Olivier Aubin-Mercier captured back-to-back PFL lightweight championships as he claimed the 2023 title with a hard-earned unanimous decision victory over Clay Collard at the 2023 PFL World Championship in Washington DC. The event, which took place at The Anthem in the US capital, saw six million-dollar champions crowned on a packed night of fights, with Aubin-Mercier’s victory capping off a ...
A well-respected boxer was the tragic victim of gun violence during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Samuel ‘Tsunami’ Teah was shot and killed Friday in Philadelphia. Details of the situation remain unclear, though it was learned that the junior welterweight hopeful unexpectedly landed in a domestic dispute gone horribly wrong. Teah was 36-years old at the time ...
LAS VEGAS – Jose Benavidez Sr. wasn’t the least bit surprised that Jermall Charlo came in overweight Friday morning for a 10-round, non-title fight against his son Saturday night. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Benavidez, who trains Jose Benavidez Jr. and David Benavidez, made sure to penalize Charlo as much as possible for officially weighing in at 166.4 pounds, 3.4 pounds ...
Benavídez vs. Andrade will see undefeated two-time super middleweight world champion David “El Monstruo” Benavídez defend his Interim WBC Super Middleweight Title against unbeaten two-division world champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade headlining a SHOWTIME PPV on Saturday, November 25 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. (photos by ...
LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez was 19 years old the last time he encountered a southpaw in an official fight. Demetrius Andrade is not an ordinary left-handed opponent, either, but Benavidez feels completely comfortable as their 12-round super middleweight title fight nears. Unlike many orthodox boxers, the right-handed Benavidez has never had all that much difficulty when he opposes southpaws. ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois could see his career come to an end if he loses the upcoming contender with Jarrell Miller. Dubois' fight with Miller will take place on the big fight night, on December 23 in Saudi Arabia, with Anthohy Joshua facing Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder colliding with Joseph Parker. For Dubois the contest is ...
LAS VEGAS – Jermall Charlo apparently took what will officially be his super middleweight debut entirely too literally. The WBC middleweight champion weighed in Friday morning at 166.4 pounds, 3.4 pounds above the contracted catch weight of 163 pounds, for his 10-round, non-title fight against Jose Benavidez Jr. on Saturday night. Benavidez officially weighed 161.2 pounds, well below the limit ...
Another undisputed championship is on the horizon. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the respective teams for Marlen Esparza and Gabriela Fundora are in advanced talks for a fight to fully unify all the flyweight titles. Terms are not yet finalized despite earlier reports of the fight being set in stone. However, representatives from all involved parties confirmed to Boxing Scene that ...
LAS VEGAS – Edwin De Los Santos’ promoter compared Shakur Stevenson’s subpar performance last week to stealing money. Sampson Lewkowicz also faulted his own fighter for failing to force Stevenson into engaging, but he sees Stevenson as primarily responsible for the complete lack of action in their 12-round, 135-pound championship bout November 16 at T-Mobile Arena. Stevenson apologized to three ...
LAS VEGAS – The trainer of David Morrell Jr. signed off on his fighter facing David Benavidez on Saturday night if Benavidez would’ve wanted to oppose a southpaw that Ronnie Shields considers even better than Demetrius Andrade. Shields informed BoxingScene.com during an open workout Wednesday at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino that Benavidez’s handlers turned down Morrell as an opponent ...