A world title fight and the grandson of “The Greatest” take center stage on Saturday, May 20 as part of the ESPN-televised prelims to the PPV main event headlined by undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney’s title defense against former pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The two-fight telecast is headlined by the vacant ...
Canelo Alvarez is set to defend his Undisputed World Super-Middleweight title against John Ryder in a Mexico homecoming on Cinco de Mayo weekend at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico on Saturday May 6, live around the world on DAZN and DAZN PPV in the U.S & Canada. (photos by Mark Robinson) “He [Ryder] has everything to win, nothing to ...
Eddie Hearn doesn’t think there is any reason to shirk away from the fact that he feels his star charge needs more fine-tuning in the gym. The Matchroom head admitted in a recent interview that London’s Anthony Joshua needs more time to grow with his new trainer Derrick James before he is thrown into the ring against either WBC heavyweight ...
CARSON, Calif. – Brian Mendoza broke out in a major way Saturday night by scoring the 2023 frontrunner for knockout of the year and upset of the year. Down big on all three scorecards, Mendoza stunningly stopped Sebastian Fundora with a three-punch combination in the seventh round to win the WBC interim super welterweight title. The sensational finish capped off ...
Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. - Unbeaten rising super lightweight Brandun Lee (28-0, 23 KOs) grinded out a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Pedro Campa (34-3-1, 23 KOs) after their 10 round bout, earning winning tallies of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93. “This is boxing, it’s all about who has more effective punches,” said Lee. “Look at his face, ...
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has expressed his full support for the organization's middleweight world champion, Jermall Charlo. Charlo is nearing a two-year stint of inactivity after being out of the ring for 21 months and counting. While some have called for Charlo's removal from the title position, Sulaiman makes it clear that the WBC will continue to recognize Charlo ...
Four days prior to his bout against Shuichiro Yoshino, Shakur Stevenson tweeted “y’all can’t push y’all narrative on me.” The cryptic message, or “subtweet” in modern parlance, could have been interpreted in many ways. High profile boxers such as Stevenson spend their days reading theories about who they might fight next, who they’re afraid of, who they could and could ...
Danish junior middle Oliver Meng (10-0) meets Italian Khalil El Harraz (15-3-1) in the headliner of the Danish Fight Night promotion on May 26 at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen with the vacant WBA Continental title at stake. Meng had previously won IBF and WBC Youth titles but this fight represents a step up in his career. Former IBF female ...
NEWARK, New Jersey – As his matchmakers try to find another opponent to test his pulverizing power, Jared Anderson’s handlers are also eager to prove his drawing power in his next fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the rapidly developing heavyweight knockout artist will headline a card for the first time July 1 in Anderson’s hometown of Toledo, Ohio. ESPN will ...
Junior middleweight contender Brian Mendoza pulled off a big shocker on Saturday night, when he picked up a brutal knockout of previously unbeaten Sebastian Fundora in round seven to capture the interim-WBC super welterweight title at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. “I never quit,” said Mendoza. “I kept going. You can beat me all you want, but if ...