Chris Billam-Smith is set to run it back versus the only fighter to hang a defeat on his record. The reigning WBO cruiserweight titlist is signed and sealed for a rematch versus unbeaten contender Richard Riakporhe. Ben Shalom, founder of BOXXER and the promoter for both boxers, confirmed the news to Sky Sports on Thursday that they’ve agreed to a ...
English heavyweight champion Solomon Dacres will make his latest appearance on Queensberry’s ‘Magnificent Seven Ride Again’ card on March 16th and show promoter Frank Warren is hoping to match him with David Adeleye. Last October, Adeleye was stopped in the seventh round of his British title fight with Fabio Wardley and his post fight behavior has landed him in hot ...
The tug of war between Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya continues around who the super lightweight star should fight next. The Hall of Fame fighter turned promoter suggested Wednesday that a scrap between Garcia and Golden Boy’s newly signed, former 140-pound unified titlist Jose Ramirez was looking like it was getting close to happening. On Thursday, Garcia knocked ...
Richardson Hitchins will move on to the next one. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the Hitchins-Jack Catterall IBF purse bid scheduled for Thursday was canceled outright, and with the matchup no longer on the table. The development came after two postponements, but the IBF declared on Thursday that there are no longer plans to proceed with the previously ordered junior welterweight ...
Turki Alalshikh has brazenly become perhaps the most prominent power broker in boxing over the past few months. As chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, Alalshikh has been afforded the vast financial resources by his polarizing country’s government to fully finance many of the biggest boxing matches that have taken place or been scheduled since late in October. Alalshikh ...
Teofimo Lopez might come across as incoherent and aloof at times but his overall boxing skills have him pegged as one of the best in the world. In just under a month, the 26-year-old will jump back into the ring to defend his WBO and Ring Magazine titles when he takes on Jamaine Ortiz. Teddy Atlas has forgotten about more ...
Best laid plans often go to waste in boxing but when Ben Davison took over the reigns of Anthony Joshua’s training team, he probably assumed he would spend the first part of 2024 preparing the two-time unified heavyweight champion for a shootout with Deontay Wilder. When Joseph Parker outboxed a disappointing Wilder in December, Joshua’s team quickly pivoted to a ...
Abass Baraou and Sam Eggington will battle it out for the vacant European Super Welterweight title on Friday, March 1 live on Channel 5. And today, it can be confirmed that Wasserman’s 2024 schedule launches with Baraou facing ‘The Savage’ Eggington in Telford. Baraou is Germany’s world-ranked former amateur star with designs on global domination, while Eggington is a British ...
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis will be afforded an optional defense as steps have been taken to determine his next mandatory challenger. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has ordered a welterweight title eliminator between Karen Chukhadzhian and Harry Scarff. The pair of fringe contenders were sent invitation letters for a bout to determine the number-one contender for Philadelphia’s Ennis. International Boxing ...
Golden Boy Promotions has assembled the undercard - including two, world championship defenses - for the main event clash between undefeated, former world champion Jaime Munguia (42-0, 33 KOs) and former Interim world champion John “The Gorilla” Ryder (32-6, 18 KOs) of the U.K. The 12-round super middleweight clash for the WBC Silver Title is presented in co-promotion with Zanfer ...