Rudy Hernandez: I’ll quit if Junto Nakatani loses a rematch to Naoya Inoue
If Junto Nakatani gets another crack at Naoya Inoue and comes up short again, his trainer vows he will never coach another boxer.
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Former prospect Manuel Avila relishes another chance to rebuild
Sixteen years after beginning his professional boxing career and three years after rebuilding it the first time, Manuel “Tino” Avila will try to revive it once more in his home region.
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David Benavidez’s promoter says fighter ‘will not wait’ for Dmitry Bivol
David Benavidez’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz hopes Dmitry Bivol isn’t another Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
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After Ra’eese Aleem missed weight, who will pay Angelo Leo?
Now that Ra’eese Aleem has missed weight and his bout against featherweight titleholder Angelo Leo is being scrapped, the matter over who pays Leo is devolving into finger-pointing and tension.
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Atif Oberlton-Carlos Gongora replaces original main event in Georgia
A light heavyweight catchweight bout between Atif Oberlton and Carlos Gongora will be the new main event Saturday at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia.
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Keyshawn Davis predicts KO of Nahir Albright on hometown stage
Now 15 fights into his professional career and having stepped up from the lightweight division to junior welterweight, Keyshawn Davis seems to be getting the hang of this boxing thing.
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No boxing, no life for Brad Rea
The British title is motivation enough for Brad Rea to move forward in his career, as he looks to rebound from his narrow defeat to Lyndon Arthur in November at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, where he lines up against Liam Cameron on Saturday.
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Floyd Mayweather Jnr-Manny Pacquiao II subject to more changes
Tinkering with the Floyd Mayweather Jnr-Manny Pacquiao rematch strayed into more 11th-hour adjustments, now placing the bout at T-Mobile Arena on Friday, September 25.
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Ra’eese Aleem misses weight, DAZN main event with Angelo Leo is off
Ra’eese Aleem failed to make weight Friday for his IBF featherweight title shot at belt holder Angelo Leo, scrapping the DAZN fight and leaving his co-promoters on the hook to pay Leo's purse.
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Fabio Wardley will always be pulling for old foe Frazer Clarke
WBO heavyweight titleholder Fabio Wardley has spoken of his admiration for former foe Frazer Clarke following Clarke’s game defeat against Justis Huni last month.
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Daniel Dubois at his heaviest ahead of Fabio Wardley challenge
Daniel Dubois came in at a career-heaviest weight ahead of Saturday's challenge to WBO heavyweight titlist Fabio Wardley
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The Beltline: When dealing with Daniel Dubois, stick to the weather
If you must ask fighters silly questions, like Daniel Dubois has been subjected to this week, do so at a time when their mind is less consumed with far more important matters, writes Elliot Worsell
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Jose Valenzuela to get shot at redemption in Edwin De Los Santos rematch
Jose Valenzuela will have a chance to reverse his loss to Edwin De Los Santos in a June 28 Zuffa Boxing 8 main event at The Cosmopolitan Resort’s Chelsea Ballroom on Paramount+.
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Want to know how to handle a defeat? Ask Ekow Essuman
Ekow Essuman takes only positivity from his loss to Jack Catterall which might be bad news for Jack Rafferty, writes Tris Dixon
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Eddie Hearn refutes Dana White's claim that he will promote Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua
Promoter Eddie Hearn has refuted Dana White’s claims that Dana White will promote the heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua if it happens later this year.
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Fabio Wardley or Daniel Dubois? David Haye makes his call
David Haye reveals whether he would have rather fought Fabio Wardley or Daniel Dubois
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Sebastian Fundora promoter targets September or October return
Although his team is still working on an opponent, junior middleweight titleholder Sebastian Fundora is expected to make his return in the fall.
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Floyd Mayweather Jnr-Manny Pacquiao II gets a new date: September 26
Two officials close to the negotiations told BoxingScene on Thursday that Floyd Mayweather Jnr-Manny Pacquiao II will take place on September 26 on Netflix.
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San Francisco event organizers want to see boxing go big again
Ed Pereira hopes his bold outdoor event – replete with yachts, grand entrances and goals of breaking attendance records – helps others catch the boxing bug.
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Seeing red: Julian Rodriguez no longer slotted as second tier
Boxing’s dreaded red corner can serve as the perfect source of motivation to the boxer with the ideal temperament. In two consecutive fights, Julian Rodriguez has proven to be that man.
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Anthony Olascuaga walks into his own massive ‘homecoming’ event
Anthony Olascuaga went from walking Junto Nakatani to the ring in front of 55,000 fans to striding into his own summertime bout whose crowd could double that figure.
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Kingsley Ibeh to meet Donte Stone in June 20 crossroads bout
Kingsley Ibeh will face Dante Stone in a 10-round heavyweight main event June 20 at Celebrity Theater in Phoenix.
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Five alive: The P4P king debate runs deeper than you think
Cases for each of Oleksandr Usyk, Naoya Inoue, David Benavidez, Shakur Stevenson and Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez can all be made with sane minds, writes Eric Raskin.
