Year: 2022

The WBC stands firm on its previous order to not sanction any fights taking place in Russia or Belarus. That ruling has now extended down to the fighters who hail from and proudly represent either nation. A big reveal came from the ratings portion of the annual WBC convention on Tuesday in Acapulco, Mexico. While discussing movements in each division, ...

Julio Cesar Martinez and McWilliams Arroyo continue to find ways to not meet in the ring. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the oft-postponed WBC flyweight title consolidation bout takes another hit. An undisclosed injury has forced Puerto Rico’s Arroyo to withdraw from their scheduled December 3 rematch to have aired on DAZN from the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. A ...

Aaron Chalmers (1-0) and huge Heavyweight ‘Magic’ Matty Harris (3-0, 2 KOs) feature alongside North-East’s rising stars on the card headlined by the British Super Welterweight Championship between Darlington’s Troy Williamson (19-0-1, 14KOs) and Sunderland’s Josh Kelly (12-1-1, 7 KOs) on Friday December 2 at the Utilita Arena, Newcastle, live on Channel 5. This North-East night of action includes hometown ...

It’s a two-man race. It’s been a two-man race and what happened Saturday in Abu Dhabi just made that more clear. WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitrii Bivol followed up the biggest win of his career, a decision over super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez, with a decisive victory over one of the top light heavyweights in the world. Former super middleweight ...

Thompson Boxing’s lightweight power punching contender, Miguel “Explosivo” Madueno (28-1, 26 KOs), got back in the world title picture after scoring a knockout over Juan Huertas (16-4-1, 12 KOs), last night at the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, FL. The scheduled 10-round bout served as the co-main event on the ProBox Last Chance Tournament. After slowly breaking down Huertas ...

The conversation of moving down to super middleweight is back in play for Dmitry Bivol. This time, it would come as he has other options rather than sacrifice purely out of necessity. Another dominant showing came in the career of the reigning WBA light heavyweight titlist, who effortlessly turned away the challenge of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez. The November 5 battle ...

Eddie Hearn says he was encouraged by recent interaction he had with the manager of Deontay Wilder. Hearn, the promoter of former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, has been publicly calling for a bout between his charge and Wilder. But communication seems to have been mainly one-sided—until, recently, that is. Talk of pairing Alabama’s Wilder and London’s Joshua goes back ...

Heading into his highly anticipated showdown against Vasiliy Lomachenko, Jamaine Ortiz, by and large, was summarily dismissed as an innocuous challenger. Lomachenko, prior to their meeting on October 29th, stole the spotlight. After spending nearly one full year on his native soil of Ukraine, aiding their efforts in the ongoing Russian invasion, the 34-year-old became somewhat of a sentimental figure. ...

After nearly 11 months out of the ring, Seniesa "Super Bad" Estrada is ready to make up for lost time. Estrada, who signed a long-term promotional pact with Top Rank earlier this year, will defend her WBA minimumweight world title Saturday against Jazmin Gala Villarino at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. (photos by Mikey Williams) ...

Featherweight contender Michael “Mick” Conlan looks to shine in his Belfast homecoming when he battles French veteran Karim Guerfi on Saturday, Dec. 10, at The SSE Arena. Conlan-Guerfi and undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 1:15 p.m. ET/10:15 a.m. PT. The Belfast bonanza kicks off a fistic marathon on the ESPN family ...