Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez have been the talk of the boxing world over the last week.
First, Crawford beat Israil Madrimov in a narrow unanimous decision to claim the WBA junior middleweight title on Saturday and become a four-division champion. …
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya confirmed today that he wants to make the fight between William Zepeda and WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson.
He feels that a fight between Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) and Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) is a “huge” one, and he says…
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya wants to match Vergil Ortiz Jr against Terence Crawford in 2025 if Vergil is successful in his next two fights.
De La Hoya says if Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) wins his fight this Saturday night against WBC interim junior…
Usually, the discomfort experienced by someone watching a boxer cut weight is exceeded only by the discomfort of the boxer having to actually cut the weight. It is, for the bystander, a unique, unnerving experience, both voyeuristic and to a degree perverted. It can be…
Daniel Dubois wants to make his mark against Anthony Joshua | Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images
Daniel Dubois wants to make his mark next month against Anthony Joshua. Daniel Dubois has another chance to make a massive mark…
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya criticized the September 14th designation of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga fight as a Mexico vs. Puerto Rico clash.
(Credit: Esther Lin: Premier Boxing Champions)
Berlanga’s Nationality Questioned
De La Hoya points out that Berlanga is from New York,…
Undefeated Sam Noakes (14-0, 13 KOs) is looking to return to knockout ways when he defends his European lightweight title against mandatory challenger Gianluca Ceglia (21-4-1, 4 KOs) at London’s York Hall on September 6.
Noakes won the title with a dominant 12-round points victory…
Following a weekend of heightened drama connected to the U.S. debut Riyadh Season card in Los Angeles, the fallout/backlash has provoked a search for solutions and peace this week.
On Wednesday’s string of BoxingScene’s Top Stories on ProBox TV, analysts Paulie Malignaggi and Chris…
If we could see this guaranteed heavyweight rumble go down! Zhilei Zhang vs. Martin Bakole, what a battle of big men – and I mean BIG MEN – this one would be. Both guys expressed interest in the fight, and both men predicted a win…
Cuba, the small island that has produced so much awesome boxing talent over the years, indeed decades, has another gold medal winner. Yesterday in Paris, France, Erislandy Alvarez edged French hero Sofiane Oumiha via split decision victory.
Alvarez goes home to Cuba with the lightweight…