OSCAR DE LA HOYA TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA WITH HIS "CLAP BACK THURSDAY" AND POINTED THE FINGER AT WHO IS TO BLAME FOR BOXING'S WOES. WBC President, Mauricio Sulaiman, said he expects middleweight champ, Carlos Adames, to defend his belt against top-ranked contender Hamzah Sheeraz in Riyadh – a card expected to include Daniel Dubois, Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda Those who succeed know the key is when the door of opportunity opens, kick it open. That’s exactly what Canada lightweight Lucas Bahdi did in posting a highlight-reel KO of Jake Paul-promoted prospect Ashton Sylve, a victory that landed Bahdi both a date on the Paul-Mike Tyson card and a multi-fight deal with promoter Paul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One month away from the Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury rematch, let’s consider what will happen that night in Saudi Arabia and where it will leave each fighter. Israil Madrimov and Serhii Bohachuk are back in the ring after suffering losses as the co-main of Usyk/Fury 2. Is this an example that a defeat does not equate to a career death blow? Within this past week, Jake Paul has defeated Mike Tyson in front of more than 60 million Netflix viewers and Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh has finalized his purchase of Ring Magazine. Who is Boxing's Person of the Year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
THE TWO DAVIDS HEADLINE A FEB 1 PPV IN LAS VEGAS AND THE TWO CHAMPS ARE ALREADY HEATING THINGS UP IN TWO LANGUAGES! “Pitbull” Cruz’s manager, Sean Gibbons, explained to BoxingScene why “Pitbull” is bypassing an automatic rematch with WBA champion Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela in favor of a likely slugfest scrap with fellow contender Angel Fierro Christian Mbilli’s Canadian promoter tells BoxingScene his top-ranked WBC/WBA contender is in talks with No. 1-ranked WBO contender Diego Pacheco for a Jan. 25 super-middleweight fight that would leave the winner prominently positioned to meet Canelo Alvarez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
PBC will be back in February, though there is talk of a non-PPV show in January in Minnesota or Florida, but at the T-Mobile, the two light heavyweight Davids, Morrell and Benavidez, meet in an excellent fight. Ryan Garcia is set to box in an exhibition in Japan against kickboxer Rukiya Anop. It will take place on December 30 in Tokyo, but Garcia is currently serving a 12-month suspension for the use of PEDs. Why was the Netflix bout between Tyson and Paul such a huge success with the numbers? Was it Tyson? Was it Paul? Was it because it was free and available to everyone? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
JAKE PAUL VS MIKE TYSON DELIVERED OVER 60 MILLION HOMES. WAS THIS A WON FOR BOXING? TWO FUTURE GALL OF FAMERS DELIVERED! ONCE AGIAN, KATIE TAYLOR GOT THE WIN. DO WE NEED TO SEE A THIRD FIGHT? GILBERTO RAMIREZ UNIFIED THE CRUISERWEIGHT BELTS IN SAUDI ARABIA. IS MOVING TO HEAVYWEIGHT THE NEXT MOVE? THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER AT LIGHTWEIGHT, WILLIAM ZEPEDA, GOT PAST TEVIN FARMER. IS ZEPDA READY FOR A TITLE SHOT? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
THE CHAMPS, CHRIS ALGIERI AND PAULIE MALIGNAGGI HAVE YOUR LIVE COMMENTARY DURING THE JAKE PAUL VS MIKE TYSON FIGHT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris Billam-Smith is looking to unify the cruiserweight titles Does he have the ability to weather Mexico’s Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs), who has shined in his move up in weight and is talking about moving to heavyweight? How will this fight play out? Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano produced the most consequential fight in women’s boxing history when they paired together two years ago at Madison Square Garden, and now comes the rematch. While number one contender, William Zepeda, is the number one contender at lightweight. Can his fight in Saudi vs Tevin Farmer be a real test as Zepeda ready for Shakur Stevenson? Mario Barrios is set to defend his welterweight belt, but is already looking ahead to a fight with Jaron "Boots" Ennis. Is that fight a reality with Boots looking to move to 154 lbs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024 FEATURED UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONS LIKE OLEKSANDR USYK, ARTUR BETERBIEV AND NAOYA INOUE PLUS, RISING STARS LIKE BAM RODRIGUEZ. WE RANK OUR BEST.. POUND FOR POUND. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former unified 140-pound champion,Jose Ramirez stages his first two-bout year since 2019 while also tended to building his family, with a fourth child due in January. It is a balance between family and fighting. With an abundance of mainstream interest, can the novelty bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson Friday on Netflix help the sport or does it expose giving it a black eye given the presence of the 58-year-old Tyson in oversized gloves in two-minute rounds? The compelling return of Devin Haney from his controversial no-contest with Ryan Garcia in April could be against Teofimo Lopez, according to a Forbes report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
