Boxing Scene

Heavyweight Jared Anderson has worked to “compartmentalize” his date in court to come two days after he is scheduled to fight Ryad Merhy. Anderson, 24, will take on Merhy on Saturday at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, and then on Monday he is due in court, having been charged with a third-degree

Jared Anderson is being proclaimed as the next great American heavyweight and his promotional teammate Shakur Stevenson has heaped praise on the Top Rank contender. Anderson faces Ryad Merhy on Saturday at the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. The bout will be broadcast on ESPN.  Anderson (16-0, 15 KOs), 24, of Toledo, Ohio, is

Negotiations for a potential fight between Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez have become a weighty issue.  Alvarez is the undisputed king of the super middleweight division, and he will defend his crown once more against Jaime Munguia in an all-Mexican Cinco De Mayo weekend showdown in Las Vegas on May 4. Munguia is certainly an

Although the fight hasn’t been officially announced, a crossroads showdown between Adrien “The Problem” Broner (35-4-1) and Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (16-1-1) is in the works. Cincinnati’s Broner signed with Hall of Fame Promoter Don King last year and made his DKP debut last June when he defeated Bill Hutchinson via unanimous decision in Miami. 

Tyson Fury’s trainer SugarHill Steward will change some of their tactics ahead of the undisputed heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk off the back of comments made by Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk.  “The worst thing about Tyson Fury is that he doesn’t know how to deal with a southpaw,” Krassyuk told ProBox TV. “That is

Minimumweight contender Alex Winwood remains on course to become the fastest Australian to win a world title with a WBC elimination bout with Joey Canoy set for June 12 in Sydney.  Winwood (4-0, 2 KOs) has his sights on Jeff Fenech’s record of claiming a world title in just his seventh fight. Melvin Jerusalem currently

Heavyweight prospect Richard Torrez Jr., the U.S. Olympic silver medalist who has knocked out every opponent he has faced, will try to extend his streak of fallen foes when he meets fellow unbeaten Brandon Moore on May 18 at Pechanga Arena San Diego. The eight-round televised opener will be part of a loaded bill headlined

Lerrone Richards will no longer be fighting at York Hall on Friday night after his opponent was forced out through injury. Richards was due to take on Steed Woodall for the WBO Intercontinental Super Middleweight title. The Wasserman Boxing show is headlined by Charlie Edwards as he launches his bid to become a two-weight world

Jordan Gill is aiming to make it two big away day wins in a row when he takes on Manchester’s former World Title challenger Zelfa Barrett in a must-win super featherweight showdown at the AO Arena this Saturday April 13, live worldwide on DAZN.  Chatteris’ Gill, a former European and Commonwealth Champion at featherweight, stunned Irish

Trainer Brian “Bomac” McIntyre says his leading charge Terence Crawford is still keen on a fight with Canelo Alvarez. McIntyre, talking to Fight Hub, said of Crawford: “That’s probably what he wants, Canelo.  “Bud beats his ass. He outboxes him. [Weight] don’t matter. Bud’s been fighting bigger people all his life.  “We know how to

ProBox TV returns on April with its latest installment of Wednesday Night Fights.  The card, at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida, is led by two featherweights attempting to climb the rankings Angelo Leo (23-1, 11 KOs), who trains out of Las Vegas, Nevada, made weight at 125.8 lbs. His opponent, Eduardo

David Benavidez’s slurred words and self-described “drunk” appearance on Saturday night’s DAZN boxing broadcast in Las Vegas was “extremely disturbing” to watch, Hall of Fame fighter Timothy Bradley Jr. said Monday. “Watching him put his career out there like that … in the public eye … if you want to get plastered, if you want

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has big plans in store for Jared Anderson, but “Big Baby” needs to make sure he doesn’t blow them up. Anderson (16-0, 15 KOs) is set to return for another showcase fight, headlining an ESPN show Saturday against Ryad Merhy (32-2, 26 KOs) at the American Bank Center in Corpus

Prenice Brewer, the former professional boxer and trainer of Delante “Tiger” Johnson is serving as a second voice for heavyweight Jared “Big Baby” Anderson.  Anderson (16-0, 15 KOs) fights Ryad Merhy (32-2, 26 KOs) on April 13 at the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, and also as the main event on ESPN.  “I have known Jared for a while

A sensational Skye Nicolson rolled the dice in Las Vegas and made it a perfect ten to become the new WBC World Featherweight Champion by beating Sarah Mahfoud on Saturday. Now promoter Eddie Hearn wants Australia’s new boxing queen to reap the rewards of her crowning glory and embark on a huge homecoming defence Down

For Sebastian Fundora and his team, it could come down to what’s more important to him – money, or ethics. Tim Tszyu rescued the launch of Premier Boxing Champions on Amazon Prime by agreeing to fight him after Keith Thurman, a very different fighter, withdrew through injury. He was also paid less money for the

As far as statement wins are concerned, it might be a while until there is a more emphatic one than Sandy Ryan’s March 23 four-round mauling of Terri Harper. It was supposed to be close. Ryan, a 30-year-old from Derby, was taking on a two-weight champion who in her last fight had boxed to a

Don’t count Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera among those who were impressed by Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz’s eighth-round knockout victory over former junior welterweight titleholder Rolando “Rolly” Romero last month at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Despite a single scorecard to the contrary, the fight – which served as the co-feature underneath the Tim Tszyu–Sebastian Fundora