Xander Zayas is preparing for an aggressive approach from Damian Sosa this Friday night. Sosa, meanwhile, says there’s more to his game than that.
“I feel like he's going to come in and be a Mexican warrior. I'm expecting the best Damian Sosa…
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Undisputed junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner will return from a lengthy layoff Friday when she defends her titles against mandatory challenger Delfine Persoon. The fight will headline an all-female Global Combat Collective card at Lux Studios in Atlanta and stream for free on Brinx.TV and…
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle your thoughts on Daniel Dubois’ demolition of Anthony Joshua, including how much praise Joshua does or doesn’t deserve, who Dubois should face next, and the idea of a rematch between Dubois and Joshua. We also return to a discussion…
There’s little respect left between Sandy Ryan and Mikaela Mayer — and not just because they’ll be fighting this Friday, when Ryan will defend her WBO welterweight title against Mayer.
That’s because Mayer feels that Ryan stole her trainer, Kay Koroma. …
There have been times when the phrase “He can always rebuild at British level” was a perfectly valid point. It is becoming increasingly redundant.
After making the most British debut imaginable against Ed Harrison, Peter McGrail learned his trade against a succession of tough…
Alexis Rocha seeks to extend his climb up the welterweight ratings by taking on Raul Curiel, an undefeated product of Mexico, in a bout pitting Golden Boy Promotions stablemates Dec. 14 at Toyota Center in Ontario, Calif., BoxingScene learned Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Rocha (25-2,…
Anthony Joshua is for now putting a brave face on his collapse at the feet of Daniel Dubois inside a busy Wembley Stadium. But in the days and weeks that follow, don’t doubt that the darkness will descend.
That natural sense of humiliation, the…
Though Jai Opetaia, 25-0 (19 KOs), unquestionably wanted a bigger fight than Jack Massey, his opponent on the October 12 Riyadh Season card in Saudi Arabia, the IBF cruiserweight belt-holder insists that he won’t overlook his next challenger.
The 29-year-old southpaw, from Sydney, Australia,…
LONDON, ENGLAND: At a press conference in London, one loaded with thanks for the promoters and Turki Alalshikh, it seemed for a while like Chris Eubank Jr hadn’t got the memo.
The 35-year-old, from the seaside city of Brighton and Hove, was there because…