Boxing Scene

According to an official statement from BOXXER and Sky Sports, over two million viewers tuned in on Sky Sports to watch last Saturday’s card at the sold-out 02 Arena in London, making it the most-watched women’s professional boxing show in UK history and setting a new audience record for a live women’s sport event on

John Riel Casimero’s ring return will take place in a new weight division. The former three-division titlist is set for his junior featherweight debut, as he will face streaking contender and former title challenger Ryo Akaho on December 3 at Paradise City in Incheon, South Korea. The fight was formally announced on Monday by Treasure

This past Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, Claressa Shields avenged her only defeat in a boxing ring – when she outboxed and outfought Savannah Marshall over ten rounds to secure a unanimous decision. For the second time in her career, she became the undisputed world champion in the middleweight division by adding

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York – Cuban contender Frank Sanchez (21-0, 14 KOs) keep his unbeaten record intact as he showed off his boxing prowess before displaying his power in stopping Puerto Rican Olympian Carlos Negron (25-4, 20 KOs) in the ninth round. “I knew that the last three rounds I was going to step

Alycia Baumgardner intends to parlay the biggest victory of her career — and perhaps the sweetest one — into a shot at becoming the undisputed champion of her division The Michigan native edged Mikaela Mayer to win the WBC, WBO, IBF, and IBO junior lightweight titles Saturday at the O2 in London. Two judges scored

Mikaela Mayer landed more power punches in a round (8) and in a fight (43) on Alycia Baumgardner than any of Baumgardner’s previous opponents.  Baumgardner established new career highs in power punches thrown and landed in a fight, and total punches thrown and landed in a fight. Mayer threw (229) and landed (61) more jabs,

NEW YORK – Frank Sanchez is scheduled to face Carlos Negron on Saturday night, but there is another 6-foot-6 heavyweight in the back of the Cuban contender’s mind. “I want Joe Joyce,” Sanchez said during an open workout Wednesday, “because I feel that the technique and the speed that I have can beat Joe Joyce.”

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Deontay Wilder, Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield, reflecting back on Eder Jofre, Mikaela Mayer vs. Alycia Baumgardner, Jermell Charlo vs. Tim Tszyu, and more. Hi Bread, It looks like regardless if Spence-Crawford takes place or not, by early 2023 Boots will be

If you build it, they will come.  In the context of women’s boxing, it’s not a reference to ghosts playing out their yesterday’s in an Iowa cornfield. The wide appeal of the women’s game has been inconsistent over the years. There have been individuals who gained acclaim and some pockets of popularity in various parts

The promoter of Chris Eubank Jr. hopes that the commission looking into Conor Benn’s positive drug test isn’t dragging their feet. Kalle Sauerland, the head of Wasserman, which backs the longtime middleweight contender Benn, recently expressed some frustration with the procedural undertakings by the British Boxing Board of Control, the regulatory body that oversees boxing

NEW YORK – Anthony Dirrell explained Wednesday why he intensely dislikes Caleb Plant. Dirrell respects Plant, just like he appreciates any boxer who risks his life in the ring. Plant’s persona away from the ring always annoyed Dirrell, though, which is why the former WBC super middleweight champion hasn’t been shy about admonishing Plant for

Bill Haney was a late arrival prior to the first meeting between his son, Devin Haney and George Kambosos Jr. This time around, the elder Haney was able to take in all of the fight week festivities and complete with gifts for the opposing side. “Dev gave me one job today. He told me to

Anthony Olascuaga continues the fast track towards a flyweight title shot. The ambitious 23-year-old flyweight from Los Angeles enters his second career regional title fight through just his fifth pro bout, as he faces fellow California native Marco Sustaita. Both fighters easily made weight for their scheduled ten-round WBA Fetelatin flyweight title fight, which headlines

Robert Helenius has taken quite a circuitous route toward the biggest fight of his career Saturday night. Eleven years ago, Helenius was an emerging heavyweight contender who was in the midst of a seven-month span in which he knocked out former title-holders Samuel Peter and Siarhei Liakhovich and defeated Dereck Chisora by split decision. Helenius

Former heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and hard-hitting contender Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius officially kicked off fight week events Wednesday as they showed off their skills during a media workout before they headline a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View this Saturday, October 15 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (photos by Henry DeLeon)

Montana Love’s first headline hometown show will be a family affair as his older brother and Olympian Raynell Williams continues his return to boxing at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Saturday November 12 – with Khalil Coe and Nikoloz Sekhniashvili also added to the Ohio bill. Williams (13-1 7 KOs) returned from a

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. Oscar De La Hoya was present promoting Gilberto Ramirez’s upcoming fight against Dmitry Bivol at the Brickhouse Boxing Club on Tuesday, and although the light heavyweight tilt is one of the more intriguing bouts of the year, The Golden Boy was also fielding questions about one of the handful of super fights

Promoter Frank Warren believes the Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn catastrophe was a new nadir for boxing. Last week, the Daily Mail revealed that Benn tested positive for clomifene, a performance enhancing drug banned by VADA, the agency that administered the test and disclosed the findings. The news threw a wrench into the highly