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Denys Berinchyk capped a memorable night for Ukrainian boxing when he followed Oleksandr Usyk in bringing home more silverware. Hours earlier, Usyk had become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in Saudi Arabia with a points win over Tyson Fury. Then, in San…

The power of heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. was too much for fellow unbeaten Brandon Moore on Saturday night at Pechanga Arena.  Torrez, the 2020 Olympic silver medalist, unleashed a series of devastating punches that Moore could not withstand as the bout was stopped in…

Brian Norman Jr. caused a shock with his 10th-round knockout of hometown hero Giovani Santillan.  With the victory, Norman Jr became the WBO interim welterweight champion on Saturday night at the Pechanga Arena. The stoppage came at 1:33. Norman (26-0 with 20 KOs)…

Saturday, May 18 For those curious about the evolving fan experience on fight night in Saudi Arabia, when BoxingScene arrived at the remote Kingdom Arena for Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk there were fans having a flag confiscated, despite theirs being a flag dedicated to Usyk, and…

Saturday, May 18 For those curious about the evolving fan experience on fight night in Saudi Arabia, when BoxingScene arrived at the remote Kingdom Arena for Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk there were fans having a flag confiscated, despite theirs being a flag dedicated to Usyk, and…

German heavyweight Agit Kabayel produced a punch perfect performance against Cuba’s Frank Sanchez last night on the undercard of Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Kabayel (25-0, 17 KOs) started quickly to ultimately stop Sanchez (24-1, 17 KOs) in the seventh round with…

A good chess player, it has been said, is someone who can recall patterns, understands tactics and strategies and can envision openings and endgames. One might ask what that has to do with one of the great heavyweight fights of modern times, but if…

Welterweight contender Blair Cobbs, who recently signed with Don King Promotions, has secured a matchup with former four-division titleholder Adrien Broner – a bout Cobbs has long sought. An intriguing twist emerged when the promotional poster for the bout carried a cryptic warning: "If Broner…

Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez (35-2, 32 KOs) returned to the winner’s column on May 11 when he stopped Daniel Lugo (27-3-1, 18 KOs) in seven rounds at the Palenque de la Feria en Aguascalientes, Mexico. The fight was streamed live on DAZN.  In Hernandez’s prior…