The legendary Cus D’Amato once said that fear can be a fighter’s best friend if he knows how to use it correctly. All fighters have fear when going into a big fight, or at least they should have. Heavyweight great George Foreman has often told…
David Benavidez is back in training, working on his combination punching as usual. The former two-time WBC super middleweight champion Benavidez is in a holding pattern waiting for the winner of the October 12th fight between light heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
Still…
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle Naoya Inoue’s win over TJ Doheny, whether Manny Pacquiao should be allowed to come back against Mario Barrios and those accursed sanctioning bodies.
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Rafael Espinoza and Robeisy Ramirez both scored knockouts in June One of 2023’s best fights could soon get a sequel, as the WBO has ordered featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza to rematch former titlist Robeisy Ramirez.
The…
There aren’t many major boxing matches remaining for Claressa Shields.
That’s why Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) has hopped up and down in weight classes, recently jumping up to 175-pounds to capture a pair of world titles after previously being a titleholder at…
Most Valuable Promotions, co-founded by Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul, is expanding its reach into traditional boxing with its “Most Valuable Prospects” series.
The next installment, Most Valuable Prospects 8, will feature a main event between Kevin Brown and John Bauza on Friday at…
Edgar Berlanga says this fight with Canelo has been the opportunity he’s been waiting for. | Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage
Edgar Berlanga believes we’ll see the best version of himself yet when he takes on Canelo, Sep. 14. …
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Jack Massey has learned to never switch off his phone.
In the winter of 2022, the former IBO cruiserweight champion was inactive and avoided. He was working up a scaffold when his manager, Kevin Maree, called offering him a fight with Joseph Parker at…
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Jazza Dickens has spent the past six weeks walking between the hotel and the gym in Dubai, deviating only to get his customary black Americano.
Dickens was only supposed to be heading to the Middle East to train alongside Liam Smith as the former…