Tommy McCarthy Furious Over Third Scorecard, Wants Billam-Smith Rematch

Cruiserweight contender Tommy McCarthy is furious with the outcome of last Saturday's fight with Chris Billam-Smith. The two boxers fought for the EBU, Commonwealth and British titles at Fight Camp in Brentwood, with Bill-Smith walking away with a cl...

Jonnie Rice On Upset Of Michael Coffie: All I'm Looking To Do Is Show It's Not A Fluke

NEWARK, New Jersey – Mere minutes after pulling off a huge upset on boxing’s most expansive television platform, Jonnie Rice still didn’t have it in him to be boastful.

Deontay Wilder Trainer Prides Himself On Effective Pad Work: We're Not Trying To Be Roger and Floyd Mayweather

Malik Scott wants to make sure that nobody mistakes his pad work with the flashy yet ineffective variety that racks up likes and retweets. In recent months, the former heavyweight and current trainer has popped up on social media feeds working the mi...

Hearn: Canelo-Golovkin III Not Possible For September 18; GGG Focused On Murata Fight

Eddie Hearn doesn’t consider Gennadiy Golovkin a potential opponent for Canelo Alvarez’s next fight. While negotiations for the fight Alvarez really wants with Caleb Plant have stalled, Hearn believes Golovkin is fully focused on boxing Ryota Murata...

Michael Hunter: I Was Never Really Embraced By Matchroom

Michael Hunter never felt like he was part of the family during his tenure under Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing promotional banner.  The American heavyweight from Las Vegas has since signed with boxing upstart Triller. Hunter will headline Triller’s...

Barry McGuigan Backs Anthony Joshua To Beat Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury

Barry McGuigan believes that Anthony Joshua will beat both Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Joshua defends his unified WBA ‘Super’, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight world titles against former undisputed cruiserweight king and WBO mandatory challenger, Usy...

Eggington, Chamberlain, McKenna Back on September 10 at Coventry Skydome Arena

Promoter Mick Hennessy will showcase his stable on night of boxing at the Coventry Skydome Arena on Friday 10th September, live and free in the UK and Ireland on Channel 5.

Lee McGregor Ready For Legrand: I'll Boss It, Be The Aggressor, Dictate The Fight

Lee McGregor feels Vincent Legrand will be in for a rude awakening when he defends his European bantamweight title at Falls Park next week.

Arum: if Joshua Loses, There Are A lot of Good Heavyweights Fury Can Fight

Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes that the 'Gypsy King' has several alternative options in the event Anthony Joshua is defeated next month. Joshua will defend the WBA, IBF, IBO, WBO heavyweight tit...

Thomas Wu To Go Pro, Inks Managerial With Tim VanNewhouse

Tim VanNewhouse has signed 21-year old Thomas Wu to a managerial contract. Wu, who resides in Arcadia, CA, is of Chinese and Vietnamese heritage.  He is a four-time amateur national champion, and had an overall amateur mark of 85-11.

Jonnie Rice Battles Short Notice, Self-Doubt To Score Stunning Upset Over Michael Coffie

Jonnie Rice found out he would be fighting Michael Coffie on national television the same way and the same time everyone else did. Rice was enlisted as a standby alternate for the scheduled bout between Coffie and Gerald Alexander, a common practice...

Tim Bradley Backs Gervonta Davis To Stops Ryan Garcia

Two division champion Timothy Bradley is backing Gervonta Davis to stops Ryan Garcia in a battle of undefeated up-and-coming stars. Davis and Garcia have been trading words since last year. Garcia saw action back in January, when he picked up the big...

Bellew Confident Usyk Has Enough Power To Hurt Joshua

Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew certainly believes that Oleksandr Usyk is a big enough puncher to score a stoppage win over Anthony Joshua. Usyk, a former undisputed cruiserweight world champion, will challenge Joshua for the IBF, IBO, WBA,...

