LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance known as ostarine on the day of and the day before his stunning three-knockdown victory over Devin Haney last month in New York, sources reported Wednesday.
The testing was performed by the Las Vegas-based Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA), and an individual familiar with the process reports a second…
LAS VEGAS – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has encouraged Jaime Munguia to attempt to draw him into a physical fight on Saturday evening.
At Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, against his fellow Mexican and on the occasion of Cinco de Mayo weekend, Alvarez makes the latest defense of his undisputed super middleweight title.
During Tuesday’s grand arrivals, the typically aggressive M…
LAS VEGAS – Jaime Munguia has vowed to knock out Saul “Canelo” Alvarez after hearing the undisputed super middleweight champion predict that he will stop him inside eight rounds.
At Tuesday’s grand arrivals at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand – on Saturday they will contest Alvarez’s title at T-Mobile Arena – Alvarez insisted that he will earn his first stoppag…
The animosity between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya became so intense at the final press conference to promote Saturday’s fight between Alvarez and Jaime Munguia that they had to be kept apart.
Alvarez defends his undisputed super middleweight title against his fellow Mexican Munguia at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, but if Munguia poses the greater threat to his …
LAS VEGAS – For the better part of two decades, three men have served as main-event fixtures on boxing’s highest-profile Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day weekend fight cards.
They shared rings, and they shared a bond: The obligation to wage battle on those thrilling Saturday nights against the most deserving and qualified opponent.
Oscar De La Hoya first inherited the mantl…
Jaime Munguia is expecting a “mentally” challenging fight when on Saturday he contests the undisputed super-middleweight title with the reigning champion, Saul Alvarez.
The Mexican rivals fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on the occasion of Cinco de Mayo weekend, when Munguia will become the fourth challenger to “Canelo” Alvarez’s crown.
Munguia, 27, is consi…
Robert Diaz considers the timing “perfect” for Jaime Munguia to be challenging Saul Alvarez.
The Mexican rivals, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, on Saturday contest “Canelo” Alvarez’s undisputed super-middleweight title on the occasion of Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Diaz left Golden Boy Promotions after 15 years at the start of 2023, and therefore remained an influen…
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has predicted that he will win Saturday’s undisputed super-middleweight title fight with Jaime Munguia inside eight rounds.
The Mexican rivals fight at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on the occasion of Cinco de Mayo weekend, when the 27-year-old Munguia enters what, by a considerable distance, represents both his toughest and most significant fight.
If Alvarez remains the stron…
Ryan Garcia’s majority decision win over Devin Haney on Saturday, April 20 in New York has many wondering who he will fight next.
Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) has options. He could rematch Devin Haney, he could fight in-house Golden Boy fighters like Jose Ramirez, or he could attempt to fight WBO and WBC junior middleweight world champion Sebastian Fundora – something he has brought up. …
Tony Sims believes that the decline he has observed in Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Jaime Munguia’s consistent improvement makes Saturday’s fight between them increasingly competitive.
Sims oversaw John Ryder’s fights with both during the past 12 months, and has therefore followed their progress into their undisputed super-middleweight title fight at Las Vegas’ T-…
Now that Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul is a real fight, let the debates begin.
Such was the mood on Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” when former world champions Timothy Bradley Jr., Paulie Malignaggi and Chris Algieri discussed the decision by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to sanction Tyson-Paul as a legitimate pro bout.
“They want (be…
John Ryder expects Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to have to come from behind to win Saturday’s fight against Jaime Munguia.
The 33-year-old Alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight title against his fellow Mexican on Cinco de Mayo weekend at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, in what Munguia’s co-promoter Oscar De La Hoya has already promised will prove a “changin…
With a week’s worth of consideration, Bill Haney – Devin Haney’s father and trainer – says his ultimate regret is “not enforcing the three pounds” that Ryan Garcia came in overweight before dealing Haney his first loss April 20.
“That’s calculated. That’s cheating,” the elder Haney told BoxingScene Monday in an extended telephone intervi…
Promoter Eddie Hearn expects Canelo Alvarez to stop Jaime Munguia this Saturday, but admitted the Mexican veteran’s age could come into play the longer the fight lasts.
