When you reach a certain point, you can pretty much do whatever you want. For Canelo Alvarez, that’s exactly what he’s done. There simply isn't anything that he hasn’t accomplished. Win a world title? Check. Become a multi-division champ? Check. Grab a spot on virtually every pound-for-pound list? Check. How about the rare goal of becoming an undisputed champion? Check. ...
The ladies finally won. Or so they thought. Austin Trout’s mom, Minnesa, and wife, Taylor, had hoped that the former world junior middleweight champion’s unanimous decision win over Jose Sanchez Charles in December of 2022 was going to be his last one. Frankly, there was nothing left to prove. Trout had been to the top of the mountain, beat the ...
Prizefighter is back and heading to Japan as a new, re-imagined world-class international tournament. In partnership with Rakuten Ticket and Never Say Never (NSN), Matchroom today confirmed at a press conference in Tokyo that a blockbuster $1 million battle will begin at the Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, on March 31 – live on Abema in Japan and DAZN worldwide (excluding ...
The EBU had set today (Jan 30) at noon as the deadline for purse bids for the fight for its vacant heavyweight title between German Tom Schwarz (29-1) and Belgian Ryad Merhy (32-2). However, a few hours before the deadline Schwarz withdrew. The Belgian was for a few hours alone as challenger but then Daniel Dubois (20-2) stepped in and ...
Simon Kean, 35-years-old, has decided to pursue a different road. After an amateur career of 70 fights, marked by participation in the 2012 London Olympics, 25 professional fights, including 23 victories and 22 before the limit, the man nicknamed the "Grizzly" is hanging up his gloves. The Trifluvian turned to boxing to implement structure and discipline in a previously turbulent ...
Australia’s fighting emperor and former unified world champion, George Kambosos Jr., is on a mission for a new belt. Standing in his way is a Ukrainian fight legend, Vasiliy Lomachenko, a three-division world champion intent on writing another triumphant chapter in his Hall of Fame career. Lomachenko and Kambosos will clash for the vacant IBF lightweight world title as part ...
Ryan Garcia questioned Rolly Romero’s business sense based on the WBA super lightweight champion’s choice to fight Isaac Cruz next instead of him. Garcia suggested during a lengthy interview with FightHype.com that Romero might make a fifth for facing Cruz of what he would’ve earned had Romero defended his 140-pound crown against Garcia. The polarizing Garcia acknowledged that he doesn’t ...
Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez? Taken out. Callum Smith? Crushed. Canelo Alvarez? Out pointed. With all of the top names out of the picture, both Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol are determined to face each other next. If they eventually do get it on, Zhilei Zhang will be glued to his television screen. The gigantic heavyweight contender has been keeping tabs on ...
Ryan Garcia spun the block and arrived back at his most desired destination. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that negotiations have resumed in a bid for the 25-year-old contender to challenge unbeaten two-division and reigning WBC junior welterweight champion Devin Haney. The development—which was first reported by FightHype.com—comes less than four weeks after Garcia instructed Golden Boy Promotions to abandon talks for ...
Koki Kameda continues to make his presence felt as a promoter. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Kameda Promotions won the promotional rights to the Emmanuel Rodriguez-Ryosuke Nishida IBF bantamweight title fight. Kameda—a former three-division champ and now head of the promotional company bearing his name—bid $300,010 to outpace Fresh Productions Boxing ($250,000) during Tuesday’s purse bid hearing conducted via Zoom from ...