Roach: Pacquiao Must Start Quick, Spence Gets Tired in Later Rounds

Freddie Roach, the Hall of Fame trainer of eight division champion Manny Pacquiao, is planning to have his boxer start very fast against WBC, IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence. Pacquiao, 42-years-old, will challenge Spence on August 21 at the T-...

Photos: Jonnie Rice Derails Michael Coffie, Stops Him in Five

Rice, Coffie Fight Photos Gallery - NEWARK, N.J. – Heavyweight Jonnie Rice (14-6-1, 10 KOs) scored a technical knockout over previously unbeaten Michael Coffie (12-1, 9 KOs) in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday night...

Tommy Welch Blasts Through Jiri Svacina in One Round in Italy

It was a successful raid in Italy last night for Brighton heavyweight destroyer Tommy Welch who blasted through Jiri Svacina in one round to maintain his perfect unbeaten record.

Jack Cullen Aims For Bigger Things After Handling Avni Yildirim

Fight Camp, Brentwood - Jack Cullen claimed the biggest win of his career by outpointing former world title challenger Avni Yildirim over ten rounds to earn the IBF International super middleweight title.

Anthony Fowler: I Need To Be at Top of My Game in Liam Smith Fight

Fight Camp, Brentwood - Anthony Fowler was made to work hard for victory as he registered an eighth-round stoppage over late stand-in opponent Rico Mueller – setting up a tasty October 9 domestic clash with Liverpool rival Liam Smith.

Photos: Chris Billam-Smith Edges Tommy McCarthy By Split Decision

Billam-Smith, McCarthy Fight Photos Gallery - Brentwood, UK - In a cruiserweight grudge match, for the EBU, British and Commonwealth titles, Chris Billam-Smith (13-1, 10 KOs) won a hard-fought twelve round split decision over Tommy McCarthy (18-3, 9...

Leigh Wood: I Want Big Fights, My Best Years Are Definitely To Come

Leigh Wood stopped Xu Can in the 12th and final round to claim the WBA "regular" featherweight world title in a big upset at the top of the bill on the first week of Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex, live worldwide on DAZN.

Kavaliauskas On Facing Vergil Ortiz: I'm Hyped For This Fight, There's Going To Be Fireworks

Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas is raring to lay down some leather on his next opponent, welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz. As BoxingScene.com has previously reported, the two are scheduled to face each other on Aug. 14 at The Ford Center at T...

Keith Thurman Says Spence Fight Bout Will Happen Despite Errol's Disinterest

LOS ANGELES — Keith Thurman constantly stiff-armed Errol Spence as a potential opponent when Thurman was a world champion and the Texan was trying to break through as well. Spence eventually realized his championship aspirations in 2017 with a win ov...

Photos: Leigh Wood Takes Out Xu Can in Twelfth For WBA Title

Wood, Can Fight Photos Gallery - Brentwood, UK - For the WBA "regular" featherweight title, Leigh Wood (25-2, 15 KOs) stopped Xu Can (18-3, 3 KOs) in the twelfth and final round to become a champion. (photos by Mark Robinson)

Tokyo Olympic Super Heavyweight Quarterfinals—Clarke Wins By DQ; Torrez, Jalolov, Kunkabayev Advance

Mourad Aliev expected to turn away the challenge of Great Britain's Frazer Clarke to advance to the medal round.  Instead, the French super heavyweight wound up giving Michael Conlan a run for his money with the most dramatic in-ring protest over...

Richard Torrez Jr. Rallies To Beat Dainier Pero, Advances To Super Heavyweight Medal Round

Richard Torrez Jr. dug deep when it mattered most.

Photos: Jack Cullen Turns Back Avni Yildirin With Dominant Decision

Cullen, Yildirim Fight Photos Gallery - Brentwood, UK - In a crossroads fight, which was held at a catch-weight of 164-pounds, Jack Cullen (20-2-1, 9 KOs) picked up the biggest victory his career with a ten round unanimous decision over world title c...

