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On Saturday night, Lewis Wood, 8-2, and Josh Holmes, 15-0 (5 KOs), will fight for the English super featherweight title.  The 130lb fight will be overshadowed by a couple of other big events taking place in various places around the world but, in terms…

In this week’s mailbag, we tackle Mike Tyson’s chances of defeating Jake Paul; whether Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is getting too much credit for his wins; two views on how Jaron “Boots” Ennis looked in his rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian; and if it’s too soon for…

The past fighter to share a professional boxing ring with Mike Tyson has predicted that he will stop Jake Paul on Friday evening. At 58 years old Tyson fights as a professional for the first time in 19 years – in an ill-advised contest against…

Not long ago, those enthralled by Jaron “Boots” Ennis made comparisons to Roy Jones Jnr, said he was sending shudders through then-welterweight champions Errol Spence Jnr, and Terence Crawford and was the pound-for-pound heir apparent. Following a second consecutive flat showing, Ennis 33-0 (29…

Mario Barrios appeared headed to a winter showdown against Manny Pacquiao, but the fight against the eight-division champion never came to fruition after the Filipino icon appeared shaky in an exhibition bout.  Instead, the Mexican-American WBC welterweight champion from San Antonio is…

Mike Tyson suffered a medical incident on a cross-country flight on May 27, forcing the originally planned date of his July 20 fight against Jake Paul to be postponed. It was rescheduled to November 15 days after the ordeal due to what was described at…

The junior welterweight fight between former titleholder Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza Jnr, will no longer be a WBO eliminator as previously anticipated. Nor will it be fought over 12 rounds.  Instead, Wednesday’s media day confirmed Saturday’s bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will be…

There’s been an uneasy feeling about Mike Tyson coming out of a two-decade-long retirement to fight Jake Paul at the age of 58. The "Baddest Man on the Planet” wants you to rest easy, however, even after a scary ulcer flare-up postponed his originally…

Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ promoter says there were pros and cons to the welterweight titleholder’s “decent, not spectacular” performance in his rematch last Saturday with Karen Chukhadzhian. Their first fight, for the interim IBF welterweight title in January 2023, was an unentertaining shutout win…