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Interview
You can’t buy experience, but Bob Santos can make good fighters
Bob Santos gets the best from his fighters – and they’re the first to say it. Santos’ coaching was on full display as he guided middleweight Jeison Rosario to a draw against Jarrett Hurd, a fight in which Rosario was a slight underdog. Santos’ motiv...
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Giovani Santillan-Frederick Lawson added to Emanuel Navarrete-Oscar Valdez undercard
Welterweights Giovani Santillan and Frederick Lawson will square off in a 10-round fight on December 7 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, a bout that was added to the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete’s junior lightweight title defense against Oscar Va...
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Top Rank’s Todd DuBoef on future of ESPN deal, other potential broadcast homes
With Top Rank’s deal to air boxing on ESPN currently slated to end in or around August 2025, the promotional company is in the process of looking at another home, or potentially multiple homes, according to Todd DuBoef, Top Rank’s president.
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The Davis brothers – Keyshawn, Keon and Kelvin – are ready to put on a show
The Davis brothers, known as DB3, are hoping to light up Norfolk, Virginia, as hometown hero and 2020 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis steps into the spotlight for his first headline event at Scope Arena on Friday.
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Twin kings, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez happy to be sharing the main stage
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...
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News
IBA, an amateur commission, crown a professional 'world champion' in a WBA eliminator
Russian junior welterweight-cum-welterweight Khariton Agrba, 14-0, won something called the IBA Pro world title at welterweight at the IBA Champions Night in Samara on November 4 by beating Argentinian Gabriel Sosa (27-0) over ten. It was scored 99-9...
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Osleys Iglesias Looks to Close Out Breakout Year Against Petro Ivanov
Undefeated middleweight Osleys Iglesias, a Cuban fighter based in Berlin, Germany, looks to cap off an impressive 2024 tomorrow night in Montreal. Once relatively unknown, Iglesias has surged into the top ten of the middleweight ranks after a series...
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Conor Benn's provisional suspension is lifted again
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-Do...
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BoxingScene’s Midweek Mailbag: Your thoughts on Usyk-Fury 2, Floyd Schofield, Katie Taylor, Jaron Ennis, Bam Rodriguez and Errol Spence
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; plu...
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Established world champion Ellie Scotney describes the struggle for reward and recognition
Last weekend, Ellie Scotney flew across the Irish Sea to watch her friend, Robbie Davies Jnr beat Javier Fortuna in Belfast. Next weekend you might bump into the IBF and WBO super bantamweight champion at the York Hall or at an amateur club show. As...
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KO Queen: Gabriela Fundora has a trick that separates her
Enter Gabriela Fundora. Still just 22 years of age, Fundora, or “Sweet Poison”, has won all 15 fights as a pro and ended seven of them before the final bell. She has won three of her last four fights by knockout and, on Saturday, added the WBC and...
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New WBO President Gustavo Olivieri shares visions for boxing's ‘new’ era
Being president of a boxing sanctioning body is akin to the stint of a Pope. Among the recent leadership foursome heading the World Boxing Organization, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association and the International Boxing Federation, the av...
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Oscar De La Hoya refuses to dismiss the threat Tevin Farmer poses to William Zepeda
Oscar De La Hoya’s excitement was palpable as he discussed William Zepeda’s upcoming bout against Tevin Farmer on November 16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight, featured on the “Latino Night” card broadcast by DAZN and promoted by Golden Boy Promoti...
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Joseph Parker leads the way for Daniel Dubois after Anthony Joshua rules himself out
Joseph Parker is the current frontrunner to challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title on February 22 next year following confirmation that Anthony Joshua will not pursue an immediate rematch with the IBF heavyweight champion, BoxingScene...