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WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. says he immediately agreed to the fight against Israil Madrimov after Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis chose not to fight him on the February 22nd card in Riyadh. Vergil Jr. mustn’t be involved in another controversial decision going his…

Dan Rafael believes WBC interim super middleweight champion David Benavidez has the edge in his battle against WBA ‘regular’ champ David Morrell on February 1st. The journalist Rafael feels that Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) has a better chin and punching power than the Cuban Morrell…

ESPN reports that Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney have agreed to suspend their lawsuit for 90 days. They have reached a settlement to drop it. The two fighters are reaching a deal to fight later this year, and dropping the legal dispute will smooth the…

Ryan Garcia posted today on X, saying he “can’t wait” to tell fans who he’s fighting next. He says fans can’t say he takes “weak fights,” which is a signal that he’s NOT fighting a rematch with Devin Haney next because that match would be…

Terence Crawford told Gervonta Davis on X to “stop being scared” and fight Shakur Stevenson and Keyshawn Davis. Those two are close friends of Crawford, so it makes sense that he’s trying to shame Tank Davis into fighting them. Crawford’s Protege  Keyshawn has no fanbase…

Floyd Schofield reacted with amusement to Shakur Stevenson telling the media last weekend that he hopes he doesn’t back out of their February 22nd fight in Riyadh. ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) says Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) isn’t the type of threat that would…

Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya says he prefers that Ryan Garcia forget about a rematch with Devin Haney and wants him to fight WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez instead. With Ryan’s charisma and a huge following on social media, a clash…

Turki Al-Sheikh told Terence Crawford to “be ready” for his next fight. He’s not saying who and when the Nebraska native will fight for his “next fight.” Crawford said, “Call me.” Ideally, that would mean that Turki would make Crawford earn his retirement payday against…

Artur Beterbiev says his team made some changes in his training and he hopes to be at least 10% improved for his rematch with Dmitry Bivol on February 22nd in Riyadh. Undisputed light heavyweight champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) isn’t revealing what areas he’s improved,…