Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu has loftier goals in mind than the current title defense on his schedule. It’s not to say that he’s looking past Badou Jack. If anything, he is looking through the former two-division titlist, whom he has vowed to brutalize in their WBC cruiserweight title fight this weekend. “I want Badou Jack to keep one thing in mind,” ...
Zachary Spiller was forced to go to the scorecards for the first time in his young career. The Houston-based heavyweight rookie preserved his unbeaten record as he outpointed Kaleel Carter over four rounds. All three judges scored the contest 39-37 in favor of Spiller in their DAZN opener Thursday evening at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Spiller (3-0, 2KOs) ...
Conor Benn is coming for his critics. The embattled welterweight recently took to social media to personally address some of his harshest detractors after news broke on Wednesday that the World Boxing Council had determined that it could not conclude that Benn had knowingly ingested a banned substance. The verdict means that Benn will return to the WBC’s welterweight rankings. ...
Three fights after Rolly Romero stopped him, Anthony Yigit will take on another undefeated American lightweight. BoxingScene.com has learned that Keyshawn Davis will face the Swedish southpaw in a 10-round bout April 8 in Newark, New Jersey. ESPN will air Davis-Yigit as the opener of a tripleheader that’ll feature Newark native Shakur Stevenson in the 12-round main event versus Japan’s ...
The countdown to Canelo Alvarez’s ring return around his traditional fight date of Cinco de Mayo has begun. In a video posted on his verified social media channel, the Mexican star and undisputed super middleweight champion Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KO) announced that he will have a homecoming fight in his native land of Jalisco on May 6 against a yet-to-be-named ...
Teofimo Lopez was more than willing to fight Josh Taylor in Scotland. It turns out that Lopez won’t have to take that transatlantic trip for a shot at the Scottish southpaw’s WBO junior welterweight title. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Taylor (19-0, 13 KOs) has agreed to defend his 140-pound championship against Lopez (18-1, 13 KOs), a former unified lightweight champion, ...
Undefeated Jr. Featherweight contender Ra'eese Aleem (20-0, 12 KOs) has issued a challenge to fellow top-ranked fighter Luis Nery (34-1, 26 KOs), daring him to step into the ring for an all-out brawl. Aleem, currently ranked #2 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO), is looking to prove himself as the best in his division by taking on Nery, ranked WBO ...
Ryan Spann wants to climb all the way to the top of the UFC’s light heavyweight ladder, no matter how long that takes, then jump off and head to heavyweight, or retire. Spann was talking to reporters ahead of his main event bout with Nikita Krylov at UFC Vegas 70 in Las Vegas, and admitted that he had plans to ...
UFC light heavyweight stalwart Nikita Krylov has fought 17 times inside the Octagon, but Saturday night at the UFC Apex will see a first for the Ukrainian-born fighter. Krylov will take on American contender Ryan Spann in the main event of UFC Vegas 70 in Las Vegas in a matchup that puts Krylov at the top of the bout sheet ...
Keyshawn Davis needs a new opponent for his fight scheduled for April 8. BoxingScene.com has learned that Emmanuel Tagoe has withdrawn from their 10-round lightweight bout. Davis-Tagoe would’ve opened an ESPN tripleheader from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Davis’ handlers are in the process of finding a new opponent for a fight that’ll take place six weeks from Saturday ...