Yearly Archives: 2024

Former EBU super lightweight champion and two-time world title challenger Anthony Yigit (29-4-1, 10 KOs) has announced his retirement on social media. Yigit will now concentrate on a career as a personal trainer and is also working on a script for a movie.   Anthony "Can…

Ivan Sylve, the father and trainer of lightweight prospect Ashton Sylve, expressed confusion over recent actions by Floyd Schofield’s team. Ashton Sylve (11-0, 9 KOs), 20, signed to Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, was set to fight Schofield on the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul undercard…

Unbeaten junior lightweight Austin Brooks (12-0-1, 5 KOs) fought to a split draw with Aram Avagyan (11-1-3, 5 KOs) in the main event of the “EQC Fight Night” card at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington.  Brooks, 28, from San Diego, needed a strong…

David Benavidez fully intends to sign an appeal letter keeping him positioned as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s WBC super middleweight mandatory challenger, his father-trainer, Jose Benavidez Sr., told BoxingScene on Monday. “Already been talked about, ready to go,” Benavidez Sr. said of the letter. …