Roniel Iglesias Dominates Andrei Zamkovoi, Meets Pat McCormack For Welterweight Gold Medal

Roniel Iglesias could not have picked a better time to even up his rivalry with Andrei Zamkovoi. The four-time Olympian and three-time medalist for Cuba advances to the final round after outclassing Zamkovoi (ROC) in their welterweight semifinal S...

Tokyo Olympic Men's Featherweight Results—Ragan, Takyi, Alvarez, Batyrgaziev Advance To Semis

The men's featherweight semifinal bracket is set, with USA, Cuba, ROC and Ghana sending its divisional representatives to the medal round.

Campbell Hatton: I Need The Rounds More Than I Need a Stoppage

Brentwood, UK - Campbell Hatton extended his unbeaten record to 3-0 with a straight-forward four-round points win over Jakub Laskowski, from Poland. 

Eumir Marcial Knocks Arman Darchinyan Out In 1st Round, Joins Khyzhniak, Sousa, Bakshi In Middleweight Semifinals

Eumir Marcial put his pro career on hold in order to leave his mark on amateur boxing's highest stage.  The Manny Pacquiao-promoted representative of Philippines advances to the semifinal round of the men's middleweight division following a first-...

Tokyo Olympics Women's Flyweight Quarterfinals - Full Results

Buse Naz Cakiroglu has taken the lead on the first-ever women's boxing team to represent Turkey in the Olympics. The number-one seed at flyweight, Cakiroglu picked up her third win of the Tokyo Olympics, this one good enough to secure a medal foll...

Chris Billam-Smith: McCarthy Was Tougher, Better Than I Thought He Was

Brentwood, UK - Chris Billam-Smith withstood a late fightback from Tommy McCarthy to edge out a narrow split points decision to add the British and European cruiserweight titles to his Commonwealth title in a tough battle at the Matchroom HQ. 

Erick Leon Decisions Rodriguez Over Ten, Wins WBA Regional Title

MEXICO CITY - Venezuelan Erick “Massacre” Leon defeated, by unanimous decision, Mexico's Marcos “El Mudo” Rodríguez, with scores of 97-93, 96-95 and 96-93, to win the Continental Américas WBA (World Boxing Association) super lightweight title on Estr...

Arum: Every Time Joshua is Mentioned, I See Him Laying on Canvas From Non-Puncher Like Ruiz

Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is not overly impressed with the in-ring abilities of WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO champion Anthony Joshua. Fury and Joshua have dangerous defenses lined up for the fall.

Benjamin Whittaker, Arlen Lopez To Vie For Light Heavyweight Gold Medal

If the first three rounds of light heavyweight competition has proven anything, it's that it would take a near-perfect performance to fend off Imam Khataev.  Benjamin Whittaker was up to the task. Great Britain is assured of at least a Silver m...

Andre Dirrell Drops Christopher Brooker Three Times, Stops Him In 3rd Round

NEWARK, New Jersey – Andre Dirrell re-started his comeback in the light heavyweight division in what amounted to a walkout bout Saturday night at Prudential Center.

Aidan Walsh (Ankle) Out, Pat McCormack Advances To Welterweight Gold Medal Round

Aidan Walsh never gave himself less of a chance at beating his longtime amatuer boxing nemesis than the manner in which he left the ring following his last bout.  The welterweight representative for Ireland will have to settle for a Bronze medal w...

Duke Ragan Edges Ireland's Kurt Walker, Advances To Men's Featherweight Medal Round

Duke Ragan enjoyed a series of firsts for the U.S. Olympic boxing team competing in Tokyo. Included among the list is the first American male boxer in this year's competition to advance to the medal round. The fighting pride of Cincinnati is as...

