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Ring Magazine came out with their new lightweight rankings, and they’ve got some questionable picks in their top 10 list that aren’t reality-based. The King of the lightweight division, Gervonta Davis, is #1, which makes perfect sense. Keyshawn: Really #2? The list goes haywire from…

The promotion of the Edgar Berlanga vs. Hamzah Sheeraz and Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda Doubleheader begins today in a press conference at 1 pm ET at the Palladium in New York City to discuss their July 12th event. The card will be staged outdoors…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says he was contacted by Conor Benn and Shakur Stevenson, with both saying they’re interested in fighting. Initially, Benn (23-1, 14 KOs) called out Shakur (23-0, 11 KOs) on social media, saying do you want to “do it next?” Benn says he’s…

Jake Paul says Canelo Alvarez is “over the hill” and he would have beaten him if they had fought on May 3rd. Cruiserweight Jake notes that he threw more shots in his eight two-minute round fight against Mike Tyson on November 15th last year than…

The WBO committee has decided to allow light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol to fight his trilogy match with Artur Beterbiev rather than defend against mandatory challenger Callum Smith next. Interim WBO champion Smith (31-2, 22 KOs) can take a voluntary fight next. The WBO notes…

Dillian Whyte hasn’t given up on his hopes of a rematch with Anthony Joshua still happening. It seems like a forlorn pipe dream for Whyte to still be hoping Joshua will fight him again. However, given promoter Eddie Hearn’s interest in domestic matches, Joshua may…

The venue for the July 12th Edgar Berlanga vs. Hamzah Sheeraz event will be the 14,053-seat National Tennis Center at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. It’s a venue that works for that sport, but not for boxing.  Unfortunately, the stadium has many…

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya rejects the idea that Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford is the “biggest fight in boxing.” He notes that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will turn 38 on September 28th, and is coming off a poor performance in which he was exposed…

Conor Benn called out lightweight belt holder Shakur Stevenson today on social media, asking him if he wants to “Do it next.” The former three-division world champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) had recently expressed interest in fighting him at 154.…