Jorge Linares has had a lot of success against British boxers promoted by Matchroom. Victories over Kevin Mitchell, Anthony Crolla and Luke Campbell have helped define the former three-division champion’s career over the past eight years. The hard-hitting Venezuelan veteran hopes to add a younger, fresher Jack Catterall to his list of English conquests Saturday night in what could be ...
By Keith Idec and Hans Themistode Chris Colbert and Jose Valenzuela have agreed to a rematch that’ll take place eight months after their first fight resulted in one of boxing’s most controversial outcomes of 2023. BoxingScene.com has learned that the second lightweight bout between Colbert and Valenzuela likely will be part of a Premier Boxing Champions card planned for December ...
In the lead up to their welterweight showdown to prove they are on the top of the welterweight division, Santa Ana’s very own NABO Welterweight Titleholder Alexis “Lex” Rocha (23-1, 15 KOs) and San Diego’s undefeated Giovani “Gallo de Oro” Santillan (31-0, 16 KOs) hosted a press conference today to promote their match. (photos by Cris Esqueda) Rocha vs. Santillan ...
Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz will no longer fight this weekend. The former IBF junior lightweight titlist was a late scratch from the Alexis Rocha-Giovanni Santillan DAZN undercard, BoxingScene.com has learned. Diaz was due to face Richard Medina but fell ill during training camp due to Covid-like symptoms and is physically unable to move forward with the bout scheduled for this Saturday ...
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is planning to confront Mike Tyson next week in Saudia Arabia. On October 28 in Riyadh, Fury will take part in a non-title crossover boxing match with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Ngannou, who makes his professional debut as a boxer, has hired Hall of Famer Mike Tyson to train ...
Regis Prograis and his team had to remind promoter Eddie Hearn which side was the champion at the outset of the announcement press conference for his next title defense. “Start with the challenger,” Evins Tobler, Prograis’ strength and conditioning coach instructed Hearn at the start of their press conference Tuesday in San Francisco. The session was intended to formally announce ...
The early reception has been overwhelmingly favorable regarding the Regis Prograis-Devin Haney WBC junior welterweight title fight. A tasty press conference set the tone for what should be a fun promotion for their December 9 DAZN Pay-Per-View headline from the Chase Center, home to the NBA’s Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, California. Haney was born in the Bay Area ...
Katie Taylor has never been an underdog. Maybe not even as an amateur. Before she began pocketing large wads of cash for her abilities, she was practically unbeatable in the unpaid ranks. By the time she turned pro, Taylor racked up 176 wins and an Olympic gold medal. The pros are supposed to be tougher but she sliced and diced ...
The UFC has announced that it has extended its partnership with the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) which will see the promotion continue to bring huge pay-per-view events to the region through to 2028. The news was announced via a press release, which hailed the success of the partnership to date, and confirmed the extension of the ...
He may be coming in on less than two weeks’ notice, but Alexander Volkanovski is focusing on the positives ahead of his lightweight title rematch with Islam Makhachev at UFC 294. When former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira sustained a cut in sparring ahead of the event, the UFC scrambled to find a replacement to face reigning 155-pound king Makhachev. Their ...