Andy Lee Feels Wilder Will Benefit From Delay, Prepare Better For Fury

Former WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee, who is part of Tyson Fury's training team, believes Deontay Wilder will benefit from the recent delay to their trilogy fight.

Hurshid Tojibaev Reflects on His Olympic Journey

With the Tokyo Olympics finally here, Hurshid Tojibaev shares his thoughts after competing at the Olympics on two occasions, first in 2008 in Beijing, and then in 2016 in Rio.

Mielnicki: Loss To Martin Sucked; I'm Gonna Put On Dominant Performance In The Rematch

By Keith Idec - LYNDHURST, New Jersey – Hindsight has taught Vito Mielnicki Jr. that haste can cost you dearly. If he had it to do over again, Mielnicki would’ve passed on returning to the ring April 17 in Los Angeles. The welterweight prospect, then...

Tokyo Olympics Men's Light Heavyweight Round of 16 Live Results - Number One Seed Nurdauletov Falls

Misery continues to find the Kazakhstan Olympic boxing team in Tokyo. Bekzad Nurdauletov entered Tokyo as the number-one seed at light heavyweight, but is instead shown the door following a split decision defeat to Imam Khataev (ROC) in a sensational...

Duke Ragan Beats Serik Temirzhanov, Advances to Featherweight Quarterfinals

Duke Ragan is the latest American boxer to find success in Tokyo. The featherweight representative of the U.S. Olympic boxing squad advances to the quarterfinal round following a three-round unan win over Kazakhstan's Serik Termizhanov. Scores wer...

Wilder's Manager Admits Shock That Team Fury Did Not Offer Step-Aside Deal

Shelly Finkel, the co-manager of heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder, was shocked that Tyson Fury's handlers did not present them with a step-aside offer to allow the 'Gypsy King' to face Anthony Joshua in a full division unification.

Tokyo Olympics Men's Featherweight Round of 16 - Kurt Walker Stuns Top Seed Mirzakhalilov

Kurt Walker (Ireland) delivered arguably the biggest upset of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to date, following a split decision win over number-one seeded featherweight Mirazizbek Murzakhalilov (Uzbekistan). Walker overcame cuts over both eyes to prevai...

Tokyo Olympics Women's Middleweight Round of 16 - Live Results

Lauren Price (Great Britain) fittingly kicked off the women's middleweight Round of 16, retaining her number-one seed following a landslide unanimous decision win over Myagmarjargal Munkhbat (Mongolia).

Tokyo Olympics Women's Featherweight Quarterfinals - LIVE RESULTS

Nesthy Petecio continues her storybook run on the road to an Olympic medal. The first quarterfinal bout of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics ends with Philippines' Petecio defeating Colombia's Yeni Marcela Arias by unanimous decision to advance to the final fo...

Photos: Oscar De La Hoya, Vitor Belfort - Face To Face at LA Presser

De La Hoya, Belfort Press Conference Photos Gallery - ‘The Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya of East Los Angeles, CA and former UFC Superstar, Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil met with the Southern California media on Tuesday, July 27...

Teofimo Lopez's Legal Team Increases Pressure For IBF To Rule On Lingering Kambosos Title Defense

Teofimo Lopez Jr. and his legal team will not budge on its stance for the lightweight champion’s next fight to happen sooner rather than later. Patrick English, lead counsel for Lopez and manager David McWater submitted an updated filing with the Int...

De La Hoya On Belfort Fight: We're Gonna Beat The F---ing Sh!t Out Of Each Other!

Oscar De La Hoya refrained from talking trash to Vitor Belfort during their press conference Tuesday in Los Angeles. The 48-year-old De La Hoya realizes he is in for a difficult fight September 11, when he’ll battle Belfort in an eight-round cruiserw...

Anthony Joshua on Tyson Fury: We'll Fight, 100%, I'll Smoke That Guy!

With or without the titles at stake, Anthony Joshua explains that he would be more than willing to fight his domestic rival, Tyson Fury. The two boxers were close to a deal to face each other on a date in August in Saudi Arabia. The fight fell apart...

Edis Tatli Injures Right Hand, EBU Title Clash With Ceglia is Postponed

Finnish lightweight Edis Tatli (32-3) injured his right hand last week and that forced a postponement of the fight for the vacant EBU title against Gianluca Ceglia (16-3-1) that was set for Savonlinna, Finland, August 14.

Yildirim: Canelo Fight is Old News, This is a New Chapter at Middleweight

Avni Yildirim has brushed off his defeat at the hands of pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez and is ready to launch his quest at a new weight when he takes on Jack Cullen on the first week of Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex on Saturday July...

Fury-Joshua is More Realistic For February, Says Hearn

Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, believes the month of February is realistic for a potential unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury.

Gerald Washington Withdraws Due To COVID-19; Michael Coffie To Face Jonathan Rice

Rising heavyweight Michael Coffie has a new opponent for FOX’s main event Saturday night. BoxingScene.com has learned that Jonathan Rice has replaced an ill Gerald Washington, who was supposed to represent a step up in class for Coffie. Washington co...

