You can always count on the old guys. The purists. The traditionalists. The types who suggest boxing would be made great again if we could simply return a few generations back to the time when fighters were in it for the fans and competition, not the money and fame. It’s easy to recognize them. The gray hair. The wrinkled features. ...
From The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Maryland, Capitol Heights native Gary Antuanne Russell (17-0, 17 KOs) made quick work of previously undefeated Kent Cruz (16-1-3, 10 KOs), securing his eighth career first-round knockout by sending Cruz to the canvas two minutes and 39 seconds into the super lightweight bout. Russell, a 2016 U.S. Olympian, first knocked down Cruz ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn was holding his nose while watching Jake Paul's recent fight with MMA icon Nate Diaz. Earlier this month, Paul picked up a ten round unanimous decision win over Diaz, who was making his pro debut in boxing. Paul (7-1, 4 KOs), a social media star who turned to boxing, bounced back from his first career defeat. In ...
Jesus Ramos is back at full strength in time for the toughest test of his young career. (photo by Ryan Hafey) BoxingScene.com has learned that a crossroads bout is in play between Ramos and former title challenger Erickson Lubin. The junior middleweight clash of southpaw contenders is targeted to land as the co-feature on the September 30 Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez-Jermell ...
Becoming a world champion seemed like a far-fetched idea for Subriel Matias. Not because he wasn’t talented enough but simply because the world titles at 140 pounds were all tied up. Josh Taylor was the man to beat at one point. He pilfered every championship trinket in the division and didn’t appear interested in letting them go. Things, however, have ...
Anthony Joshua already has a game plan in his head for a potential showdown with Deontay Wilder. The battle of former world champions is being targeted for a January date in Saudi Arabia. Joshua was in action on Saturday night in London, where he scored a brutal one-punch knockout of Robert Helenius in the seventh round. The bout was an interim-contest to ...
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. has called for a crossover boxing match with mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Fedor Emelianenko. Emelianenko, in a recent interview with The MMA Hour, said that he would like to have a boxing match against former undisputed world champion Mike Tyson. "We watched the fight on TV of Roy Jones Jr. vs. ...
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is one of the biggest characters in the UFC’s 185-pound division, and he’s showing every bit of that character as he prepares to rebound from one of the most horrific injuries ever seen inside the Octagon. Weidman snapped his leg during his bout with Uriah Hall at UFC 261 in April 2021. It was ...
Boxing fans have to accept that the Anthony Joshua of yore isn’t coming back, according to his promoter. The former heavyweight titlist from Britain notched a devastating one-punch knockout of late-notice replacement Robert Helenius in the seventh round of their scheduled 12-round bout last Saturday night at The O2 Arena in London. It was Joshua’s first stoppage win since 2020, ...
The undisputed UFC bantamweight championship is on the line at UFC 292, as champ Aljamain Sterling looks to notch the fourth successive defense of his title with victory against challenger Sean O’Malley in the main event in Boston. Sterling has battled the doubters, the haters, and arguably the toughest division in the UFC to become the undisputed champ, and now ...