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A pound-for-pound showdown is on the horizon. BoxingScene.com has learned that a deal has been reached for a Stephen Fulton-Naoya Inoue championship fight. Fulton will defend his unified WBC/WBO junior featherweight crown versus Inoue, who recently vacated his undisputed bantamweight championship in pursuit of winning a title in a fourth weight division. The exact date

Eddie Hearn is apparently confident that Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol will partake in a rematch later this year. What’s more, the Matchroom head has an inkling the proposed return bout will be staged not at the light heavyweight limit as last time but at 168, where Alvarez holds all four major belts. Russia’s Bivol

Nonito Donaire is prepared to stand his ground for as long as it takes to secure his shot at a fourth bantamweight title reign. The former four-division champion refuses to abandon his current place in line within the WBC 118-pound rankings, especially with the title now available. Donaire was identified as the number-two contender, one

Jake Paul can only hope the third time’s the charm. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a deal has been reached for Paul to face rival Tommy Fury on February 25 at a site to be announced in Saudi Arabia. Combat sports reporter Ariel Helwani was the first to report Tuesday that the social media star and

Gervonta Davis could have opted to head straight into a showdown against longtime rival Ryan Garcia. Nevertheless, the 28-year-old believed that it was sagacious to sharpen up his skills before sauntering into their mega matchup. This past weekend, at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., the Baltimore native punished Hector Luis Garcia, relieving him

Eddie Hearn hasn’t stopped batting for one of his highly regarded British light heavyweight clients. The Matchroom head suggested in a recent interview that he “would like” for London’s Joshua Buatsi to take on Russian WBA titlist Dmitry Bivol in the spring. It would easily be the toughest challenge of the young Briton’s career. Bivol,

A path has been cleared for multi-belt junior flyweight unification match BoxingScene.com has learned that Kenshiro ‘The Amazing Boy’ Teraji and Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez are all but set to take place in April at a venue to be determined in Japan. Teraji will risk his lineal junior flyweight championship and WBC and WBA titles, while

By and large, Caleb Plant has used his otherworldly boxing skills to avoid the oncoming onslaught of an opponent’s attack, while peppering his man with just enough offense to pick up the victory. However, following his 11-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Canelo Alvarez in November of 2021, Plant has ostensibly flipped a switch.

The return of Cheatham County, TN, lightweight Tyler “Short Fuse” Tomlin (14-1, 9 KOs), was a success as he won an 8-round unanimous decision over Gustavo David Vittori (27-12-1, 12 KOs). The fight took place last night at The Bruce Convention Center, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Tomlin won every round of the fight. Scorecards read 80-72

Oscar De La Hoya publicly issued an ultimatum early Sunday morning. Ryan Garcia’s promoter stated through his Twitter account that he has not yet received Garcia’s contract for his pay-per-view showdown with Gervonta Davis. According to De La Hoya, if they don’t get a contract from Davis’ handlers by Monday, he will begin looking for

Not even Chris Eubank Jr.’s trainer is giving Liam Smith much of a chance. Roy Jones Jr., the Hall of Fame fighter and trainer of Eubank, has been preparing his charge to take on former 154-pounder Liam Smith in a 12-round middleweight bout Jan. 21 at AO Arena in Manchester, England. The bout came together

Abraham Nova gave himself just the type of 29th birthday present he needed Saturday night. Nova responded to his first defeat, a fifth-round knockout loss to Robeisy Ramirez nearly seven months ago, by beating Adam Lopez in their 10-round, 130-pound fight on the Efe Ajagba-Stephan Shaw undercard at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New

Adam Lopez knew that he was on borrowed time in the featherweight division. The move up in weight comes right on time for the 26-year-old Glendale, California native, who enters the junior lightweight division with plans of a second act to the only fight he’s had thus far at the weight. “I definitely want a

Brian Norman Jr. isn’t in a rush. The 22-year-old welterweight wants to make up for some lost time, though, because he hasn’t fought in 13 months. The heavy-handed prospect will end his long layoff Saturday night, when he’ll return to the ring against Argentina’s Rodrigo Coria in an eight-rounder on the Efe Ajagba-Stephan Shaw undercard

Super middleweight Zak Chelli will return to action on February 11 at the OVO Arena in London when he takes on the ‘Magician’ Anthony Sims Jr. English super middleweight champion Chelli (12-1-1, 6 KOs) celebrated a unanimous points victory over Germaine Brown on his last outing at Wembley in June 2022. He was set to

THE IBF EUROPEAN lightweight champion Mark Chamberlain and heavyweight contender David Adeleye are both in headline action when Queensberry makes a return to York Hall on Friday February 17, live on BT Sport. The 24-year-old Chamberlain, 11-0 (7 KOs) won his title at Wembley with a shutout 10-round demolition of Marc Vidal in July of

Crossover boxing is here to stay, at least for one prominent player. Earlier this week, DAZN, the sports streaming platform, announced a five-year deal with Misfits Boxing, the promotional company headed by prominent social media figure KSI, who was one of the first YouTubers to try his hand at professional fisticuffs.   DAZN arguably kickstarted

A pair of former champs from Nicaragua have been instructed to enter talks for a future flyweight title shot. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has ordered a flyweight title elimination bout between countrymen Cristofer Rosales and Felix Alvarado. A 15-day free negotiation period has been assigned to avoid a purse bid hearing. “Be advised