Roy Jones Jnr was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2022, but at the age of 55, the former pound-for-pound king is still considering unretiring for the right fights and opportunities if they present themselves.
In April 2023, Jones fought in…
Former WBC and IBF Heavyweight champion Larry “The Easton Assassin” Holmes was 19-3. He was from Easton, PA, and his trainer Ernie Butler would take him to Muhammad Ali’s camp in Deer Lake, PA. When Holmes went to turn professional, he had been in Muhammad…
Nahir Albright wants to fight Top Rank’s lightweight prospect Abdullah Mason next, and he believes he’d be the perfect opponent for him to “destroy” to get the rust out after a year out of the ring.
Mason’s Vulnerability
Top Rank probably won’t let Albright fight…
Kali Reis has gone from the Golden Gloves to the Golden Globes.
Reis, who won three world titles during her time in the boxing ring, is now accumulating acting nominations for her most recent role on the silver screen.
After being nominated for…
When Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet in a rematch of their May clash, there will be no doubt what is at stake: the winner will be the one, true heavyweight champion of the world. Because boxing is boxing, one of the four (!) universally…
Negotiations have begun for a fight between IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (33-0, 39 KOs) and Teofimo Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) for a dual network and promotion fight on DAZN & ESPN.
Deal In The Works
Teofimo’s promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, told…
Promoter Bob Arum reveals that he’s working on a deal for Teofimo Lopez to face Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis on March 1, 2025, in a joint PPV on DAZN and ESPN.
Arum’s Plan
Lance Pugmire @pugboxing reports that Top Rank boss Arum is negotiating the fight…
The fight promoter Ben Shalom wants for light heavyweight contender Joshua Buatsi remains fellow Londoner Anthony Yarde.
Yarde defeated Ralfs Vilcans by decision over 10 rounds on a Boxxer show in October, while Buatsi fights Liverpool’s Callum Smith in Saudi Arabia on February 22. …
Bill Haney posted a clip of his son, Devin Haney, working out, fending off repeated slow left hooks from a trainer in what appears to be preparation for a rematch with Ryan Garcia in 2025. Papa Haney said, “No secret what time we on,” which…