Floyd Mayweather Jr. apparently feels that Errol Spence Jr. has completely outgrown the division in which he has fought his entire career. What’s more, the Hall of Fame fighter thinks that it is in Spence’s best interests to jump up not one, but possibly two or three weight classes in order to perform at optimal strength. Spence, of Desoto, Texas, ...
Malik Scott, trainer for heavyweight contender Gerald Washington, says the boxer is ready and willing to fight Anthony Joshua on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. Joshua was scheduled to face Dillian Whyte in a rematch, but on Saturday it was revealed by Eddie Hearn that Whyte was pulled from the fight after testing positive for a banned ...
Mexico’s two-division world champion, Oscar Valdez, is more motivated than ever for what could mark the beginning of a historic rivalry. (photo by Mikey Williams) Valdez will challenge three-division world champion and countryman Emanuel Navarrete for his WBO junior lightweight world title on Saturday, August 12, at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Navarrete-Valdez, Raymond Muratalla-Diego Torres and Richard Torrez ...
The need to reach boxing’s summit is evident for Jaron Ennis. But while he’s effortlessly pushing away welterweight contender after welterweight contender out of his way, he hasn’t quite reached his goals. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Wins over Thomas Dulorme, Sergey Lipinets, and most recently, Roiman Villa, have been helpful but Ennis has a particular fighter in mind that he ...
With more than half a year since the last update, there’s been plenty of room for changes in the BoxingScene Pound-for-Pound top ten. The biggest change is at the top and there is only one thing every voting staff member could agree on… Oleksandr Usyk is a unanimous choice for the third spot. The big debate was of course for ...
Two-time world featherweight champion Josh Warrington is looking to recapture some gold when he challenges Leigh Wood for the WBA title on October 7th. Warrington is viewed as the underdog by most observers. In his last four fights, the 32-year-old Leeds star has gone 1-2-1. Warrington will look to bounce back after suffering his second career defeat in December, when ...
History was made on Saturday night at Polar Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate Worcester Red Sox (WooSox), which hosted its first boxing event, “Punch-Out at Polar Park,” under the stars at its award-winning minor league ballpark. (photo by Emily Harney) The “Punch-Out at Polar Park” Pro Am card was presented by Shearns Boxing Promotions (SBP) ...
Both Jake Paul and his brother Logan Paul had appearances on pay-per-view on Saturday night. As Jake was arriving at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX in an actual tank ahead of his boxing match against UFC legend Nate Diaz, Logan was wrestling in the opening match of WWE Summerslam in Detroit, MI against Ricochet. Though one was obviously ...
Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem, Pa. - It was all Julian Gonzalez in the showdown of undefeated super featherweights from Pennsylvania as the 21-year-old cruised to a unanimous decision over Johnny Spell. The Reading, Pa. native, Gonzalez (11-0-1, 9 KOs) will travel the 40 miles home with a state title and bragging rights in tow, winning with scores of 79-73 ...
At the American Airlines Center in Dallas, MMA icon Nate Diaz (0-1) made his professional boxing debut and dropped a ten round unanimous decision to Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul (7-1, 4 KOs). Diaz was rocked in the very first round and got dropped by a heavy temple shot in the fifth, but he weathered the storm and managed ...