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The light heavyweight division will, on February 1, welcome the arrival of a major showdown that doesn’t include Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol or Saul “Canelo” Alvarez when David Morrell takes on David Benavidez inside the Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena.  Although Morrell, a former titlist…

Boxing and its fighters have a habit of surprising us. Stars emerge from relative obscurity, underdogs triumph in big fights, startling progress is made by an up-and-comer, or a fading star steps back into the light. Who will be your surprise package of 2025? …

Demetrius Andrade has added his voice to the many calls for a fight that would match Saul “Canelo” Alvarez against Terence Crawford. Andrade believes it would be a bridge too far for Crawford to defeat Alvarez at 168lbs. Crawford, of Omaha, Nebraska, recently moved…

Sometimes, this job is too easy. Selecting the Female Fight of the Year for 2024 is one of those times, so you shouldn’t be surprised that this award goes to November’s rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. What should be surprising is that…

With three champions and multiple elite contenders banging on the door in the junior-middleweight division, Serhii Bohachuk has some work to do to find the clearest path to a belt. That effort is eased, Bohachuk promoter Tom Loeffler says, because there’s likely no one…

German veteran Felix Sturm, 45, is scheduled to return to the ring on February 15. Facing the former middle and super middleweight beltholder inside the Ratiopharm Arena in Neu-Ulm, Germany, will be Benjamin Blindert. It is almost 20 years since Sturm, 44-6-3 (19 KOs),…

To cut the suspense, and hopefully temper the fury of anyone wanting an argument, the short and indeed only answer to the question in this article’s headline is no, absolutely not. Chances are neither you nor I will be sitting down to watch…

Boxing has a history of making 'fun' fights, some which guaranteed excitement from the offset and others that we didn't expect to be made at all. With that in mind, what is the most fun fight to be made in 2025? Lucas Ketelle: …

WBC flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji has told local media in Japan of his intentions to become the undisputed champion at 112 lbs. The former WBA and WBC light flyweight champion turns 33 on Monday (January 6th) and acknowledges that he doesn't have the time he…