Cliff Rold

David Benavidez-David Lemieux: Stats and Stakes

Sometimes, it’s better to view a fight in a vacuum. For fans waiting to see the talented David Benavidez in with bigger names, perceived bigger threats, Saturday (Showtime, 10 PM EST) might look like marking time. He’ll be heavily favored to win and...

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - May 20

Pick It: TBRB #1 David Benavidez vs. David Lemieux (Saturday, Showtime, 10:00 PM EST) - 25-year old David Benavidez (25-0, 22 KO) might not have Super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez in his sights in 2022, but 2023 could be a whole different story...

David Benavidez - Third Time's The Charm?

By Cliff Rold - Someone had to be the one. Lots of guys wanted to be next up for Saul Alvarez after the super middleweight king completed his unification of the division in 2020. No matter what he decided to do, we know now it was going to be a multi...

Jermell Charlo Finishes His Set: Weekend Afterthoughts

There are certain fighters opponents don’t want to see twice. It’s rare we get a fighter who is one of them and somehow makes their second chapters better than the original. Jermell Charlo is 2 for 2.

Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano II: Stats and Stakes

By Cliff Rold - Last time Jermell Charlo had to correct a blemish on his record, fans were treated to a sequel better than the original. Regardless of the outcome Saturday (Showtime, 9 PM EST), if it happens like that again we’re in for a real treat....

Charlo-Castano II: When the Dust Settles…

By Cliff Rold - A stellar era in the Jr. middleweight division gets its next chapter Saturday (Showtime, 9 PM EST) with one of the best fights on paper so far in 2022. How can we be sure of that? It was one of the best fights on paper in 2021 and met...

Bivol Sets The Table For Undisputed: Weekend Afterthoughts

Dmitry Bivol looked like he might be on his way to being the best light heavyweight in the world after a string of victories that included Jean Pascal and Joe Smith Jr. 

Canelo Alvarez-Dmitry Bivol: Stats and Stakes

By Cliff Rold - Momentum is a funny thing. Saul Alvarez has it. One can look at his lack of losses since the Floyd Mayweather fight and see his position in 2022 as a result of a constant. It’s not. There's been a different level to Alvarez since the...

Fury, Stevenson, Chocolatito Make Moves: BoxingScene Competition Index May 2022 Update

A third of the year is past and boxing has left little to complain about. Multiple unification matches, our first few Fight of the Year contenders, a massive stadium show…2022 is off to a great start and it’s not slowing down. 

Saul Alvarez - How High Can He Go?

By Cliff Rold - World Super Middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KO) has done a lot already in his career. He’s already only the third former Jr. middleweight titlist to win a major sanctioning body belt at light heavyweight, joining the ex...

A New King (We Hope) and The Return of Canelo: May Preview

Unification fever was everywhere in April with new partially unified titlists crowned at middleweight, welterweight, and Jr. lightweight on the men’s side and super middleweight and flyweight on the women’s. 

A Superfight Delivers a Superb Fight: Weekend Afterthoughts

A packed house at Madison Square Garden. Promotion on the Today Show. Years of anticipation. Two fighters at the peak of their powers who had beaten seemingly everyone but each other. Short of a formal pay-per-view offering, Katie Taylor-Amanda Serra...

Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano: Stats and Stakes

There have been some big fights between women in the past. Whether Saturday’s clash (DAZN, 7:30 PM EST) ultimately proves the biggest at the box office remains to be seen. It’s certainly been exposed at a level we don’t normally see, with WWE and the...

Oscar Valdez-Shakur Stevenson: Stats and Stakes

By Cliff Rold - Saturday night (ESPN+, arguably the two best Jr. lightweights in the world will lock horns to unify two of the four major belts in their division and earn recognition as rightful champion of the class from TBRB and Ring Magazine. No f...

Stevenson-Valdez: A Unification Rarity at 130

By Cliff Rold - Unification fever is everywhere in boxing right now. Weeks removed from Errol Spence-Yordenis Ugas at welterweight, Jr. lightweight gets into the mix. 24-year old US Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson (17-0, 9 KO) puts his WBO b...