Trainer Robert Garcia has tipped Anthony Joshua to defeat Francis Ngannou when they fight in Saudi Arabia in less than two weeks. Garcia worked with Joshua for one fight, the rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, before he was replaced by Texan Derrick James who, in turn, has made way for Ben Davison in the Joshua corner. But despite the changes ...
When Sonny Liston stepped into the ring in Miami Beach on February 25, 1964, he was widely expected to leave it the way he entered: as heavyweight champion of the world. Of the top 10 ranked contenders at heavyweight, he had beaten eight of them, seven by knockout. Those who hadn’t faced him appeared in no hurry to do so: ...
Mark Chamberlain was on his way home from a festive night out with his sponsors when Frank Warren’s name appeared on his phone. “I thought it was strange,” he told Blighty Boxing. “‘I’ve got an opportunity here if you want it? I’ll let His Excellency tell you’, so he’s passed me over to Turki Alalshikh. “He just said, ‘Mark I’ve ...
Former unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has urged up-and-coming British heavyweight Matty Harris to keep faith in his ability and to return strongly following his defeat last July to the hardened Ukrainian Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko. Harris, a decorated amateur, had quickly taken to the professional game with five successive wins [four by knockout] following his debut in November 2011. Promoted ...
Edgar Berlanga wasted little time calling for the big fights after his eighth-round stoppage of Irishman Padraig McCrory in Orlando. Berlanga improved to 22-0 with 17 stoppage wins and immediately had the likes of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Jaime Munguia in his sights. In particular, Berlanga wants Canelo, the most-lucrative fight at super middleweight. “I just came off a big ...
Diego ‘Chico’ Corrales and Juan Luis Castillo will forever be linked together Their first bout encapsulated everything right with boxing. There were knockdowns, high drama, and a great comeback. The theater of the unexpected was on full display when they met for the first time in their career. “That was the best fight I have ever seen,” said the legendary ...
Claressa Shields overcame some worrying moments before winning her most-recent PFL MMA fight on points over three rounds. Fighting in the Professional Fighters League in Saudi Arabia this evening (Saturday, February 24), Shields was on top early with some exchanges but started to get involved in close and that suited her opponent, Kelsey DeSantis. In the second round, Shields was ...
Gervonta Davis took to social media platform X to reveal the offer he had received for a potential bout with Conor Benn. Benn was last in action on February 3, against Peter Dobson at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, defeating Dobson over 12 rounds to claim a unanimous points win as the 27-year-old Benn continued to rebuild his career following ...
Edgar Berlanga will get another opportunity to prove his promise and potential when he takes on Padraig McCrory on Saturday at the Caribe Royale in Orlando. The fight will headline a Matchroom Boxing card on DAZN. Berlanga (21-0, 16 KOs) has fizzled a bit recently after kicking off his career to a sizzling start with 16 straight first-round knockout wins. ...
Future Hall of Famer Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, a four-division world champion, has a new weight class. His last fight was in 2022, a majority-decision loss to Juan Francisco Estrada. Since then, not much news has surfaced from Gonzalez’s camp Gonzalez, who was in Santa Ynez, California in support of Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions exclusively spoke to BoxingScene and confirmed his ...