Month: October 2022

A longtime trainer, a new trainer and family dynamics played a big role in helping Anderson “The Spider” Silva wrap up training camp on a positive note in advance of the UFC legend’s mega fight against international superstar and undefeated boxer Jake “The Problem Child” Paul October 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., in an event co-produced by ...

Isaiah Steen’s first fight in 15 months will come against a more proven puncher than he originally agreed to fight Friday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Cleveland’s Steen (16-0, 12 KOs) will square off against Sena Agbeko (26-2, 21 KOs) in a 10-round main event that’ll headline a “ShoBox: The New Generation” telecast from Bally’s Grand Ballroom. Steen was ...

George Kambosos Jr. viewed his unanimous decision defeat to Devin Haney on June 5th, as somewhat inconsequential. Though his unified lightweight reign was short-lived, the Australian native was confident in his ability to dust himself off and change the outcome in their immediate rematch. But, in spite of his self-belief, Haney would go on to register yet another lopsided victory. ...

Although countless names spread across the boxing world believed that Deontay Wilder would bounce back nicely, Eddie Hearn was a bit skeptical. Having suffered back-to-back stoppage defeats at the hands of Tyson Fury, Wilder attempted to return to the win column this past weekend as he took on surging contender, Robert Helenius. While he was pegged as a sizable favorite, ...

The kings of the welterweight division will have to wait some more if a fight they’ve long been wanting will finally happen.  On Thursday, hours after BoxingScene.com senior writer and columnist Keith Idec reported there was growing concern on Errol Spence Jr's side that Terence Crawford's team wasn’t committed to an undisputed championship fight for all of the belts at ...

Anabel Ortiz ended her 2022 campaign with a second straight win after a year to forget in 2021. The former WBA strawweight titlist earned an eight-round, unanimous decision victory over Guatemala’s Maria Santizo, who often trains and fights in Mexico. Scores 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75 were in favor of Ortiz in their DAZN-aired junior flyweight bout Thursday evening from Fantasy ...

Rising featherweight contender Robeisy "El Tren" Ramirez will fight Argentina's Jose Matias Romero in a 10-round showdown Saturday, Oct. 29 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Romero replaces former world champion Jessie Magdaleno, who was forced to withdraw from the bout with a hand injury. Ramirez-Matias will serve as the co-feature to the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jamaine Ortiz lightweight main event, ...

Junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu is not looking to win a twelve round decision when he challenges Jermell Charlo for the IBF, WBC, WBA and WBO world titles. Their mandatory undisputed showdown is tipped to take place on January 28 in Las Vegas. “I don’t want this fight going the distance. I plan on knocking him out before the twelfth ...

Jay McFarlane, the Scotsman from Glasgow (13-6, 5KO), is the next opponent for Guido Vianello (9-0-1, 9KO) - when they collide in the main event in Rome, on Friday the 28th of October, at the venue “Pala Atlantico.” The show is promoted by OPI Since 82 and Top Rank. The body of McFarlane is indeed a colorful one: loads of ...

In what will be a sensational heavyweight doubleheader, the WBC and lineal world champion Tyson Fury will defend his crown against long-standing rival Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, December 3 on a night where WBA world champion Daniel Dubois will make a first defense of his belt against South African southpaw Kevin Lerena, exclusively on BT ...