Five years ago, it’d be a no brainer. The unbeaten version of Anthony Joshua was coming off KOs of Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin, among others. He was big and strong and aggressive and confident and appeared to be the British export who'd dominate the heavyweight division into the 2020s. If that guy still existed, he’d be favored to ...
Despite a remarkable debut in which he dropped Tyson Fury and pushed the unbeaten WBC and lineal heavyweight champion to the wire before losing a split decision, Carl Froch feels that Francis Ngannou needs to prove himself all over again when he takes on Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia later this year. As good as the former UFC heavyweight champion ...
Aaron McKenna versus Linus Udofia is the latest contest confirmed for the fight card on Saturday, January 20th at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and ESPN+ in the USA. The middleweight rivals meet in a special bet365 Wildcard contest for McKenna’s WBC International title on the undercard of Natasha Jonas’ ...
Errol Spence Jr. ended his social media hiatus on Monday by sharing a series of posts and developments. After Spence posted a video on Instagram announcing he had cataract surgery, the former unified welterweight champion took to X (formerly Twitter) for the first time since August to further address his first career loss to Terence Crawford on July 29. Crawford ...
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 ...