Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom was shocked and disturbed by the recent war of words between Ryan Garcia and his promoter, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya. On Thursday, their behind-the-scenes drama became a public matter when De La Hoya and Garcia were openly trading words on social media. Earlier this week, Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) stated in ...
Junior middleweight contender Erickson Lubin is eager to bounce back in force when he faces Luis Arias on June 24 from The Armory in Minneapolis. The fight will be showcased as the co-featured bout on Showtime's tripleheader card, which is headlined by the middleweight clash between Carlos Adames and le former unified champion Julian “J-Rock” Williams. The 27-year-old Lubin (24-2, ...
Former three division world champion Shane Mosley believes that he can transform Jake Paul into a solid pro boxer. Paul, who was previously trained by retired boxer BJ Flores, has now hired Mosley as head trainer. The Youtuber turned boxer will return to the ring on August 5th, when he takes on MMA icon Nate Diaz in an eight round ...
Maricela Cornejo will enter the ring at the lightest official weight of her career for a short-notice assignment against one of the best women’s boxers in history. The 36-year-old middleweight was 155 pounds during Friday’s weigh-in, exactly five pounds lighter than her weight for each of her past three starts. Her latest trip to the scales comes ahead of her ...
All 26 fighters hit their contracted weights ahead of UFC Vegas 74 in Las Vegas. The fighters took to the scale at the UFC Apex ahead of fight night in Sin City, with no weight misses making the commission’s job an easy one over the course of te The two main event stars were among the first to take to ...
Undefeated junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu provided an update on his recent arm injury to media in Sydney this morning. On Saturday, while attending a friend's BBQ, Tszyu was bit by an American Staffordshire Terrier. The boxer required surgery and 26 stitches on his right forearm. Tszyu is scheduled to defend his WBO interim-title against Mexico's Carlos Ocampo on the Gold ...
Roiman Villa will try to knock off another undefeated welterweight next month. BoxingScene.com has learned that the Venezuelan contender has accepted his most challenging assignment in eight years as a pro, a fight against emerging star Jaron “Boots” Ennis on July 8. Showtime will televise the 12-round, 147-pound main event between Ennis and Villa from Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa ...
Two heavyweight giants will finally collide at ONE Fight Night 13: Allazov vs. Grigorian. ONE Championship officials have confirmed that grappling ace Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida and Senegalese wrestling star “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane will lock horns under MMA rules at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, August 5. Injuries forced two prior meetings between the pair to be canceled, ...
Edgar Berlanga might be in the infancy stages of his career but the 25-year-old is wholeheartedly convinced that he should be regarded as a megastar. As the Puerto Rican native continues on his upward trajectory, he’ll do so under a different promotional banner. After spending the first part of his career showing off his skills on ESPN with Top Rank, ...
Kai Kara-France has his sights set on the UFC flyweight title, but he’s not rushing to get there. When he gets his shot, he wants to know he belongs there. Kara-France takes on fellow contender Amir Albazi in the main event of UFC Vegas 74 on Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas in a bout that could ...