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Fresh from becoming a two-division champion, Angelo Leo says he would like to slug it out with Naoya Inoue at 126 pounds. Leo, 30, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, stopped Luis Alberto Lopez of Mexico in 10 rounds to snatch the IBF featherweight title…

Iron Mike. Heavyweight champion of the world. Baddest Man on the Planet. Admitted domestic abuser. Convicted rapist. A man who once said, “I come from filth and scum and sewage,” and who tried to prove it in the ring by once biting off a chunk…

For a generation, we knew exactly who Mike Tyson was. Iron Mike. Heavyweight champion of the world. Baddest Man on the Planet. Admitted domestic abuser. Convicted rapist. A man who once said, “I come from filth and scum and sewage,” and who tried to…

Should Jake Paul be taken seriously as a professional boxer? After brushing past any bias or resentment toward “Jake Paul” the character, the question is a valid one – especially on the occasion of Sunday’s press conference at New York City’s Javis Center to…

Joe McNally wants Liam Smith’s fight with Josh Kelly to be his last – but in the event of victory expects Smith to pursue a third fight with Chris Eubank Jnr. Smith and Kelly fight at Wembley Stadium on September 21, on the undercard of…

Luis Alberto Lopez is a great fighter – there, we said it – but if you prefer a little flair, let’s call him the “Boo-Loving Brawler” instead of the “Road Warrior”. The featherweight’s 10th-round knockout loss to Angelo Leo in Leo’s hometown of Albuquerque,…

In the days after his second-round stoppage of Mariusz Wach, Moses Itauma – perhaps the world’s most promising young heavyweight – spoke to a collection of journalists, BoxingScene included.  He spoke about what he hopes will be next in his career, the past that…

Junior middleweight Brian Mendoza has turned to a new trainer, Bob Santos, as he aims to rebound from a recent unanimous decision loss to Serhii Bohachuk. Mendoza, who has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows in the past two years, sought a change…

It hasn’t taken Aloys Junior long to make his mark on the British boxing scene. The explosive cruiserweight was a teenager when he infamously accepted – and lost – a tough debut fight on just five hours’ notice. Since then he has reeled off a…