Yearly Archives: 2024

Kenshiro Teraji, the unified WBA and WBC junior flyweight titleholder, has vacated his titles to move to the flyweight division. Teraji is reportedly targeting the now-vacant flyweight title recently relinquished by Julio Cesar Martinez, according to ESPN's Salvador Rodriguez. Teraji (23-1, 14 KOs), 32,…

Alen Babic believes he will be the underdog against 25-year-old Johnny Fisher when they collide on July 6 at London’s Copper Box Arena in a heavyweight 10-rounder. The declaration – drawn largely from the fact that huge ticket-seller Fisher will enjoy the support from the…

Ben Whittaker was just a couple of questions into a routine press conference to promote his fight with Leon Willings when the relatively unknown Ezra Arenyeka brought proceedings to a shuddering halt and inserted himself directly into the light heavyweight prospect’s career.  As everybody…

In the aftermath of reports that he had been pulled from his July 13 shot at IBF welterweight belt-holder Jaron "Boots" Ennis, Cody Crowley detailed the reasons why. "Today I met with my eye surgeon, who performed double eye surgery on me in November 2023,"…

Jai Opetaia, the now two-time IBF cruiserweight champion, admits he wants unification fights over any other alternatives. Opetaia won the IBF title a first time against Mairis Briedis in July 2022 but was controversially stripped when negotiations stalled for a rematch after the Australian…

On Monday's episode of ProBox TV's "Deep Waters" and on the eighth anniversary of the death of three-time heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, analyst Paulie Malignaggi characterizes the legacy and lasting influence, both in and beyond boxing, of "The Greatest."  …