Promoter Eddie Hearn has mapped out Shakur Stevenson’s 2025, revealing that he’ll fight Floyd Schofield on February 22nd, William Zepeda in May, and then Gervonta Davis.
For Hearn to get Tank Davis to agree to fight Shakur, it’s going to take a massive offer because…
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WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, claims they made a “seven-figure” offer to Raymond Muratalla, but he wanted $3 million to fight him on February 22nd.
So, instead of using the unbeaten #2 WBC-ranked Muratalla (22-0, 17…
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle a few of the big bouts on the seven-fight extravaganza scheduled for February 22 in Riyadh, including the rematch between undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol; the fight between junior middleweight contenders Vergil Ortiz Jr. and…
As soon as Galal Yafai had beaten, and beaten up Sunny Edwards in their flyweight fight on Saturday night, talk began regarding the possibility of Yafai, who won the WBC interim title at flyweight, going up and engaging in a massive fight with super-flyweight champ…
For Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz, Saturday night isn’t just about trading punches with fellow Puerto Rican Henry Lebron—it’s a fight against the narrative that he’s always been second-best.
With pride and redemption on the line, Diaz steps into the ring at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente…
Richardson Hitchins is ready to pick apart the game plan that IBF 140-lb champion Liam Paro and his trainer have devised for their fight this Saturday. Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) already knows what Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) will be attempting to do against him, and…
Lawrence Okolie makes his heavyweight debut this weekend and the former cruiserweight and bridgerweight world champion is feeling the benefits of being able to concentrate fully on beating Hussein Muhamed rather than battling the scales.
“I feel good, you know. It's been good eating…
Richardson Hitchins says he’ll be ready to “adjust” to any game plan that IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro brings to the table this Saturday night in their fight at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) believes that Paro…
It was civil rights campaigner and feminist author Rita Mae Brown — not the frequently credited Albert Einstein — who defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” And while at least a light splash of insanity is…