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Frank Warren believes that an explosive clash between unbeaten lightweights Sam Noakes and Mark Chamberlain is getting bigger with every passing month.  In April, Noakes, 14-0 (13 KOs), comfortably outboxed quality French veteran, Yvan Mendy, to add the European title to his British and…

Thirteen years after losing to Abner Mares, Joseph Agbeko believes he shouldn’t have taken the rematch. Agbeko (38-5, 28 KOs) lost his 118-pound title to Mares in a Showtime bantamweight tournament in August 2011. Agbeko was on the receiving end of two questionable knockdown…

The powers that be in boxing’s sanctioning bodies understand all that it takes for a fighter to work their way up to become a world champion. So why do they continue reducing the accomplishment by awarding world titles by email in a news release? …

Brian Norman Jr. is relishing his recent elevation to WBO welterweight champion, but the 23-year-old isn’t about to become complacent – he’s aiming for unification bouts instead. Norman (26-0, 20 KOs) secured the interim title with a knockout victory over Giovani Santillan in Santillan’s…

The first free Amazon Prime Video boxing card is in advanced negotiations for an Oct. 19 debut, three boxing officials with knowledge of the card confirmed to BoxingScene on Wednesday. The planned headline bout is former junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu returning directly to…

The first free Amazon Prime Video boxing card is in advanced negotiations for an Oct. 19 debut, three boxing officials with knowledge of the card confirmed to BoxingScene on Wednesday. The planned headline bout is former junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu returning directly to…

After two years of inactivity, Chris Van Heerden has walked away from boxing – a sport that gave him more than he could ask for. South Africa’s Van Heerden (28-3-1, 12 KOs) announced his retirement from the sport via his X (formally Twitter) page…

South Africa’s “Special One” Nontshinga is ready to pack his bags and travel again, in order to defend his IBF light-flyweight title. Nontshinga, 13-1 (10 KOs), is coming off two fights against Adrian Curiel, the first a shocking two-round loss in Monte Carlo before…

Super-middleweight contender Christian Mbilli faces an important step up on Saturday when he faces the tough veteran Sergiy Derevyanchenko in Quebec. The fight, at the Centre Videotron, could be a coming-out party for the 27-0 (23 KOs) Mbilli, because Derevyanchenko is experienced and known…