Joe Smith Jnr is coming off two losses and has been out of the ring for more than a year. But the former light heavyweight titleholder has a likely date for his return.
“He’ll be back around, I think we’re putting him on February…
Floyd Schofield Sr. wants WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson to defend his title against his son, ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield Jr (18-0, 12 KOs) next. He says Shakur doesn’t have an opponent yet, and he feels he should face his son, who is ranked #2 WBC…
When I covered Richardson Hitchins’ narrow win over Gustavo Lemos in April, I came away entertained, but also more impressed with the loser than the winner. Hitchins showed his skills, working behind a piston-like jab and popping Lemos with right-hand counters as he…
After pummeling the likes of Juan Francisco Estrada, Sunny Edwards, Carlos Cuadras and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai over the last two and a half years, breakout star and WBC super flyweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has ascended to the pound-for-pound list and is 20-0 (13 KOs).…
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Turki Alalshikh of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season has announced a sponsorship union with Japan’s undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue that has a reported value of $19 million. Details of whether it will take some Inoue fights to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. or elsewhere…
Undefeated middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz will be getting a world title shot on February 22nd against one of the three champions in the 160-lb division in Riyadh.
Queensberry promoter Frank Warren reportedly told Michael Benson that Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KOs) will fight for a world…
Trainer Robert Garcia doubts that Terence Crawford will ever fight again if he doesn’t get the Canelo Alvarez fight he wants. Robert says the former two-division undisputed champion Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) doesn’t have “anything to prove” to anybody after the career he’s had.
Canelo…
Shakur Stevenson says he’ll be “better than ever” when he returns to the ring in February to defend his WBC lightweight title against William Zepeda.
The New Jersey native Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) has much to prove because he’s not looked like the same fighter…
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is a future “pound-for-pound #1” as he heads into his fight this Saturday, November 9th, against Pedro Guevara. With all the praise that Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn is giving ‘Bam,’ he has a lot of pressure on him.…