After fighting tooth and nail in a fight of the year contender against Sergiy Derevyanchenko this summer, Jaime Munguia's return to the ring appears imminent. Golden Boy Promotions founder and Hall of Fame fighter Oscar De La Hoya is planning for the Mexican fighter to fight again before the calendar turns to 2024. “We have Jaime Munguia coming back late ...
Richardson Hitchins' clash with Jose Zepeda Zepeda is part of a Matchroom card in Orlando, with co-main action in the form of the return of British star Conor Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) who faces Mexican Super-Welterweight Rodolfo ‘Sinaloita’ Orozco (32-3-3, 24 KOs). (photos by Ed Mulholand) Jessica McCaskill (12-3 5 KOs) and Sandy Ryan (6-1 2 KOs) clashing in a ...
Rolando Romero will keep his crown. For now. BoxingScene.com has learned that the WBA Medical Committee has reviewed and accepted al records submitted by Las Vegas’s Romero, who will be permitted to keep his junior welterweight title. The ruling comes with two specific caveats: he must be able to defend by no later than next March 20th; and he will ...
It is five months since Zhilei Zhang comprehensively beat Joe Joyce, outboxing and busting up the Londoner who was stopped due to some serious eye damage midway through the sixth round. Zhang shocked many with his performance and snatched away Joyce’s WBO Interim heavyweight title. The interim WBO belt is once again on the line in this weekend’s rematch and ...
Richardson Hitchins is planning to dominate Jose Zepeda and send a message to the big guns at 140lbs that he’s coming for them when they clash on Saturday night at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, live worldwide on DAZN. Hitchins (16-0 7 KOs) is sitting pretty at #5 in the WBO and #7 in the IBF, and victory on Saturday ...
Luis Alberto Lopez is on the clock for a mandatory title defense. The hope is to delay the process, if not the ordered fight altogether, for a desired unification bout versus WBO featherweight titlist Robeisy Ramirez. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF featherweight titlist was ordered to begin negotiations to next face streaking contender Reiya Abe. Letters were submitted to ...
Most fighters, even before they pilfer a world title, believe that they are the best that their respective division has to offer. That, of course, is nothing more than conjecture. In the case of Jermell Charlo, however, his claim to the junior middleweight throne is an objective statement. Wins over Tony Harrison, Brian Castano, and Jeison Rosario - netted Charlo ...
Don’t make the mistake of writing Pierce O’Leary off as just a puncher. The unbeaten Irishman has been attracting an ever growing army of admirers with a series of spectacular, clinical knockouts but as much as he appreciates the praise, the unbeaten super lightweight insists there is much, much more to his game than pure power. “Listen, I’ve got an ...
Some things are bigger than competition, and ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion Angela Lee has been focusing on them intently this year. “Unstoppable” and all the Lee family, have faced the toughest challenges of their lives since losing Victoria Lee last December, and the tragedy has brought mental health to the forefront of the longtime atomweight queen’s mind. Lee released ...
The main event of the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of 2023 has been confirmed, with the undisputed welterweight title on the line in Las Vegas. Reigning 170-pound champion Leon Edwards will be looking to make the second defense of his title when he faces former interim champion Colby Covington in the headline bout of UFC 296. The bout was confirmed ...