By Keith Idec - Andre Ward wouldn’t come back for one more fight no matter how much money he was offered. There were times during a retirement that is into its sixth year when Ward wondered whether he walked away from the ring too soon. That thought...
Pick It: TBRB #2 Jason Moloney vs. #4 Vincent Astrolabio (Saturday, ESPN, 10:00 PM EST) - The best fight on the week on paper won’t even be a main event. Instead, this clash for the vacant WBO bantamweight belt will provide chief support to Zhanbiek...
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Pick It: World Champion Saul Alvarez vs. TBRB #5 John Ryder (Saturday, DAZN PPV, 7:00 PM EST) - It’s a homecoming for boxing’s most established superstar as he defends the undisputed super middleweight title for the second time. 32-year old Saul Alva...
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Matchroom and DAZN have announced a three-year extension to their broadcast deals in the USA and Mexico. Matchroom held their first event live on DAZN in October 2018 when Jessie Vargas took on Thomas Dulorme in Chicago, and since that night in the W...
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Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Ryan Garcia, was not surprised with the recent news that last Saturday's mega-bout, between Garcia and lightweight rival Gervonta 'Tank' Davis, generated a pay-per-view buyrate number of 1.2 mi...
The Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia fight did even bigger business than those involved in the event expected. BoxingScene.com has learned that their Showtime Pay-Per-View main event generated approximately 1.2 million buys in the United States. Most insid...
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Showtime Sports Documentary Films, in association with UNINTERRUPTED, announced today that S.O.G.: The Book of Ward, an intimate portrayal of the improbable rise of boxing great Andre Ward will premiere Friday, June 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime and...
Pick It: TBRB #2 Joe Joyce vs. Zhang Zhilei (Saturday, ESPN+, 3:00 PM EST) - A pair of giant Olympic silver medalists with big punches and big chins are going to chuck leather. Does boxing get any more elemental than that? It’s the sport distilled to...
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Pick It: TBRB #2 (115) Jesse Rodrguez vs. Cristian Gonzalez (Saturday, DAZN, 8:00 PM EST) - 23-year old Jesse Rodriguez (17-0, 11 KO) had a breakout 2022, jumping from 108 to 115 pounds and knocking off two of the biggest names in the class in Carlos...
By Keith Idec - Bob Arum’s promotional company and its network partner, ESPN, took an atypical approach to setting the price for the pay-per-view show that’ll feature Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko. Competitors, and even ESPN and Top Rank themsel...
Pick It: TBRB #1 David Benavidez vs. #2 Caleb Plant (Saturday, Showtime PPV, 8:00 PM EST) - TBRB, Ring, ESPN…they all agree. There is an undisputed super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez. His top two contenders are 26-year old David Benavidez (26-0...
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Pick It: TBRB #5 Gilberto Ramirez vs. Gabriel Rosado (Saturday, DAZN, 8:00 PM EST) - This weekend is a bit of a breather between more notable weekends as a heavy slate from late March until May is ready to launch. Some of the best of boxing is coming...
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Joshua Buatsi has opened up on why he ditched DAZN in order to fight on Sky Sports under the Boxxer banner. The light-heavyweight has been part of Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom stable ever since he turned over in the wake of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Pick It: TBRB #3 Mark Magsayo vs. #5 Brandon Figueroa (Saturday, Showtime, 9:00 PM EST) - A clash of former titlists gets center stage this weekend in a featherweight division without a clear centerpiece. The 27-year old Magsayo won and lost the WBC...
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