The mutual dislike between two of the best fighters of the last generation — Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya — not only existed ahead of their 2007 super fight but continued on well afterward.
Leonard Ellerbe has resigned from his position as CEO of Mayweather Promotions and will be succeeded by former Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced Thursday.
Richard Schaefer is off to his next adventure. The veteran promoter is prepared to hit the ground running in his new role as president of Anthem Sports Group (ASG), a multi-platform firm based in Toronto that has taken strides to enhance its plans for expansion in the combat sports
Nonito Donaire will need a new dance partner in pursuit of a fourth bantamweight title. BoxingScene.com has confirmed Jason Moloney—through promoter Top Rank—has broken away from talks to face Donaire for the vacant WBC bantamweight title. The development comes well ahead of the February 17 deadline assigned to a matchup that was more than months in the making.
Welterweight contender Eimantas Stanionis will soon have to decide for himself how his career will pan out in the early part of 2023, says his promoter Richard Schaefer.
Richard Schaefer rates Sunny Edwards as one of the top five boxers in the world for pure skill. Probellum President Schaefer has delivered the headline-making verdict in the week Edwards defends his IBF world flyweight title against Felix Alvarado.
Troy Williamson and Josh Kelly will collide in a British title fight that domestic fans have been craving. Williamson puts his super welterweight crown on the line against former amateur star Kelly in December, on a big night of boxing in Newcastle.
Promoter Richard Schaefer says the “special” Donnie Nietes will chase major unification fights is he regains his world title. Nietes is in Tokyo, Japan to challenge WBO junior bantamweight champion Kazuto Ioka on Wednesday night at the Ota-City Gymnasium.
A pair of upstart promotional companies are in the midst of a legal battle. BoxingScene.com has learned that Probellum and company co-founders Richard Schaefer and Ali Shams Pour have filed a defamation lawsuit against BOXXER and promoter Ben Shalom, who operates as CEO and director of the UK-based outfit. The initial filing was placed June 21 in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, citing libel and slander in seeking unspecified damages.
