Promoter Eddie Hearn is hoping to avoid a physical confrontation the next time he sees MMA veteran Nate Diaz. In a recent interview, Hearn was highly critical of the in-ring action between Diaz and crossover boxer Jake Paul. Earlier this month, Paul picked up a ten round unanimous decision over Diaz, who was making his professional debut in boxing. While ...
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Don Charles, the head trainer for heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois, believes his boxer has the necessary recipe to overcome the upcoming task of WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF world champion Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois, the mandatory challenger, will face Uysk this coming Saturday night in Poland. Usyk is riding high in the heavyweight division after back to back decision wins over British ...
Orestes Velazquez and Khalil Coe continue their journeys in the pro game with step-up fights on Saturday September 23 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, live worldwide on DAZN, as they take on Mohamed Soumaoro and Kenmon Evans respectively. Velazquez (7-0 6 KOs) will defend his WBA International Super-Lightweight title and look to build on his #9 ranking in ...
A trio of bouts were announced today for a BOXXER: Breakthrough event on Saturday, September 30th at London’s historic York Hall. Caroline Dubois challenges for the IBO world lightweight championship, undefeated cruiserweights Viddal Riley and Nathan Quarless contest the English cruiserweight title and super-middleweight standout Callum Simpson heads into a firefight with the always-aggressive Germaine ‘G-Man’ Brown, live and exclusively ...
Terence Crawford enjoys a good chase. As an amateur, the Omaha, Nebraska, native went balls to the wall in pursuit of becoming the number guy in the unpaid ranks. Eventually, he accomplished that very goal before moving on to the pros. Nothing really changed as the stage got bigger. Although his trophy case is stacked to the brim, the only ...
Canelo Alvarez isn’t interested in fighting Terence Crawford, even if Crawford is willing to come all the way up to 168 pounds for that opportunity. Mexico’s Alvarez doesn’t think he would get any credit for fighting Crawford at the super middleweight limit because Crawford would have to move up three weight classes for that pay-per-view bout. Crawford initially stated that ...
Who will win? Terence Crawford or Errol Spence Jr.? Before things played out the way they did on July 29th, you would be hard-pressed to find a consensus answer to that question. (photo by Ryan Hafey) The boxing public was essentially split right down the middle. Those who were siding with Spence pointed to his physical strength, his level of ...
Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford and Claressa Shields are currently the only two fighters to fully unify two weight divisions in the four-belt era. Naoya Inoue not only plans to join that short list but accomplish the feat in considerably less time. Talks are ongoing for an undisputed junior featherweight championship between Inoue and Marlon Tapales. Both camps confirmed to BoxingScene.com that ...
Young and unbeaten 108-pound fighter Arvin Jhon "AJ" Paciones (5-0, 4 KO's) punished and stopped more-experienced former Asian belt-holder Jonathan Refugio (22-10, 5 KO's), to lift the WBA Asia light flyweight title at the plush Saigon Sports Club in Ho Chi Minh City, in Southern Vietnam. As Paciones had already taken control of the war, landing damaging blows to his ...
Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez realizes that he's getting closer to the final leg of his pro career. Canelo, 33-years-old, will defend his undisputed super middleweight crown against Jermell Charlo, on September 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Their showdown will headline a Showtime Pay-Per-View card. Charlo, the undisputed junior middleweight champion, will move up in weight by ...