NEW YORK – As Ryan Garcia’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya will have a say in selecting the judging panel for Garcia’s upcoming fight against Gervonta Davis. De La Hoya naturally will want the best three judges possible to score their 12-round, 136-pound fight April 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As important as that process will be before ...
SugarHill Steward, trainer of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says the unbeaten boxer could certainly be ready for a potential fight date of April 29 - but he'll have to train extra hard. Fury's handlers are still in talks for an undisputed showdown with WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk. The two sides have been negotiating for weeks, but ...
Jermell Charlo still hasn’t been able to hit the heavybag, but he’s confident his injured hand, once recovered, will be sturdier than ever. The undisputed junior middleweight champion from Houston, Texas, offered an encouraging assessment of his broken hand, which required him to swaddle it in a cast for nearly two months. The injury, which occurred in December, led to ...
Hard-hitting junior middleweight Roarke Knapp earned a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Ahmed El Mousaoui Saturday night at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa. Scores were 99-91, 98-93, and 96-94 for Knapp, who improved to 16-1-1, 11 knockouts. The shorter Knapp, who resides in nearby Edenvale, was the aggressor from the opening bell, mixing his attack to the head ...
A pair of undefeated rising contenders will look to cement their status in their divisions with statement victories in action that will be live streamed on the Showtimes PPV Countdown Show this Saturday, March 25 leading up to the highly-anticipated David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant event taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas headlining a Premier ...
A veteran referee will get his first up-close look at two of the top super middleweights in the sport. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Kenny Bayless will serve as the third man for the David Benavidez-Caleb Plant interim WBC super middleweight title fight. The selection was suggested by Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Jeff Mullen and unanimously approved by the ...
The inaugural PFL Europe event is set to take place in Newcastle, England on Saturday, March 25, with a pair of undefeated British prospects looking to play a starring role. PFL Europe 1 takes place at the Vertu Motors Arena, with light-heavyweight prospect Simeon Powell ready for the biggest showcase of his fighting career in the main event, while women’s ...
Antonio “El Gigante” Mireles is ready for prime time. The 6-foot-9, 270-pound heavyweight southpaw will return in a six-round clash against Patrick Mailata on Saturday, March 25, at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Mireles-Mailata will open the televised tripleheader headlined by the junior welterweight showdown between Jose Ramirez and Richard “RC” Commey and the minimumweight title unification bout between ...
Tom Breese erased the bitter taste of his controversial TKO loss in his last KSW appearance by submitting Bartosz Lesko in the co-main event of KSW 80, then set his sights on a fight at KSW’s upcoming Colosseum 2 event. Breese used his elite mat skills to sweep Lesko, then lock up a tight rear-naked choke to earn the tap ...
Alexis Rocha’s close but clear defeat at the hands of Rashidi Ellis in 2020 pushed him down the welterweight ladder. But while his immediate stock had plunged, he slowly but surely steadied the ship. With six consecutive victories underneath his belt, the 25-year-old now finds himself in front of the championship line. Thanks to his awe-inspiring run, Terence Crawford, the ...