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After Willy Hutchinson pulled out of Saturday’s (February 8) super middleweight fight against Zach Parker in Manchester, many wondered whether Parker, 25-1 (18), would still appear on the bill. The answer to that question is yes, he will, with his replacement opponent revealed…

Scottish trainer Billy Nelson has been getting credit for his work with Lewis Crocker and, in particular, African heavyweight contender Martin Bakole. Bakole, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is 21-1 (16 KOs). He will meet Efe Ajagba later in the year in…

Billed as Derek Chisora’s last ever UK press conference, this afternoon’s meeting between Chisora and Otto Wallin was by turns a celebration of the Londoner’s career and an attempt to squeeze the last drips of weirdness and aggression from a 41-year-old who appears to be…

NEW YORK – Koby Williams may be more of a stylist than a brawler, but it doesn’t take much to convince him to fight. Long before Williams was making noise in the New York amateur and pro boxing scene, he was another youth looking…

An attractive junior middleweight fight between Bournemouth’s in-form Lee Cutler and Birmingham’s Sam Eggington is edging closer. Sources told BoxingScene that the fight was discussed last year but it is back on the table after Cutler came through Stephen McKenna in December and he…

As is often the case with disgruntled fighters these days, Savannah Marshall today decided to air her dirty laundry on social media in an effort to explain why she will no longer be appearing on the Boxxer card at the Royal Albert Hall on March…

Cindy Ngmaba will fight Kirstie Bavington on her professional debut, it was announced today.  The fight will take place on the undercard of Natasha Jonas vs. Lauren Price on March 7 at Royal Albert Hall and should represent a considerable test for Ngamba.   …

Julian Williams and Stephen Fulton have something in common and it isn’t just being titleholders from Philadelphia. Both have taken losses and revived their careers after knockout losses in a title fight. Fulton defeated Brandon Figueroa this past weekend in a rematch of…

In this week’s mailbag, we tackle your thoughts on David Benavidez and David Morrell in the wake of Benavidez’s victory in last weekend’s pay-per-view main event. Is Benavidez not as monstrous as his nickname? Did Morrell gain in defeat? Did Morrell’s mind games work against…