Boxing Scene

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you might forget who’s running things in the heavyweight division. Yes, Oleksandr Usyk is the clear and – technically or not – undisputed heavyweight king. Tyson Fury, his predecessor, will take another crack at Usyk in December. Anthony Joshua, a

Chloe Watson will defend her European flyweight title against Jasmina Zapotoczna on the undercard of Thomas Essomba-Charlie Edwards on September 27. Watson, 24 and trained by Ricky Hatton, became champion in December when she outpointed Justine Lallemand, and in Poland’s Zapotoczna will be confronting her biggest test against an opponent who earlier in July inflicted

This Olympic year for USA Boxing was strange mainly because the Olympic Trials did not matter much. None of the U.S. Olympians fought at the Trials, as the team was built around the results of 2021-2022 competitions, with certain fighters gaining extensive international experience. This different team dynamic took the drama out of the 2023

The criticism has been relentless, but Mauricio Sulaiman expects it to subside now that David Benavidez has accepted the opportunity to perform as a light heavyweight. Sulaiman and his World Boxing Council pressed Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) to choose between being the interim champion and mandatory challenger at both super middleweight and light heavyweight. At

Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Omari Jones, the welterweight representative of Team USA Boxing, shares his thoughts in an exclusive interview with BoxingScene. BoxingScene: So, what’s changed since your win at the nationals to now being an Olympian? Jones: I feel it a lot, coming from the Nationals I feel like you were the

Nonito Donaire has not closed the door on a possible fight with Sunny Edwards after the two went back and forth on social media earlier in the year, and even though the boxers are separated by two weight classes. Donaire last fought on July 29, 2023, losing a unanimous decision to Alejandro Santiago on the

Joe Joyce and Derek Chisora meet in a crossroads heavyweight fight on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. Joyce, 38, and Chisora, 40, both know that a defeat could end their careers.  Joyce was a latecomer to boxing and chose to follow the path to the Olympics rather than turn professional, but he made

Australia’s leading junior-featherweight contender Sam Goodman is hoping for one more fight this year – providing the hands he injured last month against “Rock Man” Worawut have sufficiently healed. That fight could even come against the winner of the clash in September clash between pound-for-pound star Naoya Inoue and former Goodman victim TJ Doheny. Goodman

Jahmal Harvey, 21, is a 2024 U.S. Olympian who previously won gold at the 2021 World Championships in the featherweight division and at the 2023 Pan-Am Games. Harvey, considered the U.S. men’s best chance for gold at the 2024 Paris Games, spoke to BoxingScene ahead of his anticipated Olympic run. BoxingScene: How important is winning

Pick It: Claressa Shields vs. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse When to Watch: Saturday, July 27 at 9 p.m. Eastern Time (2 a.m. BST)  How to watch: DAZN Why to Watch: Claressa Shields has won undisputed championships in two weight divisions and world titles in a third. Now she’s going for a fourth. Shields, a two-time Olympic gold

Callum Johnson, the former light heavyweight contender who lost a four-round shootout to Artur Beterbiev in 2018, dropping the champion in the second round, is now the WBO’s No. 4 cruiserweight. Johnson, of Boston, U.K., is hoping for one last title run before calling it a day, and now the 38-year-old banger might not be

Claressa Shields has urged Shakur Stevenson to continue to respond to criticism of his performances – and also to continue to fight in the same way. The 27-year-old Stevenson eased to victory over Artem Harutyunyan on July 6 in the first defense of his WBC lightweight title, but as with the unanimous decision he earned

Eleven fights into his professional boxing career, a reasonable consensus seems to have formed around what Jake Paul is. He is a dedicated, serious athlete who has come impressively far in less than five years. He has real punching power — he isn’t Earnie Shavers, but he tends to hurt guys when he lands cleanly.

Terence Crawford’s weekend consisted of playing as an active participant at a WWE show on Friday by delivering a steel chair assist and knockout right hand.  On Saturday, “Bud” was headlining a hometown sendoff in Omaha, Nebraska as he continues preparation for his junior middleweight debut against Israil Madrimav on Aug. 3 at the BMO

Claressa Shields, the most accomplished women’s amateur boxer ever, has won two gold medals, become a two-division undisputed champion, and amongst many other achievements. She’s arguably the greatest women’s boxer ever, earning her the nickname “The GWOAT.” So, when she shares her thoughts on the 2024 Paris Olympics, it’s worth paying attention. Shields will look

Anthony Yarde and Joshua Buatsi remain in contact regarding a potential future fight. After Buatsi’s victory in February over Dan Azeez he attended Yarde’s stoppage of Marko Nikolic in the expectation that terms would be agreed for them to decide London’s leading light heavyweight at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park in June. The mutual respect that

Zach Parker gave a much-needed reminder of his capabilities by blasting out Jack Arnfield inside four rounds in Birmingham on Saturday night.  Parker, 25-1 (18 KOs), was on the verge of a fight with Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez until a badly broken hand brought an early end to his WBO interim super-middleweight title fight with

Boxing can always use more truth and less spin. Oscar De La Hoya’s new social-media feature, “Clap-back Thursdays” won over some immediate support this week for cutting to the core of some of the high-profile matters the former world-champion fighter and powerful promoter is involved in. “When Oscar tweets or posts, I’m tuned in,” former