Dubai, UAE - The IBA showcased a new scoring system at the fourth edition of the Global Boxing Forum in Dubai. IBA Secretary General and CEO Chris Roberts OBE introduced the New Generation Scoring System, developed by UNIXON Systems in cooperation with the Japan Boxing Federation and LiveMedia Corporation. Roberts addressed one of the International Olympic Committee’s concerns centered around ...
Xander Zayas will face his first former titlist and enjoy his current steady rate of activity. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the rising junior middleweight will next face former WBO titleholder Patrick Teixeira. The bout will land on a February 16 Top Rank on ESPN card at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York City, which Zayas himself pointed to ...
SAN FRANCISCO – Devin Haney is convinced that his superb performance Saturday night should solidify his place as “Fighter of the Year.” Haney has produced two career-changing victories in 2023 – a pair of 12-round, unanimous-decision defeats of highly regarded southpaws who’ve won multiple world titles. His 12-round domination of Regis Prograis on Saturday night at Chase Center was much ...
Sunday night or not, the Bournemouth International Centre was bouncing for Chris Billam-Smith’s first defense of his WBO cruiserweight title. The venue has become one of the most atmospheric boxing venues in the country over the past couple of years and although Billam-Smith’s fans made up the vast majority of the crowd, Masternak had more than a few Polish fans ...
UK - Lauren Price rounded out a successful year by outboxing Italy’s Silvia Bortot over eight rounds. The Olympic gold medallist wants a seat at the welterweight top table and the aim must now be to get her involved in a busy scene that includes the likes of Natasha Jonas, Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan. Price does everything correctly. She ...
A pair of rising UFC contenders delivered big performances at the UFC Apex as Song Yadong and Khalil Rountree made great strides in their respective weight classes at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday night. Song produced a dominant performance to defeat Chris Gutierrez over the five-round main event duration, winning every round on all three scorecards to record a shutout ...
Fradimil Macayo has already set his sights on his next planned upset. The Venezuelan lightweight changed his life over the weekend with a stunning ten-round, unanimous decision victory over Cuban export Idalberto Umara. Macayo entered their DAZN-aired bout as a +550 underdog, but scored a knockdown en route to winning on all three scorecards (97-92, 96-93, 95-94) to prevail this ...
Unbeaten Mexican Rafael Espinoza spent 10 years in the pro ranks before his first world title shot. And when the opportunity finally came, he made the most of it. Espinoza (24-0, 20 KOs) captured the WBO featherweight world title with a majority decision win against two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez (13-2, 8 KOs) Saturday evening at Charles F. ...
San Francisco - For the WBC junior welterweight title, Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) became a two-division world champion by dropping and dominating Regis Prograis (39-2, 24 KOs). (photos by Ed Mulholland) All three judges had it 120-107. They were picking their spots in the first round. Prograis was going after the body, while Haney was working a jab and ...
Late replacement opponent Miyo Yoshida landed at least 10 punches in every single round, while Ebanie Bridges only landed more than 9 punches in three of the ten rounds. (photos by Ed Mulholland) Yoshida landed 56 more power punches than Bridges by frequently intercepting Bridges when she attempted to wade in and crowd Yoshida. Two judges gave Bridges just one ...