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Isaac Cruz is preparing for war against Jose Valenzuela – a war he expects to win. Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs), 26, the newly crowned WBA super lightweight titleholder, will make his first defense against rising southpaw Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela on Aug. 3, in chief…

With the amount of time that we, as boxing fans or boxing writers, spend sitting around pondering dream fights, staring up and down divisional rankings trying to come up with pairings to toss out there on Twitter to spark conversation or, during a slow week,…

With the amount of time that we, as boxing fans or boxing writers, spend sitting around pondering dream fights, staring up and down divisional rankings trying to come up with pairings to toss out there on Twitter to spark conversation or, during a slow week,…

Derek Chisora has said he will happily entertain a trilogy with his old foe Dillian Whyte after defying the odds to beat Joe Joyce.   Chisora was not fancied by many going into the contest against Joyce but pulled out a special performance…

Nigeria’s Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore has been suspended from the Paris Olympics because of a doping violation. In a statement, the International Testing Agency (ITA), said the sample that they had collected, “has returned an adverse analytical finding for the specified prohibited substance furosemide.” The substance…

Ryan Garner was just 18 years old when he burst onto the British super-featherweight scene.  Garner may have taken a more circuitous route to the top than many would have predicted or expected but after beating Archie Sharp at the O2 Arena on Saturday…

“It was a good fight. I enjoyed it,” said Joe Joyce, following his gruelling 10-round decision loss to Derek Chisora at London’s O2 Arena.  Joyce was dropped in the ninth, a moment the Putney man felt was pivotal in determining the fight’s outcome. …

Manny Pacquiao’s world title shot against Mario Barrios has possibly gone up in smoke after his exhibition bout with Rukiya Anpo. Pacquiao faced Japanese kickboxer Anpo in a three-round exhibition and although there was no official winner, everyone knew the result. Pacquiao struggled to…

The WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball is enjoying life. “Yeah – world champ, innit?” he cheerfully told BoxingScene. “I’m feeling good – staying focused and just looking forward to the next one.” Within the space of seven months Ball dominated the respected former super-bantamweight…