Canelo defends his undisputed title against fellow Mexican Munguia this Cinco de Mayo weekend (May 4), in what has been billed as the old champion versus the hungry challenger.
The four-weight world champion has boxed 64 ti…
Oscar De La Hoya has predicted a “changing of the guard” when on Saturday Jaime Munguia challenges Saul Alvarez for the undisputed super-middleweight title.
“Canelo” Alvarez enters the all-Mexican showdown, at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on Cinco de Mayo weekend, as the significant favourite against Munguia – a proven fighter but one who, unlike David Benavidez, …
Mike Tyson has confirmed that his fight with Jake Paul on July 20 has been “sanctioned as a pro fight.”
“I wasn’t joking when I said this would be a real fight. See you in July @jakepaul,” was posted on Tyson’s Instagram.
The outcome of the bout will be added to their professional records, and the fight will be contested over eight-two-minute rounds. They will…
Super middleweight Jaime Munguia is looking to continue a strong, and sometimes under-appreciated, run as a pro.
Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) will face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
On April 20, Ryan Garcia transitioned from a star to a superstar following his victory over Devin Haney. Golden Boy Promotions, which guides Garcia, now has …
It was a short night of work for Vergil Ortiz on Saturday.
The junior middleweight who fought at a catchweight of 156 pounds stopped former world title challenger Thomas Dulorme in the first round in a co-feature in Fresno, California. It was Ortiz’s second first-round knockout of the year, after he stopped Fredrick Lawson in a matter of moments back in January.
The fight was overshadowed …
Jason Moloney believes former opponent Naoya Inoue will continue his impressive knockout run when he takes on Luis Nery, but the Australian also thinks that Nery will bring “an exciting fight to the table” on May 6.
Inoue, the Japanese superstar, will defend his undisputed junior featherweight title at the 55,000-capacity Tokyo Dome, a historic venue that hasn’t been used for bo…
“His legacy is secure.”
We’ve heard that ad nauseam just about every time someone talks about Saul “Canelo” Alvarez refusing to fight David Benavidez. And it’s true: Canelo has spent the best part of 15 years taking on tough opposition in a variety of weight classes, almost always coming out on top. He is already a lock for the International Boxing Hall of Fame…
Pick It: Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia
When to Watch: Saturday, May 4. The prelims, free for everyone, begin at 6 p.m. Eastern Time on Amazon’s website; the pay-per-view broadcast begins at 8 p.m. Eastern Time
How to watch: Pay-per-view streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video, DAZN, and PPV.com, and also available for purchase via traditional cable and satellite outlets.
Why to Watch: …
Super middleweight contender Christian Mbilli has previously told BoxingScene that Saul Canelo Alvarez’s undisputed title defense with Jaime Munguia is an “easy fight”.
Canelo’s showdown with fellow Mexican Munguia hits the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 4 to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
“I think Munguia will need to use a lot of pressure,” Mbilli …
A new chapter will be added to the saga of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez’s complicated relationship with Oscar De La Hoya when the undisputed super middleweight champion faces Jaime Munguia on May 4.
The Cinco de Mayo weekend showdown will mark the first time Alvarez and De La Hoya have been directly involved in a fight together since Alvarez sued Golden Boy and DAZN in 2020 and started a…
It makes a lot of sense for Terence Crawford to move up to 154lbs to challenge the WBA champion Israil Madrimov.
In the wake of Tim Tszyu-Sebastian Fundora, it seems natural for Crawford to fight for a title in a fourth weight class – and to put him on course to unify all four titles in a third.
Though talented, Madrimov doesn’t have Crawford’s profile or experience…
Whether or not Oscar De La Hoya’s building up for a U.S. version of the “5 vs. 5” tournament that Eddie Hearn has lined up for June 1 in Saudi Arabia with rival British promoter Frank Warren, the gloves are off because of Hearn taking the lead role in the stacked Aug. 3 card in Los Angeles.
“No promoter is coming into my territory and think they can take over ‘my&rsq…
No one expected Ryan Garcia to beat Devin Haney at the weekend.
