Boxing Scene

Mostly unknown in the public eye, Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz burst onto the scene after a positive showing against Gervonta Davis in December of 2021. On the night, despite being a heavy underdog and relatively late replacement for Rolando “Rolly” Romero, Cruz stepped into the spotlight against Davis and performed well. Forced to go the distance

Naoya Inoue may still have unfinished business at 118 pounds, but the Japanese dynamo apparently is already thinking about some of the more consequential matchups at 122.   In a recent interview, Inoue, the WBC/WBA/IBF bantamweight champion was asked to consider the possibility of moving up to the junior featherweight class in the near future

Subriel Matias will have to wait a little longer for his first shot at a major title. An ordered vacant IBF junior welterweight title fight between Puerto Rico’s Matias and Argentina’s Jeremias Ponce is now on hold.  The bout was targeted for October 15 but is now pushed back, due to Ponce reportedly not being

Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino’s Grand Ballroom – Roiman Villa had a successful U.S. debut on Friday in the SHOBOX opener, dropping Janelson Bocachica and pummeling him over eight rounds to capture a unanimous decision by scores of 78-73, 79-72 and 79-72 in the eight-round welterweight bout. Along with landing the flashier and heavier

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Roiman Villa won on points for the first time in 26 professional fights Friday night, but the knockout artist also established himself as a welterweight worth watching. Venezuela’s Villa dropped previously unbeaten Janelson Bocachica in the second round and beat him by unanimous decision in an eight-rounder at Bally’s Event

Joseph Adorno’s defeat to Michel Rivera was precisely the type of setback the previously unbeaten boxer believes he needed to remind him that he must work harder if he is going to succeed at the highest level. The Allentown, Pennsylvania native was overconfident before the Dominican Republic’s Rivera out-pointed him in a 10-round fight Showtime

Ft. Lauderdale – Jose Perez, owner of Flaco’s Community Gym in Hollywood, Florida announced “Keep Trucking Challenge,” featuring some of the nation’s top ranked amateur boxers. The event will begin at 2 pm at Joseph C. Carter Park, located at 1450 West Sunrise Blvd in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Local boxing fans have enjoyed sanctioned amateur

Alycia Baumgardner never doubted that her next fight would be a title unification bout. The reigning WBC junior lightweight titlist was confidently but cautiously looking to the future throughout fight week leading to her April 16 win over former unified featherweight champ Edith Soledad Matthysse, Next in her sights was a targeted showdown with WBA

The top of the bill on Saturday sees middleweight champions and one-time amateur adversaries Savannah Marshall (12-0, 10 KOs) and Claressa Shields (12-0, 2 KOs) battle for the undisputed title. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) In the co-feature, American stars Mikaela Mayer (17-0, 5 KOs) and Alycia Baumgardner (12-1, 7 KOs) will tangle for the WBC/WBO/IBF/Ring

An all-Welsh affair heats up as fighting talk is exchanged ahead of the British Lightweight Title fight at The University of Bolton Stadium on Saturday September 17, live on Channel 5 from 10pm. The anticipation for fight night continues to build for Newport’s Craig Woodruff (12-6, 4 KOs) as the stakes continue to be raised.

WBO middleweight champion Savannah Marshall is only a few days away from her unification showdown with IBF, WBC, WBA champion Claressa Shields. The two career rivals will collide on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. Marshall will be looking to stamp her win over Shields from 2012, when the two champions were just amateurs. That

Flyweight world champion Marlen Esparza (13-1, 1 KO), a Texas-born former Olympian, has re-signed a multi-year, multi-fight promotional deal with Golden Boy Promotions. Esparza was Golden Boy’s first ever female boxer signed to the company in 2016, and she launched her professional career under its banner in 2017 to ultimately become the WBC, WBA flyweight

There was a time when Yokasta Valle considered her best shot at unification would come on the road against Seniesa Estrada. It was a sacrifice that she was willing to make, for the primary goal of adding another title to her collection. The latter has materialized for Valle, who aims to win the WBO strawweight

Isaac Cruz saw his stock soar even in defeat the last time he played this location. The compact lightweight contender came up short in a twelve-round, unanimous decision in favor of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis last December 5 at the Los Angeles venue formerly known as Staples Center. Davis had a ringside seat for Sunday’s Fox

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and SHOWTIME SPORTS today announced that international superstar and serial risk-taker Jake “The Problem Child” Paul will face the biggest challenge of his career when he takes on UFC legend and professional boxer Anderson “The Spider” Silva at Gila River Arena in Phoenix, Ariz., on Saturday, October 29 live on SHOWTIME

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury feels confident that he would take down Oleksandr Usyk within six rounds of action. Fury, 34-years-old, has been pressing Usyk to fight him sooner than later in an undisputed showdown. Usyk was in action last month in Saudi Arabia, when he retained the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles with

Los Angeles – In a lightweight scrap, Edwin De Los Santos (15-1, 14 KOs) came in on late notice and took down undefeated Jose Valenzuela (12-1, 8 KOs) in the third round. (photos by Ruan Hafey) De Los Santos came out very strong, with hard punches that stunned Valenzuela and had him on shaky legs

Los Angeles – In a lightweight clash, Isaac Cruz (24-2-1, 17 KOs) demolished Eduardo Ramirez (27-3-3, 12 KOs) in two rounds. (photos by Ryan Hafey, Stephanie Trapp) Cruz began the fight by applying a lot of pressure and looking to damage the body of Ramirez. In the second, Cruz landed a big hook to the