Boxing Scene

As previously reported, EBU featherweight champion Jordan Gill (27-1-1) defends the title against veteran Kiko Martinez (43-11-2) on October 29 at the Wembley Arena in London on a Matchroom promotion. This is also an IBF eliminator, writes Espabox and if Martinez wins he might get a rematch against Josh Warrington, who stopped Martinez under controversial

The Floyd Mayweather-Mikuru Asakura pay-per-view press conference was held today in Tokyo, Japan for this Saturday night’s Super RIZIN, presented by Japanese MMA company RIZIN Fighting Federation. Integrated Sports will distribute Super RIZIN, headlined by the exhibition match between Mayweather, the International Boxing Hall of Famer and former 5-division world champion, and Japanese 2-time mixed-martial-arts

After a long and contentious trilogy against Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder took a deep breath. Though he no longer had his WBC heavyweight title, the Alabama native’s bank account was plush with generational wealth. Considering his financial success both in and outside of the ring, Wilder thought long and hard before ultimately deciding to continue

Six years ago, the campaign Shakur Stevenson was promoting in his hometown was Powerade’s “Just a Kid,” and the soon-to-be Olympian was just that, 18 years old and ready to not just take on the world, but to show his peers that dreaming big and making those dreams happen wasn’t exclusive to certain neighborhoods in

Junior lightweight Joshafat Ortiz remained undefeated with a six round unanimous decision over Mario Ezequiel Sayal Lozano in the featured bout at The Fillmore Philadelphia. The Friday night card was promoted by Hard Hitting Promotions, with the Ortiz – Lozano fight being co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment. Ortiz of Reading, PA won by shutout tallies of

LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez belittled David Benavidez’s resume early Sunday morning following another victory over a dangerous world champion. The Mexican legend seemingly took offense during his post-fight press conference to questions about boxing Benavidez next if Gilberto Ramirez upsets Dmitry Bivol on November 5. Alvarez has repeatedly stated that he wants his countryman

LAS VEGAS – The post-fight embraces between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin were genuine signs of respect from foes who’ve spent 36 rounds trying to take each other’s heads off over the past five years. Golovkin even kissed Alvarez on the cheek as they hugged right after the final bell sounded Saturday night at T-Mobile

NABA middleweight champion Connor “The Kid” Coyle and super middleweight boogeyman Yamaguchi “The Problem” Falcao of Fire Fist Boxing Promotions both scored eight round unanimous decision victories Saturday, September 17 at Alessi Fitness Center in Tampa, FL. Fighting in front of a large and vocal group of supporters, Coyle met 68 fight veteran Silverio Ortiz

LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez anticipates that surgery on his left wrist will keep him out of the ring until at least next May. Alvarez announced after his 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over rival Gennadiy Golovkin on Saturday night that he’ll take his time while recovering from the procedure on his wrist that has become increasingly

For the better part of five years, the boxing world has been debating Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin. That won’t stop, even after Saturday night, nor will it any time soon. Alvarez and Golovkin provided the sport with its finest three-fight display of high-level boxing this era has seen, and as with all closely contested

Oscar De La Hoya was underwhelmed by the final act of the trilogy in which he once played a significant role. The Hall of Fame former six-division titlist and head of Golden Boy Promotions entered fight week with the hope that the third fight between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin would be as

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas – In their anticipated trilogy fight, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) was too young and too good, as he dominated Gennadiy Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs) for the majority of the fight for a twelve round unanimous decision to retain the undisputed super middleweight crown. (photos by Ed Mulholland) The scores

LAS VEGAS – There was no disputing Canelo Alvarez’s victory over Gennadiy Golovkin this time. The Mexican superstar undoubtedly outboxed his rival in their third fight Saturday night to emphatically end one boxing’s best rivalries of the 21st century. Alvarez was busier, more accurate, the harder puncher and simply better in every way than the

LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez’s genuine disdain for Gennadiy Golovkin has been evident every time they’ve come face-to-face in recent months. Alvarez has made it perfectly clear that their time apart hasn’t softened his hard feelings toward a rival who has repeatedly called the Mexican legend a cheater for failing two performance-enhancing drug tests before

LAS VEGAS – Gennadiy Golovkin doesn’t pay much attention to “the nonsense” he claims Canelo Alvarez says. Alvarez’s assertion that their third fight is very personal to him is a perfect case in point, according to Golovkin. If Alvarez wanted to fight him prior to Saturday night, Golovkin contended that the Mexican superstar had all

Veteran heavyweight contender Carlos Takam was unable to get the victory, but he was still able to take dangerous puncher Arslanbek Makhmudov the full distance at Casino de Montreal. Entering the fight, Makhmudov had knocked out all 14 of his opponents inside the distance and had never gone beyone ten rounds. The scores were 96-92,

Frank Warren, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has sent over the fight contracts to the handlers of Anthony Joshua. If everything is signed and finalized, the bout is expected to take place at the end of the year in the UK – with Fury getting a 60-40 monetary split. At the moment, Warren

The next six weeks will see Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol head in vastly different directions. Whether their roads will once again intersect could depend on the performances in their next respective outings. Guadalajara’s Alvarez (57-2-2, 39KOs) will face longtime rival Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin in their long-discussed trilogy clash this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena