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When Daniel Jacobs disappeared from the fight scene following a split decision loss to John Ryder in 2022, many thought it was for good. After all, Jacobs had already won world titles, competed with the best of the best and made millions of dollars many…

William Zepeda’s latest opportunity to affirm his position as the top lightweight title contender in the world is to defeat a crafty fighter who came in two pounds heavier than him at Friday’s weigh-in. Giovanni Cabrera (22-1, 7 KOs) weighed 137 pounds — two pounds…

William Zepeda’s latest opportunity to affirm his position as the top lightweight title contender in the world is to defeat a crafty fighter who came in two pounds heavier than him at Friday’s weigh-in. Giovanni Cabrera (22-1, 7 KOs) weighed in at 137 pounds –…

William Zepeda is sitting pretty atop the lightweight division as the No. 1-ranked contender across boxing’s four major sanctioning bodies.  But Zepeda’s (30-0, 26 KOs) master plan for a title shot can be spoiled should he have a slip-up Saturday against Giovanni Cabrera as…

Plenty are tipping Abdullah Mason for greatness and his elevation to the televised portion of the ESPN card on Saturday (July 6) will likely ensure that optimism gathers pace. Mason will fight in his third scheduled eight-round bout against Puerto Rican veteran Luis Lebron…

Shakur Stevenson and Artem Harutyunyan weighed-in without incident ahed of their WBC lightweight title fight in Newark tomorrow. Stevenson came in at 134.1lbs and Harutyunyan was 134.8lbs, and they did not have much to say to one another. “They want you to lose,” the challenger,…

There was a definite tone of excitement in John Hedges’ voice when the 22-year-old cruiserweight spoke to BoxingScene. An hour or so earlier - and for the first time since his amateur days - he had locked eyes with a man intent on beating him.…

On Saturday evening, without a title on the line and against an opponent in Alen Babic with which he has no perceived rivalry, the heavyweight Johnny Fisher will be cheered to the ring at London’s Copper Box Arena by thousands of fans. In his…

Queensberry may have taken bragging rights by sweeping Matchroom in the recent ‘5 Vs. 5’ showdown between the two promotional giants but the rivalry shows no signs of slowing down.  Rumors abound that Matchroom’s WBC featherweight champion, Skye Nicolson, 10-0 (1 KO), is being…