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Promoter Eddie Hearn believes the reason Floyd Schofield didn’t attend today’s Grand Arrivals in Riyadh for his fight against WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson on Saturday is that he’s training so he can make the BBB of C’s check-weight on Wednesday. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom) Hearn…

Vergil Ortiz Jr. made his Grand Arrival today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the title defense of his WBC interim junior middleweight belt against Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) this Saturday, February 22nd, at the Kingdom Arena. Ortiz (22-0, 21 KOs) wants to put on…

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson says he wants challenger Floyd Schofield to thank him for giving him this opportunity to fight on this card on Saturday night, February 22nd, in Riyadh. Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) picked ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield, and now he wants him to…

#1 ranked Hamzah Sheeraz is in an ideal situation, facing what many believe to be the weakest link among middleweight champions, challenging WBC belt-holder Carlos Adames this Saturday, February 22nd, on Turki Alashikh’s Riyadh Season event at the Kingdom Arena on DAZN PPV. Calculated Risk…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says the recently knocked out Anthony Joshua “is still the money heavyweight in the division” and has his pick of the litter of whoever he wants to fight. The options for Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) regarding winnable fights for him are slim.…

Terence Crawford says he’s not interested in attempting to become the undisputed champion at 154 after his fight against superstar Canelo Alvarez on September 13th. That’s not a shock, though, because Crawford hit his ceiling with his fight against former WBA junior middleweight champion Israil…

Dmitry Bivol accepts the blame for his loss in his previous fight against Artur Beterbiev last October. The former WBA light heavyweight champion Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) is not looking to make excuses for why Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) beat him by a 12-round majority…

Terence Crawford revealed his dislike for Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and said Shakur Stevenson would beat him. Crawford says he’s picking WBC lightweight champion Stevenson to defeat Tank because he wouldn’t be able to “land his shots” on him. His defense is too good. Terence doesn’t…

Daniel Dubois says he can’t wait to test the chin of Joseph Parker when he defends his IBF heavyweight title against the surging former WBO champ in the co-feature bout this Saturday, February 22nd, in Riyadh. Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) will try to outbox Dubois…