Nick Ball, who retained his WBA featherweight title with an impressive and once again exciting performance, Ball stopping a game Ronny Rios in the 10th round in his native Liverpool on Saturday night, should by all rights be holding two world title belts now. Ball,…
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: "The Hurricane."
“Give that man his Oscar!”
It was December…
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: "The Hurricane."
“Give that man his Oscar!”
It was December…
Many of Gervonta Davis’ critics have long wanted to see him face his fellow top lightweights, and are therefore disappointed that his next bout will instead be against junior lightweight titleholder Lamont Roach Jr.
Roach, of course, feels that the weight difference between…
Gervonta Davis has confirmed that he will defend his WBA lightweight title against Lamont Roach Jnr on December 14 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Davis, 29, stopped Frank Martin in June, and Ryan Garcia in what represented the biggest fight of 2023. …
Lamont Roach is a good fighter. He’s technically sound; he’s a championship-level fighter.
But as far as opponents for Gervonta “Tank” Davis in a pay-per-view event go, I’d prefer to see someone who has produced explosive performance at the highest level or at least is a…
Shawn Porter feels that Artur Beterbiev has too much wear & tear on him from his battles to defeat the less depleted Dmitry Bivol this Saturday in their undisputed light heavyweight championship on October 12th in Riyadh.
The former welterweight champion Porter says the 33-year-old…
Lamont Roach Jnr says he brings far more to the table than Frank Martin, the undefeated lightweight contender who was knocked out in highlight-reel fashion by Gervonta “Tank” Davis in June.
“Respectfully, I’m not Frank Martin. Frank Martin started boxing when he was, what,…