Carl Froch recognises he may have “dodged a bullet” by not fighting Joe Calzaghe when he hoped to. The retired Froch sought a fight with Calzaghe – then Britain’s leading fighter – shortly after Calzaghe fought and won for the last time, against Roy Jones Jr. at light heavyweight in November 2008. It was in December 2008 that Froch established ...
The WBC has confirmed it will allow former unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) the opportunity to face the winner of the upcoming undisputed heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) and Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs), who meet May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The comments from WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman come in the ...
Golden Boy Promotions announced today the signing of Joel Iriarte, a 17-time national champion and former Team USA member. Iriarte, who is of Mexican descent and grew up in Bakersfield, California, will make his professional debut on the Zepeda vs. Hughes undercard. "I am truly excited to announce my partnership with Golden Boy Promotions,” said Joel Iriarte. “Joining forces ...
LAS VEGAS – March 12, 2024 – Mexican superstars will go toe-to-toe as Canelo Promotions presents a Cinco de Mayo weekend blockbuster that will see pound-for-pound great Canelo Álvarez puts his undisputed super middleweight world title on the line against unbeaten all-action former world champion Jaime Munguía headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video on Saturday, May 4 from ...
Former unified 140-pound champion Jose Ramirez will make his Golden Boy Promotions debut in a homecoming fight in Fresno April 27, and he’s bringing unbeaten Vergil Ortiz Jr. with him, two officials confirmed to BoxingScene. Central California’s Ramirez (28-1, 18 KOs) has long enjoyed a robust business drawing fight fans to Fresno’s Save Mart Arena and as he sets his ...
Undefeated super middleweight contender Christian Mbilli, the Cameroon-born, Montreal-based wrecking ball, has inked a long-term co-promotional agreement with Top Rank, who will work with Eye of the Tiger. Mbilli (26-0, 22 KOs) is ranked in the top 5 of every major governing body and No. 2 by Ring Magazine. His ring return will be announced by Eye of the Tiger and ...
Unified world champion Jessica McCaskill will take on Welsh star Lauren Price in her next fight. Promoter Boxxer have yet to announce the venue and date, but said McCaskill – who holds WBA and IBO straps – steps into the “dragon’s den” and the American fighter is in the UK to announce the contest and the finer details at a ...
Light heavyweight contender Radivoke Kalajdzic returns to the ring Wednesday at the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida, facing fellow world title challenger Sullivan Barrera in a 10-round bout. With a championship fight possibly awaiting the winner, Kalajdzic (28-2, 20 KOs), who most recently stopped Mickey Ellison last September, says he is fully focused on Barrera. “Barrera is a ...
Watching from a distance this time, Abel Sanchez took note of one particular turn of event in Saul "Canelo" Alvarez’s most recent fight negotiation. “He broke away from [Premier Boxing Champions] and then they went back to him,” Sanchez said. “That shows you who’s driving the truck of boxing. “That shows you who’s in control. He’s the face of boxing.” ...
Highly touted junior middleweight Jordan ‘The Patriot’ Panthen, (7-0, 6 KOs), heads back into back into battle on Thursday, April 4 against hard-hitting Uzbek veteran Ravshan Hudaynazarov, (19-5, 14 KOs) in the eight-round feature fight at SOCA Fights from The Hangar in Costa Mesa, CA and broadcast live on TrillerTV starting at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT. ...