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Chris Eubank Jnr insisted Conor Benn got off “light” when he slapped him with an egg at Tuesday’s press conference. Two days after having to be separated in Manchester the bitterest of rivals came face to face again at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where…

BELFAST – For the second consecutive week, trainers Andy Lee and Billy Nelson will pit their wits against one another.  Last Saturday, in Saudi Arabia, Lee’s heavyweight Joseph Parker emphatically stopped Nelson’s Martin Bakole, so this week the Scot will be hoping to draw…

Brayan Leon, the 6-0 (6 KOs) super middleweight prospect, made such a positive impression while sparring Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last year that the Mexican’s trainer, Eddy Reynoso, invited the Cuban to join his stable. “I am very excited to be working with Brayan,” said Reynoso,…

While it’s more than true that super middleweight fight fans have been deprived of the ideal bouts they seek in recent years, others in the division appear committed to testing themselves. The Canadian promoter for WBC and WBA top-ranked contender Christian Mbilli says his…

NEW YORK — Sandor Martin may be known more for his boxing skills than his punching power, but the Spanish spoiler is hinting at a different approach against Alberto Puello. Martin, 42-3 (15 KOs), will be fighting for a world title this Saturday for…

Light-heavyweight contender Lewis Edmondson is aiming to continue the momentum he gathered with a breakout win over Dan Azeez in October . On Saturday, at the Bournemouth International Centre, the Southampton fighter takes on England-based Nigerian Oluwatosin Kejawa in defense of his Commonwealth title,…

Kevin Lerena’s first defense of his WBC bridgerweight title has both a new date and a new location. Lerena, 30-3 (14 KOs), was initially expected to face Serhiy Radchenko, in February in Ukraine , where Radchenko is from. However, the bout has been…

BELFAST – Promoter Eddie Hearn admits it is unlikely that the winner of Saturday’s fight between Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan will wind up challenging Jaron Ennis for the IBF welterweight title. Ennis fights WBA beltholder Eimantas Stanionis in April, and Crocker-Donovan is an…

NEW YORK – Of course Lamont Roach Jnr knows the weight he’s giving up and the power disparity that exists between him and unbeaten three-division champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis as they head to Saturday’s pay-per-view main event at Barclays Center. He’s spent the better…