Month: May 2020

The Nevada State Athletic Commission approved two dates Wednesday for promoter Top Rank to stage boxing shows in June at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The NSAC voted unanimously on a conference call to allow Top Rank to produce cards June 9 and June 11. The shows will take place without fans in attendance, which will be the standard for ...

Sampson Boxing proudly announces the re-signing of two-time former world champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna to a promotional contract. From La Romana, Dominican Republic, Fortuna (35-2-1, 24 KOs), the former WBA Featherweight and Super Featherweight Champion, has fought under the Sampson Boxing banner from his pro debut and has gone on to have one of the greatest careers in history for ...

Lee Eaton has been one of the leading bangers of the “bring boxing back pronto” drum. The British Boxing Board of Control confirmed last week that it hopes professional boxing will be in a position to recommence in July. Due to the current global pandemic, the BBBofC envisages that the sport will take place behind closed doors and that cards ...

Promoter Eddie Hearn, who works with heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, likes the idea of a showdown with UFC power puncher Francis Ngannou. Hearn has a good relationship with UFC President Dana White and plans to speak with him about the cross-sport match. At the moment, Whyte is preparing himself for a rescheduled clash with former WBA world champion Alexander Povetkin - which is ...

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has not altered the plans of former WBO junior middleweight world champion Jaime Munguia (35-0, 28 KO'S), who earlier this year made his debut in the middleweight champion. Munguia is hoping to return by the end of July, although the timeline has not been confirmed to him. The WBC developed new protocols to stage boxing events behind closed doors, with ...

Shakur Stevenson will make his debut at the junior lightweight limit when he opposes Puerto Rico’s Felix Caraballo on June 9 in Las Vegas. Stevenson’s promoter wants him to wait, however, before deciding whether to vacate the WBO featherweight title. The 22-year-old southpaw told BoxingScene.com last month that he would relinquish his 126-pound crown if he couldn’t secure a title ...

The UFC bantamweight title is now officially up for grabs after the UFC took former champion Henry Cejudo on his word of retirement from mixed martial arts competition. Cejudo announced his retirement in the immediate aftermath after scoring a TKO win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 behind closed doors earlier this month. Fans, pundits, and even his manager Ali ...

Pressed with the choice of hoping for a second shot at an Olympic run, Javier Martinez has opted to forgo the process altogether and take his talents to the professional ranks. The top-rated middleweight in the United States amateur program has opted to turn pro, signing with manager Tim VanNewhouse as the latest member of the growing Split-T Management stable. ...

Leo Santa Cruz’s confidence has Leonard Ellerbe’s guard up. The more Santa Cruz demanded to fight Gervonta Davis, the more Ellerbe realized that the four-division champion doesn’t view Davis the way Ellerbe and many boxing fans see him. That is why Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, has repeatedly reminded Davis to avoid underestimating a tough, motivated veteran he is ...

Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is not concerned with Derek Chisora's recent threat of traveling over to Russia to help prepare Alexander Povetkin. Povetkin and Whyte were scheduled to collide this month, but their fight was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. There is a tentative date in July, which is likely not going to happen as planned. The new date may come down in late ...