Boxing Scene

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

It seems the much maligned Disrupt Promotions is going to be struck off as an ongoing concern. The promotional entity started with an unusual video posted to YouTube – since deleted – featuring Nicholas Link, a Dubai-based South African businessman who claimed he knew little about boxing but wanted to spark changes in the sport.

By Stephen “Breadman” Edwards The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards giving his thoughts on the legacies of Holmes and Holyfield, Tim Tszyu’s cut, Crawford’s next steps, and creating a perfect fighter. Hi Breadman, I pray God is blessing and continues to bless you and your family and the fans of your mailbag

Anthony Joshua insists that he is not insulted by rival Tyson Fury’s ongoing verbal jabbing and jiving, and intends to use it as motivation if the pair ever grace the ring together. After Fury was forced to relinquish his IBF heavyweight title, which he claimed after defeating Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015, he began berating

Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) said he expects to return to action in September – most likely in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  In his past outing, Joshua made light work of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou by stopping him in two rounds.  The former unified world champion is in contention to fight the winner of

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) has unveiled the full lineup for Most Valuable Prospects VI, the latest installment in the Most Valuable Prospects 2024 series. Yoenis Tellez will face Joseph Jackson in a junior middleweight bout to headline the card scheduled for April 26 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. The show will be broadcast on

Unbeaten heavyweight Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson may have to tweak his nickname to something slightly more representative of his current mindset. Anderson is set to take on Ryad Merhy on April 13 at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi. Texas. Accustomed to overpowering opponents, Anderson says he is ready to outthink this one.

Photos of Richardson Hitchins and Gustavo Lemos from the final press conference for their junior welterweight fight on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at the Bleaulive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. (Photos: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom and Melina Pizano/Matchroom) Photos of Diego Pacheco and Shawn McCalman ahead of their super middleweight fight.  Skye Nicolson and Sarah Mahfoud ahead

Former British Super-Bantamweight Champion Marc Leach will face Peter McGrail at the top of Matchroom Boxing’s latest NXTGEN show at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool on Saturday April 27, live worldwide on DAZN, after McGrail’s original opponent Ja’Rico O’Quinn withdrew due to personal family matters.  Liverpool’s McGrail (8-1, 5 KOs) had an immediate shot at redemption against Detroit’s O’Quinn following his shock KO loss

It is often said that honesty is the best policy and Jack Cullen makes no excuses for the lacklustre display which saw him lose his British and Commonwealth super middleweight titles to Zak Chelli in January. “It didn’t work, did it? It was just a f****** s*** night,” Cullen, 22-5-1 (10 KO’s), told VIP. Four

Cutman Aaron Navarro has an expression about the untested prospect and he calls it ‘The Tiger Suit.’ Navarro is the cutman of Regis Prograis and O’Shaquie Foster. He is also a well-known fixture in the Houston, Texas, area and had a distinguished professional boxing career.  Navarro has witnessed a lot. He has been through a