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Women’s middleweight Nisa Rodriguez earned the first stoppage of her career with a technical knockout of Melody Popravak at 52 seconds of the second round on Tuesday night. The bout served as the co-feature of BoxingInsider’s final card of 2024 at Sony Hall in…

Most people celebrate their birthdays with cake and candles, as well as some presents surrounded by loved ones. For David Benavidez, however, his 28th birthday was spent promoting his upcoming February 1 fight with David Morrell Jnr during a media workout in Miami which felt…

When promoters toss out the idea that Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury II will be a better fight than their first matchup, you should raise an eyebrow.  The first fight was spectacular and would be difficult to top under any circumstance. Usyk is 37 and into…

On a crisp December night in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Richardson Hitchins collapsed to the floor of Coliseo Roberto Clemente, his arms raised in triumph, clutching the IBF junior welterweight title after a split decision victory over Liam Paro. Hitchins headlined Matchroom Boxing’s first…

Paul Bamba entered 2024 with a bold plan: fight 15 times in one calendar year.  On Saturday, he’ll step into the ring for the 14th time, falling one short of his goal but surpassing Mike Tyson’s iconic 13-fight streak in 1986, which propelled “Iron…

As pointless as any other “Grand Arrivals”, the only thing that made tonight’s spectacle in Saudi Arabia different from the rest was the fact that Saturday night’s fighters approached the stage having first exited an aircraft. ( Yes, only in Saudi Arabia.) That aside,…

In the boxing ring, it doesn’t matter how far ahead you are, how many rounds you’ve banked – there’s always a risk, until the final bell sounds, that the other guy can suddenly erase all the good work you’ve done with one punch. The…

David Morrell Jnr’s arrival to the spotlight came with a shove and the boxing world felt it.  What started as a routine media workout in Miami on Tuesday to promote his February 1 clash with undefeated David Benavidez quickly fell into chaos, with a…

In the first installment of his new series for BoxingScene, New York-based boxing judge Tom Schreck explains how he officially scores fights, including what he looks for during a round. I’m betting that regular readers of BoxingScene don’t need to be told what the…