Maxim Vlasov vs. Felix Valera Set For December 25 in Sochi

Tragic news has struck the world of professional wrestling with the word that one of wrestling's biggest stars has lost his life at the age of 38. Celebrity entertainment outlet TMZ, which is known for breaking the news of many deaths of famous people around the world, broke the news of the death of legendary wrestler Jay Briscoe, who has tragically died in a car crash at the age of 38.

There was a time when David Benavidez wanted nothing more than to land a fight with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, if only for a shot to reclaim his old WBC title. The former two-time super middleweight titlist will now gladly settle for the next best thing—a chance to silence a longtime divisional rival.

Top Rank Boxing on ESPN presented by AutoZone: Beterbiev vs.Yarde will stream live this Saturday, Jan. 28, at 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT exclusively on ESPN+ in the U.S. The event takes place at OVO Arena Wembley in London, England. WBC, WBO and IBF world champion Artur Beterbiev...

Deontay Wilder is undecisive about who’ll win in a potential fight between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO, and Ring Magazine titlist Oleksandr Usyk. The two heavyweights are slated to meet sometime this spring for an undisputed bout. But when offering his opinion, Wilder delivered...

Undefeated former two-time WBC Super Middleweight Champion David “El Bandera Roja’’ Benavidez and former IBF Super Middleweight Champion Caleb Plant will meet in a high-stakes, 12-round showdown to settle their long-simmering feud live on SHOWTIME PPV on Saturday, March 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde continued to show nothing but respect for each other after they made weight Friday afternoon in London. Neither fighter said a word on stage as they faced off for cameras a day before their light heavyweight title fight at OVO Arena Wembley in London. The...

Championship belts might be of importance to Teofimo Lopez Sr., but according to the talkative father and trainer of Teofimo Lopez, the numbers simply aren't adding up. After eking out a somewhat controversial victory over Sandor Martin in his last outing, Lopez was perched comfortably in the second slot in the WBC rankings at 140 pounds. Jose Ramirez, a former unified champion, opted against taking on current title holder, Regis Prograis. With the highly ranked contender bellyaching over the split of the financial pie, he abruptly walked away.

As the countdown continues for the inaugural boxing event at YouTube Theater in Inglewood this Saturday, January 28, Santa Ana’s Alexis “Lex” Rocha (21-1, 13 KOs) hosted a press conference today in Los Angeles ahead of his NABO title defense against George “Red Tiger” Ashie (33-5-1, 25 KOs) of Accra, Ghana.

Austin “No Doubt” Trout is currently in the middle of his training camp for his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut. He will face former UFC star Diego Sanchez on February 17th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The bout will serve as the chief supporting bout underneath the Lorenzo Hunt-Mike Richman main event.

Frank Warren is always going to back his man, but he says that one of the reasons he was able to gain home advantage for Anthony Yarde against Artur Beterbiev this weekend was that the champion’s promoters, Top Rank, believe the fight is straightforward for their man. Yarde, who...

It didn’t take long for George Ashie to find a common theme in a fight he never hesitated to accept. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com earlier this week, the 38-year-old Ghanaian stepped up to replace an injured Anthony Young versus streaking welterweight contender Alexis Rocha. The show—which will air live on DAZN this Saturday from YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California—will mark the stateside debut for Ashie, who seeks to avenge a decades-long misjustice served to his legendary countryman Ike Quartey.

German middleweight Bjorn Schicke (20-1-1) meets Julio Alamos (15-0) from Chile on February 24 in Berlin with the vacant IBO Intercontinental title at stake. This fight headlines the first of the two AGON Sports events that weekend. Schicke has now relinquished the EU title to concentrate on bigger things while...

It wasn’t the result Daniel “Chucky” Barrera wanted for his second professional fight, but after a draw with Isaac Anguiano in November, he learned plenty of lessons that he expects to take with him in his return to the Quiet Cannon Country Club in Montebello this Friday against Victor Hernandez Martin.

Former two division champion David Haye expects Anthony Joshua to pull off an impressive, dominant win in a planned fight against heavyweight contender Jermaine Franklin. Joshua, who is looking to bounce back after losing consecutive fights to Oleksandr Usyk, is scheduled to return on April 1 at the O2 Arena in London.

Welterweight contender and Minneapolis-native Jamal “Shango” James held a media workout in his hometown Wednesday as he prepares to thrill crowd at The Armory on Saturday, February 25 when he battles 2016 Argentine Olympian Alberto Palmetta in the 10-round co-main event live on Showtime in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

The stars and the moon appeared to be aligning perfectly for Richardson Hitchins. After waving farewell to Mayweather Promotions and signing on with Matchroom Boxing, the former Olympian envisioned hefty paydays and gargantuan fights. Amongst a long list of highly ranked contenders at 140 pounds, Hitchins believed that a matchup between himself and Montana Love made all the sense in the world.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy “El Tren” Ramírez will lock horns with Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe in a 12-round showdown for the vacant interim WBO featherweight world title Saturday, April 1, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. In the eight-round co-feature, Puerto Rican sensation...

Oscar De La Hoya is apparently sanguine about his chances to do more business with one of his bitterest rivals in the industry. The Hall of Fame fighter and head of Golden Boy typically has not had anything much kind to say about Al Haymon, the founder of Premier Boxing Champions, but the two powerbrokers are currently collaborating on an upcoming fight in the spring that will see De La Hoya’s ace client Ryan Garcia in the ring against Haymon’s own in Gervonta “Tank” Davis.

The first part of the finals of the ASBC U22 Men‘s and Women’s Asian Boxing Championships took place in Bangkok on January 25. Uzbekistan showed the best results with them taking five of the eleven gold medals. Host nation Thailand came second with three gold medals, with Kazakhstan taking two, and Mongolia with one.

Liam Smith dismissed the claims from Chris Eubank’s handlers that Smith’s inadvertent albeit illegal elbow buzzed Eubank before any of Smith’s punches put him down Saturday night in Manchester, England. Roy Jones Jr., Eubank’s trainer, first suggested in the immediate aftermath of Smith’s stunning TKO victory that...