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Oscar De La Hoya has announced the five fights he would like to make if his Golden Boy Promotions stable lock horns with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in a 5 x 5 event.
Ahead of their bill-topping appearances in Philadelphia on Saturday, “Boots” and “Bam” have been speaking of their mutual appreciation. Jaron “Boots’ Ennis will be the nominal main event, fighting in front of his own fans at the Wells Fargo Center, defending his IBF welterweight title against Karen Chukhadzhian, a man he has already comfortably beaten but who he has been mandated to fight once more.
The National Anti-Doping Panel has, for the second time, lifted their provisional suspension of Conor Benn for a positive test for clomiphene in 2022. The first was undone by an appeal by the British Boxing Board of Control and United Kingdom Anti-Doping.
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle a pair of topics related to the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk rematch (Fury’s legacy and his best possible strategy); a pair of your takes on Floyd Schofield following the lightweight contender’s most recent victory; plus letters about Katie Taylor being the gold standard of women’s boxing, Jaron Ennis being a disappointment at welterweight, Jesse Rodriguez being relegated to the sidekick role underneath other fighters, and whether Errol Spence has again set himself up for failure. Want to be featured in the mailbag? Comment or ask a question in the comments section below. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity. We also may select readers’ comments from other BoxingScene stories.
On the eve of the election, it has been revealed that “The President” will return to action 25 years on from his last fight. Nigerian Ike Ibeabuchi was a 1990s heavyweight contender who was 20-0 (15 KOs) having defeated David Tua and Chris Byrd.
Lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis, born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, returned to his hometown to kick off fight week ahead of his 135lbs meeting with Gustavo Lemos. On Monday afternoon, he visited Jacox Elementary School, where a parade of kindergartners through fourth graders chanted his name.
Promoter Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has signed undefeated middleweight Micky Scala to a long-term contract. Scala plans to compete in both the junior middleweight and middleweight divisions.
Uzbekistan has joined World Boxing, the organization announced at its second annual Congress on November 3 in Pueblo, Colorado. Uzbekistan made its mark at the 2024 Paris Olympics, taking home five gold medals in boxing.
The Irish light heavyweight Conor Wallace has signed a co-promotional agreement with Matchroom
Queensberry Promotions has entered into a multi-year media rights agreement with DAZN, making the sport entertainment platform the exclusive broadcast rights holder of their boxing events.