Jake Paul is kicking himself for losing against someone he does not believe even represented the toughest fight of his career. Paul, the Youtuber-turned-boxer, suffered his first professional loss last weekend to Tommy Fury in an eight-round cruiserweight bout in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The highly hyped fight was notable because it featured Paul in his first fight against a so-called ...
The pursuit begins to find a willing challenger for Subriel Matias. Or, at least a mandatory contender. BoxingScene.com has learned that the International Boxing Federation (IBF) has sent out an invitation to junior welterweight contenders Jack Catterall and Shohjahon Ergashev for a planned title eliminator. Representatives for both boxers three days from Wednesday to accept or decline the opportunity. Catterall ...
Mark Magsayo’s promoter predicted that Brandon Figueroa’s fighting style will enable the Filipino featherweight to knock him out Saturday night. Figueroa’s chin has been one of his greatest strengths since he made his pro debut in May 2015. His relentless aggression has led to countless exciting exchanges in his fights, yet the durable Figueroa has lost only a 12-round majority ...
Brandon Figueroa and Mark Magsayo will square off Saturday night in the third “Showtime Championship Boxing” main event since February 11. Showtime’s tripleheader from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, will be the premium cable network’s fourth of nine boxing broadcasts during a 10-week span. That packed schedule will conclude with what could stand as the biggest pay-per-view fight of 2023, ...
Boxing is great at fake drama in the lead to big fights. Every once in a while, we get the real thing. Bad blood at pressers…historical scuffles and beefing at ringside between fighters and their camps…the fight of the month in March has it all. One man has already tried, and failed, to wrest divisional leadership from Saul Alvarez. The ...
It’s been a long time in the making, but Jon Jones’ heavyweight debut is finally upon us, and the biggest prize in the sport is up for grabs at UFC 285. It’s just one of a number of fascinating narratives that are set to play out inside the T-Mobile Arena on March 4 and, ahead of fight night in Las ...
SO, ‘THE TRUTH’, as it was dubbed, is finally out and the hurt is on the side of Jake Paul after he was outpointed by Tommy Fury in Diriyah on Sunday night. The truth of the matter, really, lies beneath the final outcome of an over two-year online squabble. What this super-lucrative event proved was the monumental power of social ...
Tony Harrison was mostly complimentary of Tim Tszyu during a press conference held to promote and discuss their upcoming fight. However, the former WBC junior middleweight champ was quick to suggest a touch of privilege has been enjoyed along the way by his upcoming adversary. “I’m not knocking him being tough,” Harrison noted. “But when you look at my role ...
Michael Conlan is on the verge of fighting for global honors. The featherweight was on the wrong end of a fight of the year contender last year against Leigh Wood when the pair boxed for the WBA ‘regular’ crown at the weight. But it seems Conlan is just a few dotted ‘i’s and crossed ’t’s away from challenging for another ...
Top local talent and rising stars are confirmed to feature on Wasserman Boxing’s first free-to-air show of 2023, live on Channel 5 from the University of Bolton Arena on Friday March 24 in association with Infinitum Entertainment. Manchester boxer Lyndon Arthur (21-1, 15 KOs) tops the event as he faces Argentina’s Braian Nahuel Suarez (18-1, 17 KOs) for the IBO ...