Not because he didn’t have the physical gifts or the talent – but because in the build-up to the fight he looked a mess, and because a year earlier he quit against Gervonta “Tank” Davis and looked far from spectacular when beating Oscar Duarte. It was right to question whether he should even have been fighting…
The money Katie Taylor was offered to have a rematch with Amanda Serrano was too good for Taylor to turn down, according to her promoter Eddie Hearn.
Taylor, 37, will defend her undisputed super lightweight title on July 20 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, when she perhaps would once have expected to next be fighting Chantelle Cameron instead.
It was in November when she earned a maj…
Jaron “Boots” Ennis was persuaded to sign for Matchroom on the promise of fighting regularly in his home city of Philadelphia.
The IBF welterweight champion’s first fight under his new promoters is scheduled to be against his mandatory challenger Canada’s 31-year-old Cody Crowley, and in Philadelphia, where he last fought when he stopped Raymond Serrano in November 2018.
…
Devin Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) has called for a rematch between himself and Ryan Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) after suffering the first defeat of his professional career at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Garcia scored three knockdowns, claiming a majority decision and while his antics marred the lead-up to the all-Californian WBC super-lightweight title affair, Garcia was a worthy winner.&…
LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – Hall of Fame boxing promoter Don King and Kris Lawrence’s The Heavyweight Factory will host Adrien “The Problem” Broner (35-4-1, 24 KOs) and Blair “The Flair” Cobbs (16-1-1 with 10 KOs) on Friday, June 7 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
The featured fight of the night will see Cincinnati’s Broner st…
Ryan Garcia has backed Devin Haney to beat Gervonta Davis if the pair were to meet in the ring. Garcia’s comments come in response to Davis’s now-deleted comments after Garcia defeated Haney in New York last weekend.
Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) silenced his critics and won by majority decision at the Barclays Center, dropping the WBC champion three times over 12 rounds.
Davis h…
Trainer Joel Diaz was not happy with anything about Ramon Cardenas’ performance against Eduardo Ramirez through the first eight rounds Wednesday night, excoriating him and urging him to “wake your ass up.” It seemed overly harsh – Cardenas was boxing reasonably well and appeared to be winning the majority of the rounds.
Fair or not, it worked.
Between rounds eight and nin…
Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Marques Valle took a major step up against Damian Sosa in his first scheduled 10-rounder Wednesday night, and although Valle handled the two extra rounds just fine, he couldn’t quite cope with his experienced, relentless Mexican opponent.
At the end of 10 tremendously entertaining, hard-fought rounds at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Flori…
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz didn’t seem impressed with Ryan Garcia’s entertaining three-knockdown victory over previously undefeated Devin Haney on April 20. Instead, Cruz, the popular WBA 140-pound champion, was more focused on Garcia blowing the weight by 3.2 pounds at the weigh-in than what he did the next day, labeling him as frivolous and unserious.
“Ryan Garcia …
New York: His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced a blockbuster World title clash as pound-for-pound superstar Terence Crawford challenges Israil Madrimov for the WBA and WBO interim World Super-Welterweight title on August 3rd sponsored by Visit Saudi, MDL Beast and Red Sea Global at BMO St…
Is it an exaggeration to say that a left hook 40 seconds into Round 1 of Ryan Garcia-Devin Haney changed the previously all-but-destined outcome of the fight – a Haney win?
Besides that left hook, Garcia didn’t have many moments in the first five rounds. All three judges gave “KingRy” the first round and Haney the next four. Haney even staggered an off-balance Garcia with …
According to ESPN, a clash between super-welterweights Vergil Ortiz (20-0, 20 KOs) and Tim Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) is reportedly planned for August 3 in Los Angeles, California.
Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) will face WBA world super-welterweight champion Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7KOs) on the to-be-announced card at the BMO Stadium. Ortiz-Tszyu could also be added to the highly anticipated event.
…
Gervonta Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) has taken to social media and urged Ryan Garcia to retire from the sport following his emphatic victory over Devin Haney.
Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) dropped former WBC world super-lightweight titleholder Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) three times at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, before claiming a majority decision points verdict to defeat his Californian rival.
Garica…
Keyshawn Davis is wasting little time getting back into the ring following his one-sided stoppage win against former world titleholder Jose Pedraza in February.
The lightweight sensation Davis (10-0, 7 KOs), a 2020 Olympic silver medalist, will be taking on Miguel Madueno (31-2, 28 KOs) on July 6 as the co-main event of a Top Rank on ESPN show. In the main event, WBC lightweight titleholder Shaku…
Regis Prograis and Dalton Smith are ready to fight this summer, according to Eddie Hearn.
The 35-year-old Prograis has one date remaining of his three-fight promotional agreement with Matchroom, following the unconvincing victory over Danielito Zorrilla and defeat by Devin Haney that undermined his prospects.
When he lost to Haney, Prograis also sacrificed his WBC super-lightweight title, and wh…
Jaime Munguia grew up admiring Canelo Alvarez, and now he’s looking to snatch the mantle out of his countryman’s hands to become the new face of boxing for Mexican fans.
Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) and the undisputed super middleweight champion
Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) will square off on May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The 27-year-old Munguia is thankful to be…
ProBox TV returns tomorrow with Wednesday Night Fights.
The card takes place at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida and sees the return of super bantamweight Ramon Cardenas.
Cardenas (24-1, 13 KOs), of San Antonio, Texas, came in under the super bantamweight limit weighing 121.2 lbs. His opponent, Eduardo Ramirez, better known as Jesus Ramirez Rubio (22-2-3, 16 KOs) – …
EL PASO, Texas (April 23, 2024) — Mexican former two-division world champion Luis Nery is aware that the odds are stacked against him, but a major upset in Tokyo wouldn't be the first of its kind.
Nery will challenge pound-for-pound king Naoya "Monster" Inoue for the undisputed junior featherweight world championship on Monday, May 6 at the Tokyo Dome.
Th…
Junior middleweight Marques Valle hopes to one day fight for every Puerto Rican when he steps foot in the ring.
Valle returns in a 10-rounder as the co-feature of ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights, on April 24 when he faces Damian Sosa from the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida.
Valle (10-0, 7 KOs), 25, is a hard-charging power puncher and a pr…
Devin Haney’s lost night was out of character, out of sorts, out of hope.
All the things that happen when several stiff punches land to the face.
On Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” the crew including former world champions Chris Algieri and Paulie Malignaggi reflected upon former undisputed lightweight champion Haney’s first loss, at age 25.
&l…
ProBox TV analyst Shawn Porter’s recent comments on Naoya Inoue – that the Japanese star would need to conquer America to become a global superstar – have been roundly criticized.
It’s an age-old debate, whether a fighter needs to crack America to make it big, but as it stands, Inoue is huge in Japan and highly regarded around the globe.
The 31-year-old Inoue (26-0,…
Smaller venue, bigger card.
Upon further review, those promoting Terence Crawford’s Aug. 3 pursuit of a fourth division title have decided to make the venue more intimate than the massive Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum by shifting their focus next door to BMO Stadium, officials with knowledge of the change told BoxingScene on Monday.
While downsizing from the historic 75,000-plus-seat to th…
A few years ago, as Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, and Gervonta Davis were making noise as undefeated 135 pound contenders, I somewhat rashly and publicly dubbed them the “Four Princes.” It was deliberately evocative and provocative, bestowed in the hope that this talented quartet would cross each other's paths with the frequency of Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, …
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman believes David Benavidez is content to play the waiting game before getting his opportunity to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
Benavidez is moving up in weight to face Ukraine’s Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June for a light heavyweight title, having missed out – this time, at least – on the sweepstakes to meet boxing’s franchise player, Cane…
Ryan Garcia trainer Derrick James feels vindicated following Garcia’s upset win against Devin Haney on Saturday night.
The 2022 trainer of the year had a forgettable 2023 campaign due to Errol Spence Jr. suffering a one-sided stoppage loss to Terence Crawford and Jermell Charlo losing a landslide unanimous decision to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
James also guided Frank Martin …
Ryan Garcia shockingly dealt Devin Haney the first loss of his career Saturday night, knocking him down three times en route to a majority decision win.
