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Gervonta Davis’s PPV Numbers for his fight against Frank Martin on June 15th have been revealed, and they are less than remarkable. Dan Rafael reports the Tank-Martin event brought in between 325,000 and 350,000 buys, which are dramatically below the 1.2 million that Gervonta’s fight…

Shakur Stevenson says he’s got a “chip on his shoulder” heading into his fight this Saturday night against Artem Harutyunyan in Newark, New Jersey. He wants to silence his naysayers who view him as dull and lacking courage. A Chip on His Shoulder WBC lightweight…

This writer had a favorite woman boxer: WIBF and WIBO Junior Welterweight World Champion Lucia “The Dutch Destroyer” Rijker, from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Rijker was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. She was 17-0 with 14 stoppages when a foot injury cut her…

Jorge Linares, former multi-weight world champion, thinks Devin Haney should move back down to 135 to rebuild his career after his loss to Ryan Garcia. Linares feels that Haney isn’t designed to fight at 140 because he doesn’t possess the punch resistance or the power…

Danny Jacobs, former middleweight champion, believes Terence Crawford has the technical skills to allow him to bridge the gap to defeat the bigger, stronger, undisputed 168-lb champion Canelo Alvarez next year. Jacobs feels that former three-division world champion Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) has enough talent…

Naseem Hamed, former featherweight champion, says Tyson Fury must hurt unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk early with hard punches in their rematch on December 21st to get the victory. Hamed wants to see the former WBC champion Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) control the fight from…

Shakur Stevenson fights this Saturday night, July 6th, against Artem Harutyunyan in a crucial contest. He must perform entertainingly to help land a lucrative deal as a free agent. The WBC lightweight champion Shakur (21-0, 10 KOs) Headlines against Harutyunyan (13-1, 7 KOs), a fighter…

Eddie Hearn labels a match between Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez and Naoya Inoue as a “Fantasy fight,” but he doubts it’ll ever happen due to how far apart the two fighters are in weight. (Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) Weight Class Difference a Hurdle The promoter Hearn…

WBO lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) and #8 Artem Harutyunyan will meet live on ESPN on July 6th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This is a disappointing choice for Shakur, but many believe the Twitter star is allergic to risk,…