BoxingScene

In this week’s mailbag, we tackle your thoughts on one fight that’s just been announced (light heavyweight contenders David Benavidez vs. David Morrell), one fight that’s being imagined (featherweight titleholder Nick Ball vs. junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue), one fight that’s been ordered (unified middleweight…

Pushing two-belt junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora beyond the WBO-imposed deadline to negotiate a three-belt unification bout, Terence Crawford on Wednesday balked, agreeing to let Fundora move on to another bout. “The only one hurt by this is Fundora and his interest in fighting in…

Former junior welterweight titleholder Subriel Matias will return to the ring on November 9 in a 10-round bout against Roberto Ramirez at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The event will be broadcast on PPV.com and iN Demand. Matias (20-2, 20 KOs),…

From the time he started boxing as a six-year-old, Dmitry Bivol has drawn inspiration by wondering what it’d be like to be considered the best boxer in the world. As he lifted himself up the fight game’s proverbial ladder, he paused to observe the…

Chris Eubank Jr, dressed in native Saudi dress and alongside new coach Johnathon Banks, unleashed the odd bead of sweat at the open workouts in Saudi Arabia to promote this Saturday’s Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol event. Eubank takes on Kamil Szeremeta on the undercard. “This is…

“I tell people this all the time and they think I’m kidding,” laughs former 154lbs titlist Ishe Smith. “I practically had a 20-year pro career. I had no injuries really. I’ve only been cut in a couple fights, cut in the gym. Nothing really major,…

Martin Bakole or Agit Kabayel could take the place of 'NOT RATED' atop the IBF heavyweight rankings and become the leading challenger to Daniel Dubois if they agree to the final eliminator ordered by the sanctioning body.  The promoter of 21-1 (16 KOs) Bakole, already…

Frazer Clarke has been picking Lennox Lewis’ brains ahead of his rematch with British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, Fabio Wardley, which takes place in Saudi Arabia this weekend.  In March, Clarke and Wardley battled to an exciting split draw at the O2 Arena in…

Lawrence Okolie has relinquished the WBC bridgerweight title to campaign in the heavyweight division. Okolie won the much-maligned championship when he knocked out Poland's Lukasz Rozanski in one round as recently as May. "After much consideration it is with a heavy heart that I have…