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Junior welterweight Jamaine Ortiz is determined to make fans forget his February bout against Teofimo Lopez, which, despite a divisive consensus, left many indifferent to him.  “They’re gonna forget about the last performance, that’s what I’m going to tell you,” Ortiz told BoxingScene ahead…

Under the watchful eyes of Oscar De La Hoya, dressed as The Joker, and with Halloween spirit in the air, Floyd Schofield and Rene Tellez Giron held a respectful, gratitude-filled press conference ahead of their Saturday showdown.  The lightweight main event from The Theater…

To Mario Barrios, fighting in front of his home crowd remains a special feeling, one that he adores. San Antonio’s Barrios, 29, is billed to defend his WBC welterweight title against 33-year-old Abel Ramos of Phoenix, Arizona at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas…

It’s that season again. The season of creeps, ghouls, and demons. The season of blood and guts. The season of jump scares, shocks you didn’t see coming, and dark corners you would rather not explore. The season of trick or treat. The season of candy…

The biggest talking point of Saturday’s Robson Conceicao-O’Shaquie Foster rematch remains what led to its creation – the highly contentious scorecards that defined their first encounter in July. Most observers felt that Foster deserved to keep his WBC junior lightweight strap only for two of…

Ryan Farrag has announced that his rematch with Marcel Braithwaite is off.  The former European bantamweight champion took to Facebook to announce that he is now looking for a new opponent for the November 15 date and blasted the talented but frustrating Braithwaite for…

The World Boxing Organization has a new president following the retirement of longtime leader Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel. Gustavo Olivieri will replace Valcarcel, who had led the organization for decades. The announcement was made Thursday during the 37th Annual WBO Convention in San Juan, Puerto…

Malik Scott, part of Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez’s team, regards Ramirez as the top cruiserweight in the world. Scott, a former heavyweight title contender best known for training (and fighting) Deontay Wilder, will be in Saudi Arabia to assist Ramirez’s lead trainer, Julian Chua, when…

Muhammad Ali’s clash with George Foreman on October 30, 1974, produced one of the great title-winning performances of all time, burnished the legend of the man known as “The Greatest,” added new phrases to the boxing vocabulary – from “Rumble in the Jungle” to “rope…