Keith Thurman’s injury withdrawal was just as painful to junior middleweight title contender Serhii Bohachuk. Following Thurman’s withdrawal from the WBO title fight due to a Sunday training-camp injury, Sebastian Fundora was declared the replacement fighter to face Tim Tszyu in the revised WBC junior middleweight title bout March 30 main event in Las Vegas. Bohachuk had been set to ...
Boxing is a mess. Whether it’s warring promoters, Mad Max levels of oversight or Ponzi-by-numbers business models, the sport too often can’t stay out of its own stupid way. Yet every now and then, a thing of beauty is fished out of the bog – a selfless act, a genius tactic or just a moment worth sharing. I hope to ...
Bob Santos has become a household name among fight fans, with the icing on the cake coming in 2022, when he received trainer of the year awards from numerous reputable publications. Santos has been a jack of all trades in boxing, operating as a manager, cut man, assistant, strength and conditioning coach, and head trainer. “When the opportunity comes, you’ve ...
Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora has emerged as the replacement for injured Keith Thurman to meet WBO 154-pound champion Tim Tszyu March 30 in the debut Amazon Prime Video pay-per-view card in Las Vegas, BoxingScene has learned. Two officials with knowledge of the negotiations said Premier Boxing Champions product Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) will move up from his spot opening ...
Sandy Ryan defends her WBO Welterweight crown against Terri Harper in a huge all-British World Title clash on the undercard of Dalton Smith vs. Jose Zepeda at the Utilita Arena Sheffield this Saturday March 23, live worldwide on DAZN. The Derby native (6-1-1, 2 KOs) would have relished a shot at becoming a two-weight World Champion against her Denaby Main ...
Jimmy Joe Flint believes that fans could be in for a “barnstormer” when he defends his central area super lightweight title against Campbell Hatton on March 23. They will meet in Sheffield on the undercard of Dalton Smith’s intriguing 140lbs fight with Californian puncher Jose Zepeda, but Flint (13-1-2, 3 KOs) believes that his fight with Hatton (14-0, 5 KOs) ...
“The Towering Inferno” Sebastian Fundora promises to reignite his flame when he steps back in the ring for a firefight against Serhii Bohachuk on March 30 for the vacant WBC super welterweight title. Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) was on the wrong end of the 2023 Knockout of the Year, in which Brian Mendoza shocked him in the seventh round of ...
When to watch: Saturday, March 23. The preliminary bouts begin at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time (4:30 p.m. GMT). The main broadcast begins at 3 p.m. Eastern Time (7 p.m. GMT). How to watch: DAZN Why to watch: This is the kind of crossroads fight that is worth tuning in for — even if it weren’t the only notable boxing broadcast ...
Heavyweight Dillian Whyte returned to the ring for the first time since his narrow win over Jermaine Franklin in November 2022 to stop Christian Hammer after three rounds in Castlebar, Ireland on Sunday night. Whyte is now 30-3 (20 KOs), while German Hammer dropped to 27-11 (17 KOs) and Whyte was relieved to get back into action following his spell ...
Issac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz might be best known for his close fight with Gervonta Davis, but that doesn’t mean that he is going out of his way to advocate for that fight in the prelude to his March 30 WBA title fight. Cruz faces WBA junior welterweight world champion Rolando Romero in a bout that serves as the co-feature for Keith ...