BoxingScene’s 2025 Promoter of the Year
Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions leads the way as other long-established promoters lose ground in 2025
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Happy New Year: Boxing dreams for 2026
Lance Pugmire outlines what he hopes to see in the boxing world in the forthcoming year
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The 2025 Raskies (a.k.a. Raskies 2: Electric Raskaloo)
Eric Raskin is getting old but that hasn't hurt his ability to compile the finest end-of-year boxing awards in the business
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Kazuto Ioka stops Maikel Ordosgoitti, eyes Takuma Inoue showdown
Kazuto Ioka did not waste any time to establish himself at a new weight as he makes quick work of Maikel Ordosgoitti inside four rounds, writes Jake Donovan
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How to Watch: Amanda Serrano vs. Reina Tellez
David Greisman tells us everything we need to know about Saturday's fight between Amanda Serrano and Reina Tellez.
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Dr. Margaret Goodman interview (Part III): 'PEDs enable all the damage in boxing'
With boxing seemingly losing its 'war on drugs' Tris Dixon asks Dr Margaret Goodman if it's simply time to stop testing altogether
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For many of us, 2025 will always be remembered as the year we lost Ricky Hatton
The unexpected death of the widely loved Ricky Hatton was among the toughest storylines of 2025.
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Rocky Hernandez set for homecoming headliner, January 17 in Mexico City
Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez is set for a hero’s welcome back home.
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Oleksandr Usyk team looking at Las Vegas, L.A. for Deontay Wilder clash next spring
A proposed Oleksandr Usyk-Deontay Wilder unified heavyweight championship fight is likely to take place in the U.S., Usyk's team reports.
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Amanda Serrano, Reina Tellez express gratitude ahead of championship clash
There was no animosity to be seen on the dais when Amanda Serrano and Reina Tellez came face-to-face at the final presser.
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British boxing good guy Nigel Travis recognized in the King’s Honours list
Nigel Travis has been recognized for his community work in the prestigious New Year Honours List.
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Shakhram Giyasov team demands purse bid for overdue Rolando Romero title fight
Shakhram Giyasov and his team have waited long enough and now demand the WBA call for a purse bid to advance his overdue title fight with Rolando Romero.
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BoxingScene’s 2025 Prospect of the Year
Our winner won five fights in the WBC Grand Prix tournament to earn this recognition.
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Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel undercard set for 'high impact'
The undercard of Golden Boy’s first show of the year, headlined by the rematch between welterweights Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel includes another return, between junior featherweights Manuel Flores and Jorge Chavez.
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Joe Goossen in Mario Barrios' corner for Ryan Garcia's next title fight
Joe Goossen is 72 years old, has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and has a comfortable analyst’s gig for Prime Video pay-per-view fights.
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Osleys Iglesias, Canelo Alvarez extended invitations to enter talks for vacant IBF title fight
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has an immediate path back to at least one of his old titles. If he wants it. BoxingScene has confirmed that the IBF has submitted invitations to enter negotiations to both the Mexican star and its top-rated contender, Osleys Iglesias for a proposed vacant title fight. The ruling came down less than a week after Terence Crawford, 42-0 (31 KOs) vacated the belt given his recent retirement. Both sides will have three days to accept the offer before the sanctioning body moves down the list of next available contenders.
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Kazuto Ioka right at 118lbs limit for bantamweight debut vs. Maikel Ordosgoitti
Kazuto Ioka flexed for the assembled media on hand and then calmly drank a rehydration beverage after checking in at the heaviest weight of his storied career.
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Anthony Joshua opponents unite to pay tribute to Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele
The boxing world has united in mourning of two of Anthony Joshua’s camp members who died in a car crash in Nigeria yesterday.
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Dr. Margaret Goodman interview (Part II): Who is boxing's version of Lance Armstrong?
VADA's Dr. Margaret Goodman tells Tris Dixon that she's 'sure' that boxing has its very own Lance Armstrong.
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Who will be Naoya Inoue’s rival?
Now that Junto Nakatani escaped with a win over Sebastian Hernandez, who will be the next fighter to give Naoya Inoue a tough test?
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BoxingScene’s 2025 Knockout of the Year
Declan Warrington looks back at the most sobering, chilling knockout blow landed in 2025.
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Andre Ward and Carl Froch put their 14-year feud to bed
"You beat me fair and square in a fight," Carl Froch told Andre Ward on his YouTube channel. "It wasn’t close."
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A new year offers renewed hope for Conor Benn
Conor Benn tells Tris Dixon he is going into the new year with excitement rather than dread.
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Eddie Hearn: Anthony Joshua in ‘stable condition’
Matchroom Boxing has promoted the two-time heavyweight titleholder for his entire career.
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BoxingScene's 2025 Event of the Year
Nobody can accuse Netflix of putting on the best fights in boxing, but since deciding to swim in the sport's murky waters, the streamer has become home to its biggest events.
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Vito Mielnicki Jnr signs with Sampson Boxing
“I’m looking forward to having Sampson elevate my career to the world championship level, like he’s done with so many other fighters,” said Mielnicki Jnr.
