Boxing Scene

Former world champion Sergey Lipinets shared insights into his training camp as he prepares to take on rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis in a 12-round battle that headlines action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, April 10 from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The 32-year-old Lipinets became a world

VAN NUYS, Calif. — Rafael Ruelas has remained retired since 1999, but the former lightweight world champion is the latest star from the sport who’s soured from sitting on the sidelines.  The 49-year-old Ruelas (53-4, 41 KOs) told BoxingScene.com in an interview that he’s training for a comeback determined to become the oldest world champion

Devin Haney’s promoter considers Jorge Linares just the type of opponent the young champion needs to beat impressively to prove himself as an elite lightweight. In fact, Eddie Hearn thinks Haney will establish himself as boxing’s best lightweight if he handles Linares the way Hearn expects. Teofimo Lopez obviously would beg to differ, but Linares

Even though he will be a sizable underdog, Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (30-4-1) is very confident that he will upset Erislandy Lara (27-3-3) on May 1st. They will square off at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. in a main event that will be televised by free to air FOX before the Andy Ruiz

The stakes have remained the same for Jamel Herring’s upcoming title defense versus Carl Frampton, even if all of the surrounding parts have dramatically changed. Nearly a year after preparing to travel to Belfast as a man without a country, Herring will now find crowd support of his own ahead the third defense of his

Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel Marquez will become the latest in a growing trend of ring legends appearing on the boxing exhibition circuit. Multiple sources have informed BoxingScene.com that the pair of former four-division titlists are due to meet in an exhibition bout on June 12 from a location to be determined. Details on the

A re-energized Andy Ruiz Jr. is planning for a major rebound after relinquishing his throne atop the heavyweight division.  The journey will start when Ruiz (33-2, 22 KOs) next faces Chris Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) on May 1 on FOX Sports pay-per-view at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.  A rotund Ruiz showed

As expected, UFC President Dana White is not in favor of Oscar De La Hoya’s planned comeback. De La Hoya, 48-years-old, has been out of the ring since 2008 – when he was battered and stopped by Manny Pacquiao. Last week, during a press conference for the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren pay-per-view, the six division

Devis Boschiero has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of the picture for the April 16th event, which is being staged behind closed doors at Allianz Cloud in Milan by Opi Since 82 and Matchroom. The show will be streamed live by DAZN. Ukraine’s Vladislav Melnyk (13-3 with 8 KOs) will challenge Belgian Francesco

After more than two years without a fight, former two-division world champion Hekkie Budler (32-4) was chomping at the bit to finally get back to doing what he does best – fight. Last weekend, the South African was fully prepared for a ten-rounder to get him back on the path to the world title fights

Flyweight Cristian Gonzalez won a hard-fought majority decision victory over Adrian Curiel Friday night at the FIT Center in Mexico City. One judge scored the bout 95-95, while the other two judges scored the bout 96-94 for Gonzalez, who improves to 12-1, 3 knockouts. Gonzalez, who resides in nearby Tultitlan, has now won his last

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez has come to grips with his latest defeat, to the point where he is not in a hurry to rewatch the fight. In an outcome which continues to generate spirited debate, Nicaragua’s Gonzalez (50-3, 41KOs) landed on the wrong end of a 12-round split decision to Mexico’s Juan Francisco Estrada (42-3, 28KOs)

Gibraltar – Wembley super featherweight Youssef Khoumari opened up the show in explosive fashion as he battered and stopped Kane Baker in five rounds to move to 12-0-1 (5 KOs). The unbeaten 24-year-old seized the attention of the domestic Super-Featherweight division with a ruthless win over Birmingham’s Baker on his manager Dillian Whyte’s undercard.  Baker

Gibraltar – In a high stakes rematch for the WBC interim-heavyweight title, Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) got revenge with a fourth round stoppage of Alexander Povetkin (36-3, 25 KOs). Back in August of 2020, Povetkin was down twice in the fourth before he came out in the fifth and knocked Whyte out cold with a perfect

Tony Bellew wasn’t trying to downplay Alexander Povetkin’s incredible comeback against Dillian Whyte. But based on what the Sky Sports boxing analyst witnessed August 22, Bellew doesn’t consider Povetkin capable of beating Whyte again Saturday night at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar. The ex-WBC cruiserweight champion and retired heavyweight contender chose Whyte to

Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs) was more than five pounds lighter for Saturday night’s rematch with Alexander Povetkin in Gibraltor. Povetkin was a little more than four pounds heavier. Last August, Povetkin pulled off a sensational one-punch knockout of Whyte at Matchroom’s Fight Camp in Brentwood. The Russian fighter had been down twice

Zach Parker turned in a big display on his big night and he knocked down Vaughn Alexander twice on the way to a second-round stoppage of the American at the Copper Box in East London.  Parker, 26, is largely unknown and was headlining a TV show for the first time. Yet as the WBO’s No

Held at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar and shown live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all other markets excluding the UK and Ireland (7 p.m. GMT / 3 p.m. ET), Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte II is expected to attract a huge worldwide audience to watch