Garcia set the tone of the fight early, tagging Haney with his patented left hook in the opening minute of the fight, and later used the same punch to drop Haney in the seventh, 10th, and 11th rounds.
Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) won rounds two through …
Ryan Garcia has picked up from where he left off last night on social media and has come out swinging against Conor Benn.
The two have traded social insults through the day, and Benn admitted it has surprised him.
“Ryan hasn’t been on my radar,” Benn said. “If he wants it, he can come here. I ain’t no Luke Campbell either, so it’s a fight I’d definitely …
Oscar Valdez is fresh off a resounding seventh-round knockout win against Liam Wilson.
The WBO’s interim 130-pound titleholder Valdez is already anticipating fights against a group headlined by Luis Alberto Lopez and O'Shaquie Foster.
But before Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) begins the rigors of another training camp, the two-time Mexican Olympian is looking forward to the Cinco de Mayo weekend sh…
Devin Haney recognised he “fell asleep” on Ryan Garcia’s left hook and spoke of his desire for a rematch.
At the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, he lost his undefeated status and WBC super-lightweight title after Garcia became the first to knock him down when his explosive power recorded knockdowns in the seventh, 10th and 11th rounds
Haney was also repeatedly hurt…
Ryan Garcia insisted his victory over Devin Haney proved there was no cause for concern about his mental health.
At the conclusion of 12 dramatic rounds at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, he was confirmed as the victor via majority decision over one of the world’s finest fighters.
Haney was dethroned as the WBC super-lightweight champion and though Garcia failing to make weight …
Ryan Garcia revived his career by recording one of the most remarkable of all victories to dethrone Devin Haney as the WBC super-lightweight champion.
He will not leave the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York with the title, because his being overweight made him ineligible to win it, but he enhanced his reputation by earning the most unlikely of majority decisions, via scores of 112-112, 114-11…
After watching all of “the madness” that transpired at Friday’s Ryan Garcia-Devin Haney press conference, there was one takeaway.
“We’re heading to the finish line,” former 140-pound champion Chris Algieri said from Barclays Center, where he watched Garcia come in a staggering 3.2 points overweight for his second title fight in a year, with unbeaten champion Ha…
Ryan Garcia might be about to feature in a blockbuster pay-per-view event, but he has behaved more like a celebrity diva than an active fighter in the build-up to his fight with Devin Haney.
Garcia has gone viral in recent weeks – although not in a good way – as conspiracy theories, odd live streams with fans and ridiculous videos have surfaced.
Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) will b…
David Morrell (10-0, 9 KOs), the WBA’s secondary super middleweight titleholder, is reportedly set to move up in weight and challenge for a secondary WBA light heavyweight title against Radivoje Kalajdzic (29-2, 21 KOs) on June 22.
Morrell’s move up to 175 pounds follows that of David Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs), who will fight on the same card as Morrell against Oleksandr Gvodzyk (20-1,…
Last-minute negotiations are taking place ahead of Ryan Garcia’s weigh-in before his Saturday bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn with Devin Haney.
Garcia, according to Dan Rafael, has weighed in at 143.2lbs, 3.2lbs above the super lightweight title limit, ahead of the ceremonial weigh-in due to take place at 2pm ET.
BoxingScene understands Ryan Garcia is on course to agree to pay $500,000…
Devin Haney is relishing boxing in New York for the first time as one of the world’s leading fighters.
The WBC super-lightweight champion on Saturday makes the first defence of his title against his long-term rival Ryan Garcia at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
He became the undisputed lightweight champion with successive victories over George Kambosos Jr. in Australia in 2022, defended h…
Opinions vary on whether and to what degree Ryan Garcia’s mental health is compromised heading into Saturday night’s fight against Devin Haney. Some feel he’s putting the “act” in “acting out” and take him and promoter Oscar De La Hoya at their words when they say it’s all designed to hype the fight. Some feel he’s in a full-blown mental health…
Ryan Garcia described himself as a “little mental” as he finalised his preparations for what could prove one of his defining fights.
On Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, he challenges his long-term rival Devin Haney for the WBC super lightweight title.
At Wednesday’s media workouts there were again concerns surrounding his weight – he looks on course …
Initial conversations have taken place to stage a World Boxing Association junior-middleweight title fight between champion Israil Madrimov and unbeaten, three-division champion Terence Crawford Aug. 3 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, BoxingScene has learned.
The card would mark the first American foray by Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the Kingdom’s General Ente…
Oscar De La Hoya has dismissed concerns surrounding Ryan Garcia’s weight.
Garcia is scheduled to challenge Devin Haney for the WBC super lightweight title on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, but at Tuesday’s face-to-face with the champion and Wednesday’s media workout he appeared a fighter on course to weigh in at 147lbs.
Observers were already concerned a…
Bill Haney – Devin Haney’s father, trainer and manager – is predicting that his son will overtake Gervonta “Tank” Davis to become the unofficial “face of boxing” after, he says, Devin beats Ryan Garcia on Saturday.
Davis and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez have consistently been the top two draws in the United States over the past few years, and they ha…
Boxing’s traditional arenas – in Las Vegas, London, etc. – are now darker more often because of the emergence of major fight cards in Saudi Arabia.
And while few live experiences can rival watching a boxing match in person, the payoff of seeing events like the upcoming undisputed heavyweight and light-heavyweight title fights over a two-week stretch is worth it, the panelists on…
Devin Haney dismissed Oscar De La Hoya’s assertion that Ryan Garcia has unsettled him and insisted that Garcia’s behaviour betrays him as the one unnerved.
The WBC super lightweight champion on Saturday makes the first defence of his title against Garcia at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
After retaining his composure throughout the build-up to perhaps the biggest fight of…
Derrick James has stayed in the background while Ryan Garcia has been the talk of the internet in the build-up to his fight with Devin Haney.
Garcia faces Haney with the WBC junior welterweight title on the line on Saturday, April 20 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
James was one of the most celebrated coaches a few years ago. He led Errol Spence to unify the welterweight di…
Jessie Magdaleno hopes to lean on his experuence as a former world champion to defeat 27-year-old Brandon Figueroa on May 4th.
The interim WBC featherweight world title fight will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on the Canelo Alvarez-Jaime Munguia Prime Video pay-per-view undercard.
Magdaleno (29-2, 18 KOs) has had a slow last few years - in fact, he has only fought thr…
Former light heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk is due to face the division’s newcomer David Benavidez for a mandated WBC interim title despite no formal announcement.
“It’s not even been announced yet because everybody already knows due to inside sources,” Gvozdyk said, in an exclusive interview with BoxingScene. “I don’t know what they are doing, ma…
As Ryad Merhy turned in a narcoleptic performance against Jared “Big Baby” Anderson on Saturday night, securing the No. 3 spot on the leaderboard of shame for fewest punches thrown in a 10-round fight during the CompuBox era, ESPN broadcaster Tim Bradley said he never wanted to see Merhy again.
I felt similarly. Merhy might be a perfectly nice guy, but it was past midnight on a Saturd…
Five of boxing’s worst kept secrets were finally revealed on Monday as the match-ups for the Queensberry vs. Matchroom ‘5 vs. 5’ show were officially announced.
Of all of the fights taking place in Saudi Arabia on June 1, none will divide opinion more than the featherweight contest between Matchroom’s WBA 126lbs champion, Ray Ford, 15-0-1 (8 KOs), and Queensberry fav…
Arriving in New York stopped Bill Haney in his tracks.
He considered he and his champion son Devin Haney’s path from once fighting Ryan Garcia in the amateur ranks with sparse viewership in Southern California to now filling Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for a WBC 140-pound title defense.
“This is like the cherry on top to what Frank Sinatra sang about doing it our way,” sai…
Hall of Fame fighter turned promoter Oscar De La Hoya believes he has boxing’s burgeoning draw in Ryan Garcia.
Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) will get another crack at proving his star power when he challenges WBC super lightweight champion Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The five-fight pay-per-view card will be presented on DAZN and …
For me, it wasn’t a main event. It was a co-feature, a bout atop a pay-per-view undercard, that made me fall in love with boxing.
I’d been an editor for The Ring magazine for about a month, not yet sure how I felt about this sport I’d stumbled into covering, when I attended my first live event. It was October 4, 1997, Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, a TVKO event — what HB…
Devin Haney is targeting the pound-for-pound No.1 spot.
WBC junior welterweight world champion Haney will face Ryan Garcia on Saturday, April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on DAZN pay-per-view.
Haney, 31-0 (15 KOs), is focused on cementing his legacy in the sport and while Garcia, 24-1 (20 KOs), has not achieved as much as a professional, he was an ou…
Ryan Garcia is not happy with the ticket prices for his upcoming fight, arguing that they are too high for most people to afford and thus likely to affect gate sales.
Garcia fights Devin Haney on Saturday, April 20th for the WBC junior welterweight world title, but with just days remaining, Ticketmaster's seat map shows empty seats in nearly every section.
The news is surprising as Ha…
Irish hero Katie Taylor and Puerto Rican star Amanda Serrano are set for a rematch in Texas on July 20, on Netflix.
Taylor had been looking for an opponent after negotiations stalled and then broke down for a trilogy bout with Chantelle Cameron, and the lure of fighting on Netflix has led the former two-time Olympian onto a bill that also features the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul event.
Taylor, 23-1…
As if a 20-0 start with 20 knockouts and three light-heavyweight belts isn’t enough of a feat, Artur Beterbiev Monday apparently set out to record a world record for fewest words spoken at a press conference by a major boxing headliner.
The beautiful part of the news conference in London to formally introduce the participants in the June 1 battle in Saudi Arabia for the undisputed 175-pound…
Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol came head-to-head in London this afternoon to formalise their fight in Saudi Arabia on June 1.
The Russian light heavyweight champions were respectful, although you could sense an edge in the air between the long-time rivals who meet in one of the best fights that can be made in the sport.
Bivol thanked Beterbiev and his team and his promoters, Top Rank, for tak…
Naoya Inoue, the Japanese boxing star, is one of the best fighters in the world having fought in America three times and in the U.K. once.
The man nicknamed ‘The Monster’, who is the undisputed junior featherweight world champion holding all four widely recognized world titles, returns to Japan on Tuesday, May 6. He will face Luis Nery from the Tokyo Dome, a venue that has a cap…
Devin Haney is done being cordial with Ryan Garcia, and he is now letting the world know he is taking the fight personally after Garcia’s pre-fight antics.
The junior welterweights will fight for Haney’s version of the world title on April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. (DAZN PPV).
Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) and Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) have known each other for most of the…
Though Frank Martin versus Gervonta Davis has not been confirmed, Martin last week did nothing to cool the rumors during Ryan Garcia’s public workout in Dallas.
There has been long-term speculation that the WBA lightweight world champion Davis will next fight Martin on Saturday, June 22, on Prime Video PPV.
Martin, 18-0 (12 KOs), a gym-mate of Garcia – who train…
Anthony Joshua joked that he barely had time to enjoy Christmas before fight brokers reminded him ahead of New Year’s Eve that he would soon be turning from his late-December stoppage of Otto Wallin to meet former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in March.
Joshua’s destructive second-round knockout demonstrated that his activity was high and the union with trainer Ben Davison …
Heavyweight Jared Anderson, 17-0, 15 KOs, was disappointed with his performance against Belgian Ryad Merhy, 32-3, 26 KOs, in Corpus Christi, Texas, despite claiming a comprehensive unanimous decision.
Anderson was booed thanks, in part, to Merhy’s lack of ambition and the Toledo-based heavyweight won by a wide margin.
Anderson’s next fight will be in the courtroom. The un…
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has reached the back nine of his career.
With 64 fights already under his belt, Alvarez figures to be in blockbuster bouts for the foreseeable future, but he’s previously stated that he plans to retire at the age of 37.
