Denmark’s Jacob Bank (15-0) will fight on March 1 in Vejen, Denmark, against an opponent to be announced. The newly created Primetime Boxing will promote. Bank, 23, last fought in November, when he stopped Ibo Maier. Primetime has seven boxers under contract…
Thomas Covington left the USA Boxing Nationals in 2024 with not just a national title but also the status of being the most outstanding elite boxer. In 2019, he left Detroit to live with his trainer, Khalil Harvey Snr. He won the 132lbs division…
Daniel Dubois was in quite a hurry to call out Oleksandr Usyk following Usyk’s repeat victory over Tyson Fury last week. But the eager Dubois is going to have to cool his jets before he finds himself in the ring with Usyk again. …
Late-blooming cruiserweight Paul Bamba has died at age 35, it was announced Friday in a joint statement released by the Bamba family and his manager, R&B singer Shaffer “Ne-Yo” Smith. The news was broken publicly in a post on Ne-Yo’s Instagram account: “It…
Throughout the long and storied history of the heavyweight division, there had, prior to 2024, never been a heavyweight champion who could lay claim to all four sanctioning bodies’ belts simultaneously. For much of that history, this was a good thing, because until extremely…
An MRI exam in the new year will help determine the boxing future of IBF lightweight and three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, his manager told BoxingScene Friday. Lomachenko, 18-3 (12 KOs), will undergo a back examination in his native Ukraine, said the fighter’s manager Egis…
An MRI exam in the new year will help determine the boxing future of IBF lightweight and three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, his manager told BoxingScene Friday. Lomachenko, 18-3 (12 KOs), will undergo a back examination in his native Ukraine, said the fighter’s manager Egis…
Natasha Jonas already has one big fight lined up for 2025, and she’s hoping at least one more will follow. Jonas, the unified IBF and WBC welterweight titleholder, will take on WBA and lineal champ Lauren Price on March 7 at the…
In keeping with most aspects of modern life, boxing continued to become an increasingly online affair in 2024. Like shopping, ordering food, communicating, making money, and watching films, the encouraged and easiest way to follow the sport was from afar and through a screen, with…