Maureen Shea was not pleased with the recent announcement that Cherneka Johnson will defend her International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior featherweight title against Ellie Scotney. Shea (30-2-1, 13 knockouts), rated no. 2 by the IBF, and Scotney, rated no. 1, had been ordered by the IBF on February 7 to face off in an interim-title fight, which Scotney’s promoter Matchroom Boxing ...
It was officially announced on Tuesday, that Devin Haney will defend his undisputed crown against Ukraine’s three-division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday, May 20, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Haney vs. Lomachenko will stream live on Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV, the exclusive digital distributor for the event in the United States, beginning at 10 ...
Isaac Dogboe didn’t know the stakes or even the final opponent for his next fight. All that the former titleholder knew was that he was ready to whip somebody’s ass. “My job description is to fight and destroy whoever is in front of me,” Dogboe told BoxingScene.com. “It didn’t matter if it was Robeisy Ramirez or Brandon Figueroa for an ...
Lausanne, Switzerland - The International Boxing Association's (IBA) Board of Directors convened on March 25 in New Delhi, India, on the sidelines of the ongoing IBA Women's World Boxing Championships. During the meeting, the Board of Directors discussed several key topics, including the ongoing IBA Women's World Boxing Championships and upcoming IBA Men's World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, as well ...
Frank Warren, co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has rejected reports that his company was recently negotiating a British mega-bout with Anthony Joshua. Joshua is back on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, when he faces Jermaine Franklin. Warren was recently trying to finalize a fight between Fury and WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO champion Oleskandr Usyk - ...
The Devin Haney-Vasiliy Lomachenko pay-per-view show will cost boxing fans less than they typically pay on that platform. Promoter Top Rank Inc. announced Tuesday that the price point for the three-fight Haney-Lomachenko telecast is $59.99. Haney – the undefeated, undisputed lightweight champion – will defend his IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO 135-pound championships against Lomachenko on May 20 at MGM ...
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua believes Tyson Fury needs him right - because he views himself as the most financially lucrative option for the 'Gypsy King.' Fury, the WBC world champion, had been in serious negotiations to finalize an undisputed fight with WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk. The Fury vs. Usyk negotiations fell apart after both sides ...
Eddie Hearn, promoter for two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says the British star's career would be "in tatters" if he loses his upcoming fight with Jermaine Franklin. Joshua will collide with Franklin on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. Winless since 2020, Joshua is looking to recover after suffering back to back defeats at the hands of unified world ...
Former WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia will not be involved in a fight against WBA 175-pound champion Dmitry Bivol in the near future, according to the Mexican boxer's promoter Fernando Beltran of Zanfer. Instead, Beltran is trying to close a fight for Munguia with former middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin for June 10th. Last week, promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom ...
Jose Benavidez Sr. is willing to let bygones be bygones with Caleb Plant. The head trainer and father of David Benavidez explained in a recent interview that he was more than willing to patch things up with Plant. Phoenix's David Benavidez, 26, throttled Plant, 30, over 12 rounds in their alluring super middleweight bout to win a unanimous decision last ...