Boxing Scene

WBC lightweight world titlist Devin Haney and former titleholder Jorge Linares have come to terms to fight for Haney’s belt, Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez, Linares’ co-promoter, told BoxingScene.com. The fight is penciled in to headline to a Matchroom Boxing card on DAZN card on May 15 at a site to be determined. Matchroom

Regis Prograis is man enough to admit he was wrong. The former WBA super lightweight champion has publicly referred to Jake Paul and other YouTubers as “clowns,” circus acts that are bad for legitimate boxers. Prograis realizes that he was shortsighted, that having inexperienced, popular fighters attract viewers who wouldn’t otherwise watch elite-level boxers like

Having the chance to train at Tyson Fury’s new state-of-the-art gym in Morecambe has given Isaac Lowe a new lease of life ahead of his long-awaited return on next Friday’s MTK Fight Night. Undefeated Lowe (20-0-3, 6 KOs) returns at the event on March 12, which takes place at the University of Bolton Stadium and

Junior welterweight prospect Danielito Zorrilla of Puerto Rico was released on Friday morning from a medical facility after being taken there to be evaluated for a punch that he took to the back of the head in a fight with Kazakh Ruslan Madiyev, whom he beat by split decision. The contest took place on the

If one wants to, they can sort of see Christy Martin as the John L. Sullivan of women’s boxing.  Martin wasn’t the first to make major magazine covers or capture attention but her rise in the mid-1990s is a critical fulcrum point in the evolution of women’s boxing. Unlike the single women who caught attention

Pick It: Ring #1 Claressa Shields vs. #2 Marie Dicaire (Friday, PPV/Fite, 9 PM EST) The top two Jr. middleweights in the world throw down in this all-women’s pay-per-view outing. 25-year old lineal world middleweight queen Claressa Shields (10-0, 2 KO) attempts to be the first boxer to unify the four major titles in two

The Puerto Rican power of Bryan Chevalier proved to be too much for Carlos Zambrano to handle, as the island fighter scored three knockdowns and a third-round stoppage on Thursday night in their super featherweight fight.  The 26-year-old Chevalier (15-1, 12 KOs) owned a 3 ½ inch height advantage and used his size to zing

Joseph Parker remains on the hunt for a second heavyweight title reign. That journey will come a with a new trainer along for the ride. New Zealand’s Parker has parted ways with Kevin Barry, the former heavyweight titlist confirmed on Thursday. The news comes days after Parker’s latest victory, a 12-round decision win over countryman

Heavyweight Jeremiah Milton returns to action Thursday night, with the former US National team standout featuring on a card in Delray Beach, Florida.  Oklahoma native Milton, who is now based in Las Vegas, Nevada has mixed in good company prior to his showdown on Thursday evening, as he has spent time in camp with Charles

The most anticipated bout on the current boxing schedule remains on course. Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez both came within the tolerable limit for the most recent safety weight check ahead of their March 13 WBC/WBA junior bantamweight title unification rematch. Per WBC terms, participants are required to weigh within 5% of the

Top Junior Middleweight Prospect Israil ‘The Dream’ Madrimov, (6-0, 5 KOs), of Khiva, Uzbekistan is recovering from surgery on his left shoulder to repair a tendon tear. The injury occurred early in his victory over Eric Walker on August 15, 2020 in Tulsa, OK. Said Madrimov, “The rehabilitation from the surgery a couple of months

Lewis Crocker has vowed that nobody will be taking his WBO European welterweight title away from him ahead of his showdown with Deniz Ilbay on the March 12th MTK Fight Night. Unbeaten Crocker (12-0, 7 KOs) faces Ilbay (22-2, 10 KOs) at the University of Bolton Stadium next Friday, live in the US on ESPN+

Welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz is eager to get in the ring with former world champion Maurice Hooker on March 20th in Fort Worth, Texas. Ortiz, unbeaten with 16, has knocked out every single opponent inside the distance. Hooker has been out of the ring since December of 2019, when he bounced back from a July

Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor officially have a date for their 140-pound title unification fight. Promoter Top Rank announced Tuesday that the undefeated junior welterweight champions will square off May 22 at a site to be determined. Ramirez, 28, and Taylor, 30, are expected to fight somewhere in Las Vegas, but a deal to secure

Heavyweight contenders Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin are only a few weeks away from their anticipated rematch, which takes place on March 27 in Gibraltor. The two punchers collide back in August at Matchroom’s Fight Camp in Brentwood. Whyte scored two knockdowns in the fourth round – but he was brutally knocked out cold in

The fight itself wasn’t at all competitive, although Caleb Plant was able to get all of the information he needed about Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s latest title defense. Guadalajara’s Alvarez had his way with Istanbul’s Avni Yildirim (21-3, 12KOs), scoring a one-side stoppage after three rounds Saturday evening at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Six-time world champion Zab Judah will launch Celebrity Championship Boxing on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 8pm ET in Atlanta, Georgia. This new boxing exhibition league will include social media influencers, sports figures, entertainers, actors, and street fighters competing in exhibition matches. New fights will be presented on PPV with FITE every 90 days.  “I

Undefeated Olympic bronze medal winner Vijender Singh is set to make his return to the ring on March 19 and this time he will be exchanging fists in Vegas-style boxing on the Majestic Pride Casino Ship in Goa. The first-of-its-kind fight will be held on the rooftop deck of the Majestic Pride Casino Ship –