LOS ANGELES – The day before Andy Ruiz Jr. departed for New York in 2019 to meet the heavily favored Anthony Joshua for the world’s heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, he was effectively left alone in a Norwalk, Calif., gym, chatting with one…
Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua could retire after three more fights if he’s victorious. Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) turns 35 in October, and he’s got a risky 50-50 fight against IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on September 21st in London.
Hearn says Joshua could hang…
Promotional powerhouse Golden Boy have recruited former Team USA member and seven-time national amateur champion Jordan Fuentes.
The Fresno product is preparing for his professional debut, which will take place on the August 10 Las Vegas card that is headlined by Serhii Bohachuk-Vergil Ortiz.
As…
Oleksandr Usyk thinks Terence Crawford will defeat Canelo Alvarez, the unified three-belt super middleweight champion if their mega-fight happens in the first quarter of next year.
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WBA/WBC/WBO heavyweight champion Usyk believes that Crawford’s technical skills will be crucial in overcoming…
Texas’ Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is considered one of the rising stars of his generation. The undefeated WBC junior bantamweight champion is one of 10 fighters below the age of 25 with the potential for greatness due to their exceptional qualities.
Rodriquez became a two-division…
David Morrell is planning on beating Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic on Saturday night, August 3rd, and then facing the winner of the October 12th fight undisputed 175-lb championship fight between champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
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The unbeaten Morrell will be fighting…
SANTA MONICA, California – Joel Diaz has been at this long enough to know when he’s sending the most prepared finished product of a fighter to the ring.
And that’s precisely the way he feels as he nears directing his World Boxing Association junior…
Andy Ruiz Jr. views his fight against Jarrell Miller on Saturday night as a clash that will boost him toward becoming a two-time heavyweight champion of the world.
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A Career At Stake
If Ruiz, 34, loses this fight on…
The IBF has set August 27 as the deadline for their vacant super middleweight title contest between William Scull (22-0) and Vladimir Shishkin (16-0) to be finalized.
Scull, promoted by Agon Sports in Germany, reached the number 1 position in the IBF ratings two…