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…
Following Wednesday’s open workouts designed to promote the weekend’s rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, there will be a five-fight card staged by Frank Warren in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Over six rounds at junior middleweight, London’s Chris Kongo, 16-2 (7 KOs), will take…
Tony Bellew believes Oleksandr Usyk will win every round if Tyson Fury chooses to press the action when the pair meet in their rematch on Saturday. The first encounter between Usyk and Fury was stylistically surprising. Many expected Fury to use his huge size…
For Alexis Rocha, the road to a welterweight title is starting to feel like chasing a sunset – just as it comes into view, it slips over the horizon. Since his big win over Blair Cobbs, the 27-year-old southpaw Rocha has flirted with title shots…
Jesus Ramos' dream opponent at 154lbs is Jermell Charlo. Louisiana’s Charlo, 34, dominated the junior middleweight division in his prime, attaining the undisputed championship. He left the division and behind for a superfight with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez at 168lbs and has since been stripped…
At a time of year when lists are being compiled around the world, Bruno Surace finds himself at the top of many of them. It is not Christmas lists, or a list of who has been naughty or who has been nice, but rather…
Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price are to contest the IBF, WBC and WBA welterweight titles at London’s York Hall on March 7. Jonas on Saturday won the WBC title from Croatia’s Ivana Habazin with victory in their unification contest on Saturday in her home city of…
“You want to go up in weight?” Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, asked Tyson Fury during the face-off for the December 21 rematch between the two top heavyweights. “No, I want to box, like I did before [in the first fight],” Fury…
Julian Chua, a former professional boxer turned trainer, works out of Brickhouse Boxing in Los Angeles. Chua is best known for working with Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, the 33-year-old Mexican fighter with a record of 47-1 (30 KOs). Ramirez, a former super middleweight titleholder, has competed…