Ron Lewis, a respected sports journalist from England and valued contributor to BoxingScene.com, died suddenly Friday. Lewis, 54, died at his home in London. He is survived by his wife, Ellie, their 12-year-old son, Stanley, and their 9-year-old daughter, Polly. “I am sorry to announce the death of my husband Ron,” Ellie Lewis wrote in a Tweet that was posted ...
O’Shaquie Foster and Rey Vargas eventually had to be separated Friday after they made weight in San Antonio. Vargas and Foster flexed for the cameras, before Foster took exception to Vargas touching him once they met their contractual obligations for a 12-round, 130-pound championship match Saturday night at nearby Alamodome. Mexico’s Vargas and Foster, of Orange, Texas, both officially weighed ...
On Friday night, March 10th, King's Promotions will be back at The Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with a huge night of boxing that will be headlined by a terrific eight-round welterweight bout between Julian "Hammer Hands" Rodriguez and Kashon Hutchinson. Rodriguez of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey has a record of 21-1 with 14 knockouts. The 28 year-old ...
Anthony Joshua says he never seriously considered quitting the sport after his second loss to Oleksandr Usyk last summer. Joshua had a meltdown in the ring and broke down in tears at the press conference after losing his rematch to Usyk in Jeddah last August. He returns on April 1 at the O2 Arena, London, against Jermaine Franklin, having relocated ...
Stevenson Believes Lomachenko Has Lost A Step: “His Last Fight He Looked Terrible, Devin Smokes Him”
He looked the same physically, talked normally, and gave off the sort of confidence that fans had grown accustomed to. However, as Vasiliy Lomachenko walked through those pugilistic ropes to take on Jamaine Ortiz, Shakur Stevenson instantly knew that something was off. On October 29th, at the Hulu Theater in New York’s Madison Square Garden, Stevenson clasped his hands and ...
Anthony Bailey learned during his time as a production and technology executive for Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions that it takes consistency to build boxing audiences. On a smaller scale, that is Bailey’s blueprint for Boxing TV, a free platform that offers boxing content 24 hours a day. Bailey’s Triple-B TV has partnered with Main Events’ Kathy Duva to provide ...
Oktagon MMA has made a big-name addition to its fight card for this weekend’s Oktagon 39 event, with former Bellator middleweight champion and UFC veteran Hector Lombard joining the lineup for a special boxing match. Lombard, whose career has spanned 48 professional MMA fights, will take on Oktagon knockout artist Vlasto Cepo in a boxing match at Munich’s Audi Dome ...
Light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury has rejected the chatter from upcoming opponent Jake Paul, who fears the British star is going to withdraw from their scheduled fight. Fury was set to face Paul in 2021, but was forced to withdraw with a training injury. A year later, Fury was unable to proceed for a second time - when he was ...
In the world of boxing, there are few stories more exciting than that of an underdog, and Michael Williams Jr. (20-1, 13 KOs), a young hungry fighter from Fayetteville, North Carolina, is living that story in the lead up to his showdown with former 4-division world champion, Adrien Broner (34-4-1, 24 KOs). On February 25th, they will battle at The ...
Tony Harrison will gladly embrace the underdog role that comes with his upcoming clash with Tim Tszyu. What the former WBC junior middleweight titlist can’t accept, however, is the argument that he will be facing a superior boxer when they meet. “To be honest, Tim is a tough fighter but… it’s literally like, he’s so basic to me,” Harrison told ...