Plea to help Mike Rossman, former WBA champion, after he suffers a stroke
Mike Rossman, who won the WBA light heavyweight title in 1978, is undergoing physical therapy in rehab after suffering from a stroke
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Sebastian Fundora’s discipline can dictate fight with Keith Thurman
Saturday's fight between Sebastian Fundora and Keith Thurman will tell us how much Thurman has left, says Paulie Malignaggi.
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Willy Hutchinson plays down Ezra Taylor’s credentials
It’s fair to say Willy Hutchinson doesn't rate fellow British light heavyweight Ezra Taylor, but he'll face him Saturday at the Co-op LIVE in Manchester, England, nonetheless.
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David Romero outpoints Carlos Lewis to bounce back from first career loss
Junior welterweight David Romero is back on a winning track again after winning a unanimous decision over Carlos Lewis on Friday in Long Beach, California.
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Preliminary fights for April 5 ‘Zuffa Boxing 05’ card announced
Two pairs of unbeatens – Alexis De la Cerda and Ervin Fuller III, and Robert Meriwether III and Tony Hirsch Jnr – will square off in the “Zuffa Boxing 05” preliminary fights.
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Sebastian Fundora aims to pick up where he left off in dominant 2025
Sebastian Fundora and Keith Thurman finally meet Saturday in Las Vegas, but more important than getting the fight back on the books is the fact that Fundora is healthy again.
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It isn’t easy being Robson Conceicao
After traveling the hard road to earn his many accolades, Robson Conceicao – a three-time Olympian and 2016 Olympic gold medalist – gets to travel home for his next fight.
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Carlos Adames calls out Edgar Berlanga for super middleweight debut
Middleweight titlist Carlos Adames has openly targeted a fight with former title challenger Edgar Berlanga for his first official fight as a super middleweight.
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Dmitry Bivol-Michael Eifert to land in Russia, off Usyk-Verhoeven card
BoxingScene has learned that the Dmitry Bivol-Michael Eifert mandatory light heavyweight championship fight will now headline a May show in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
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David Allen to return home to Doncaster to face ‘Goliath’ Filip Hrgovic
Dave Allen will face Filip Hrgovic on May 16 at Eco-Power Stadium in his hometown of Doncaster in a bill that will be broadcast on DAZN, promoter Queensberry announced Friday.
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Bryan Acosta, Ronny Rios on weight for Saturday bout in Long Beach
Acosta tipped the scales at 125.4lbs, while Rios, of Santa Ana, California, came in at 125.8lbs for their main event bout on Saturday at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California.
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Yoenis Tellez leads the myth-busting effort of PBC's pay-per-view card
Yoenis Tellez can feel the stereotypes of Cuban boxers twisting in his favor, writes Lance Pugmire.
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Ginjiro Shigeoka discharged from hospital 10 months after suffering brain injury
Ginjiro Shigeoka has been discharged from hospital after suffering a brain bleed in his defeat to Pedro Taduran, writes Tom Ivers.
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Moses Itauma and Jermaine Franklin hit the scales in Manchester
Moses Itauma, Britain's next big heavyweight hope, has tipped the scales at 242.1lbs ahead of Saturday’s fight with Jermaine Franklin, the American deemed Itauma’s sternest test to date.
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Sebastian Fundora, Keith Thurman make weight for PPV showdown
Fundora weighed in at 153.6lbs, while Thurman tipped the scales at 152.6lbs
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Thomas Taylor's rise as the world's best referee all in the routine
Lance Pugmire sits down with referee Thomas Taylor, whose path to officiating Fundora vs. Thurman this Saturday owes everything to discipline, passion, and routine.
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The Beltline: When did you first watch a fight become a tragedy?
Once you have witnessed a fight go wrong, you start to look at the sport differently, writes Elliot Worsell.
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Albert Ramirez and Lerrone Richards will try again on June 4
Ramirez and Richards will contest the WBA interim light heavyweight title at the Casino de Montreal on June 4.
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Peter McGrail has an opponent for April 18 return
Super-bantamweight Peter McGrail will aim to rebound from last year’s close decision loss to Shabaz Masoud with a fight against Argentina’s Ckari Mansilla in Liverpool on April 18.
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Jermaine Franklin not just here to make up the numbers
Jermaine Franklin isn’t merely coming to give the hard-hitting Moses Itauma rounds this Saturday at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.
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Moses Itauma, despite comparisons to Mike Tyson, is his own man
The meteoric rise of young heavyweight Moses Itauma has drawn comparisons to the career arc of Mike Tyson, but Itauma carries none of the chaos that clung to "Iron Mike."
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Rene Santiago set to defend titles on (familiar) foreign soil
Rene Santiago will risk his WBA and WBO 108lbs titles versus former WBO 105lbs belt holder Masataka Taniguchi on April 3 at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall.
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David Romero, Carlos Lewis come in on weight for Friday clash
David Romero tipped the scales at 142.0lbs at Thursday’s weigh-in ahead of his 143lbs catchweight bout against Carlos Lewis (142.4lbs) on Friday in Long Beach, California.
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Mr. Manners: Sebastian Fundora irked by Keith Thurman’s mouth
In the case of Sebastian Fundora, Adam Ant’s line from his early 1980s hit “Goody Two Shoes,” could be extended to noting the WBC junior middleweight champion also “don’t swear.”
