Not all rounds are created equal, and despite being armed with scoring criteria and years of experience, there are still some rounds that — if you can get them to admit it — give judges fits. We can all look at a round and identify…
_1.jpg?w=765&resize=765,435&ssl=1 "Boxing judge Tom Schreck reveals which rounds are the hardest to score and give the officials fits")
So far in the latest BoxingScene roundtable series we've looked at the best fights, most memorable fighters and now we focus on a crucial part of the job. What was your favorite interview? Kieran Mulvaney: Lisa McClellan. I hadn't spoken with her…
Derek Chisora turns 41 today ahead of his scheduled 10-round headliner against heavyweight contender Otto Wallin on February 8 at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
A Fan Favorite
Fans want Chisora to retire because he’s so slow, easy to hit, and is soaking…
Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua will fight in May or June and start training camp in January. By then, the former two-time heavyweight champion (28-4, 25 KOs) will have had four months of rest to recuperate from his fifth-round knockout loss to IBF champion Daniel…
Seemingly everything in boxing is up for debate, the fighting extending from beyond those ropes and between those bells. But this much is inarguable: Oleksandr Usyk, as of earlier this year, was the undisputed heavyweight champion. Usyk, while no longer undisputed (he vacated the…
Callum Smith will give it another go at the world level, facing WBO interim light heavyweight champion Joshua Buatsi on February 22nd in Riyadh.
Is Buatsi Damaged?
It’s a formidable obstacle that Smith has in front of him, challenging the big puncher Buatsi (19-0, 13…
Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua is interested in only two fights in 2025: a rematch against IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and the ‘Battle of Britain’ clash against Tyson Fury.
Hearn prefers Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) because of the huge interest. He says it’s the…
.jpg?w=765&resize=765,435&ssl=1 "Kevin Lee Sadjo relinquishes EBU title in order to take aim at Christian Mbilli")
French super middleweight Kevin Lele Sadjo has unsurprisingly relinquished the EBU title to go ahead with the IBF eliminator against Christian Mbilli. Lele Sadjo was supposed to defend the championship against the mandatory challenger, Italian Ivan Zucco, who will now instead fight the highest-ranked…
Zhilei Zhang says a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua “doesn’t mean a lot” at this point in their careers. It’s like, who cares? These guys are just fighting for cash in a fight with no meaning. If Turki Al-Sheikh wanted to be tough,…