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Jesus Ramos was pleasantly surprised when he was informed that Joey Spencer wanted to fight him. Ramos assumed that opposing Spencer wasn’t even a possibility because unbeaten prospects typically don’t face undefeated prospects or contenders as they attempt to establish themselves. Spencer, 22, and Ramos, 21, nevertheless embraced this risky fight, which has been scheduled

SugarHill Steward, trainer of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says the unbeaten boxer could certainly be ready for a potential fight date of April 29 – but he’ll have to train extra hard. Fury’s handlers are still in talks for an undisputed showdown with WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk.  The two sides have

A veteran referee will get his first up-close look at two of the top super middleweights in the sport. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Kenny Bayless will serve as the third man for the David Benavidez-Caleb Plant interim WBC super middleweight title fight. The selection was suggested by Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Jeff Mullen

Super bantamweight contender Oleh Dovhun inched closer to a world title opportunity by making the second defense of the WBA-NABA title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Juan Centeno in a fight that headlined a five-bout card at The Priory Grand Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The card was promoted by Integrity Fighter Management and Joe

Bad luck won’t let up for Mary Spencer (7-1, 5 KOs) and her clan—the boxer recently suffered a hand injury while sparring. As a result, her fight against Adriana Dos Santos Araujo (6-1, 1 KOs) has been pulled from the undercard of the Christian Mbilli vs. Carlos Gongora fight at the Cabaret du Casino de

According to BBC Sport, Olympian Michael Conlan is set to challenge IBF featherweight world champion Luis Alberto Lopez on May 27 at the SSE Arena in Belfast. BoxingScene.com reported last month that Conlan-Lopez was being worked on for the May date. Back in December, Lopez traveled to Leeds and picked up a twelve round majority

Several promising prospects will be showcased on the “Night of Redemption” card, on Saturday night, April 1, at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.  Unbeaten Polish cruiserweight Adrian “Pretty Boy” Pinheiro (10-0-1, 9 KOs), fighting out of Orlando, will headline in the 8-round main event against Demetrius Banks, of Detroit. The 25-year-old Pinheiro is coming

Promoter Eddie Hearn says the only hurdle to making a fight between his client Conor Benn and Manny Pacquiao fight is whether or not his team actually decides to offer the Filipino icon a deal. Hearn, the head of Matchroom, which promotes England’s Benn, the embattled welterweight who tested positive twice last year for banned

Chris Colbert’s bright smile matched his effervescent personality. Although he was told at times to turn down his persona, Colbert believed that his bombastic disposition was etched into the very fabric of his identity. Following his lopsided unanimous decision victory against Tugstsogt Nyambayar in 2021, Colbert (16-1, 6 KOs) solidified himself as the next fighter

Berlin, Germany - Local hero Mike Jaede moved to 19-0 when he won a somewhat lucky win over Georgian journeyman Pataa Varduashvili, who retired with a hand injury early in the third round. It was an unfortunate ending to an interesting fight that was pretty even when it was stopped. Jaede was cut in the second

CYRUS PATTINSON punctuated his first headline show in Newcastle with a 9th round TKO of Chris Jenkins to end this breathless British classic at welterweight. The two men served up round after round of cartoonish action with Pattinson, in only his sixth fight, eventually grinding down his more experienced Welsh visitor in the penultimate round.

LOS ANGELES — David Benavidez is deep in the trenches preparing for his super middleweight matchup against Caleb Plant on March 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Showtime pay-per-view. Should Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) successfully get past the tall task that is Plant (22-1, 13 KOs), the 26-year-old will be

If Jarrell Miller can beat Lucas Browne on Saturday, Miller’s co-promoter is confident that type of victory would show Miller is ready to fight heavyweights toward the top of their division. Browne is 43, but the hard-hitting Australian upset Junior Fa by first-round technical knockout in his most recent fight. Perth’s Browne is also Miller’s

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez has begun the apology tour. There was a major shakeup in the lineup for Saturday’s DAZN show after the Mexican southpaw badly missed weight for his previously scheduled 12-round light heavyweight fight versus Gabriel Rosado. Ramirez initially arrived at 187 pounds ahead of Friday’s weigh-in, later getting down to 182.6 pounds at

Matchroom’s first NXTGEN card of the year at the Utilita Arena Newcastle on Saturday March 18 features some of the very best prospects in the North East and beyond looking to take the next steps in their promising careers, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Mark Robinson) Former Team GB standout Cyrus Pattinson faces his

Heavyweight contender Joe Joyce is pumped for his upcoming clash with another dangerous puncher, Zhang Zhilei, which takes place on April 15. “I haven’t fought a southpaw since Lenroy Thomas so it’s good to get in there and practice,” Joyce said to Sky Sports. “Because as we know Usyk’s a southpaw and Fury can switch

Mahmoud Charr was dealt a blow in his ongoing lawsuit against Don King and other parties. A Motion to Dismiss filed by the World Boxing Association was ruled in the sanctioning body’s favor. The matter was finalized in a Broward County court Wednesday afternoon, thus removing the WBA from four separate counts in which the

Halll of Fame promoter Don King has announced that he signed four division world champion Adrien Broner to a promotional agreement. Last year, Broner had parted ways with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions and signed an agreement with streaming service BLK Prime. A planned return last month fell through after several opponents fell out. Broner