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Jared Anderson to return on Fabio Wardley-Daniel Dubois undercard
Jared Anderson will face Solomon Dacres in a heavyweight battle on May 9 at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England, as part of the Fabio Wardley-Daniel Dubois undercard.
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Sebastian Fundora, Brian Mendoza and two antiparallel paths
Sebastian Fundora is headlining a pay-per-view from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday. He’s the A-side in the main event, a -380 favorite at FanDuel Sportsbook.
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Noel Mikaelian 'offered' Lyubomyr Pinchuk next by Don King
Noel Mikaelian has been offered a June date by his promoter to make his next fight against Lyubomyr Pinchuk, Don King Productions announced Thursday.
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Michael Gomez Jnr has a message for social media trolls
At a time when many say every fight in boxing is a must-win, Michael Gomez Jnr is saying his career will end if he does not beat Jordan Flynn in Manchester on Saturday at the Co-op Live Arena.
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Unforgettable: You were a hell of a fighter, Nick Blackwell
Ten years ago today, Elliot Worsell watched British middleweight champion Nick Blackwell fight Chris Eubank Jnr in London and then fight for his life.
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Statues of Joe Frazier and Rocky Balboa will soon become neighbors
For years, a statue of Philadelphia’s most famous fictional boxer – Rocky Balboa – has drawn crowds to the Philadelphia Museum of Art..
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Pryce Taylor learning from sparring with Deontay Wilder and Andrii Novytskyi
In the era of super heavyweights, it’s good for boxers to know how to deal with opponents who may be even taller than them
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One (More) Time? Does Keith Thurman have it in him?
Keith Thurman is a truth-teller, and there’s no hiding that he’s 37 years old and has fought just 15 rounds over the past seven years while beset by some injuries...
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Moses Itauma considers Jermaine Franklin ‘the final piece of the puzzle’
Moses Itauma believes Jermaine Franklin, his opponent on Saturday in Manchester, is “the final piece of the puzzle”
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Murat Gassiev is enjoying every moment
Murat Gassiev, the newly minted WBA regular heavyweight titleholder, is having the time of his life: "I like this atmosphere, this situation, this time," he said, "and I very enjoy."
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Tim Tszyu embraces new style under Pedro Diaz: ‘I believe in my skills’
Coming off eight weeks at Pedro Diaz’s Mundo Boxing gym in Miami, the apparent goal for fighter and trainer: tear down the old Tim Tszyu and build him back complete.
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Oscar De La Hoya hails ‘truly remarkable’ DAZN deal
Oscar De La Hoya appeared on “The Ariel Helwani Show” on Wednesday to discuss, among other topics, the ballyhooed agreement his Golden Boy Promotions reached with DAZN.
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Jonny Mansour eager to boost boxing in San Diego
Jonny Mansour will fight in his first career eight-rounder when he meets William King on April 18 at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California.
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Yordenis Ugas, former welterweight titlist, to make comeback aged 39
Yordenis Ugas, a former welterweight titleholder and the last man to defeat Manny Pacquiao, is back in the gym and planning a comeback by the summer, he told BoxingScene on Wednesday.
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Middleweight Vito Mielnicki Jnr has an ‘outlook and a vision’
Vito Mielnicki Jnr, a 23-year-old from North Jersey, believes it won't be long before he gets a shot at middleweight gold, writes Ryan Songalia.
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr to face Jhon Caicedo on April 25 in Mexico
Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr will headline an April 25 TV Azteca show from Estadio Adolfo Lopez Mateos, a baseball stadium in Reynosa, Mexico, against Colombia's Jhon Caicedo.
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Albert Bell and Andy Cruz agree terms with IBF 135lbs title eliminator eyed for summer
BoxingScene has confirmed that the unbeaten lightweight Bell has agreed to terms for an ordered IBF lightweight title eliminator versus Andy Cruz.
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How to Watch: Sebastian Fundora vs. Keith Thurman
Sebastian Fundora will fight Keith Thurman on Saturday in an Amazon Prime Video pay-per-view from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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Alberto Puello has special help in quest to recapture his title
Surrounded by a wealth of talent at Dauntless Boxing gym in Las Vegas, Alberto Puello anticipates a strong showing in his effort to recapture the WBC belt from Dalton Smith.
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Dalton Smith, in his first defense, is happy to do it the hard way
By agreeing to a title defense against Alberto Puello – set for June 6 in Sheffield, England – Dalton Smith showed he isn’t about to take a backwards step now.
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Editor’s Letter: Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk bring out the best in each other
Why it is only positive for Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk to cement their friendship, writes Matt Christie.
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Neutral Corner: The day of the rubber stamp and the Ali Act?
One boxing insider has called the sport’s answer to the proposed changes “a total failure,” writes Tris Dixon.
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Jared Anderson joins ‘the home of the heavyweights’ as co-promoters
While it has been on the cards, today Queensberry Promotions announced that they will co-promote American heavyweight Jared Anderson with Top Rank.
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Conah Walker and Sam Eggington promise war in Midlands clash
Conah Walker gets the hometown headliner he’s been hoping for when he fights local rival Sam Eggington on May 2.
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Charismatic and controversial trainer Darkie Smith passes away
One of Britain’s most charismatic trainers, Darkie Smith, has passed away.
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No more hiccups: Vito Mielnicki knows the cost of defeat heading into bout with Omar Huerta
Vito Mielnicki knows he cannot afford to slip up when he faces Omar Huerta in Atlantic City on April 11.
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