Rising Australian welterweight contender Jack Della Maddalena is charging towards the top of the UFC’s 170-pound division, and plans on adding a big-name scalp to his resume on Mexican Independence Day. The Noche UFC event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas offers a card packed with exciting matchups, including the women’s flyweight title rematch between Alexa Grasso and Valentina ...
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Top lightweight contender Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz (16-1-1, 8 KOs) returns to the ring this Friday to face battle-tested veteran Antonio Moran (29-5-1, 20 KOs). The bout takes place at the American Bank Center and will be televised live on ESPN+. The 27-year-old makes his first appearance of 2023 after an injury caused him to miss weight in June, forcing ...
Rising French star and reigning EBU and WBA Intercontinental super welterweight champ Milan Prat (20-0) goes for a third belt on October 14 in Oberhausen (Germany) when he is in against WBO Global titlist Slawa Spomer (18-0) from Germany. Prat's WBA I-C crown is also at stake while it appears he is about to relinquish or be stripped of the ...
Jermell Charlo has been nothing but respectful toward Canelo Alvarez throughout the promotion of their upcoming showdown. The undisputed junior middleweight champion praised Alvarez for his abilities, accomplishments and impact on the boxing business. Alvarez never forgot, however, the disparaging things Charlo and his twin brother, Jermall Charlo, said about him over the years. The Mexican legend acknowledged during his ...
Angel Fierro is hunting down the lightweight world champions, and wants to showcase his credentials to take on the title holders as he defends his WBO NABO title against Brayan Zamarripa on Friday night (September 15) at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutierrez Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico, live worldwide on DAZN. Fierro (21-1-2 17 KOs) is sitting pretty at #4 with ...
Xander Zayas’ victory June 10 was a microcosm of the developmental phase of his career. There was an immediate moment of brilliance, a knockdown of Ronald Cruz just 27 seconds into their eight-round bout. Then, well aware that Cruz wasn’t badly hurt, the undefeated junior middleweight displayed patience as he methodically outpointed a durable opponent who hasn’t been knocked out. ...
Luis Alberto "El Venado" Lopez (28-2, 16 KOs) is ready to kick-start Mexican Independence Day weekend with the second defense of his world title. (photos by Mikey Williams) Lopez will put his IBF featherweight world title on the line against two-time world title challenger Joet Gonzalez (26-3, 15 KOs) this Friday at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. In ...
Julio Cesar Martinez and McWilliams Arroyo have another fight date in place for their oft-delayed rematch. Whether they make into the ring or It once again collapses is a tale that will be told in the coming weeks. BoxingScene.com has learned that the WBC flyweight title fight is set to take place November 4 at a location to be determined ...
Most fighters carry fond memories of the wins claims when the stakes were first raised in their career. Ramon Cardenas can recall the first time he claimed a significant regional title, which came in a February 2021 split decision over Angel Antonio Contreras to claim the WBA-NABA junior featherweight title. The fight took place at Caribe Royale Orlando (Florida), far ...
Jermell Charlo was never pressed about landing a fight of the magnitude that is now on the horizon. The undisputed junior middleweight king is in the final stages of his September 30 challenge of fully unified super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. A two-weight division leap was necessary to make the fight happen, though Charlo insisted there was no better ...