Month: October 2022

Although most of the boxing world continues to call for a showdown between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford, Brian “Bomac” McIntrye, Crawford's longtime trainer, refuses to get caught up in the ongoing drama. For the better part of the past five years, both fighters have been regarded as the best of the best in the welterweight division. With Spence ...

Eddie Hearn, promoter for former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says Dillian Whyte is the current frontrunner to face the British star in the early months of 2023. Joshua previously knocked Whyte out in seven rounds back in December of 2015. Joshua is looking to bounce back after suffering back to back decision losses to current WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA ...

The newest promotional outfit in town has secured its second high profile boxer in less than a week. Former four-division titlist Adrien Broner has officially signed with BLK Prime Boxing, the platform formally announced during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Broner joins the upstart outfit just four days after it was confirmed that three-division and reigning WBO welterweight titlist ...

In no surprise, David Avanesyan has relinquished the EBU welterweight title due to his upcoming fight against WBO world champion Terence Crawford on December 10 This gives his mandatory challenger Jon Miguez (17-0) from Spain a lucky break and chance to win a major title. He now has Frenchman Jordy Weiss (29-0-3) as co-challenger for the vacant title and the ...

Although Canelo Alvarez has forged a career that will safely place him in the Hall of Fame when he ultimately hangs up his gloves, a shroud of mystery constantly surrounded him. While he never officially suffered defeat at the hands of Gennadiy Golovkin, his two prior results against him, a split draw and majority decision win, left many in the ...

Sometimes, it’s just one of those years. After a recent stretch in which several high-profile fighters hung up the gloves with a subsequent summertime trip to Canastota, N.Y. all but guaranteed, the Class of 2023 is less certain. Though every fighter on the “modern” ballot had a world-class career that was better than 99 percent of his peer group, it’s ...

Former world champion Billy Dib, 37-years-old, has revealed to his followers that he has cancer. Six years ago, Dib lost his first wife to leukemia. The boxer has since remarried and has a young child. Last week, Dib experienced severe stomach, which led him to a local hospital. He was initially given painkillers and released. Later, a different doctor discovered ...

Representatives for Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia are inching toward a deal for the undefeated rivals to square off in a 136-pound fight at some point in January. According to a report Monday night from Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix, pay-per-view distribution is the significant obstacle that has prevented Davis and Garcia from finalizing their agreement. BoxingScene.com has confirmed, as Mannix ...

Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor is a few days away from his next defense, which comes against undefeated contender Karen Eizabeth Carabajal at Wembley Arena in London.  The bout will be Taylor's first since her tough split decision win over Amanda Serrano in April at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Beyond the fight with Carabajal, Taylor is hoping ...

This past Friday on Thompson’s “New Blood” card at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA, featherweight Sean Brewer (4-0, 3 KOs), of Las Vegas, NV, remained undefeated by scoring a first-round knockout over Christian Renteria (9-14, 8 KOs), from Tijuana, MX. The main event featuring George Acosta vs. Enrique Bernache and co-main showcasing Manuel Flores vs Armando Hernandez were scratched ...