But first, the 33-year-old Alvarez will headline another Cinco De Mayo weekend fight on May 4, aiming to defend his undisputed super middl…
Ryan Garcia will have many of his loyal social media following tuned in on Saturday, April 20th, as he faces the WBC junior welterweight champion Devin Haney in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
When looking back at boxing at the birth of social media, Garcia will be a chapter. In the post-Floyd Mayweather era, Garcia picked up the ball and went direct to the consumer. The thing th…
In one of televised boxing’s lowest-action fights in recent memory, Jared “Big Baby” Anderson won a unanimous decision over Ryad Merhy on Saturday at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The fight, which went to Anderson on official scores of 100-90 (twice) and 99-91, headlined an ESPN card promoted by Top Rank. Promoters and organizers were likely regretting…
Earlier this week, Fury declared at a news conference to promote the fight that he’s positioned to become the best heavyweight of his era by defeating Oleksandr Usyk, the unbeaten former undisputed cruiserweight champion from Ukraine.
That was the lead discussion point on Friday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters.”
“A focused Tyson Fury might be one of the …
For a heavyweight in the year 2024, the age of 24 is way too young to be in any kind of rush. Heavyweights have historically blossomed later and lasted longer than smaller fighters, and modern advances in science and nutrition have helped athletes in almost all sports extend their peaks.
If we were instead talking about a bantamweight and it was sometime between the first and second World Wars, s…
Jared Anderson is being proclaimed as the next great American heavyweight and his promotional teammate Shakur Stevenson has heaped praise on the Top Rank contender.
Anderson faces Ryad Merhy on Saturday at the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. The bout will be broadcast on ESPN.
Anderson (16-0, 15 KOs), 24, of Toledo, Ohio, is looking to make a statement.
Last year, he mo…
The countdown has begun for the undisputed heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk rescheduled for May 18.
Fury held a press conference at Mazuma Stadium in Morecambe, U.K., alongside promoter Frank Warren on Wednesday, and a full five weeks ahead of his collision with Usyk, a separate media frenzy has begun regarding a long-discussed bout with domestic rival and two-time…
Naoya Inoue’s May 6 defense of his undisputed junior featherweight titles will be his sixth consecutive bout in his native Japan.
Staying home has been good to Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs), with the 31-year-old becoming undisputed bantamweight king, convincingly defeating Philadelphia’s Stephen Fulton and rising to global pound-for-pound king.
It might be ugly American-ish to suggest this, b…
Jared Anderson hopes to use Saturday’s fight with Ryad Merhy as a springboard towards a lucrative future date in Saudi Arabia.
The undisputed heavyweight title fight on May 18 in Riyadh, between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, is just the latest demonstration of the extent to which Saudi Arabia’s wealth has allowed them to almost buy the heavyweight division.
Anthony Joshua stopped Fr…
Jared Anderson has been watching Shakur Stevenson to enhance his preparations for Saturday’s fight with Ryad Merhy.
The 24 year old, at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, fights for the 17th time as a professional, and is the favourite to win for the 17th time.
Anderson has stopped all but one of his previous 16 opponents – he recorded 10 valuable rounds when ou…
Ryan Garcia is confident heading into his April 20 fight with Devin Haney.
Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) believes that a win over Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) in Brooklyn, New York, will make him the face of boxing. It might not be that simple, but he envisions that as part of the path. Garcia had a slew of predictions and thoughts at his lunchtime media workout on Tuesday in Dallas, Texas, about what fans can e…
Negotiations for a potential fight between Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez have become a weighty issue.
Alvarez is the undisputed king of the super middleweight division, and he will defend his crown once more against Jaime Munguia in an all-Mexican Cinco De Mayo weekend showdown in Las Vegas on May 4.
Munguia is certainly an appealing opponent who will help make the fight a blockbuster…
Oscar De La Hoya is overjoyed at the eagerness of junior welterweight Ryan Garcia and the fighter’s willingness to take on big challenges.
Garcia is set to challenge Devin Haney for a junior welterweight world title on April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
De La Hoya, Golden Boy Promotions’ chairman and CEO, says Garcia’s boldness reminds him of the era in…