To a large extent, Xander Zayas is viewed as an incredibly talented prospect at 154 pounds, one who could eventually parlay his potential into a world title reign. Ultimately, his sparkling record and ability to pull fans out of their seats with his eye-catching offensive arsenal, isn’t unnerving to Jahi Tucker. All along, the 20-year-old prospect has been angling for ...
Former world champion Liam Smith has clapped back at his upcoming opponent, middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. The fight takes place on June 17 at the Manchester Arena. Sky Sports Box Office will distribute the event. Back in January, Smith pulled off a shocker when he knocked out Eubank in four rounds. Smith rocked and dropped Eubank hard, twice. The referee ...
Houston’s undefeated light heavyweight prospect Darius “DFG” Fulghum (3-0, 3 KOs) enters the ring this Saturday evening for the first time since last August against Jay Williams in a four-round bout streaming live on DAZN from College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. The 26-year-old Fulghum hasn’t fought since last August 10, when he knocked out David Murray (10-3-1) in the ...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Confidence is supreme for Devin Haney ahead of his date with Vasiliy Lomachenko on May 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on ESPN+ pay-per-view. The undisputed lightweight champion Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) is a betting favorite to beat the former three-division champion Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) simply because bookies believe Haney possesses more talent. “There ...
The countdown continues towards the title showdown between undefeated knockout artist William “El Camarón” Zepeda (27-0, 23 KOs) of San Mateo, Mexico who will defend his WBA Continental Americas Lightweight Title against former world champion challenger of Curundu, Panama Jaime “Jaimito” Arboleda (19-2, 14 KOs). The 12-round main event is presented in association with Sampson Boxing, and will be broadcast ...
Liam Paro is already in search of a new opponent. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that unbeaten junior welterweight contender Arnold Barboza will no longer move forward with the ordered WBO junior welterweight title eliminator versus Paro. The development comes one day after Matchroom Boxing secured the rights to the final elimination bout through a purse bid hearing held Thursday at WBO ...
Two-division world champion Seniesa Estrada’s third fight with Top Rank Promotions is shaping up to be a significant one that will be staged later this summer. “I am going to get back in the ring July 22 on ESPN and I think I am going to be headlining that card, so that's pretty awesome,” Estrada told BoxingScene.com in an interview. ...
Oktagon lightweight champion Losene Keita is bidding to become a two-division champion at Oktagon 42, and the undefeated Belgian has overcome the final hurdle before fight night in Bratislava. Keita is set to take on Jakub Tichota on Saturday for the interim featherweight championship in the main event at the Ondreja Nepelu Arena, and the pair both successfully made championship ...
The two bantamweight contenders set for action in the main event both made weight ahead of UFC Vegas 72, with Song Yadong and Ricky Simon both hitting the non-title bantamweight limit of 136 pounds for their five-round main event. The co-main event also saw both fighters register identical weights, with Caio Borralho and Michal Oleksiekjczuk both tipping the scale at ...
The most intriguing, young knockout artist in the heavyweight division will face a proven puncher in his next fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Jared Anderson will encounter Zhan Kossobutskiy in a 10-round main event ESPN will televise July 1 from Huntington Center in Anderson’s hometown of Toledo, Ohio. A press conference to officially announce Anderson-Kossobutskiy has been scheduled for Tuesday ...