A mandatory title fight more than three years in the making now appears destined for a purse bid hearing. BoxingScene.com has learned that very little progress has been made in the ordered Jermell Charlo-Bakhram Murtazaliev junior middleweight championship clash. The IBF instructed the respective camps for both boxers to enter talks beginning October 10, but the 30-day period—which ends November ...
Katie Taylor says she was not caught off guard by anything that Chantelle Cameron presented in the ring in their first encounter. In May, women’s undisputed 140-pound champion Cameron of England defeated Ireland’s Taylor by majority decision at 3Arena in Dublin in what was Cameron’s first defense of her titles, which she earned by defeating Jessica McCaskill last year. Their ...
LOS ANGELES – Andy Ruiz Jr. will finish 2023 without a fight, but the former unified heavyweight champion has a big appetite for a bounceback 2024 campaign. Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) last graced the ring in September 2022 and scored a unanimous decision victory against Luis Ortiz. In order to remain a top contender in the division and work his ...
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya is apparently eager to start working with fighters associated with Premier Boxing Champions. On Thursday, the founder of Golden Boy Promotions, sent out a call-to-arms on social media directed at fighters associated with PBC, the management firm founded by influential powerbroker Al Haymon and features such fighters as Gervonta Davis, Deontay Wilder, Errol Spence Jr., ...
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The manager of Dmitry Bivol has revealed a shortlist of opponents his team has in mind for his charge’s long awaited return to the ring. Bivol, the WBA 175-pound titlist from Russia, has not fought since he soundly outpointed Gilberto Ramirez one year ago, in November. Prior to that win, Bivol was coming off the biggest moment of his professional ...
Brazilian heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida used his wrestling and grappling to neutralise the record-breaking knockout power of former title challenger Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Almeida ensured Lewis was standing in front of him for the smallest time possible as he took down “The Black Beast” in every round and controlled ...
Eye of the Tiger has everything in order for the November 14th gala, featuring some of the biggest punchers from their stable. The highlight of the evening will be 'the Dragon' Steve Claggett facing Miguel Madueno for the NABF and NABO super lightweight titles. Moreno Fendero, Imam Khataev, Mehmet Unal, Wilkens Mathieu, Luis Santana, and Steven Butler will also see ...
Emanuel Navarrete embraced the possibility of a Fight of the Year showdown versus Oscar Valdez and was able to turn it into a career-best victory. That same mindset has been applied to what is viewed as a more awkward style clash ahead of his WBO junior lightweight title defense versus Olympic Gold medalist and veteran contender Robson Conceicao. “What I ...
Eros Correa continues to win. He now hopes for a title shot or an elimination bout. Correa knocked out Robin Ellis in the second round Saturday night at the Infinite Reality (also known as the Thunder) Studios in Long Beach, California. The 30-year-old Correa, who resides in San Jose, California, improved to 14-1, 9 knockouts. From the opening bell, Correa ...
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is very proud of MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. Last month, Ngannou made his professional debut against WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury - who many regard, at least prior to the fight, as the top fighter of the weight class. Ngannou was trained and advised by Tyson in the leadup to the fight. For weeks, Tyson ...