo was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, where Hopkins is a co-owner. Canelo parted ways with Golden Boy in 2020. Hopkins’

Marlen Esparza finds herself in a familiar career role. The only new look heading into her next fight is entering as the lineal and unified WBA/WBC flyweight champion. Houston’s Esparza will fight for the fourth straight time in her home state, the latest in a title defense versus WBA mandatory challenger Eva Guzman (19-1-1, 11KOs).

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen ‘Breadman’ Edwards tackling topics such as Danny Garcia, Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence, Devin Haney, Luis Ortiz vs. Andy Ruiz, and more. Hey Mr Edwards, First but not for the first time, thank you for the great boxing insights. Saturday afternoons (that’s when I get the mailbag in

Leigh Wood appears to have a list of options to consider for his next fight.  The 126-pound WBA “world” titlist Wood (26-2, 12KOs) is coming off an incredible come-from-behind knockout win in a fight of the year contender against Michael Conlan in March.  As the WBA continues its quest to clean up its muddied world

In what amounted to a preposterous promotional stunt, Hasim Rahman Jr. ceremoniously came in overweight Friday afternoon for a pay-per-view fight against Jake Paul that was canceled six days earlier. Rahman’s intention was to prove that he could’ve come in at least at the contracted limit of 205 pounds on the day they were supposed

Maurice Hooker plans to represent his hometown in every imaginable way this weekend. The former WBO junior welterweight titlist is set for his crossroads battle with Blair Cobbs this Saturday at Dickies Arena in nearby Fort Worth, Texas. Hooker arrived at Wednesday’s workout in Irving sporting an R&R Boxing Club t-shirt from his Dallas hometown

Young prospect RV Deniega (6-0) of Sanman Boxing will be facing the toughest challenge of his career when he takes on former WBC world champion Sonny Boy “Bullet” Jaro on August 5 at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City.  Jaro last fought in 2019, suffering a KO loss to Thai Nawaphon Kaikanha in Thailand. Undefeated

Nonito Donaire is targeting huge fights at super flyweight with Kazuto Ioka and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez – before moving back up to chase bantamweight greatness.  The former four-weight world champion has emphatically dismissed any idea of retiring following his brutal stoppage defeat to Naoya Inoue in June.  Instead, the legendary Donaire, who will be 40

Marlen Esparza was among the many in attendance for the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano superlight earlier this year. The reigning unified flyweight champion was in awe of the magnitude of the event, one which she feels can be surpassed by the biggest fight that still awaits her career. Houston’s Esparza has long ago mapped out a

If it seems like Ireland’s Callum Walsh is everywhere these days, your mind isn’t playing tricks on you. Just 21 years old and three fights into a pro career that continues this Thursday at the Quiet Cannon Country Club in Montebello, California, Walsh has seen write-ups from around the boxing world, he’s fighting regularly on

Jake Paul dismissed Hasim Rahman Jr.’s claim that Paul pulled out of their pay-per-view fight, not Rahman. Rahman claims Paul was afraid to fight him at a limit of 215 pounds, the increased weight Rahman demanded after the New York State Athletic Commission required them late last week to bump up their contract weight from

Regis Prograis can’t believe the similarities he shares with Jose Zepeda. Prograis, the former 140-pound titlist from New Orleans, may soon have another long awaited title shot against the Mexican-American contender from La Puente, California. The World Boxing Council recently ordered a vacant 140-pound title shot between the two fighters. Zepeda was originally supposed to

Keith Thurman holds a lot of respect for Danny Garcia, even if his frequent trashtalking does not necessarily reflect that. The Clearwater, Florida, native recently offered a pithy retort to Garcia after Garcia expressed interest in a rematch of their encounter in 2017 that saw Thurman pick up a split decision win. Garcia made his

LOS ANGELES – Andy Ruiz Jr. has never been confused with a Michaelangelo carving. Throughout the course of his 13-year career, Ruiz’s weight has always caused heavy discussion.  Ruiz has weighed as much as 297 pounds in his pro debut to 256 pounds in his last fight in May.  When he shocked and dropped Anthony

The most anticipated fight in boxing is far from official, but Derrick James is already preparing his charge–and himself–as if it is just around the corner. James, the longtime trainer of WBC, WBA, and IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., indicated in a recent interview that he plans to put his fighter through an especially

Vergil Ortiz Jr. isn’t consumed with having to silence the naysayers over claims of his struggling to remain at welterweight. How long he will have to wait for his first major title, however, could ultimately dictate how long—or soon—the time will come to move on to junior middleweight and beyond. “I guess it depends on

EBU cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith is hunting for the right path to secure a world title. Last Saturday night in Bournemouth, Billam-Smith punched his way to a twelve round unanimous decision over Isaac Chamberlain in an action-fight. One fighter Billam-Smith will not target – is WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie. The two boxers are stablemates and