An extra week’s worth of preparation was well reflected on the frame of William Zepeda. The red-hot lightweight contender from San Mateo Atenco, Mexico hit the scales at a chiseled 134.2 pounds for his second consecutive DAZN main event. Zepeda collides with Jaime Arboleda, a Panamanian lightweight based out of Miami who checked in at a cut-up and ready 134.6 ...
Natasha Jonas will be back in the ring in a few weeks' time. The unified world champion hasn't boxed so far this year. Jonas holds the WBC, WBO and IBF super-welterweight global honours in the female ranks and was last between the ropes last November at the AO Arena in Manchester. 'Miss GB', from Liverpool, scored an unanimous decision against ...
Becoming a world champion was a salient checkmark in the career of Josh Taylor. However, after nabbing the IBF super lightweight title in 2019, the 32-year-old wrote down another lofty goal, become an undisputed titlist. In short order, Taylor began aggregating golden trinkets left and right. With wins over Regis Prograis and Jose Ramirez, Taylor resided over the super light ...
There were no slip-ups on the scale as the welterweight title unification bout between Rhys McKee and Jimmy Wallhead was made official at Friday’s weigh-ins ahead of Cage Warriors 153. Reigning champion McKee and interim champ Wallhead will go head to head in the main event at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, with the unified 170-pound championship on the line. ...
The announcement of Jordan’s Izzedine Al-Derbani signing with Brave Combat Federation last year generated a real buzz among the Brave Nation fans. The acquisition of the “Palestinian Samurai” got tongues wagging. It was a mutually beneficial agreement as the former Desert Force Featherweight interim champion’s draw-card potential would only strengthen Brave CF’s stable while offering the Jordanian an opportunity to ...
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter has moved on to negotiating with another British heavyweight that Frank Warren’s company represents, but he still wants to make an Usyk-Tyson Fury fight. Alex Krassyuk hopes Fury eventually realizes that it would be damaging to his legacy if he doesn’t face Usyk in a fight that would crown boxing’s first fully unified heavyweight champion of the ...
Golden Boy Promotions announced today the signing of 24-year-old middleweight prospect Eric Priest (9-0, 7 KOs). “I am beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to begin fighting under the Golden Boy banner. I’m ready to make noise in the middleweight division and believe Golden Boy is the right promotion to stand beside me on my way to the top. I ...
Undisputed super middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn plans to give Savannah Marshall a rude awakening when they meet in the ring. Crews-Dezurn will defend her WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF world titles against Marshall on June 17 at the AO Arena in Manchester. Their bout will be the co-featured pay-per-view attraction to the middleweight rematch between Liam Smith vs Chris Eubank ...
Russia and the U.S. are arguably at the lowest point of their rocky relationship in years, but professional boxing remains one of very thin, shaky bridges still opened between two countries. While Americans are urged to steer clear of Russia, Sam "The Hillbilly Hammer" Shewmaker chose to gamble and accepted an invitation to the main event of the show, promoted ...
Sergey Lipinets has finally ended the search to find a willing opponent for his next fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that plans are in place for the former IBF junior welterweight titlist to face rising Dominican prospect Elvis Rodriguez. The two parties have agreed to meet, though a fight date is not yet attached to the 140-pound crossroads matchup. Inquiries placed ...