Ramla Ali is thrilled to be making her American debut in Las Vegas – but will not be rushed into taking big fights as she plots her route to the top, starting with her third pro fight on Saturday May 29 at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV, live worldwide
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Youtube star Logan Paul is now taunting his upcoming opponent, five division world champion Floyd Mayweather. The 44-year-old Mayweather is going to return to the ring to face Paul in a special exhibition fight on June 6th in Miami, Florida. Showtime Pay-Per-View will carry the event. Mayweather retired from the sport of boxing in 2017,
SHOWTIME has set its announce team for the event headlined by boxing great Floyd Mayweather and social media star Logan Paul with a mix of International Boxing Hall of Fame talent, sportscasting veterans and entertainers. MAYWEATHER vs. PAUL: BRAGGING RIGHTS is being produced and distributed by Showtime PPV and will take place Sunday, June 6,
Mark Reyes Jr. is looking to bounce back in style from his first career defeat, as he tops the bill on Pro Box Promotions’ June 12 in Tampa, Florida. Reyes Jr. lost a close decision to Janelson Figueroa Bocachica on Showtime last time out and has since linked up with the training team headed up
LAS VEGAS – Teofimo Lopez definitely doesn’t expect Josh Taylor to fight him next. In fact, the undefeated, unified lightweight champion claimed Tuesday that he feels Taylor will move up from the 140-pound division to 147, in part to avoid opposing Lopez. The 23-year-old Lopez spoke about boxing Taylor, the fully unified junior welterweight champion,
Irish Olympian Michael Conlan is very focused on securing his world title shot. Conlan (15-0, 8 KOs) is the WBO’s mandatory challenger to bantamweight world champion Stephen Fulton. Fulton is already lined up to face WBC champion Brandon Figueroa in a high-stakes unification on September 11. Conlan was in action last month, when he won
Luis Arias is working hard and made several adjustments to his training, for the upcoming fight with former junior middleweight world champion Jarrett Hurd. Arias (18-2-1, 9 KOs) will face Hurd on June 6, as part of the pay-per-view undercard to Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. In
Vasiliy Lomachenko is ready to move on with his career—and away from wild conspiracy theories. The former three-division titlist struggled to cope with his unanimous decision loss to Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12KOs) in their three-belt lightweight unification bout last October at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Lomachenko (14-2, 10KOs) went viral in the
WBC middleweight world champion Jermall Charlo is looking to secure a major fight in the second half of the year. On June 19th at the Toyota Center in Houston, Charlo will make a hometown defense against Mexican puncher Juan Macias Montiel in a Showtime televised headliner. “I’m working hard. I was working hard before I
Xavier Martinez entered 2021 hoping his first fight out the gate would be for at least an interim title. After having survived his first test of the year, that goal remains intact. “I feel like the next fight for me is Chris Colbert,” Martinez told BoxingScene.com of a possible showdown with the interim WBA junior
Birmingham’s Sam Eggington saw off the teak tough Mexican Carlos Molina over twelve hard fought rounds to win the Vacant WBC Silver Middleweight Championship at the Coventry Skydome Arena. Eggington, 27, knew he would be in a battle with Molina, who had never been stopped 50 fights, and had prepared hard at the famous Eastside
LAS VEGAS – The two knockdowns Josh Taylor scored Saturday night enabled him to make history. The two-point advantage Taylor gained by dropping Jose Ramirez once apiece in the sixth and seventh rounds represented the difference on all three scorecards in their 12-round, 140-pound title unification fight inside The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Oleksandr Usyk will finally have his turn. A request for extension filed by promoter Eddie Hearn in response to a Show Cause letter calling for the current status of unified heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua has been rejected by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). Hearn was required to explain to the sanctioning body where matters stood
So far, so good for Stevie McKenna, who brings a record of seven knockouts in seven fights into his latest contest this weekend. But while McKenna hasn’t been getting many rounds in the ring, his father and trainer, Fergal, is making sure he is not shy of work in the gym. The McKennas, Stevie and
LAS VEGAS – Josh Taylor isn’t the least bit intimidated by boxing an American champion in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The Scottish southpaw doesn’t think he needs to win by knockout, either, even though three American judges were assigned to score his 12-round, 140-pound title unification fight against Jose Ramirez. Taylor expects to dominate
With less than three weeks until Sunday, June 6, when all-time boxing great and 2020 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Floyd “Money” Mayweather returns to the ring to take on social media sensation and professional boxer Logan “The Maverick” Paul in an exhibition bout, SHOWTIME and FANMIO have launched digital distribution platforms for pay-per-view
This Friday evening Petko’s Boxing Promotion is proud to deliver a potentially enthralling night of action from the Hyatt Regency Hotel, situated in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Headlining the evening’s entertainment will be Berlin’s Nick Hannig (9-0-1) defending his WBC International title against Ralfs Vilcans (11-0) of Riga, Latvia. Hannig’s most notable victories come
LAS VEGAS – Just three days after an arbitrator ordered Tyson Fury to fight Deontay Wilder next, a deal has nearly been finalized for the heavyweight rivals to fight a third time July 24. Promoter Bob Arum informed BoxingScene.com on Thursday that an agreement has been relatively easy to put together because the terms for