LAS VEGAS – If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.
That’s the theory behind the planned September returns of both unbeaten Puerto Rican junior middleweight Xander Zayas and Brooklyn’s Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington to the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
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Super Welterweight champion Abass Baraou of Germany defeated Macaulay McGowan of the UK over 12 action rounds on Friday night at the Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton, Lancashire, UK.
(Photo credit: Wasserman Boxing)
In the main event, Abass Baraou, 16-1 (9) defeated Macaulay ‘The Whythenshawe…
Subriel Matias defends his IBF World Junior-Welterweight title against Liam Paro
“I want to thank my team, my manager and my promoter, Eddie Hearn, for accepting to do business with me. I’m delighted to be here because the last time I was here was 2019…
LAS VEGAS – Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue is rebuffing a WBA order and will instead return to Japan for a September title defense, two officials familiar with the unbeaten fighter’s plans told BoxingScene on Friday.
Neither official would confirm that Inoue’s next…
Gervonta Davis, Frank Martin, David Benavidez, and Oleksandr Gvozdyk all weighed in successfully on Friday at the weigh-in for their card on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Gervonta Davis’s Energetic Weigh-In
Tank (29-0, 27 KOs), the WBA ‘regular’ lightweight…
Both Subriel Matias and Liam Paro weighed in on the junior welterweight limit ahead of their clash for Matias’ IBF 140lbs title.
Puerto Rican star Matias is 20-1 (20 KOs), while Australian challenger Paro is 24-0 (15 KOs).
Paro, who this week told BoxingScene he…
WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis weighed in at 133.4 lbs, while challenger Frank Martin came in at 134.4 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for their headliner this Saturday night on PBC on Prime Video PPV.
Benavidez and Gvozdyk Fight for interim WBC Title Fight…
Mandatory challenger David Benavidez has been pounding the table and pleading for a fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
But for now, he’ll have to settle for the next-best available option in Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KOs), a former Alvarez sparring partner managed by the…
Promoter Bob Arum states that a lightweight unification fight between Gervonta Davis and Vasily Lomachenko is being negotiated for November.
Negotiations Underway, Pending Davis’ Win
Arum is optimistic that the fight can get made, provided Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) is victorious in the title defense…