On Saturday, February 3rd, Greg "The Villain" Vendetti challenges Chordale "The Gift" Booker for his WBC USA Super Welterweight title at Mohegan Sun Arena. It’s the perfect opportunity for the Stoneham, Massachusetts native to win a title, break into the WBC rankings and secure a more lucrative payday. "My whole career, I’ve taken it one day at a time," says ...
We all had a good laugh about it. Teofimo Lopez? Walking away from the game after bagging arguably the biggest win of his career over Josh Taylor? There was simply no way. Yet, with both the WBO super lightweight and Ring Magazine titles draped over his shoulders, Lopez (19-1, 13 KOs) claimed that he was done with the sport. Practically ...
Martin Bakole has been offered assistance in an attempt to line up his next fight. A heavyweight title eliminator between Bakole and Cassius Chaney was ordered by the WBA on Monday. The two sides will have 30 days to negotiate terms for a fight that will determine the mandatory challenger position, though the sanctioning body failed to clarify for which ...
Alycia Baumgardner is cleared to fight. Sort of. A ruling from the World Boxing Council (WBC) determined that the undisputed junior lightweight champion was “not guilty of intentional ingestion or consumption of a banned substance for performance enhancement purposes” following a lengthy investigation. Baumgardner tested positive for the banned substance Mesterolone surrounding her revenge-fueled, points win over Christina Linardatou last ...
Francis Ngannou promised Monday to find out if Anthony Joshua’s chin is as unreliable as he has been led to believe. Joshua glared at Ngannou as the former UFC heavyweight champion explained during a press conference in London how he’ll go about their 10-round boxing match March 8 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The hard-hitting Ngannou feels that ...
Erick Rosa has moved on from a years-long pursuit to upgrade his version of the strawweight title. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Dominican Republic’s Rosa has officially vacated the WBA ‘Regular’ belt. The development puts to an end several failed attempts to secure a title consolidation bout versus Thailand’s Thammanoon Niyomtrong, the long-reigning WBA ‘Super’ titlist. “We appreciate the opportunity and ...
Another highly anticipated undisputed championship could be headed for the Middle East. Immediately after Artur Beterbiev, the unified WBO, WBC, and IBF light heavyweight champion, demolished challenger Callum Smith in seven rounds on Saturday night at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Beterbiev’s promoter, Bob Arum, indicated that a potential full unification bout between his charge and Dmitry Bivol, the WBA ...
Two heavyweights who've taken on all comers have turned to each other for their next opportunities. BoxingScene.com has learned that interim WBO heavyweight titlist Zhilei Zhang and former WBO champ Joseph Parker are set to meet March 8 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The bout is expected to be confirmed during a press conference Monday in London to ...
Floyd Schofield Jr. knows that time is on his side. He’s just 21 years of age and has at least the next decade and a half in the sport. With just 16 pro fights under his belt, Schofield (16-0, 12 KOs) should be at the stage where he’s taking on middling fighters with suspect records. In 2023, Schofield spent his ...
Bernard Hopkins thinks some of the sport’s top talents need to spend less time getting into social media spats. In a recent interview, the Hall of Fame former fighter and current executive at Golden Boy Promotions, took aim at “drama queens” in boxing who repeatedly run the risk of alienating fans. Hopkins was prompted by a question to consider a ...