Ryan Garcia questioned Rolly Romero’s business sense based on the WBA super lightweight champion’s choice to fight Isaac Cruz next instead of him. Garcia suggested during a lengthy interview with FightHype.com that Romero might make a fifth for facing Cruz of what he would’ve earned had Romero defended his 140-pound crown against Garcia. The polarizing Garcia acknowledged that he doesn’t ...
Ryan Garcia spun the block and arrived back at his most desired destination. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that negotiations have resumed in a bid for the 25-year-old contender to challenge unbeaten two-division and reigning WBC junior welterweight champion Devin Haney. The development—which was first reported by FightHype.com—comes less than four weeks after Garcia instructed Golden Boy Promotions to abandon talks for ...
Koki Kameda continues to make his presence felt as a promoter. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Kameda Promotions won the promotional rights to the Emmanuel Rodriguez-Ryosuke Nishida IBF bantamweight title fight. Kameda—a former three-division champ and now head of the promotional company bearing his name—bid $300,010 to outpace Fresh Productions Boxing ($250,000) during Tuesday’s purse bid hearing conducted via Zoom from ...
In boxing, contention is about position. Whether a fighter would be ‘favored’ to win one fight or another or not isn’t relevant. Getting a chance to find out is the only way anyone knows for sure. Former junior middleweight titlist Jaime Munguia would be a sizable underdog against world super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez, leading contender David Benavidez, and likely ...
Eddie Hearn is well aware that Jaime Munguia multiplied his options and ascended into a higher tax bracket by stopping John Ryder in impressive fashion Saturday night. Hearn considers Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez realistic potential opponents for Munguia now that he has this type of win against a legitimate super middleweight contender on his record. If it were up ...
For a supposedly retired boxer, Kell Brook’s name still generates more headlines and creates more debate than most active fighters. Brook (40-3, 28 KO’s) hasn’t boxed since stopping Amir Khan in six rounds back in February 2022. Beating his long time rival in emphatic fashion seemed to provide the perfect finale to the former IBF welterweight champion’s career but he ...
Terence Crawford has pretty much done it all. From winning world titles in three separate divisions to becoming an undisputed champion at both 140 and 147 pounds, there isn’t much that the 36-year-old needs or wants to do. Retirement is right around the corner, Crawford admitted it. But just before he rips off his gloves for good, he's hoping for ...
Emanuel Navarrete will embark on a path to capture a major title in a fourth weight division. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Mexico’s Navarrete has enforced his ‘Super Champion’ status to compete for the vacant WBO lightweight title. The sanctioning body responded in kind and ordered the three-division and reigning WBO 130-pound titlist to enter talks with Ukraine’s Denys Berinchyk. “Please ...
You could call Callum Smith a ton of things, but lacking in confidence? That was never a part of his DNA. Fighting Artur Beterbiev might be viewed as the scariest thing in the world at the moment, but Smith knew what he was getting himself into. This past Saturday night in Quebec City, Smith (29-2, 21 KOs) sauntered to the ...
Conor Benn has gone through a lot lately, most of his own doing. Heading into his showdown against Chris Eubank Jr., Benn failed a pre-fight drug test. His subsequent suspension has been a strange one. While he’s been barred from fighting in the UK, Benn was eventually cleared to fight in the US. This coming weekend, he’ll continue to fight ...