BoxingScene

Moses Itauma and Hamzah Sheeraz are among six fighters to have signed contract extensions with Queensberry Promotions. Nick Ball and Anthony Cacace, two of Queensberry’s world champions, have also extended their commitment to the promoter. Liam Davies and Sam Noakes are the two others. Itauma,…

On Friday night, Tommy Hyde recorded his 10th professional victory by stopping Germany’s Aro Schwartz in Boston. The picture-perfect right hand that dropped Schwartz in the third round gave the Irishman his third knockout win of the year and got his relationship with his new…

Trainer Mark DeLuca knows junior welterweight Mike Ohan Jnr’s reality in the ring. Two obvious options exist for the Massachusetts boxer: he can fight hand-picked local opponents for little reward, or he can take on top-tier talent, often with more experience and backing than he…

The WBO’s latest ratings update includes four new fighters who have been named the number-one contenders in their respective divisions. At junior middleweight: Tim Tszyu, 24-2 (17 KOs) dropped from first all the way down to 10th following his three-round drubbing at the…

It may not grab many headlines, but the routine way in which Junaid Bostan swept aside Argentina’s Maico Sommariva inside three rounds in Manchester on Saturday night was quietly impressive. Of course, Bostan, 10-0 (8 KOs), was expected to win but he had the…

On Wednesday, it will be 50 years since Muhammad Ali caused a seismic shock that still reverberates through the sporting world, on grainy color tape and on the pages of magazines that have since faded to yellow. It was in Kinshasa, Zaire, Africa, that…

Undefeated Las Vegas lightweight Kaipo Gallegos takes on Tampa’s Iron Alvarez in Orlando on Friday. Gallegos is 6-0-1 (5 KOs), and Alvarez is 15-2 with 11 stoppage wins. They will fight over eight rounds as the co-main event at the Caribe Royale Resort in…

Trainer Mark DeLuca sees junior lightweight Abraham Nova’s upcoming fight against Humberto Galindo as pivotal. More is on the line than just a victory at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York.  To prepare, DeLuca shook up the camp by having Nova train…

Pick It: Robson Conceicao vs. O’Shaquie Foster II When to Watch: Saturday, November 2.  The preliminary broadcast begins at 5:50 p.m. Eastern Time (9:50 p.m. GMT).  According to a Top Rank spokesman, the co-featured bout (Raymond Muratalla vs. Jesus Perez) is expected to…