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Manager can’t understand why Vergil Ortiz-Jaron Ennis is the ‘gift’ nobody wants to receive
Vergil Ortiz Jnr’s manager Rick Mirigian updates Tom Ivers on the status of a potential junior middleweight fight between Ortiz and Jaron "Boots" Ennis.
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Anthony Joshua left with minor injuries after surviving fatal car crash in Nigeria
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been injured in a car crash in Ogun, Nigeria that left two people dead.
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Analyzing the state of Puerto Rican boxing
Puerto Rico has a rich boxing tradition, and BoxingScene is taking a look at the current titleholders, contenders, up-and-comers, and veterans from the island.
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BoxingScene’s 2025 Fight of the Year
There are so many things that go into a fight-of-the-year contender, but the title means different things to different people...
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Dr. Margaret Goodman interview (Part I): 'The baddies always win when it comes to PEDs'
In the first of a three-part interview with Tris Dixon, Dr. Margaret Goodman voices her concerns about boxing's battle with drug cheats.
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Kazuto Ioka sees latest New Year’s Eve headliner as launch towards bantamweight title
Kazuto Ioka is honored to extend a tradition that dates back to his first year as a major titlist more than a decade ago.
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The Naseem Hamed-Brendan Ingle story could have a ‘Giant’ impact in 2026
Prince Naseem Hamed divided opinion in his heyday in the late 1990s, and he is set to do the same in 2026.
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Kris Lopez on the patient education of his son, David
OAKLAND, Calif. – Kris Lopez adopted a tactical approach when it came to building his son, David Lopez, as a professional.
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Darnell Boone: From gatekeeper to bar dropper and scene stealer
Whether it has been in the ring, in the studio or on set, it can never be said that Darnell Boone, now 45, ran from a tough assignment.
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BoxingScene’s 2025 Fighter of the Year
After retiring on top as the lineal and unified 168lbs champion and perennial pound-for-pound king, Terence Crawford recorded another honor on his way out of the door
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BoxingScene’s 2025 Women’s Fighter of the Year
Elif Nur Turhan arrived as both a contender and a titleholder in 2025, dominating so thoroughly that she was a natural choice for BoxingScene’s Women’s Fighter of the Year award.
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Ricky Hatton: The heart and soul behind a boxing wonderland (ICYMI)
Ricky Hatton is an International Boxing Hall of Famer and a British boxing legend. Tris Dixon, who wrote Hatton's autobiography "War and Peace" with the Manchester star, recounts some of their times together over the last two decades
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Dina Thorslund and Lila Furtado set to meet in Denmark
The Dina Thorslund, 23-0 (9 KOs), vs Lila Furtado, 11-3 (2 KOs) fight January 31 in Kolding, Denmark, will now be for the WBC interim title.
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Tony Bellew: ‘I was on the verge of doing something really bad to someone’
The happiness and contentment that Tony Bellew now exudes wasn't always there, writes Tris Dixon
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Fighting Words: Jake Paul and the grift that keeps on giving
We are about one week removed from Jake Paul’s last fight, a tremendous challenge in which so many hoped the upstart boxer would fail. And we are about one week away from Paul’s next promotion, part of a tremendous challenge at which everyone should hope the upstart businessman succeeds.
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Former champion Zsolt Erdei returns aged 51 to draw with debutant
Hungary’s former WBO light heavyweight champ and WBC cruiserweight champion Zsolt Erdei, now 51 years old, returned on December 20 in Budapest and fought a draw with compatriot Attila Vegh, who was making his pro debut after a successful career in MMA.
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Willibaldo Garcia remains contractually bound to mandatory vs Andrew Moloney
Willibaldo Garcia not only lost out on the chance for a high-profile fight, but is still on the hook for the mandatory title defense waiting in the wings.
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‘Rolly’ Romero unfamiliar with mandatory challenger Shakhram Giyasov
“I've never seen the dude fight. So if I don't know you, I do not owe you,” said Romero.
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Kenneth Llover and John Riel Casimero score victories in Japan
Filipino prospect Kenneth Llover ended his busy year in the same place it began, scoring a knockout win in Japan.
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Daily Bread Mailbag: Ranking the best boxers from the 90s; reflections on Anthony Joshua-Jake Paul
It's the last mailbag from Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards of 2025 and to close out the year he ranks his top 10 fighters from the 90s, gives both Joshua and Paul their props, discusses the career of Terence Crawford and highlights the importance of universal rules
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‘Tired’ Naoya Inoue promises to improve after decision win over David Picasso
It was business as normal for Naoya Inoue, as he routed game Mexican Alan Picasso on the scorecards in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Judges all favor Junto Nakatani against unlucky Mexican Sebastian Hernandez
Three judges had read the script that had been written ahead of 2026. The fight so many in boxing wanted, between Junto Nakatani and Naoya Inoue, stayed alive courtesy of one of the year’s worst scorecards in a fight that was on course to be both an Upset of the Year and a Fight of the Year contender.
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Masamichi Yabuki twice drops Felix Alvarado and stops him in 12
Masamichi Yabuki continues to thrive in the twilight of his career.
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Eridson Garcia slays Taiga to produce upset in Riyadh
Erdison Garcia scored an upset in an intriguing bout against the previously-unbeaten Taiga Imanaga in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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