As the film “The Featherweight,” about the life of boxing great Willie Pep, enters wide release, this week a different BoxingScene contributor will reflect on a boxing biopic that resonates with them. Today: “Cinderella Man.” “In all the history of the boxing game, you find no human interest story to compare with the life narrative
Month: October 2024
It’s not the biggest week, but we’ve got some stuff to talk about! Janibek Alimkhanuly returns this weekend, which means we get to talk more about the middleweight division as if we’re the first people to notice it stinks, and for the first time! We definitely haven’t said all this before. We just saw some
Janibek Alimkhanuly successfully weighed in below the middleweight limit for his unified title defense on Friday. The bout, which headlines an ESPN+ event at The Star in Sydney, Australia, will see Alimkhanuly (15-0, 10 KOs) face IBF mandatory challenger Andrei Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs). Alimkhanuly came in at 159.5 pounds, while Mikhailovich weighed 159.9 pounds.
LIAM DAVIES may be chasing a world title fight but the appeal of one particular big domestic fight still remains. The unbeaten 28-year-old returns to the ring on November 2 against Shabaz Masoud four months on from their original date which was postponed because of an injury suffered by Davies. Davies is currently ranked in
With Fabio Wardley set for his rematch with Frazer Clarke on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol, Wardley tells Sky Sports that he’s in a good position to angle for an upcoming world title in the near future, once he takes care of business against Clarke. With Wardley being ranked in the top
WHETHER he agrees on a rematch or sails off in a different direction, Daniel Dubois’ crunching fifth-round KO of Anthony Joshua has certainly left the 27-year-old in a significantly stronger position. Dubois’ win has seen him climb up the Boxing News rankings from sixth spot to third in our world top 10. Only two men
Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 2, 2024, 09:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boxing superstar Terence Crawford said he rejected a deal to fight UFC great Conor McGregor because he didn’t want to participate in a mixed martial arts fight. In separate interviews, both Crawford and McGregor revealed that Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General
CHRIS EUBANK JR has revealed to Boxing News the reasons why a fight against unified super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez didn’t materialise last month. The 35-year-old had been in negotiations to face the Mexican superstar in Las Vegas but a deal couldn’t be struck. Instead, Edgar Berlanga won the Canelo sweepstakes and went on to lose
Former rivals Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez met for the first time since their two fights at the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame last weekend. The event, which is becoming one of boxing’s annual must-attend attractions, saw the fighters reunite and embrace 15 years on from Martinez edging Williams by a majority decision in
Oct 2, 2024, 03:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Janibek Alimkhanuly defends his IBF middleweight title against Andrei Mikhailovich on Friday at The Star Sydney in Pyrmont, Australia (ESPN+, 5 a.m. ET). The fight was originally scheduled for July 13 in Las Vegas, but two days before that date, Alimkhanuly fainted while trying to make
Ahead of the October 26 fight between Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis, Matchroom Boxing releases some behind the scenes footage of both fighters in camp as they prepare for battle. Prograis, for one, says he’s highly motivated to become a world champion once again and that begins with a win Catterall. “It’s one step closer
Gervonta Davis today dropped a rather large hint that his next fight, already confirmed to be against Lamont Roach, will take place in Houston, TX, with December the month in which it will take place. “DECEMBER, Houston,” the short but revealing post said. It had been reported that December 21, the night of the Oleksandr
Teofimo Lopez makes an appearance on It Is What It Is and has a discussion with Cam and Mase about his comments dismissing a potential fight against Shakur Stevenson, who he thinks brings him the toughest fight, and why a fight between him and Devin Haney never happened. Check out some excerpts below. Teofimo Lopez
ZHILEI ZHANG wouldn’t be drawn on how he could beat Daniel Dubois should they ever meet but the Chinese heavyweight did dish out praise for the British fighter in a recent interview with Boxing News. Zhang’s career suffered a setback in March, losing to Joseph Parker on points, but returned to winning ways with an
EUROPEAN super-bantamweight champion Dennis McCann hopes to return to the ring in December and has an opponent in mind. This week the 23-year-old could find out when and where he is fighting next. Should he box one more time this year, that would total three bouts in 2024, which makes up for an inactive 2023
There isn’t much that unites everybody in the partisan world of boxing, but Eddie Hearn’s announcement that Matchroom are considering the idea of starting main events at 9pm caused a joining of hands across the divides. No more 10.45pm video montages selling and promoting a fight you are already tuned in to watch. No more
JANIBEK Alimkhanuly travels to Sydney, Australia, on Friday to defend his IBF middleweight title against little-known challenger Andrei Mikhailovich. Alimkhanuly’s WBO belt will not be on the line. Interestingly, the IBF operates a 10-pound rehydration clause, so Alimkhanuly will hope the weight issues that hindered the first attempt of this fight do not return. Arriving
WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr’s team tells Dan Rafael that their charge, slated to meet Derrieck Cuevas on November 8th, is done for the year after injuring his left hand. The bout is now targeted for “early 2025.” Norman (26-0, 20 KO) rocketed into the welterweight elite by smoking Giovani Santillan in May, earning