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Liam Paro dismisses ‘disgusting’ Ryan Garcia

BoxingScene July 5, 2024

Liam Paro has condemned the “disgusting” Ryan Garcia after his super-lightweight rival was expelled from activity by the WBC. Garcia failed two drugs tests conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association around his then-victory over Devin Haney on April 20. He tested positive for ostarine…

Shakur Stevenson: Every hood in America will watch me fight Gervonta Davis

BoxingScene July 5, 2024

Shakur Stevenson looks to defend his WBC lightweight title for the first time against Artem Harutunyan on Saturday night (July 6) in a homecoming fight at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on ESPN. But it’s the opponent Stevenson isn’t facing as he…

Eddie Hearn: Terri Harper’s challenge to Rhiannon Dixon could be final roll of the dice

BoxingScene July 5, 2024

Eddie Hearn believes that Terri Harper’s career could be on the line when she challenges Rhiannon Dixon for the WBO lightweight title on August 24. The two will box at Manchester’s new Co-op Live Arena on the undercard of the super lightweight fight between Jack…

Jack Catterall has limited time but undisputed remains the aim

BoxingScene July 5, 2024

Jack Catterall’s trainer Jamie Moore has admitted his man’s days at junior welterweight are numbered heading into the fight against Regis Prograis, but he is still capable of becoming undisputed champion. Catterall comes into the contest against Prograis without a single belt on the…

Shakur Stevenson Needs A “Floyd Mayweather Moment” To Boost Popularity, Says Teddy Atlas

EastSideBoxing July 5, 2024

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson needs a “Floyd Mayweather moment,” according to Teddy Atlas, to build his popularity in the boxing community. Atlas points out that earlier in his career, Mayweather beat up and stopped a big puncher, Diego Corrales, in a fight that increased…

William Zepeda: Gervonta Davis would be a harder fight than Shakur Stevenson

BoxingScene July 5, 2024

Top-ranked lightweight contender William Zepeda returns Saturday to fight Giovanni Cabrera, headlining a Golden Boy show on DAZN at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Across the country on the same night, WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson is set to face Artem Harutyunyan. …

WBC Expels Ryan Garcia After Racial Slur Remarks

BoxingNews24 July 5, 2024

The WBC has moved swiftly to expel Ryan Garcia following his using racial slurs against black people and criticizing Muslims on social media. World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman revealed Thursday that the sanctioning body had expelled the 25-year-old Garcia. Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) is…

Ryan Garcia expelled from activity by the WBC

BoxingScene July 4, 2024

Mauricio Sulaiman today (July 4) announced that Ryan Garcia has been expelled from any WBC activity. Only yesterday, in a media conference call, the sanctioning body president voiced his support to a fighter who failed two VADA tests that resulted in his April 20…

Shakur Stevenson Puzzled By Artem Harutyunyan’s Confidence

BoxingNews24 July 4, 2024

Shakur Stevenson doesn’t know what to make of the confidence his opponent Artem Harutyunyan has shown in the final days before their fight on Saturday, July 6th. Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs), WBC lightweight champion, is accustomed to his opponents looking a little timid, but Harutyunyan…

Today in Boxing: Jack Johnson stops Jim Jeffries in ‘Fight of the Century’

BoxingScene July 4, 2024

Jim Jeffries was a 330-pound alfalfa farmer who had left boxing behind six years earlier when he received the frantic call to defend the honor of his race. When he answered it, the “Fight of the Century” was on. The mission: to return the…

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