Yearly Archives: 2024

In his latest mailbag, the respected coach Stephen “Breadman” Edwards discusses recent comments made by Teofimo Lopez, the emergence of Bakhram Murtazaliev, Jaron “Boots” Ennis’s hopes of unifying the welterweight division, the greatness of the late Salvador Sanchez, and more. Hey Breadman, It's…

Adam Azim won’t be out of the ring very long. The 22-year-old junior welterweight prospect just knocked out Ohara Davies on October 19, bringing Azim, a resident of Slough, England, to 12-0 (9 KOs). He’ll go for his 13th victory in January, according…

Years of rivalry will come to a head on Saturday night when super bantamweight rivals Liam Davies and Shabaz Masoud meet at Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena. The pair have been tied together since their amateur days. Masoud won both of their unpaid meetings but…

Tysie Gallagher came up short a year ago in her first shot at the WBO junior featherweight title. Now she’s asking the sanctioning body to give her another chance. Gallagher is a 26-year-old from Luton, England, with a record of 9-2 (0 KOs). She…

French heavyweight Mourad Aliev, 12-0 (9 KOs), will defend a minor belt against Italy’s Davide Brito, 6-0 (3 KOs), on December 14 at the Grand Elysee Hotel in Hamburg, Germany. Brito most recently stopped Ali Kiydin in his debut in Germany in September. In…

The WBA’s latest ratings update, released November 1, includes three new fighters who have been named the No. 1 contenders in their respective divisions. At bridgerweight: Leon Harth (22-6-1, 13 KOs) dropped from No. 1 to No. 5 following his decision loss last month…