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Middleweight Marquis Taylor didn’t get the call he expected after handing undefeated Cuban prospect Yoelvis Gomez his first defeat.  A big fight seemed inevitable, but instead, his phone stayed silent—until former titleholder Shawn Porter rang, offering help. For the last two months, Taylor,…

Promoter Ben Shalom nodded in agreement when told last weekend in Riyadh was not a good one for him. The stock of two of his highest profile signings, heavyweight Frazer Clarke and light heavyweight Ben Whittaker, plummeted sharply after Clarke was stopped by a…

Promoter Ben Shalom nodded in agreement when told last weekend in Riyadh was not a good one for him. The stock of two of his highest profile signings, heavyweight Frazer Clarke and light heavyweight Ben Whittaker, plummeted sharply after Clarke was stopped by a…

Boxlab Promotions' rising undefeated heavyweight prospect, Dainier "The Fear" Pero, is set to face Indianapolis native Willie Jake Jnr in an eight-round heavyweight showdown on the undercard of the Tim Tszyu-Bakhram Murtazaliev event on October 19. The fight will take place at the Caribe Royale…

Junior lightweights Frankie “The Franchise” Scarboro and Wayne Lawrence will put their undefeated records on the line in an eight-round bout this Saturday at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland.  The fight, promoted by Lamont Roach Snr's NoXcuses Promotions, will air on the ProBox…

Joshua James Pagan didn’t just step into the ring in Puerto Rico on Friday night—he made it his own. Under the bright lights of the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Pagan earned a unanimous decision victory over veteran Haskell Rhodes, headlining the DAZN-televised…

It is nearing 20 years since the great Kostya Tszyu was last an active fighter, against Ricky Hatton in one of the fights of the year. It is eight since he attended one of his eldest son’s fights – the occasion of Tim Tszyu’s…

The first fight between Stephen Fulton and Brandon Figueroa was very close and highly competitive, even with two of the three scorecards reading 116-112 in Fulton’s favor after 12 rounds were completed. (The third judge saw it a draw at 114-114.) Now, three…

Bakhram Murtazaliev has played down Tim Tszyu’s performance against Sebastian Fundora, when he fought on for 10 rounds with blood pouring from his head. Tszyu’s vision was inhibited by the blood that ran from his scalp that was the consequence of Fundora’s elbow, contributing…