Popular American heavyweight Jared ‘The Real Big Baby’ Anderson will make his 2024 debut in April. Anderson boxes on April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas, when he meets Ryad Merhy, as first reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN. Anderson fought three times last year, twice as a main eventer. The Merhy fight will make it his third appearance at the ...
Ramon Cardenas became a contender last night. His stunning sixth-round technical knockout of Israel Rodriguez Picazo was as dramatic as it was impressive. After a grueling back-and-forth bout on ProBox TV, Cardenas landed a shot that appeared to break Picazo’s jaw. In between rounds, the doctor was brought into the ring and would not allow the fight to continue. Afterward, ...
Bobby Benton has seen a few dramatic finishes. Trainer Benton was the lead voice in the corner of WBC super featherweight O’Shaquie Foster, as the duo picked up a split-decision over the northeastern based Abraham Nova. The bout was close. Foster seemed to land the cleaner punches, Nova was busier. CompuBox stats said the same. Foster landed 139 punches out ...
Tonight, the eyes of the sporting world were supposed to be focused on Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, with Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fighting to unify the heavyweight titles. But after Fury was cut in sparring three weeks ago, the fight was postponed and will now take place on May 18. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has been in London this ...
Trainer Colin Nathan has screamed himself hoarse in the corner last night. His fighter Sivenathi Nontshinga had won a thrilling rematch, reclaiming the IBF light-flyweight title from Mexican Adrian Curiel – In Mexico. They topped a Matchroom and DAZN show in Oaxaca. Last November, Curiel knocked out the South African with one of the best right hands of 2023 in ...
The next fight for Jaron 'Boots' Ennis won't be so voluntary, after all. BoxingScene.com has learned that the IBF has ordered the unbeaten welterweight titlist to next defense versus Cody Crowley. The two sides were actually summoned to enter a 30-day negotiation period beginning on January 31. "IBF Welterweight Champion Jaron Ennis was promoted to Champion November 28, 2023, his ...
After a hectic night of boxing, with significant cards in Mexico, New York and Florida, one highlight reel was receiving some extra play today. Bruce Carrington, from Brownsville in Brooklyn, scored a viral knockout win over Bernard Torres, nailing his with a right hook that sent Torres flat, face down, on the canvas inside Madison Square Garden’s Theater. The featherweight ...
O’Shaquie Foster defended his WBC junior lightweight world title with a split decision over Abraham “El Super” Nova on Friday evening at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The fighters took a look at one another in the early rounds but Foster began to take control by rounds six and seven, landing power shots on a Nova who was beginning ...
The lightweight division is experiencing a reset due to Devin Haney’s departure to 140 pounds. Former world champion’s George Kambosos Jr and Vasiliy Lomachenko square-off for the IBF Haney has recently vacated on May 5 in Perth, Australia. Kambosos unexpectedly secured three belts at 135lbs when defeating Teofimo Lopez over the distance in New York two years ago. Lomachenko had ...
Bob Santos believes Mario Barrios is ready for Jaron “Boots” Ennis. Barrios, 28, impressed in his last fight by outpointing Yordenis Ugas at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena in September. The 26-year-old Ennis was soon afterwards elevated to the status of IBF welterweight champion after the organisation stripped Terence Crawford. “Boots is a tremendous fighter,” Santos, Barrios’ trainer, told ProBox TV. ...