Former unified lineal lightweight world champion George Kambosos is ready to come back in force when he faces IBO champion Maxi Hughes in an IBF world title eliminator. Their fight takes place on Saturday, July 22, at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Kambosos (20-2, 10 KOs) is looking to bounce back after suffering back to back defeats at the hands ...
2022 was a breakout year for Carlos "El Caballo Bronco" Adames (22-1). The Bob Santos trained fighter followed up an upset December, 2022 victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko with a 3rd round beatdown of Juan Macias Montiel in December. With the victory he captured the interim WBC middleweight title. That title will be on the line on June 24th when Adames ...
Aggregating every world title in any weight class is an arduous chore. Be that as it may, Josh Taylor was determined to become the super lightweight division’s only champion. For the British star, everything began falling into place in 2019 after winning his first title. Fast forward just two years later and Taylor’s once far fetched dream turned into a ...
Rolando Romero will not have the luxury of selecting his next title challenger. The recently crowned WBA junior welterweight titlist was instructed to enter a 30-day negotiation period with England’s Ohara Davies for a mandatory title defense that was officially ordered Monday. The sanctioning body informed both parties of the ruling, thus killing plans for any other fight eyed by ...
Teofimo Lopez apparently has zero qualms describing his next fight in disturbingly mortal terms. In a recent interview, the former unified lightweight champion and current junior welterweight contender offered a bald, stomach-churning assessment of his upcoming fight against WBO 140-pound titlist Josh Taylor of Scotland on June 10 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Describing ...
Former unified and lineal lightweight world champion George Kambosos Jr. makes his Top Rank debut in a 12-round IBF world title eliminator against English southpaw Maxi Hughes on Saturday, July 22, at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In the 10-round co-feature, U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis takes a seismic step up in class against Belgian contender and former European ...
Cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe felt there was a disconnect between Lawrence Okolie and new trainer SugarHill Steward. Last Saturday night at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, Okolie suffered the first loss of his pro career at the hands of Chris Billam-Smith. During the fight, Okolie was dropped three times. And was he was penalized two points for excessive holding. Billam-Smith is ...
Errol Spence has brought aboard an old friend as his new manager at a pivotal point in his career. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the unbeaten, unified WBA, WBC and IBF welterweight titlist and Fighters First Management CEO Adrian Clark have entered a managerial agreement. The news comes just days after Spence secured a long-desired showdown versus three-division and reigning WBO ...
English lightweight Teddy Stringer may be a new name to many fight fans, but the young 155er is looking to change all that as he turns professional with big goals for his mixed martial arts career. A 15-8 prospect as an amateur, Stringer was one of the standout performers in the English team that competed across the world in major ...
Somewhere, quietly, Rolando “Rolly” Romero is clutching onto his newly won WBA super lightweight title. The 27-year-old, after refusing to make the lightweight limit, recently moved up in weight to challenge Ismael Barroso for the vacant crown. Following his highly controversial ninth-round stoppage win, Romero (15-1, 13 KOs) wasted no time in calling out his next desired opponent. Considering the ...