BoxingScene

Tuesday, May 14  Instead of writing at length about how soulless a place Riyadh is, and how equally soulless is the unfortunately spelled BLVD City – the relatively remote entertainment* centre at which Tuesday’s far-from-grand grand arrivals were held – it seems more appropriate, given…

His promoter Frank Warren has detailed the extent to which Tyson Fury continues to be influenced by his struggles with his mental health. On Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Fury contests the undisputed heavyweight title against Oleksandr Usyk in a…

Abass Baraou will make the first defense of his European super welterweight title against Macaulay McGowan on Friday June 14. The fight will be promoted by Wasserman and televised by Channel 5. The world ranked Baraou, 15-1 (9 KOs), won the vacant belt in…

H2O Sylve (11-0, 9 KOs) will face fellow undefeated starlet Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield (17-0, 12 KOs) in a clash of two of boxing’s best lightweight prospects.  The 10-round lightweight battle will take place on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor…

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will return to the boxing ring after a three-year absence to fight former UFC product Darren Till July 20 on the undercard of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul event at AT&T Stadium outside Dallas. Two boxing officials connected to the deal…

Quite apart from the vastly different rule sets, it has always struck me that one of the biggest differences between boxing and grappling is the swiftness at which punishment is handed out.  Whereas boxing can provide an instant penalty for dropping a hand or…

Of all the people to stand up and bust out a tune at a karaoke bar in Detroit that night, the moppy-haired, 6ft 9ins Brit crooning Eric Clapton’s ‘Wonderful Tonight’ was the least likely. “Who’s this new kid?” someone asked Hall of Fame trainer…

Emanuel Navarrete will attempt to win a world title in a fourth different weight class Saturday night when he takes on Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBO lightweight title.  Navarrete is a former 122, 126, and 130-pound beltholder and has been appearing in title…

Ben Davison believes that Tyson Fury is reaping the rewards of the postponements of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk. On Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – six months after they were originally scheduled to – they will finally contest the…