Dmitry Bivol is picking the favorite but rooting for the underdog. The unbeaten WBA light heavyweight titlist has openly wished for a Jermell Charlo win in his challenge of fully unified super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. The pair of...
Jai Opetaia ended an unwelcome layoff with a sensational first title defense. The unbeaten lineal and IBF cruiserweight champion made work of Jordan Thompson, whom he stopped in the fourth round. Opetaia scored two knockdowns, the latter which forced...
Cheavon Clarke once again went deep to lodge his most notable win to date. The 2020 Olympian for Great Britain pounded out a ten-round, unanimous decision victory over Czech Republic’s Vasil Ducar. Scores were 99-91, 99-91 and 98-92 for Clarke in the...
The raised stakes and opposition level were not of any concern to Rhiannon Dixon. A world class boxing display was turned in by the fighting pharmacist, who is now a threat in an already stacked lightweight division. Dixon effortlessly prevailed in a...
Ellie Scotney honored her biggest fan in her most recent victory. A sound boxing performance was delivered by the reigning IBF junior featherweight titlist, who effortlessly outpointed Laura Soledad Griffa over ten rounds. Scores of 100-90, 100-91 an...
Jai Opetaia insists he is ready for literally his tallest order to date. The challenge of 6’6” cruiserweight Jordan Thompson awaits the division’s reigning lineal and IBF king, who attempts his first title defense this weekend on DAZN from OVO Arena...
It’s been more than a year since Ellie Scotney has enjoyed this quick of a turnaround. Strangely, the miniscule 14-week gap between fights comes on the heels of her IBF junior featherweight title winning effort. The unbeaten 25-year-old will put up h...
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Zhilei Zhang punched his way into contention at the perfect time. The massive Chinese heavyweight is now a potential failsafe option for one-time amateur rival Anthony Joshua, who—for now—remains hopeful of a super fight with Deontay Wilder. The clas...
Jai Opetaia and Jordan Thompson are set for their championship clash. The pair of unbeaten cruiserweights both easily made weight for Saturday’s DAZN main event from OVO Arena Wembley in London. Sydney’s Opetaia was 198.6 pounds in the first defen...
A junior featherweight title eliminator will head to a purse bid hearing as moves are being made elsewhere to fully unify all of the division’s titles. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the teams representing Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Kevin Gonzalez...
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ORLANDO – Eddie Hearn is already at work to get Conor Benn back in the ring to make up for lost time. A career-long17-month hiatus ended for the unbeaten welterweight contender, who outpointed Mexico’s Rodolfo Orozco over ten rounds on September 23 i...
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Kosei Tanaka has been presented with a new path in a bid to become a four-division titlist. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF aims to order a title eliminator between Japan’s Tanaka and Mexico’s Willibaldo Garcia Perez. The two boxers—who ar...
A title fight that was previously ordered and immediately rescinded is now back in play. At least on paper. BoxingScene.com has learned that the WBC has ordered a vacant super middleweight title fight between former undisputed super middleweight quee...
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ORLANDO – Conor Benn felt good at a career-highest weight but can see a return to his natural welterweight frame in his near future. Only one notable exception will keep the Brit from moving down and perhaps will result in another move upward—
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ORLANDO – The official decision was just as unbelievable hours later to Sandy Ryan as when her dreams were crushed in real time. What should have been a clear win to unify three titles instead saw England’s Ryan settle for a questionable ten-round, s...
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