OSCAR DE LA HOYA AND GOLDN BOY PROMOTIONS HEAD TO SAUDI ARABIA FOR THEIR FIRST LATINO NIGHT FEATURING A CRUSIERWEIGHT UNIFICATION BOUT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
PROBOIX TV DELIVERED AGAIN WITH AN AMAZING NUGHT OF FIGHTS INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL KO OF YEAR IN BOXING! Super-flyweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez capped a remarkable 2024 campaign by knocking out WBC interim champion Pedro Guevara in the third round and putting everyone around the division and above it on notice IBF welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis won the fight Saturday in his Philadelphia main event against Karen Chukhadzhian, but lost in the court of public appeal by getting repeatedly tagged by his opponent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WHEN THE FIGHT "MUST" GO ON CAN PAYING A FINE FOR MISSING WEIGHT ACTUALLY BE GOOD STRATEGY? Defeat has transformed Subriel Matias from the division’s boogeyman to a near afterthought, and similar treatment has been sent to Haney following his loss. Why is this phenomenon so stark in boxing? Keyshawn Davis headlines as homecoming card in Norfolk, Va. and is lighting up talk shows and social media by telling Naji he’s confident in his chances against Gervonta “Tank” Davis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From rehab to the ring... Joseph "Jojo" Diaz makes his return on ProBox TV Saturday, November 9th. We sit down with the former champ THE SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER JOINS PROBOX TV TO TALK ABOUT HIS FIGHT VERSUS CANELO, WHEN HE WILL FIGHT AGAIN.. PLUS, HIS CONNECTION TO PROBOX TV! Keyshawn Davis headlines as homecoming card in Norfolk, Va. and is lighting up talk shows and social media by telling Naji he’s confident in his chances against Gervonta “Tank” Davis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Undefeated Darrelle Valsaint meets Angel Ruiz in a 10-round junior-middlewweight bout. At 24, the southpaw Valsaint is looking to extend his streak of four consecutive knockouts, the most recent being a third-round KO of Pachino Hill on June 5. EDDIE HEARN posted a mythical set of “5 versus 5” matchups BETWEEN MATCHROOM AND GOLDEN BOY. WHO DO YOU GOT? Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is the current frontrunner to challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title on February 22 next year following confirmation that Anthony Joshua will not pursue an immediate rematch with the IBF heavyweight champion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez returns to defend his WBC super-flyweight belt Saturday against veteran Pedro Guevara of Mexico. “Boots” admits 154 is “poppin’” now. . How good would the division be with him in there? WBO President Gustavo Olivieri spoke of applying common-sense techniques to mandatories, rankings and drug testing while seeking to participate in behind-the-scenes conversations that can lift the sport with better fights and smarter governance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
PROBOX TV'S CONTENDER SERIES HAS AN ACTION PACKED CARD FEATURING NICKLAUS FLAZ, DARRELLE VALSAINT AND THE RETURN OF JOJO DIAZ ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Turki Alalshikh of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season has announced a union with undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue that has a reported value of $19 million FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMP, RAFAEL ESPINOZA, DEFENDS HIS TITLE DEC 7 ... THEN A MOVE UP TO 130? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What does the 147 pound division need to find its footing again only a couple years removed from the glory days of Crawford-Spence-Thurman-Porter-Garcia? Bob Arum holds two powerful chips in the pursuit of connecting to Canelo Alvarez’s next fight in WBC top-ranked contender Christian Mbilli and undisputed light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev JOJO DIAZ'S ROAD BACK TO THE RING HAD ITS BUMPS. HE TELLS US WHAT IT WAS LIKE AT ROCK BOTTOM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anthony Joshua wants to wait for the outcome of the Dec. 21 Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury fight before committing to another bout. Dubois wants to fight again in February.. so what's next? What lessons has boxing learned 50 years after "The Rumble in the Jungle"? IS MAKING A MARQUEE FIGHT IN THE U.S. STILL POSSIBLE? OR DO ALL EYES STILL LOOK TO RIYADH SEASON TO FOOT THE BILL? PRESS CONFERENCE DAY FOR PROBOX TV'S DEBUT IN BELFAST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EDGAR BERLANGA HAS BEEN IN THE RING WITH A LEGEND. HE INTRODUCES US TO PABLO VALDEZ WHO WIL BE ON THE PROBOX TV CARD NOV 9 IN FLORIDA “Rumble in the Jungle” turns 50 ON October 30th marking anniversary of Muhammad Ali regaining the heavyweight belt, the ultimate vindication for his principled stand against the Vietnam war Oscar De La Hoya floated the name of a current champion for the comeback fight of Ryan Garcia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices