In boxing, contention is about position. Whether a fighter would be ‘favored’ to win one fight or another or not isn’t relevant. Getting a chance to find out is the only way anyone knows for sure. Former junior middleweight titlist Jaime Munguia would be a sizable underdog against world super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez, leading contender David Benavidez, and likely ...
Eddie Hearn is well aware that Jaime Munguia multiplied his options and ascended into a higher tax bracket by stopping John Ryder in impressive fashion Saturday night. Hearn considers Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez realistic potential opponents for Munguia now that he has this type of win against a legitimate super middleweight contender on his record. If it were up ...
From the moment he threw on his first pair of gloves, Tim Tszyu knew he wanted to become a world champion. As he made his way up the junior middleweight ranks, he noticed that just about anyone could grab a belt but it takes someone special to beat the man who beat the man. Whether you liked his aloof personality ...
For a supposedly retired boxer, Kell Brook’s name still generates more headlines and creates more debate than most active fighters. Brook (40-3, 28 KO’s) hasn’t boxed since stopping Amir Khan in six rounds back in February 2022. Beating his long time rival in emphatic fashion seemed to provide the perfect finale to the former IBF welterweight champion’s career but he ...
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams can still look forward to a fight this weekend, even if against a lower profile opponent. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the American contender will now face Armel Mbumba-Yassa in a scheduled ten-round bout between unbeaten middleweights. Their fight will serve in supporting capacity to the Conor Benn-Peter Dobson DAZN headliner this Saturday from Chelsea Ballroom at The ...
Terence Crawford has pretty much done it all. From winning world titles in three separate divisions to becoming an undisputed champion at both 140 and 147 pounds, there isn’t much that the 36-year-old needs or wants to do. Retirement is right around the corner, Crawford admitted it. But just before he rips off his gloves for good, he's hoping for ...
Emanuel Navarrete will embark on a path to capture a major title in a fourth weight division. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Mexico’s Navarrete has enforced his ‘Super Champion’ status to compete for the vacant WBO lightweight title. The sanctioning body responded in kind and ordered the three-division and reigning WBO 130-pound titlist to enter talks with Ukraine’s Denys Berinchyk. “Please ...
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Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Cromwell Gordon, otherwise known as Coach Bullet, were joined at the hip. They spent countless hours with one another in the gym and developed a close trainer/boxer relationship. Simply put, you wouldn’t see one without the other. In 2024, however, things have seemingly changed. “I made a decision to stop dealing with certain fighters,” said Gordon ...
You could call Callum Smith a ton of things, but lacking in confidence? That was never a part of his DNA. Fighting Artur Beterbiev might be viewed as the scariest thing in the world at the moment, but Smith knew what he was getting himself into. This past Saturday night in Quebec City, Smith (29-2, 21 KOs) sauntered to the ...
Conor Benn has gone through a lot lately, most of his own doing. Heading into his showdown against Chris Eubank Jr., Benn failed a pre-fight drug test. His subsequent suspension has been a strange one. While he’s been barred from fighting in the UK, Benn was eventually cleared to fight in the US. This coming weekend, he’ll continue to fight ...