T J Rives
126 articles · Big Fight Weekend
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Mark Magsayo Upset Gary Russell To Win WBC Featherweight Title
By T J Rives
In a stirring performance aided by an in ring injury to the champ, Filipino Mark Magsayo upset WBC Featherweight Champ Gary Russell in a 12 round majority decision in the Showtime Boxing…
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Report- Naoya Inoue-Nonito Donaire Targeting April Rematch
By T J Rives
It’s looks like we could be getting a highly anticipated Bantamweight Unification rematch in the first part of 2022. This after a social media report says that WBA/IBF 118 lb. World Champ…
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Joe Smth Jr Dominant in TKO Title Defense
By T J Rives
WBO Light Heavyweight Joe Smith Jr. waited for several months to defend his belt for the first time, and he made the most of it with an impressive 9th round KO over…
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WBA Confirms Stanionis Will Step Aside for Spence-Ugas
By T J Rives
Looks like we’ll get a Unification fight at Welterweight after all. This, as in a surprise late Saturday night announcement, WBA President Gilberto Mendoza has confirmed that a battle between WBC/IBF World…
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Lomachenko Latest To Want George Kambosos in Australia
By T J Rives
Fresh off of his latest, dominant performance to get back into world Lightweight title contention, former Undisputed 135 lb. champ Vasiliy Lomachenko made it clear that he too will go fight the…
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Terence Crawford Stops Porter in Ten
By T J Rives
Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter “tore the house down” in a Welterweight classic that resulted with Crawford retaining his WBO World Title by tenth round stoppage. The official time of the stoppage…
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WBC Refused Tuesday To Order Tyson Fury To Fight Dillian Whyte
By T J Rives
In the ongoing soap opera-filled corruption of world boxing organizations, another chapter for the Heavyweights was written, when the World Boxing Council refused to take the expected action of having their world…
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Canelo-Plant Delivered Around 800,000 American PPV Buys
By T J Rives
In addition to continuing to deliver in the ring, new Undisputed Super Middleweight Champ Canelo Alvarez delivered for Showtime with PPV audience in the U.S. Boxingscene.com Sr. Writer Keith Idec reported Thursday…
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Report- Nonito Donaire To Fight Reymart Gaballo December 11th
By T J Rives
WBC Bantamweight World Champ Nonito Donaire won’t get a unification bout in December, but a report Thursday afternoon says he’ll be in the ring with an unbeaten fellow Filipino fighter. Ryan Songalia…
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Report- With Ryan Garcia Injured Haney-Diaz Will Happen December
By T J Rives
On Friday afternoon an actual moment of logic and common sense match making has apparently become a reality. This as unbeaten, WBC Lightweight Champ Devin Haney will reportedly face contender and former…
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Dillian Whyte Injured- October 30th Fight Is Off
By T J Rives
The litany of reasons that English Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte hasn’t gotten a recent title shot is long and it has a new one on Wednesday. This as Whyte will be unable…
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Deontay Wilder After Fury Loss- “Sometimes Have To Lose To Win”
By T J Rives
Former WBC Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder gave his first lengthy comments Thursday after his brutal TKO loss to champion Tyson Fury on Saturday night in Vegas. And, “the Bronze Bomber” was both…
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Canelo-Caleb Plant Tuesday Presser Turned Violent
By T J Rives
So much for fighters, who don’t want to promote their bouts. Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles, Unified Super Middleweight champ and future Hall of Famer, Canelo Alvarez, and unbeaten IBF 168 lb.…
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Manny Pacquiao Confirms He Will Run For Philippines President
By T J Rives
What had been rumored in and around his last championship fight is now a reality- 42 year old Hall of Fame fighter to be, Manny Pacquiao, is running for President of his…
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Report- Triller’s Evander Holyfield-Belfort PPV Was Disaster
By T J Rives
Saturday night’s PPV exhibition fight between former Undisputed Heavyweight champ, Evander Holyfield and former UFC champ, Vitor Belfort was a two minute disaster in the ring. And, a report Thursday afternoon says…
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News Injury forced Sunny Edwards Off Saturday IBF Flyweight Defense
By T J Rives
Popular unbeaten British IBF World Flyweight champ Sunny Edwards has suffered a training camp injury and that has called off his anticipated Saturday night title defense with fellow unbeaten, Filipino contender Jayson…
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Is Oscar Valdez Defense About To Be Off For Banned Substance?
By T J Rives
The upcoming scheduled main event and first title defense of unbeaten WBC Jr. Lightweight Champ Oscar Valdez for less than two weeks from now in Arizona is in question on Tuesday night.…
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Jake Paul Outlasted Tyron Woodley For Eight Round Decision
By T J Rives
Youtube/Tik Tok star turned pro boxer, Jake Paul, received a tougher test than most thought in his fourth pro fight, but he still did enough to score an eight round split decision…
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Nonito Donaire-John Riel Casimero Back On For December?
By T J Rives
It was a juicy Bantamweight Unification proposed bout and despite it disintegrating earlier this Summer, it may be back on for late in 2021. A report Tuesday night says WBC 118 lb.…
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Yordenis Ugas Upsets Manny Pacquiao Saturday Night
By T J Rives
Manny Pacquiao was caught by “father time,” as he was defeated by Yordenis Ugas by a unanimous decision to retain his WBA “Super” welterweight title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,…