3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (298+ words) In anticipation of new WBC 168lbs titlist Christian Mbilli waiting to defend his belt versus former champion Canelo Alvarez in September, Lester Martinez requested Tuesday to fight for the organization's interim belt. Guatemala's Martinez 30-0-1 (19KOs) visited WBC officials with advisor Robert Diaz…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (183+ words) Salita Promotions continues to keep the lights on for the U.S. club scene. The company founded by former title challenger Dmitry Salita is set for its first show of the year. Joshua Pagan, 14-0 (5 KOs) gets a hometown headliner as he faces…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (470+ words) George Liddard defends his newly-acquired British and Commonwealth titles against Tyler Denny on March 21. As BoxingScene reported last month, the 23-year-old Liddard will take on arguably his stiffest test in the pros against former European champion Denny at the Copper…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (208+ words) Nieky Holzken, a super middleweight boxer who took part in the World Boxing Super Series tournament, has retired from combat sports in general after suffering his second defeat within the Sweet Science." Holzken was also a champion kickboxer " his main…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (384+ words) Jake Paul's attacks on Bad Bunny and the American-ness of Puerto Rican culture have drawn the ire of his company's most popular Boricua boxer. "Turn off this halftime. A fake American citizen performing who publicly hates America. I cannot support…...

2+ day, 44+ min ago   (159+ words) Selby, 38, reigned as the IBF featherweight champion from three years from 2015. He retired with a record of 28-4 (9KOs), having established himself among his country's finest fighters, and will next look to join fellow former world champions James DeGale and Paulie Malignaggi…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (441+ words) There was plenty of praise heaped upon Brandon Figueroa following his career-resurrecting knockout win over Nick Ball. Chief among those to offer congratulations was high-powered boxing financier Turki Alalshikh, who also presented the three-time major titlist Figueroa with a major…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (661+ words) Rene Palacios was unranked and untested at featherweight when he challenged Sulaiman Segawa on January 30. That didn't matter. While Segawa was rated fourth by the WBC at 126lbs, had given Bruce Carrington a tough test and was far better than his…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (168+ words) LIVERPOOL, England - Brandon Figueroa brutally knocked out Nick Ball to claim the WBA featherweight title at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena. Figueroa made those tallies redundant, smashing a left hook across Ball's chin that left him motionless on the canvas....

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (814+ words) Nick Ball is among the shortest boxers to ever hold a world title. Ball aims to make his fourth defense of his WBA featherweight belt on Saturday against former titleholder Brandon Figueroa at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England." Ball,…...