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Eric Priest returns to the ring on January 23 in Golden Boy Promotions’ first show of the New Year. Kansas-based middleweight prospect Priest, 26, meets Tennessee’s 20-2 (11 KOs) Tyler Howard over 10 rounds at the Commerce Casino and Hotel.  “Headlining under the Golden Boy…

When Bernard Hopkins was my age, he was not only still boxing professionally, but he was in fact winning light heavyweight unification fights. So I have no excuse. But the sad fact is, I am washed. A few weeks ago, I went to a…

In this week’s mailbag, every letter is about the heavyweights. We tackle Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, of course, but also one fighter from their undercard (Johnny Fisher), this era of heavyweights in general, and Claressa Shields’ upcoming fight for the women’s undisputed heavyweight championship.…

Venezuela’s Carlos Canizales was another victim of boxing’s infinitely flawed scoring system when he was judged a loser in his fight with Panya Pradabsri for the vacant WBC light flyweight title. Canizales appeared to be a comfortable winner after 12 rounds, and even pushed…

There has long been a sense with Daniel Dubois that we are watching him grow up in public, not only as a boxer but as a man. It should therefore come as no surprise when he experiences highs and lows and, in turn, comebacks and…

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has taken to social media to say the sanctioning body will review the performance of the judges in the vacant light-flyweight title between Panya Pradabsri and Carlos Canizales. Pradabsri, boxing in front of his own fans in Thailand to claim the…

Now that Antonio Vargas has the interim WBA bantamweight title – earned in a hard-fought battle earlier this month – he is aiming to cash in on the fruit of his labor. “I want to prove I’m the best bantamweight in the world, and…

One of the finest fights that could be made in 2025 would be a cruiserweight unification contest between WBA and WBO titleholder Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and IBF ruler Jai Opetaia. Opetaia is back in action in Australia on January 8 against David Nyika, while…

As the fight between David Benavidez and David Morrell Jnr begins to heat up, one thing is certain to follow: tension. Benavidez believes Morrell is showing signs of fear as they prepare for their upcoming clash. The fighters are scheduled to slug it out…