A welterweight crossroads bout has been added to a show loaded with featherweight action. BoxingScene.com has learned that Brian Norman and Janelson Bocachica have agreed to terms for an intriguing matchup. Their welterweight fight will take place on March 2 as part of an ESPN+ streamed undercard from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Norman (25-0, 19KOs) enjoyed ...
Errol Spence has a 20/20 vision of who he wants to fight next. But before getting a shot at revenge fighting Terence Crawford in a rematch later this year, Spence has decided to repair his eyesight. The former unified welterweight champion Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) announced on social media Monday that he's undergone cataract surgery. “It's been past due. Sh!t ...
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was arrested for illegal possession of an assault rifle in Los Angeles over the weekend, according to a report by TMZ. The 37-year-old former middleweight titlist and son of boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. was taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department. Police were called to the scene because a fan was concerned ...
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is very confident in his ability to not only beat Anthony Joshua, but also to secure a knockout victory over the British superstar. The two fighters are scheduled to collide in a ten round crossover boxing match on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, a former UFC beltholder, made his professional boxing debut back in ...
‘King’ Callum Walsh, (9-0, 7 KOs), of Cork, Ireland will return on Friday, March 15, St. Patrick’s Day Weekend to The Theater at Madison Square Garden and broadcast globally on UFC Fight Pass. The 22-year-old Irish phenom will defend his WBC USA Silver super welterweight Title for the third time in the ten round main event. “Callum continues to distinguish ...
Dusty Hernandez Harrison notched another win in his second comeback to boxing. Harrison stopped Norberto Gonzalez in round four Saturday night at the Acca Shriners Center in Richmond, Virginia. Harrison, who resides in Washington, D.C., improved to 36-0-1, 22 knockouts. After an even opening round, Harrison began connecting with more frequency to the head and body of Gonzalez. During an ...
Vergil Ortiz Jr. initially thought that Tony Weeks stopped his fight with Fredrick Lawson too soon Saturday night. In hindsight, Ortiz realized that the veteran Nevada referee probably spared Lawson from suffering a brutal knockout defeat in their 12-round, 156-pound fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Weeks has drawn intense criticism for stepping between Ortiz and Lawson and halting another ...
Another year is in the books and it was a doozy both in and out of the ring. Fans said farewell to Showtime and hello to Amazon Prime. Tank-Davis-Ryan Garca lit up the box office, Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue lit up the month of July with twin career defining performances, Tyson Fury got knocked on his ass by an ...
Moroccan super featherweight Moussa Gholam (20-1, 12 KOs) will headline “Rising Stars Arabia: The Revolution,” promoted by AAM Seddiqi Sports and sponsored by the Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), on January 13th at Yas Links Golf Course in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Rising Stars Arabia (RSA) series is the first of its kind ...
Rising heavyweight contender Frazer Clarke is expecting former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua to secure a dominant win over MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. Joshua has reached an agreement to collide with Ngannou on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou has become a heavyweight player after a better than expected performance against WBC champion Tyson Fury last October in Saudi Arabia. ...