Teofimo Lopez might come across as incoherent and aloof at times but his overall boxing skills have him pegged as one of the best in the world. In just under a month, the 26-year-old will jump back into the ring to defend his WBO and Ring Magazine titles when he takes on Jamaine Ortiz. Teddy Atlas has forgotten about more ...
Best laid plans often go to waste in boxing but when Ben Davison took over the reigns of Anthony Joshua’s training team, he probably assumed he would spend the first part of 2024 preparing the two-time unified heavyweight champion for a shootout with Deontay Wilder. When Joseph Parker outboxed a disappointing Wilder in December, Joshua’s team quickly pivoted to a ...
Abass Baraou and Sam Eggington will battle it out for the vacant European Super Welterweight title on Friday, March 1 live on Channel 5. And today, it can be confirmed that Wasserman’s 2024 schedule launches with Baraou facing ‘The Savage’ Eggington in Telford. Baraou is Germany’s world-ranked former amateur star with designs on global domination, while Eggington is a British ...
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis will be afforded an optional defense as steps have been taken to determine his next mandatory challenger. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has ordered a welterweight title eliminator between Karen Chukhadzhian and Harry Scarff. The pair of fringe contenders were sent invitation letters for a bout to determine the number-one contender for Philadelphia’s Ennis. International Boxing ...
Mykquan Williams earned by far the most significant win of his promising career. The rising prospect from Hartford, Connecticut scored three knockdowns en route to a sixth round, technical knockout victory over Luis Feliciano. Their battle of unbeaten junior welterweights saw Williams close the show at 1:43 of the sixth round in their ProBox TV main event Wednesday evening at ...
Jaycob Bradley Gomez enjoyed his earliest night at the office in more than 17 months. The unbeaten 22-year-old southpaw from Caguas, Puerto Rico bumped off his second consecutive unbeaten opponent after a fifth-round technical knockout win over Ezequiel Borrero. Gomez scored an opening round knockdown and had Borrero hurt along the ropes to force the stoppage at 1:40 into the ...
Golden Boy Promotions has assembled the undercard - including two, world championship defenses - for the main event clash between undefeated, former world champion Jaime Munguia (42-0, 33 KOs) and former Interim world champion John “The Gorilla” Ryder (32-6, 18 KOs) of the U.K. The 12-round super middleweight clash for the WBC Silver Title is presented in co-promotion with Zanfer ...
Don’t expect Dan Azeez to change his attitude now. Even though the unbeaten 34 year old will walk to the ring for his WBA light heavyweight final eliminator with Joshua Buatsi as the reigning and defending British and Commonwealth champion and a likely crowd favorite, he still sees himself as the fighter who has everything to prove and even more ...
The only American television outlet still broadcasting boxing drew respectable ratings for its first telecast of 2024. According to information Nielsen Media Research revealed Wednesday, an average of 691,000 viewers watched Artur Beterbiev beat Callum Smith by seventh-round technical knockout in a main event ESPN aired Saturday night from Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. Viewership peaked at 793,000, according ...
Patrick Teixeira will remain patient and wait for his promised shot at a promising young star. It doesn’t mean he has to sit around and grow stale during that time. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Brazil’s Teixeira will take a stay busy fight while awaiting official word for a reschedule date versus Xander Zayas. The former WBO junior middleweight titlist will ...