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Rafael Espinoza and Robeisy Ramirez are set to reignite their rivalry on December 7 at Phoenix’s Footprint Center, with a featherweight title once again on the line. Their first meeting last December ended in a razor-thin majority decision for Espinoza, sparking debate and anticipation for…

Saturday’s fight between Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai represents the “acid test” of the Olympic champion’s professional career, according to Matthew Macklin.  The one-time amateur rivals fight at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, the city Yafai and the retired Macklin call home. …

During his latest social media address, promoter Oscar De La Hoya explained his position surrounding the proposed Ryan Garcia exhibition against Japanese kickboxer Rukiya Anpo, which is scheduled for December 30. Shortly after the fighters went nose-to-nose at the Los Angeles press conference on Tuesday,…

Gervonta Davis will defend his WBA lightweight title against WBA 130-pound champ Lamont Roach at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 1, it was confirmed on Friday. According to a press release from Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), the fight will be officially announced at…

Gervonta Davis will defend his WBA lightweight title against WBA 130-pound champ Lamont Roach at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 1, it was confirmed on Friday. According to a press release from Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), the fight will be officially announced at…

Martin Bakole often finds himself as the odd man out in the heavyweight division. With Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel facing one another rather than Bakole, possibly on February 22, it has left the Scotland-based Congolese fighter without an opponent. However, with Bakole’s…

Zelfa Barrett is hoping to return to ring as soon as possible after seeing Saturday's proposed 10-rounder with Mexico's Cristian Bielma fall through. Regardless, the world ranked junior lightweight is still looking to tee up a big 2025.  In April, Barrett stopped Jordan Gill…

William Scull has been ordered to fight the winner of Diego Pacheco-Christian Mbilli, presuming they agree to fight, and then Vladimir Shishkin. As was previously reported by Boxing Scene the IBF denied a request from Salita Promotions for an immediate rematch between Scull and…

Sunny Edwards was narrowly lighter than Galal Yafai for Saturday's flyweight fight at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. The 28-year-old Edwards was 111lbs. Yafai, 31, was 111.4lbs. The one-time amateur rivals fight in Yafai's home city on the occasion of Yafai's ninth professional contest,…