Two-time lightweight world champion Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (29-1-1, 15 KOs) has reunited with his original head trainer when he turned pro in 2009, Orlando Cuellar, for his July 30th fight airing on Showtime against undefeated 2016 US Olympian Gary Antuanne Russell (15-0, 15 KOs) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. A celebrated Cuban
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Andrew Moloney has not given up his quest for a lucrative and career-defining showdown with four-division titlist Kazuto Ioka. The belief is that such a title fight can be kept in play after Ioka’s next defense. Australia’s Moloney will be among the more interested observers for Wednesday’s WBO junior bantamweight title fight rematch between Japan’s
In the end, Hasim Rahman Jr. met all the criteria to be involved in Jake Paul’s latest foray in the ring. Rahman Jr., a six-year professional and the son of the former heavyweight champion, will take on YouTube star-turned boxer Paul in an eight-round cruiserweight bout set for Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden on
Josh Taylor believes he has done everything possible on his end to make an immediate rematch with Jack Catterall and that the ball is now firmly in the latter’s court. The former undisputed 140-pound champion from Scotland said he is waiting on England’s Catterall to respond to an offer but warned that he will not
Eddie Hearn continues to take issues with Oscar De La Hoya’s continued criticisms regarding Canelo Alvarez being matched against Dmitry Bivol. Back in May, Canelo moved up to the light heavyweight division to challenge Bivol for the WBA title. The Russian boxer outboxed Canelo over twelve rounds to secure a dominant decision win. Canelo is
Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas – hard-hitting former world champion Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa (23-1-1, 18 KOs) returned to the win column with a dominant sixth round TKO of Carlos Castro (27-2, 12 KOs) in their WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator. Competing in his first fight at featherweight, and first action since dropping a narrow decision
Eddie Hearn does not believe there was anything misleading about Anthony Joshua’s recent career pledge to DAZN, even though the platform will not be streaming his upcoming and arguably most important fight to date. Sky, the British broadcaster, reportedly retained rights to the Aug. 20 heavyweight title unification rematch between Anthony Joshua and WBO, WBA,
Errol Spence did his best to strictly wear his promoter’s hat this week but knew that questions about a Terence Crawford fight would soon surface. The topic came up in a hurry in between fights on Showtime’s tripleheader Saturday evening from Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Spence was on site in support of rising lightweight
SAN ANTONIO – Rashidi Ellis had hoped to make a more significant statement in his Premier Boxing Champions debut Saturday night. Once his more formidable opponent pulled out of their scheduled 10-rounder on very short notice, the welterweight contender was left to face a journeyman just to end his lengthy layoff. The 29-year-old Ellis made
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito, Demetrius Andrade, Janibek, Jake Paul vs. Rahman, Jaron Ennis, Joe Joyce, more How are you doing Breadman? What would you say are some of the most badass things you have seen boxers to do in the ring
Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr.’s protégé, undefeated middleweight prospect Andrew “White Lightning” Murphy (5-0, 4 KOs), will be fighting at home for the first time as a professional on July 14th in the 8-round, co-feature event on the RJJ Boxing on UFC Fight Pass card, at Yakima Legends Casino in Toppenish, Washington. Murphy, 22,
Two years ago, Youtube star turned boxer Jake “The Problem Child” Paul and heavyweight prospect Hasim Rahman Jr. were involved in a heated sparring session where they had to be separated in the aftermath. Next month, they will finally settle their difference in the ring. On Thursday, Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) announced that he was
SAN ANTONIO – Rey Vargas wasn’t exactly enthralled by Mark Magsayo’s performance against Gary Russell Jr. The undefeated Filipino fighter dethroned boxing’s longest-reigning champion by majority decision January 22 at Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City. Vargas, who will challenge Magsayo for his WBC featherweight title Saturday night, still came away more impressed with how
On Friday July 29th, Bergen County Fight 2 will take place at the American Dream Mall located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Presented by Abella Boxing Promotions, the event will feature a 12-fight card. The event will be streamed live on BXNG TV. The main event will feature Julian “Hammer Hands” Rodriguez out of Hasbrouck
Adrien Broner and Omar Figueroa Jr. have a date, a site and a network for their previously announced welterweight fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that Showtime will broadcast Broner-Figueroa as the main event of a tripleheader August 20 from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Broner and Figueroa announced on their social media
David Haye believes that Anthony Joshua still has the capabilities become the top heavyweight in the sport. The retired fighter gives Joshua a good shot to come out victorious in his upcoming rematch against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on August 20. “He believes he has the capabilities to be the number one heavyweight on
Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn has presided as the primary promoter of Canelo Alvarez’s career ever since the Mexican fighter officially split from Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions in Oct. 2020. Another high-profile break-up starring Alvarez has been the split from former stablemate Ryan Garcia. In February, Garcia opted not to retain the
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has revealed that he has made an offer to British Olympian Joshua Buatsi to face WBA light heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol. Buatsi is ranked as the number two contender with the WBA and said he was ready to face Bivol after a dominant win over Craig Richards in May.