Shabaz Masoud and Jose Sanmartin have once again made weight for their crossroads bout. Both boxers were under the 122-pound junior featherweight limit ahead of their DAZN-aired main event this Saturday from Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England. Masoud was a slim and trim 121.7 pounds, nearly identical to his weight of 120.8 pounds on October 20—one day ahead of their ...
Golden Boy President Eric Gomez says he and his team have formed a workable relationship with Ryan Garcia amid their ongoing litigation. Earlier this summer, Golden Boy filed a lawsuit against Victorville, California’s Garcia to enforce their contract with the popular boxer, which was prompted by claims from Garcia’s legal counsel that the promotional company was in breach of ...
The Octagon returns to “The World’s Most Famous Arena” as Madison Square Garden plays host to UFC 295, with a stacked fight card boasting two title fights at the top of the lineup. The main event will see the vacant light heavyweight title on the line, as former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka and former middleweight champ Alex Pereira face ...
Lerrone Richards has been notable by his absence over the past couple of years. The former European and IBO super middleweight champion has boxed just once since December 2021 when he earned a creditable but tight split decision over the dangerous Carlos Gongora. Frustrated by the lack of activity and what he saw as the lack of a plan, 31 ...
Former world champion Antonio Tarver is a big fan of unbeaten fighters Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson. Davis has had the biggest year of his career in terms of profile and money. In January, he opened up the year with a stoppage win over Hector Luis Garcia, who suffered his first career defeat. And then Davis came back in April, ...
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is not paying attention to the sector of fans who are criticizing the recent performance by his fighter. Last month in Saudi Arabia, Fury struggled to win a close ten round split decision win over MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. The bout was expected to play out as a complete mismatch, as Ngannou ...
NEW YORK – Callum Walsh showed that he could fight through some serious adversity and win a dog fight Thursday night. The strong southpaw from Ireland withstood a real challenge from live, durable underdog Ismael Villarreal and defeated the hometown boxer by unanimous decision in an entertaining main event of a seven-bout card at a sold-out Theater at Madison Square ...
NEW YORK – Frederic Julan made Umar Dzambekov work right up until the final bell to remain unbeaten Thursday night. The French southpaw pushed Dzambekov throughout their bout, but the Russian light heavyweight prospect outpointed him on all three scorecards. Dzambekov (8-0, 5 KOs), also a southpaw, won a unanimous decision on the Callum Walsh-Ismael Villarreal undercard in The Theater ...
WBA super featherweight world champion Hector Luis Garcia is gearing up to collide with mandatory challenger Lamont Roach. Their fight takes place on November 25 at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The contest will open up the Showtime pay-per-view telecast to the super middleweight clash between David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade. Garcia ...
Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford is no longer boxing’s undisputed welterweight champion. BoxingScene.com has confirmed the IBF has ceased recognition of Crawford’s reign due to his inability to satisfy a mandatory title defense obligation. The unbeaten three-division champ inherited interim IBF titlist Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis as an overdue title defense, but cannot comply with the sanctioning body’s rules on negotiations due to ...