Devin “The Dream” Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) is set to defend his undisputed lightweight championship against Ukraine's three-division world champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) this Saturday, May 20, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Mikey Williams)' Haney vs. Lomachenko will stream live on Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV, the event’s exclusive digital distributor ...
Devin “The Dream” Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) is set to defend his undisputed lightweight championship against Ukraine's three-division world champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) this Saturday, May 20, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Mikey Williams)' Haney vs. Lomachenko will stream live on Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV, the event’s exclusive digital distributor ...
Eddie Hearn, promoter for former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, feels good about the possibility of a showdown getting finalized with former WBC beltholder Deontay Wilder. Investors in the Middle East are ready to pay a large number to secure a heavyweight collision between Joshua and Wilder, for an event in December. Two of Joshua's biggest fights - rematch bouts ...
Malik Scott, the head trainer for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, would rather see Anthony Joshua remain on the shelf until a potential year-end showdown between the two punchers. Investors in the Middle East are angling to secure a high-stakes showdown between Wilder and Joshua in the month of December. However, there is talk of Joshua possibly fighting in ...
Alberto Puello will remain without his title or a fight for at least one more month. The five-member Nevada State Athletic Commission panel voted unanimously to extend the temporary suspension of the unbeaten Dominican during its monthly agenda hearing held Wednesday at state headquarters in Las Vegas. Puello was previously placed under suspension after producing a positive drug test for ...
LAS VEGAS – Devin Haney thinks Vasiliy Lomachenko is a dirty fighter. The undisputed, undefeated lightweight champion told Lomachenko exactly that as the fighters and their teams walked together from one promotional appearance to another Tuesday at MGM Grand to discuss their ESPN Pay-Per-View fight Saturday night. Promoter Top Rank’s cameras captured the exchange and released the footage late Tuesday ...
Nothing problematic immediately came to the mind of Joe Joyce with regards to his last training camp. The British heavyweight contender is looking to rectify the results of his last outing, a surprising sixth-round stoppage to Chinese southpaw Zhilei Zhang last month at Copper Box Arena in London. Joyce, who was pinned as the heavy favorite going into that fight, ...
LAS VEGAS – Vasiliy Lomachenko considers himself a small lightweight, a boxer better suited for the junior lightweight division in which he also has held a world title. The former WBC 135-pound champion typically faces size disadvantages against lightweights, but he is 7-1 in lightweight fights since he moved up from the 130-pound division five years ago. The 35-year-old Ukrainian ...
Chris Eubank Jr. understands Liam Smith will go into their rematch with certain advantages—one of which is that Smith knows he can hurt him. Brighton’s Eubank and Liverpool’s Smith will headline a July 1 Sky Box Office pay-per-view card at AO Arena in Manchester in a 12-round middleweight bout. Things went south quickly for Eubank (32-3, 23 KOs) in their ...
Alycia Baumgardner’s homecoming will double as a revenge tour. BoxingScene.com has learned that plans are in place for Baumgardner to defend her undisputed junior lightweight championship versus Christina Linardatou, the only fighter to hang a loss on her otherwise pristine record. The rematch is not yet finalized but remains the leading plan to headline a July 15 DAZN show in ...