Yomar Alamo vs. Adrian Yung Tops Telemundo Card on August 13

Miami, FL; Boxeo Telemundo initiates it Summer Series following the coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games on August 13th, live with audience from Osceola Heritage Park Events Center (OHP) in Kissimmee, FL. Rising WBO Latino Super Lightweight Champ...

Joyce: Takam Hurt Me Mildly; I'm As Tough As They Come; Weathered Storm & Fired Right Back

Joe Joyce was honest. The big British heavyweight definitely felt some of those right hands Carlos Takam landed Saturday night. The 35-year-old Joyce, who is known for his iron chin, even acknowledged that Takam managed to hurt him slightly during an...

Kambosos' Promoter On Teofimo Lopez's Reluctance To Fight In Australia

Lou DiBella has only so much sympathy for Teofimo Lopez. The IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion and his team have recently balked at the idea of going to Australia to take on DiBella’s client and IBF mandatory,

Rolly Romero: I'll Fight Devin Haney; He's The Chinniest Fighter, The Amir Khan Of 135

SAN ANTONIO – Gervonta Davis remains the world champion Rolando Romero most wants to fight next. If the brash, heavy-handed Romero cannot secure that high-profile fight, unbeaten WBC world lightweight champion Devin Haney is second on his hit list. R...

Leigh Wood: Xu Can Doesn't Take a Good Shot, Golden Boy Made a Mistake

Leigh Wood believes that Xu Can's promoter Golden Boy have made a mistake by choosing him as their WBA Featherweight World Champion's latest defence on the first week of Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex on Saturday July 31, live worldwide on...

Oshae Jones Outboxes Brianda Tamara Cruz, Moves To Quarterfinals In Tokyo

Oshae Jones remains red hot after literally having to walk through fire to get to Tokyo.  The 23-year-old Toledo native is the second American boxer to advance to the quarterfinal round of the welterweight bracket following a three-round split dec...

Tokyo Olympics Women's Welterweight Round of 16 - Full Results

Women's welterweight action returns with eight bouts in the Round of 16 Tuesday afternoon and evening at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.  Among those due to compete is Oshae Jones, the welterweight representative for the United States who is expected to...

Mira Potkonen Ousts Maiva Hamadouche From Olympics With Split Decision Win

In a bout where both fighters forever etched their name in history, it was Mira Potkonen who gets the chance to add another chapter.  The 40-year-old mother of two from Finland becomes the oldest female to both fight and win in the Olympics. It ca...

Reis vs. Prazak, McGee vs. Bustos Doubleheader Officially Announced

Promoter Lou DiBella has officially announced the return of the acclaimed Broadway Boxing series to the West Coast, set for Friday, August 20, held at the beautiful Sycuan Casino Resort, in El Cajon, CA. Two women’s world title unifications highlight...

Tokyo Olympics Men's Heavyweight Round of 16 - Enmanuel Reyes Drops, Stops Vasiliy Levit

Enmanuel Reyes fled Cuba to Spain due to believing he would never get a chance to compete at the sport's next level The heavyweight Olympian delivered in the biggest fight of his career to date. The moment for 'El Profeta' ('The Prophet') came in...

Tokyo Olympics Women's Lightweight Round of 32 - Live Results

Caroline Dubois advances to the quarterfinal round of Olympic competition, where her next opponent also hails from a proud boxing family.  The lightweight representative for Great Britain advanced to the Round of 16 following a three-round win ove...

JD Chapman Continues His Comeback on July 31 in Fort Smith

Fort Smith, Arkansas - Heavyweight contender JD “The Natural” Chapman (30-0, 26 KO’s) continues his surprise comeback on July 31, 2021 when he takes on journeyman Terrell Jamal Woods (24-49-9) at home, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. 

Delante Johnson Moves To Quarterfinals Following Split Nod Over Zhussupov

Delante 'Tiger' Johnson once again roars. The Cleveland native becomes the first member of the 2020 U.S. Olympic boxing team to advance to the quarterfinal round. The win came in a hard-fought split decision over Kazakhstan's Ablaikhan Zhussupov i...

Conor Benn: Granados Can Do Whatever He Wants - It Won't Make a Difference

Conor Benn is aiming to take another step towards a World Title shot when he puts his WBA Continental Welterweight Title on the line against Adrian Granados at the top of the first week of Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex on Saturday July 31,...

Tokyo Olympics Men's Welterweight Round of 16 - Full Results

Pat McCormack (Great Britain) proved his worth as the number-one seed at welterweight, outclassing Aliaksandr 'Sasha' Radzionau (Belarus) to advance to the quarterfinal round. McCormack won on all five scorecards (30-27 on four, 29-28 on one) in the...

