Light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) has promised to do a lot of damage when he steps in the ring with Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul (6-0, 4 KOs). Fury will finally step in the ring with Paul on February 26th in Saudi Arabia. They were scheduled to collide on two prior occasions, in 2021 and 2022, ...
As Emanuel Navarrete battered away at a game, dangerous Liam Wilson last Friday to score a stoppage a belt in his third weight class, fans weren’t just treated to one of the best fights so far in 2023. Fans were treated to the first leg of a two-week swing through the division set to remake half its title picture. A ...
Thompson Boxing’s super featherweight prospect, George “El Yuyu” Acosta (13-1, 1 KO), of Whittier, Ca, will look to start his 2023 off with a bang against Marlin Sims (8-1, 4 KOs) of Minneapolis, MN, in an 8-round main event bout headlining Thompson Boxing’s “New Blood” card. Acosta is eager to get back in the ring and campaign for a regional ...
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russia from the Olympic Games in Paris. Most recently, Usyk's countryman - Wladimir Klitschko - also stood firm on his position that the IOC preclude Russia from participating in the upcoming Olympics. Russian is currently engaged in a military conflict with Ukraine. The ...
The International Boxing Association (IBA) is stepping up its efforts to strengthen the sport’s foundations worldwide by spearheading a series of development courses against the backdrop of the upcoming World Boxing Tour Golden Belt Series event in Morocco. Organized through the IBA Development Program, the courses are designed to enhance the experience and expertise of referees, judges, technical officials and ...
Gennadiy Golovkin is once again on the hook to next face Erislandy Lara. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA has re-ordered a title consolidation clash between its recognized middleweight beltholders. The development came hours after BoxingScene’s report that Golovkin vacated his IBF middleweight title in lieu of a mandatory title defense versus Brazil’s Esquiva Falcao. The respective teams for Golovkin ...
The fight card is now officially set for Bellator 292, with the promotion returning to San Jose, California on March 10 with a stacked card featuring some of the best talent on their roster. The latest big name to be added to the card is that of Michael “Venom” Page, who returns to action after his unsuccessful tilt at the ...
Oktagon MMA’s first event of 2023 sees the promotion head over to Germany to break new ground with their first event in Munich. Oktagon 39 will see eight German fighters take to the cage at the Audi Dome on an 11-fight card that will see a host of familar names to regular watchers of Oktagon shows. Welterweight contender Christian Jungwirth ...
A familiar supporting cast will grace Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez’s next hometown headliner. The undercard has been finalized for the April 8 DAZN show from Tech Port Arena in San Antonio, Texas. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, San Antonio’s own Rodriguez will face Mexico’s Cristian Gonzalez for the vacant WBO flyweight title. A second title fight will land on the show, ...
Martin Bakole has his sights set on huge heavyweight nights after he put pen to paper on a new long-term fight deal. Ranked at the top by the World Boxing Association (WBA), the 29-year-old heavyweight (18-1-0, 13 KOs)- who resides in Scotland - will fight exclusively for BOXXER on Sky Sports. His next fight will be announced in due course ...