Edgar Berlanga returns to the ring next weekend, but much of the talk is circulating about who he fights afterwards, rather than whom he fights next. Berlanga boxes Irishman Padraig McCrory at Caribe Royal in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night (February 24) and admits he wants to make a statement to build momentum into a major fight. Berlanga, 21-0 (16 ...
Peter McGrail has admitted he felt bad for his long-time coach after suffering one of the biggest upsets of 2023. Southpaw super-bantamweight prospect McGrail was shocked on the Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez-Sunny Edwards undercard by Detroit’s Ja’Rico O’Quinn, losing for the first time and in his ninth professional fight. The former 2020 Olympian was stopped in the fifth when ahead on ...
Boxing’s lack of major events in the first quarter of 2023 hasn’t meant doing without entertaining fights. While the postponed Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk remained conspicuous by its absence on Saturday, so does the absence of almost every major star in the sport to start the year. We have been treated to some serious championship fire and have got two more ...
Anthony Ogogo was an Olympic bronze medallist who beat world No. 1 Evhen Khytrov to make his way onto the podium. Having suffered numerous injuries – including shoulder dislocations – he nearly didn’t make it. By the time London 2012 came around, Ogogo’s mother was fighting for her life in hospital and he made clandestine visits to see her. Then, having banked ...
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, ...
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 ...