Liam Davies enjoys collecting belts. Within 15 fights, the 27-year-old from Donnington has won the English, British and European super bantamweight titles and has also found time to pick up a couple of international straps. The IBO title will be on the line when Davies fights Erik Robles Ayala in Birmingham on March 16th but this time, the belt is ...
Former UFC heavyweight champions Junior Dos Santos and Francis Ngannou were once foes in the MMA cage, but the two of them are now very respectful of each other. Dos Santos, who is very interested in crossover boxing matches, was very impressed with Ngannou's performance against WBC champion Tyson Fury last October in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, who entered the ring ...
Promoter Frank Warren is intrigued by the new wrinkles Francis Ngannou may or may not show against Anthony Joshua. The head of Queensberry Promotions is helping promote another crossover boxing event on March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between former UFC champion Ngannou and former boxing heavyweight champion Joshua. That will mark the fourth major boxing event the oil-producing region ...
Sean Gibbons, who runs Manny Pacquiao's promotional company, believes the Filipino superstar would be very interested in a showdown with unbeaten puncher Gervonta 'Tank' Davis. Pacquiao, 45-years-old, retired from the sport in 2021 after suffering a twelve round decision loss at the hands of then welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas. Gibbons explains that the sporting authority in Saudi Arabia is very ...
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 ...
Artur Beterbiev has evidently grown very weary over Dmitry Bivol’s constant proclamations about fighting each other. The Russian light heavyweight champions could finally be nearing an agreement to put their respective titles on the line for the undisputed 175-pound championship later this year. Momentum for the fight kicked into a new gear after Beterbiev brutally dispatched challenger Callum Smith of ...
Francis Ngannou promised Monday to find out if Anthony Joshua’s chin is as unreliable as he has been led to believe. Joshua glared at Ngannou as the former UFC heavyweight champion explained during a press conference in London how he’ll go about their 10-round boxing match March 8 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The hard-hitting Ngannou feels that ...
Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Oscar De La Hoya, is shooting down the claim by UFC CEO Dana White, who disputes the notion that MMA fighters are crossing over to boxing to make more money. Back in 2017, UFC superstar Conor McGregor jumped over to boxing to make the biggest payday of his career in a crossover fight with Floyd Mayweather. ...
Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions hosted a contingent of Southern California media for Hollywood Fight Nights Media Workouts on Saturday at the famed Wild Card Boxing Gym. “We’re very pleased with this tremendous turnout and media support for our first event of 2024 on Saturday, January 27 at the Commerce Casino and live on UFC Fight Pass,” said Tom Loeffler. “This ...
The sport’s reigning lineal heavyweight and cruiserweight champions will not only share a card but a training camp as well. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Jai Opetaia will next appear on the undercard of the February 17 Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A challenger was not immediately identified as this goes to publication. Boxing Scene has learned, ...