Liam Taylor Continues Win Streak as Bigger Fights Loom Ahead

Liam Taylor returned to the ring in style on Saturday as he picked up a first round knockout victory over Tommy Broadbent. The fight took place on a Black Flash Promotions show at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, with Taylor (23-1-1, 11 KOs) wasting...

Anthony Joshua Using Parwani To Emulate Usyk in Training Camp

IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is using Shokran Parwani as a sparring partner. Parwani has experience in emulating the fighting style of Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua will make a mandatory defense against Usyk on September 25 at the...

Devon Young To Go Pro, Inks With Split-T Management

Split-T Management has signed heavyweight Devon Young to a managerial contract. The 22 year-old Young is from Aiken, South Carolina, and compiled an impressive 42-12 mark as an amateur.

Pacquiao: Spence Gives Chance To 'Make My Case' as an All-Time Great

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Manny Pacquiao. Say the name and you’re sure to get a reaction. The huge majority would brand him a generational superstar thanks to a championship climb that’s earned him sanctioning body recognition in seven weight classes. An...

Sparring Partner Gives Take on Power, Skills of Joshua, Wilder

German amateur boxer Emanuel Odiase, who stands at 6'8, has sparring experience with big name heavyweights like Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. At one time Joshua vs. Wilder was one of the biggest fights in the sport of boxing.

Warren: Chisora Doesn't Fancy Joe Joyce, He Wants Parker Rematch

Frank Warren, promoter for Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce, is not convinced heavyweight veteran Derek Chisora would be willing to face his boxer. Chisora was ringside at Wembley Arena on Saturday night, as he watched Joyce stop world title cha...

Roach Still Offering Sparring Partners $1,000 if They Can Drop Pacquiao

Freddie Roach, the Hall of Fame trainer for Manny Pacquiao, is still offering sparring partners a fee of $1,000 if they are capable of knocking down the Filipino superstar.

Gilberto Ramirez Aims To Land Dmitry Bivol, Feels Ready To Face Him Next

Mexico's Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) is marching full steam ahead in his quest to capture a world title at the light heavyweight limit of 175-pounds.

Granados: Conor Benn Made a Mistake Picking Me, I'm No Samuel Vargas

Adrian Granados says he will “humble” Conor Benn when they collide for the WBA Continental Welterweight Title at the top of Fight Camp Week 1 in Brentwood, Essex on Saturday July 31, live worldwide on DAZN.

Wilder's Coach Confident Delay Will Benefit His Fighter More Than Fury

Malik Soctt, the new head trainer for heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder, believes his fighter will receive the most benefit from the most recent delay to the trilogy fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury.

Pacquiao: My Body is Rested, I Have Just as Much To Prove as Spence Does!

While the stock market continues to soar, the value on betting that eight-division champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will upset undefeated unified WBC/IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. is plummeting.  

Andrew Moloney: Time To Go Collect My World Title

Andrew Moloney is once again stateside with the intention of making the third time a charm. The former secondary WBA junior bantamweight titlist touched down in Las Vegas along with twin brother Jason late Friday evening, making the trip from Austral...

Joseph Diaz Jr. Wants To Face Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, Open To Right Fight At 130

LOS ANGELES - Joseph Diaz Jr. recently secured the WBC interim lightweight title by scoring a unanimous decision win over Javier Fortuna.  It was an opportunity originally pegged for fellow Golden Boy stablemate Ryan Garcia, who was supposed to fight...

Benavidez: Plant Doesn't Pose A Threat To Canelo, Has No Punching Power

David Benavidez thinks Caleb Plant’s tendency to fade late in fights and his lack of power will cost him in a potential fight against boxing kingpin Canelo Alvarez. Plant and Alvarez are reportedly in the preliminary stages of hashing out a deal to f...

Ramla Ali Outclassed By Maria Claudia Nechita, Eliminated From Tokyo Olympics

Ramla Ali made history by the time she stepped through the ropes to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.  Once the bell rang, however, the afternoon belonged to her opponent as Ali was eliminated from competition by Romania's Maria Claudia Nechita. All...

Joe Joyce vs. Derek Chisora: Frank Warren Has Interest in Making October Fight

Frank Warren believes that Anthony Joshua might not fancy a fight with Joe Joyce, not because he doesn’t believe he can’t land on him, but if he lands and can’t knock him out, he might not know what to do next. 

Tokyo Olympics Women's Featherweight Round of 16 - Full Results

Nancy Petecio (Philippines) storms into the quarterfinal round, courtesy of a significant upset. The Filipino southpaw ousted number-one seed Lin Yu-Ting (Chinese Taipei) in a hard-fought but well-deserved split decision win. 

Troy Isley Shuts Down Vitali Bandarenka; U.S. Now 5-1 In Tokyo

Troy Isley joined fellow U.S. pros Keyshawn Davis and Duke Ragan in the winners circle. The 22-year-old advanced to the Round of 16 after edging Belarus' Vitali Bandarenka in their opening round middleweight bout Monday afternoon at Kokugikan Aren...