Year: 2022

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 ...

Frank Warren, promoter for heavyweights Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce, is willing to match either boxer against former two-time champion Anthony Joshua in 2023. Warren also co-promotes WBC world champion Tyson Fury. He tried to match him with Joshua for a year-end clash, but their negotiations fell through. Fury will now return on December 3 in a trilogy fight with ...

Luis Ortiz is still shaking his head in disbelief.  The former title challenger can’t believe that WBC/lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will face Derek Chisora in a trilogy bout that seemingly no one called for on December 3rd. Fury already owns a wide points and knockout victory over Chisora.  Ortiz was last in action in September when he lost a ...

Cromwell “Bullet” Gordon refused to listen to the naysayers. Instead, the former pro boxer turned trainer placed his head down and continued to push Rolando “Rolly” Romero, heading into his showdown against Gervonta Davis on May 28th. A fully packed crowd in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center cheered loudly as Davis landed the fight-ending blow in the sixth, sullying Romero's record. Forced ...

While a potential showdown between former world champions Andy Ruiz and Deontay Wilder is expected in 2023, there are still no details regarding the fight. Both boxers won their semi-WBC eliminators. Last month, Ruiz scored two knockdowns to secure a twelve round unanimous decision over Luis Ortiz in a WBC eliminator. And earlier this month, Wilder brutally crushed Robert Helenius ...