The Contender debuted on NBC on March 7, 2005. This article is the first in a monthly series throughout 2025 — the 20th anniversary year — catching up with alumni of the show. Two decades after “The Latin Snake” Sergio Mora slithered into millions…
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Devin Haney says he’s doing an open workout in London, England, this Friday, January 10th. This is a move for Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) to build his brand in the UK for will likely be a future fight against one of the Brits.
UK Takeover?…
Martin Bakole is headed towards a March fight with fellow heavyweight contender Efe Ajagba. Bakole’s trainer Billy Nelson has revealed – as reported by Boxing News – that the fight will take place on a Boxxer bill somewhere in the UK on an as yet…
Heavyweight Jared Anderson (17-1, 15 KOs) needs an impressive showing next month against Marios Kollias (12-3-1, 10 KOs) on Friday, February 14th, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. This is a fight designed to rebuild Anderon’s confidence after what happened to…
Women’s heavyweight Danielle Perkins will try to do what no other women’s boxer has done to date as a professional – defeat Claressa Shields. The two will fight for Shields’ WBC heavyweight title as well as the vacant IBF and WBO titles on February…
Lightweight contender Andy Cruz fights Omar Salcido this month in a 10-round co-feature clash in an Eddie Hearn-promoted Matchroom card on January 25th at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas. Super middleweight contender Diego Pacheco will fight Steven Nelson in the main…
Callum Walsh will take on Dean Sutherland on Sunday, March 16 – the day before St. Patrick’s Day – in the main event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, according to 360 Promotions. The show will air on UFC Fight Pass. Walsh,…
Eddie Hearn says George Kambosos Jr. will headline a show in Australia in March. He doesn’t say who the former unified lightweight champion will fight, but he states it’ll be a top 15 contender in his debut at 140.
‘The Emperor’ Kambosos is going through…
Lightweight Gabriel Flores Jnr will return on February 19 against Jose Arellano at the Chicken Ranch Casino Resort in Jamestown, California. The 10-round main event will headline a telecast on ProBox TV. Flores, 24, is from nearby Stockton, California, but has moved his…