Boxing Scene

Croatian Ivana Habazin (21-4) headlined the Drazen Petrovic Memorial in Zabok, outscored Australian Diana Prazak (14-5) and won the WBC Silver title.  On the undercard cruiserweight Marco Calic (13-1) eased back into action with an easy stoppage over Nikola Mrda (4-8) and Greek heavyweight Marios Kollias (9-2-1) TKO’d Hungarian veteran Ferenc Zsalek in the first.

Julian Williams expected a long, fruitful, and dominant reign atop the junior middleweight division following his close but clear unanimous decision victory over Jarrett Hurd on May 11th, 2019. However, while the Philadelphia native envisioned countless years at the crescendo of the sport, his championship run was truncated at the hands of Jeison Rosario in

Bally’s Atlantic City Casino & Resort – Two undefeated and heavy-handed heavyweights put it all on the line, but it was Moses “Thunderhands” Johnson (9-0-1, 7 KOs) who prevailed over Mexico’s Elvis Garcia (12-1, 9 KOs) in an all-action, entertaining affair that was up for grabs until the final bell. Johnson won via majority decision

Reshat Mati had to fight through fatigue, illness and adversity to maintain his perfect record. The unbeaten prospect from Staten Island, New York survived his first career ten-round affair, outlasting a determined Eduardo Leonel Rodriguez to claim a well-earned unanimous decision victory. Mati won by scores of 97-93 across the board in their DAZN-aired regional

Danny Garcia begrudgingly looked down at the scales, sweat dripping profusely from his brow before ultimately making his decision. While he thoroughly enjoyed his time in the welterweight division, the Philadelphia native knew good and well that squeezing down his fairly big frame to the 147-pound weight limit was no longer a possibility. So, in

Sena “The African Assassin” Agbeko rose to the occasion, scoring a career-defining upset win over previously undefeated top prospect Isaiah Steen in the 10-round super middleweight main event of a SHOBOX: The New Generation telecast from Bally’s Atlantic City Casino & Resort, site of the first ever SHOBOX more than 21 years ago. Agbeko (27-2,

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is not overlooking the upcoming trilogy fight with veteran Derek Chisora, which takes place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3. Fury defeated Chisora in their first two encounters.  He boxed past Chisora for a unanimous decision victory in 2011, and then pounded him for a stoppage victory in their 2014

Isaiah Steen’s first fight in 15 months will come against a more proven puncher than he originally agreed to fight Friday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Cleveland’s Steen (16-0, 12 KOs) will square off against Sena Agbeko (26-2, 21 KOs) in a 10-round main event that’ll headline a “ShoBox: The New Generation” telecast from

Rising Star Promotions, DHH Promotions and Blue Cork Strategies, in association with Events DC, announced that Beltway Battles: Round Three (#BBR3), the Washington, DC-based pro boxing series originally slated for October 1, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:00pm at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC. Undefeated DC fighter Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (34-0-1,

Rising featherweight contender Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez will fight Argentina’s Jose Matias Romero in a 10-round showdown Saturday, Oct. 29 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Romero replaces former world champion Jessie Magdaleno, who was forced to withdraw from the bout with a hand injury. Ramirez-Matias will serve as the co-feature to the Vasiliy

Jay McFarlane, the Scotsman from Glasgow (13-6, 5KO), is the next opponent for Guido Vianello (9-0-1, 9KO) – when they collide in the main event in Rome, on Friday the 28th of October, at the venue “Pala Atlantico.” The show is promoted by OPI Since 82 and Top Rank. The body of McFarlane is indeed

Malik Scott, the head trainer for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, views Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce as a very dangerous opponent. Wilder was in action last Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where he wiped out Robert Helenius in a single round with a big right hand. The fight was

Another ordered title eliminator involving Jean Pascal is now subject to the highest available bidder. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has called for a purse bid hearing to determine promotional rights for a light heavyweight final title eliminator between Quebec’s Jean Pascal and Germany’s Michael Eifert. The 30-day negotiation period failed to produce a

Anthony Joshua is understood to have put his return to the ring back until early 2023 instead of boxing in December. The former WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion was being targeted at a return on December 17 in London, with Otto Wallin and Chris Arreola both mentioned as possible opponents. But, having seen

Junior welterweight contender Jack Catterall is ready for the opportunity to avenge his controversial twelve round split decision loss to Josh Taylor, which took place back in February. There was a public outcry in the aftermath. Taylor suffered the first knockdown of his career and had a lot of trouble with the tricky boxing style

An all-Filipino clash is in store to determine the next mandatory challenger to the IBF junior flyweight title. Unbeaten contenders Mark Vicelles and Regie Suganob have both accepted an invitation to enter negotiations for a final IBF title eliminator, an IBF spokesperson confirmed to BoxingScene.com on Tuesday. A negotiation period has been ordered, with the

In the last scheduled fight for 2022 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, fans can expect  action on Thursday, Oct. 20 for Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN.  The night will bring a number of special guests including Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins, who will be watching the main event featuring newly-signed, blue-chip prospect

New IBO world featherweight champion Jazza Dickens has issued a withering put down to Leigh Wood, telling him: “You’re conning the public”. Dickens won the vacant IBO strap at Probellum Liverpool II on Saturday night, out-pointing South Africa’s Lerato Dlamini after 12 hard rounds. The popular Liverpool fighter, 31, now wants to unify his IBO