Boxing Scene

Former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey says he has agreed to fight Prince Patel in what could be his final ring outing in March next year. Ghana’s Clottey, 47, who last fought against Azizi Mponda in 2019, said he decided to face 31-year-old Blackburn-born Patel who continues to call him out. The fight is on

Marco Romero took another step toward bringing big fights to Kansas with another victory on the road. The super middleweight prospect improved to 4-0 (3 KOs) with victory in Portland, Maine, capping a 12-month period that has seen him go 13-0 in the amateurs and pros. The promotional free agent defeated Orlando Salgado after 1:21

Reports about an immediate rematch being ordered by the IBF between the newly-crowned super middleweight champion William Scull and Vladimir Shishkin are inaccurate, according to the Agon Sports promoter Ingo Volckmann. “This is fake news – there is a letter from the IBF but they did not order an immediate rematch,” Volckmann said. “William will get a bigger

There was a time when “The Gloves Are Off,” or any instance in which boxers sat across a table from one another, was as close to insight as a fan could hope to receive ahead of a big fight. In a darkened room, with only a table and a host for company, there was, for

When your nickname is “The Big Deal,” expectations are high – especially when Floyd Mayweather himself co-signs you. For 18-year-old lightweight Curmel Moton, those expectations aren’t just being met, they’re being shattered – at least so far.  Moton returns to the ring Saturday night at ACX1 Studios in Atlantic City, New Jersey looking to continue

The citizens of California may not realize it, but they have a pretty darned cool one-upmanship statement available to them for bragging-rights purposes whenever needed: “The executive director of my state athletic commission could kick the executive director of your state athletic commission’s ass.” Andy Foster retired as a professional MMA fighter in 2007 with

Find me a better stylistic contrast than Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor. Serrano’s heavy, thudding hands racing Taylor’s quicker, sharper mitts to their facial targets. Taylor tip-toeing the perimeter of the ring, trying to box; Serrano walking her down, awaiting her opponent’s inevitable submission to the brawl. Taylor’s quicksilver combinations. Serrano’s damaging single shots. Each

Jose Benavidez Snr, the father and trainer of David Benavidez, says his son has plans of campaigning at cruiserweight in the near future. Benavidez Snr revealed to Fight Hub TV that his son is weighing up options to challenge WBO 200-pound titlist Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez if his quest to face the winner of Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry

Floyd Schofield and Shakur Stevenson have taken to social media to talk up a possible fight. Stevenson, recovering from a hand injury, seemed to be headed into a February 22 fight with William Zepeda. But Zepeda suffered a hand injury of his own in his bout with Tevin Farmer last week, and Schofield has come

There was a point when Galal Yafai felt like a man condemned to a normal life. A late starter to boxing, the Birmingham star made an honest wage packing parcels and delivering boxes of car parts. He did not know what he wanted in life, but he knew what he did not want, and it

Having said the fighters are to blame for the health of the sport, Oscar De La Hoya has garnered support from two former pros. In his weekly Clap Back Thursday social media post, De La Hoya said it was down to the fighters that the sport was not thriving as it should, because the best

Chris Algieri has called the potential February clash between champion Carlos Adames and Hamzah Sheeraz an “excellent fight” and a “potential banger.” Speculation has intensified that they could be headed onto a February 22 bill in Saudi Arabia, with WBC middleweight champion defending his title against England’s heavy-hitting challenger.   The February 22 bill could also

In baseball, the tie goes to the runner but, in boxing, it just goes to frustration. Case in point: junior flyweights Elwin Soto and Moises Caro slugged it out for 10 rounds at Plaza de Toros Calafia in Mexicali, Mexico, only for the judges to shrug and call it a draw.  Scores read 97-93 for

Caleb Plant has reignited his rivalry with Edgar Berlanga, taking to social media yesterday to call out the Puerto Rican super middleweight. Plant, 32, stopped Trevor McCumby in one of 2024’s most thrilling bouts with a ninth-round TKO in September at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, his only appearance in the ring this year. Berlanga,

George Kambosos Jnr has described a possible showdown between Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda as a fight for the fans. Stevenson, 27, who holds a lightweight title, could defend his belt against mandatory challenger Zepeda, 28, who became an interim titleholder last Saturday. Both fighters have expressed interest in facing one another. According to Kambosos,

Undefeated welterweight Jorge Maravillo will face Damoni Cato-Cain in an eight-round bout December 13 at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. Maravillo, 10-0 (8 KOs), of Salinas, California, will be taking a step up in competition under a new training setup. Having parted ways with Sam Garcia and his late father, Max Garcia, Maravillo

Junior welterweight David Lopez delivered a statement performance on Friday in the OTX 11 show at Corey Studios in Atlanta, stopping Marlin Sims in the first round under unusual circumstances. Lopez, 20, of Oakland, California, dropped the 32-year-old Sims, from Tampa, Florida, with a right hook in the closing 30 seconds of the round. As

Sometimes inclusivity in boxing is not always a good thing. “If they can do it, anyone can,” might work in other sports, and professions, but in a business as dangerous as boxing encouragement in the wrong places is often asking for trouble.  An eight-rounder between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, for instance, was aspirational to