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Anthony Joshua cannot afford a loss against IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois this Saturday night. Joshua’s advanced age and his recent two-year rebuild after consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk preclude him from losing again after all that work. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) Promoter Eddie Hearn…

By Charles Brun - 09/17/2024 - Comments Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk was arrested today for unknown reasons at the Krakow Airport in Poland. It’s unclear what Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) would have done to be arrested. Fans on social media joke that he’s being arrested…

Anthony Joshua interestingly views himself as “the King” in his fight against IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium in London. Joshua has created a make-believe world where he’s still the #1 fighter in the division, and his opponent is just…

Edgar Berlanga was too happy after losing to Canelo Alvarez by a lopsided 12-round decision last weekend, which suggests he doesn’t have the mindset of a winner. Like others, Paulie Malignaggi didn’t like how happy Berlanga, 27, was after the fight, as if he’d done…

Tyson Fury is training hard to trim off the stubborn pounds to be lighter and well-conditioned for his rematch against WBA/WBC/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on December 21st in Ryadh. It’s questionable whether losing weight will make a difference for Fury because his problem was…

Eddie Hearn is asking IBF mandatory Karen Chukhadzhian’s team to allow the fight against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to be staged in Philadelphia as part of a doubleheader with Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez on November 9th. Hearn is in this predicament of needing to ask Chukhadzhian’s team…

Devin Haney has returned to training for what is believed to be a December fight. The former two-division world champion Haney looks like he’s bulked up a little and appears ready to compete with the killers at 154 or 168. Given Haney’s size and mega-millions…

Promoter Eddie Hearn is interested in Diego Pacheco vs. the recently beaten Edgar Berlanga. The winner of a Berlanga-Pacheco fight would be in a great position to challenge for a world title against superstar Canelo Alvarez. That’s the fight that Berlanga wants after losing to…

Saturday night Canelo Alvarez successfully defended his unified super middleweight crown against Edgar Berlanga. The fight wound up being a complete and total mismatch as many expected going in. Canelo was simply too smart, too skilled, too crafty, too consistent, and too experienced for…