NAIMOU AZIZ SAMSON: “BABYFACE” BABATUNDE WILL LOSE AGAIN!
Naimou Aziz Samson of Benin has vowed to hand Nigeria’s Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde his second loss when they clash at GOtv Boxing Night 23 on September 11.
CLARESSA SHIELDS SIGNS WITH UK’S SKY SPORTS
Claressa Shields will need to dust off her passport for the next phase of her career.
MAURICIA LARA-JOSH WARRINGTON ENDS IN TECHNICAL DRAW AFTER CLASH OF HEADS
Josh Warrington will have to wait for his chance to gain revenge against Mauricio Lara after a horror cut, caused to the Mexican by a series of head clashes, saw their rematch declared a technical draw at the end of the second round.
ALFRED LAMPTEY LOOKS SENSATIONAL IN TKO WIN OVER IDDI KAYUMBA
Ghana’s Alfred Lamptey made a strong statement on Saturday night, dominating Iddi Kayumba of Tanzania on his way to a 10th-round TKO win at Accra’s Bukom Boxing Arena.
VIDEO: OSCAR DE LA HOYA CONTRACTS COVID, SEPTEMBER 11 COMEBACK OFF
Oscar De La Hoya’s planned comeback is placed hold – and could result in an entire show getting relocated. BoxingScene.com has learned that De La Hoya has been removed from the September 11 Triller Fight Club Pay-Per-View event after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19. The Hall of Fame former six-division titlist was due to…
CALEB PLANT BLASTS CANELO, REYNOSO AFTER VALDEZ POSITIVE DRUG TEST
Caleb Plant was presented with a unique pre-fight storyline this week ahead of his undisputed super middleweight bout with Canelo Alvarez on Nov. 6 when the Mexican fighter’s stablemate Oscar Valdez tested positive for the banned substance phentermine before his Sept. 10 fight with Robson Conceicao. The IBF champion Plant decided to not pull…
TRAINING CAMP NOTES: STEPHEN FULTON JR.
With just over two weeks until his highly anticipated super bantamweight unification fight on SHOWTIME, undefeated WBO 122-pound world champion Stephen “Cool Boy Steph” Fulton Jr. has relocated to Las Vegas to put the finishing touches on his summer-long training camp.
MAURICIO LARA-JOSH WARRINGTON WEIGH-IN RESULTS
Mauricio Lara and Josh Warrington once again meet at the crossroads. Both boxers made weight ahead of their anticipated rematch, which airs live on DAZN Saturday evening from Headingley Rugby League Stadium in Warrington’s hometown of Leeds, England. Lara weighed a fighting ready 125 ½ pounds, barely above his weight of 125 pounds when…
HASSAN MWAKINYO STOPS JULIUS INDONGO IN FOUR ROUNDS
In front of a capacity crowd, Hassan “Champez” Mwakinyo retained his African Boxing Union (ABU) super welterweight title with a fourth-round TKO over former unified world champion Julius Indongo.
AZUMAH NELSON: SAMUEL TAKYI HAS NO FUTURE IN GHANA, MUST MOVE TO THE USA
Azumah Nelson says Olympic bronze medalist Samuel Takyi must relocate to the United States to further with his career.