By: Sean Crose If anyone knows a thing or two about high level championship boxing, it’s one Lennox Lewis, the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, as well as an all time great. Now long retired, Lewis’ opinion carries weight when he speaks about the contemporary boxing scene. Needless to say, the man has
Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Dante Kirkman will make his return to the ring on November 16 at the Fox Theater in Redwood City, CA. The event, promoted by Westside Promotions, will mark Kirkman’s third fight of 2024 as the 23-year-old Kirkman is preparing for a scheduled four-round bout against Jose Rodriguez. Kirkman with a record
Nov 1, 2024, 09:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Getting into the ring with Mike Tyson is likely too intimidating for most boxing fans but high-rollers looking to get closer to the action than ever before can do so by spending $2 million for ringside apron seats to his Nov. 15 fight with Jake Paul.
THE latest instalment of Matchroom’s Prizefighter tournament could be over before it’s completion. On January 31, it was announced that the three-round format would return but this time in Japan. At the Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith said, “This is a fantastic way to start our landmark three-year deal in Japan.” Having taken their business
Ahead of the upcoming Nov. 9 card in Philadelphia headlined by the rematch of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian — with chief support from Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez vs Pedro Guevara — Matchroom releases its build up documentary that highlights both Boots and Bam as they prepare for battle. “The plan, just collect these belts,
Ezra Taylor believes that the time for learning is almost over. The unbeaten light heavyweight has set his sights on becoming British champion as quickly as possible. Taylor, 9-0 (6 KOs), had a brief amateur career and didn’t turn professional until he was 26 but has moved quickly. He made his mark with an impressive
Chantelle Cameron vs. Patricia Berghult – Boxing Betting Prediction CHANTELLE Cameron returns to action in Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, tomorrow evening when the Northampton woman faces Patricia Berghult in defence of her WBC Interim title at super-lightweight. Cameron (1/20) once reigned as the undisputed queen and Katie Taylor’s conqueror, so naturally, she entered as a
Ahead of their upcoming fight on Nov. 30, Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai sit down for a face-to-face conversation with Matchroom to discuss their impending battle, their long history with one another, and more. Both fighters are clear in the fact that they have plenty of respect for one another, so no real trash talk
Junior welterweight Jamaine Ortiz is determined to make fans forget his February bout against Teofimo Lopez, which, despite a divisive consensus, left many indifferent to him. “They’re gonna forget about the last performance, that’s what I’m going to tell you,” Ortiz told BoxingScene ahead of his clash with Cristian Ruben Mino on Friday at the
Say one thing for the IBF: they’re reasonably consistent about how they treat unification rematches. ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that they’ve stripped super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez of his title ahead of a planned New Year’s Eve rematch with Kazuto Ioka, which has yet to be officially announced. “Pumita” Martinez (17-0, 9 KO) is admittedly
By: Sean Crose Tank Davis’ next bout looks like it’s going to go down a bit later than first thought. According to noted fight journalist Dan Rafael, the fight between Davis and WBA super featherweight titlist Lamont Roach is being pushed back to 2025.The bout reportedly might go down in January. Nothing, however, has been
The biggest talking point of Saturday’s Robson Conceicao-O’Shaquie Foster rematch remains what led to its creation – the highly contentious scorecards that defined their first encounter in July. Most observers felt that Foster deserved to keep his WBC junior lightweight strap only for two of the three cards to favour the Brazilian. At the final
Oct 24, 2024, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Robson Conceicao makes the first defense of his WBC junior lightweight title in a rematch against O’Shaquie Foster on Saturday night at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, in Verona, New York (ESPN+, 5:50 p.m. ET). Conceicao (19-2-1, 9 KOs) defeated Foster by a controversial split decision
LIAM DAVIES kept his composure despite attempts to unsettle him by supporters of Shabaz Masoud at today’s final press conference. The two super-bantamweights put their unbeaten records on the line in the Queensberry main event at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham. Davies will also defend his IBO super-bantamweight belt as he looks to continue
It is once again time for Frank Warren to ape the aesthetic of a classic Western that itself aped the aesthetic of one of Akira Kurosawa’s finest, as Queensberry announced the latest installment of their “Magnificent Seven” series for December 7th at OVO Arena Wembley. British middleweight champ and series regular Brad Pauls (19-1-1, 11
In May, Robbie Davies Jnr came up just short after 10 give-and-take rounds with former world titleholder Sergey Lipinets. This weekend, Davies, the former British and European junior welterweight belt holder, is back in action against another established operator. On Friday, Davies takes on Javier Fortuna, 38-4-1 (27 KOs), in Belfast, Northern Ireland. At 35
by Keith Idec ROBSON CONCEICAO cannot understand why O’Shaquie Foster feels he was slighted by two judges July 6 in Newark, New Jersey. The newly crowned WBC super featherweight champion chastised Foster for not fighting aggressively during their 12-round, 130-pound title bout that night. Foster’s safer, somewhat passive approach to a co-feature ESPN televised cost
IT appears more than likely that Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis will not return to the ring this year. The WBA lightweight champion was due to face Lamont Roach – the WBA’s super-featherweight titlist – on December 14 in Houston. However, there have been various rumours suggesting that the event will instead take place in January. Davis,
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