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Chris Algieri says he has no problem with the result of Wednesday night's ProBox TV main event, which saw former junior middleweight beltholders Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario battle to a split draw. But, adds the former 140 pound titlist, who was calling the fight…

Heavyweight Hughie Fury and lightweight Maxi Hughes will both appear on a GMB Sports show at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield on September 27, it was announced today (August 22).  Fury, 28-3, will face Christian Thun, 9-1, over eight rounds, while Hughes, 26-7-2, will…

Every month, I waste hours studying the rankings of each of the sanctioning bodies. I have been undertaking this pointless exercise for something approaching 40 years – which is testament to my hopeless and unfathomable devotion to boxing. Though a bottle of whisky would…

The priority of WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball, for now, is winning all the belts at 126 pounds – and not welcoming Naoya Inoue into the weight class. Ball is making the first defense of his title against Ronny Rios on October 5 at…

Carson Crawford, a former Hollywood visual effects artist, is stepping into a new arena — professional boxing. At 33, Crawford, originally from Denver and now residing in Los Angeles, is known for her work on blockbuster films like Creed II and The Walking Dead.…

Nina Meinke has reported on social media that her battle with Argentina’s Daniela Bermudez for the vacant IBF featherweight title on September 21 will be fought over 12-threes.  Germany’s Meinke, 18-3 (4 KOs), was due to challenge Amanda Serrano in March only for the…

WBO junior-bantamweight champion Kosei Tanaka defends his title on Monday, October 14, against South African contender Phumelela Cafu. Twenty-nine-year-old Cafu, nicknamed “The Truth,” is 10-0-3 (8 KOs) and has won his last five on his way to becoming the WBO’s No. 3 ranked contender. …

Sunny Edwards believes that Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has proven himself capable of “challenging” Naoya Inoue. Rodriguez established himself as the world’s leading flyweight when in December he stopped Edwards to unify the IBF and WBO titles and to inflict Edwards’ first defeat. The…

It was all respect after the hard-fought draw between Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario last night. The two middleweight veterans boxed 10 even rounds and the judges could not split them by the end of their ProBox TV main event. Hurd, from Accokeek,…