MMA superstar Tito Ortiz is claiming that the team behind Mike Tyson have reached out to discuss the scenario of a cross-sport boxing match. Ortiz recently took to social media and called for a fight with Tyson, a former undisputed heavyweight champion. Tyson, 53-years-old, has been out of the ring since 2005, when he suffered a stoppage loss at the hands of heavyweight ...
Given his physical dimensions, Jeison Rosario is as close as they come in the sport today to a prototypical junior middleweight. The reigning unified 154-pound titlist is in the same position as nearly everyone else in boxing, awaiting marching orders for his next ring appearance once the sport as a whole can resume at full strength. Whenever that day comes, ...
Jose Ramirez isn’t the least bit interested in making back-to-back mandatory defenses of his 140-pound championships. Ramirez’s obligatory defense of the WBC super lightweight title against Viktor Postol will be his first fight following the COVID-19 pandemic. He would’ve attempted to fulfill that commitment three months ago, but Ramirez-Postol has been postponed twice due to the coronavirus crisis. If Ramirez ...
Chris Eubank Jr. has spent most of his life being compared to his fighting father. Now comes the expectation of drawing parallels to his new head trainer. The second-generation boxer from Brighton, England has learned to live with being measured up to his father Chris Eubank Sr., a former two-division titlist and an integral part of the 1990s United Kingdom ...
During his long career, former world champion Amir Khan, 33-years-old, has had numerous trainers. Among the coaches to work his corner throughout the years, were Freddie Roach, Virgil Hunter, Joe Goossen and Bones Adams. But for what appears to be the final stage of his professional run, Khan feels confident enough to train himself if necessary. As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, ...
Shakur Stevenson will have to wait out the official commission hearing to determine if his proposed next fight date will be approved. The good news is that he now has an opponent in place for the occasion. The unbeaten featherweight titlist will now apparently face Puerto Rico’s Felix Caraballo atop a June 9 card being planned by Top Rank to ...
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is teasing that he's going to face a big name, when a potential ring return is finalized. Tyson, 53-years-old, has been out of the ring since 2005 - when he suffered a knockout loss to heavyweight journeyman Kevin McBride. In recent weeks, Tyson has been posting training clips, with most of them going viral, ...
WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney generated headlines this week when video emerged of a training session with five division world champion Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather has been discussing the possibility of transitioning to become a trainer in the sport. The decision to turn his direction to the corner, was inspired by the recent passing of his uncle and head trainer Roger Mayweather. ...
Paulie Malignaggi admires Leo Santa Cruz’s ambition. The Showtime analyst is impressed by Santa Cruz’s insistence on fighting a younger, stronger Gervonta Davis in a weight class that’s not optimal for the four-division champion. Malignaggi just wishes Santa Cruz instead would’ve remained at featherweight and figured out a way to finally fight Gary Russell Jr. Russell (31-1, 18 KOs), the ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling such topics as Canelo's weight, Terence Crawford's resume at welterweight, the trilogy fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, and more. You're a good dude and love boxing like I do, but you're way too over-sensitive. Everytime I write in, you claim that I take "shots" or "sneak diss". My man, ...