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Jack Rafferty, now a full-time boxer, won’t let Ekow Essuman send him back to work
Jack Rafferty is glad to be off the tools but knows he has to be successful in boxing otherwise he will have to return to the day job
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Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will not fight on the same card in July, Frank Warren confirms
Tyson Fury will fight again before taking on Anthony Joshua later in the year, Frank Warren confirmed again today, but it will not take place on the same Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, bill that will stage Joshua's own interim bout against Kristian Prenga on July 25
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Gustavo Trujillo returns alongside Guillermo Rigondeaux, Yuriorkis Gamboa
Heavyweight prospect Gustavo Trujillo will share the stage alongside a pair of Cuban legends – Guillermo Rigondeaux and Yuriorkis Gamboa – on May 30 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Daniel Dubois warns Fabio Wardley that his luck is about to run out
Daniel Dubois threaten Fabio Wardley that his habit of coming back into fights ends on Saturday night
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Former titleholders Angel Ayala, Yamileth Mercado return May 21
Former flyweight titleholder Angel Ayala will return for the first time since losing his belt last year, sharing a main event on May 21 against former title challenger Jayson Mama
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Daniel Dubois survives another brush with the mic, 'dialled in' for Fabio Wardley
Fight weeks are never the easiest for Daniel Dubois though this one, as people have poked fun at his intelligence, has seemed particularly cruel, writes Matt Christie
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Severe love: Daniel Dubois and doting dads
Daniel Dubois, though trained by Don Charles, is very much guided by his father in much the same way that Joe Calzaghe and Chris Eubank were, writes Elliot Worsell
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Cristobal Lorente rises to WBC’s No. 1 featherweight ranking
Cristobal Lorente didn’t just give Nathaniel Collins his first loss – he also took Collins’ spot in the WBC’s rankings of top featherweights.
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Lee Cutler, the latest Zuffa Boxing signing, added to Bournemouth show on June 6
Bournemouth-born middleweight Lee Cutler, Zuffa Boxing’s latest signing, will mark his debut under the promotional outfit in a homecoming against an opponent to be named on Saturday, June 6, at Bournemouth International Centre in England
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Former trainer favours Daniel Dubois over Fabio Wardley – on one condition
Tony Sims saw enough in his brief time with Daniel Dubois to believe he will beat Fabio Wardley on Saturday evening, writes Declan Warrington.
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BoxingScene leads the way with 21 placements in 2025 BWAA Bernie Awards
BoxingScene once again led the way in the Boxing Writers Association of America’s Bernie Writing Awards, repeating as the overall leader in placements while increasing its total haul from the previous year.
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BoxingScene Roundtable: Who wins – Naoya Inoue or Bam Rodriguez?
Buzz has been building for months, and arguably years, and now the time is right to ask: If a match can be made, who wins a fight between Naoya Inoue and Bam Rodriguez?
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Adam Azim is just another day at the office for road warrior Steve Claggett
Steve Claggett will be fighting in a new country on May 30, but little else will feel unfamiliar for him. Not the hostility. Not the stage. And certainly not the role.
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Tyson Fury vaults back to No. 1 in WBC’s heavyweight ratings
The Gypsy King has been put in a better position to regain one of his former crowns, though he’s unlikely to pursue it in the immediate future.
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Kristian Prenga got called up, so Rodney Rice had to go to work
Promoter Rodney Rice first thought he was in trouble when Kristian Prenga was pulled from his main event, but he and his team soon got down to the business of saving a fight card.
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‘Don’t call it a split’: Trainer is ready to return to Daniel Dubois’ corner
Don Charles, trainer of Daniel Dubois, talks to Daniel Dubois about their 'break'
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Fighters First Management sign promising puncher Jessie Fletcher
Jessie Fletcher is the latest boxer to have joined the team at Fighters First Management.
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Charly Suarez and team unveil bold plans as part of record-breaking bid
Charly Suarez has seen the heights that promoter Sampson Lewkowicz has brought other Filipino fighters to. He hopes Lewkowicz can do the same for him, too.
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Fabio Wardley: ‘If Daniel Dubois lands clean, I’ll shake it off and come back with a flurry’
Tris Dixon speaks to Fabio Wardley ahead of his bout with Daniel Dubois on a fight card that is billed 'Don't Blink' for a reason
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Anthony Olascuaga to headline crowd-bursting San Francisco event
The large effort to draw more than 100,000 spectators to a mostly free boxing event in San Francisco on July 11 will be anchored by one of boxing’s smallest champions.
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Nikita Tszyu dominates brave Oscar Diaz, who is rescued after six
Nikita Tszyu became the first to defeat Oscar Diaz when the Spaniard’s corner signaled enough was enough at the end of the sixth round.
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Liam Cameron climbing both property and boxing ladders
Liam Cameron is well into the second act of his career, but there’s no intention of closing the book on boxing anytime yet.
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Zak Chelli believes David Morrell Jnr is underestimating him
In Manchester, England, at the Co-op Live Arena, Zak Chelli will face quality Cuban David Morrell Jnr in a fight that could see him leapfrog the 175lbs rankings.
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Sam Noakes ready to ‘claw back to another world title challenge’
Sam Noakes’ trainer Alan Smith believes that the lightweight is ready for another world title fight after watching him return to the ring to stop Benito Sanchez Garcia in two rounds.
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Naoya Inoue, Junto Nakatani and Japan showcase boxing done right
Last week in Tokyo, Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani reminded BoxingScene's Tom Ivers just how good boxing can be when it’s done properly.
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Noelle Haro’s Olympic hopes weren’t derailed by late start
Noelle Haro didn't start boxing until her junior year of high school, but she's on a path to qualifying for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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For Ra’eese Aleem, 35, this title shot is better late than never
Aleem, who has been fighting professionally for nearly 15 years, will challenge IBF featherweight titleholder Angelo Leo on Saturday in Georgia.
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