Karl Dargan Drops Ivan Delgado Twice, Records Impressive 3rd-Round Knockout

NEWARK, New Jersey – It took Karl Dargan two-plus rounds to get into an offensive groove Saturday night. Once that happened, however, the Philadelphia native gave what was left of the crowd at Prudential Center a memorable knockout. Dargan dropped Iv...

Jonnie Rice Upsets Michael Coffie, Stops Him Fifth Round

NEWARK, New Jersey – Jonnie Rice ruined Michael Coffie’s feel-good story Saturday night. The unheralded Rice, a late replacement for Gerald Washington, basically beat up Coffie for four-plus rounds and produced a huge upset in FOX’s main event at Pru...

Vito Mielnicki Drops Noah Kidd Twice, Stops Him In 2nd Round Of FOX Co-Feature

NEWARK, New Jersey – Vito Mielnicki Jr. got back on the winning track Saturday night, though not against the opponent he wanted to beat. Mielnicki knocked out Noah Kidd in the second round of a welterweight fight scheduled for eight rounds at Prudent...

Joey Spencer Beats James Martin By Unanimous Decision In FOX Opener, Stays Unbeaten

NEWARK, New Jersey – Joey Spencer wouldn’t allow James Martin to ruin his perfect record, too. Spencer got off to a strong start and fended off Martin’s minor rally in the middle rounds to win their eight-round junior middleweight match by unanimous...

Michael Coffie-Jonnie Rice - Non-Televised LIVE Results From Prudential Center

NEWARK, New Jersey – Malik Nelson delivered the type of dominant performance his hometown fans came to see in his pro debut Saturday night. Nelson, a southpaw from Avenel, New Jersey, dropped Alejandro Ramirez twice in the first round and stopped him...

Leigh Wood Shocks Xu Can, Stops Him in Twelfth For WBA Title

By Ron Lewis - Leigh Wood pulled off a big upset as he tore the WBA featherweight title from Xu Can, stopping his 17 seconds from the end of the twelfth and final round on the opening night of Matchroom’s Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex. 

Chris Billam-Smith Edges Tommy McCarthy With Close Split Decision

Chris Billam-Smith (13-1, 10 KOs) withstood a late fightback from Tommy McCarthy (18-3, 9 KOs) to eek out a narrow split points decision to add the British and European cruiserweight titles to the Commonwealth one he already held in an epic battle on...

Anthony Fowler Takes Out Mueller, Sets Up Liam Smith Clash For October 9

Anthony Fowler kept his winning run going as he geared up for a potential all-Liverpool battle with Liam Smith on October 9 as he battered Rico Mueller, from Germany, to defeat in the eighth round at Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex.  

Jack Cullen Wins Big, Boxes Past Avni Yildirim For Unanimous Decision

Avni Yildirim failed in his attempt to bounce back from his one-sided defeat to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in February as he lost a wide ten-round decision to Jack Cullen (20-2-1, 9 KOs) at Fight Camp in Essex.

Hearn: I Believe Jo Jo Diaz Is Up For Haney Fight, But He Sees Ryan Garcia Fight As Easier

Devin Haney wants his promoter to start working on his obligatory title defense against Joseph Diaz Jr. Diaz won the WBC’s interim lightweight crown when he beat Javier Fortuna on July 9 and thus is the mandatory challenger for Haney’s WBC world ligh...

Sandy Ryan Outclasses Kirstie Bavington, Wins Decision Over Six

Sandy Ryan won the opening bout of Fight Camp as she outclassed Kirstie Bavington in a six-twos on her professional debut. It was a damp start to Eddie Hearn’s summer festival of boxing in his old back garden in Essex, which marked his first UK show...

Jonnie Rice On Coffie Fight: I Know Everyone's Watching; It's Time To Prove Yourself

Jonnie Rice wouldn’t call himself a better or tougher opponent than Gerald Washington. The huge heavyweight from Los Angeles sees himself as a “different” type of foe for Michael Coffie than the 39-year-old Washington. Rice replaced Washington on sho...