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For Sacramento featherweight Malikai Johnson, COVID-19 was more than an inconvenience. It was a life-altering virus that forever changed his family. While many struggled with the financial strains of the pandemic, Johnson faced a far greater loss — the death of his father. This story…

When Tyson Fury isn’t taunting it, or tempting it, or indeed tweeting about it at regular intervals throughout the year, he happens to be surprisingly cogent and insightful on the subject of retirement. For years Fury has mentioned retirement as a way to grab attention…

Heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov has been keeping a close eye on Guido Vianello ’s progress in the pro ranks. Makhmudov (19-1, 18 KOs), who said he had known Vianello (12-2-1, 10 KOs) since their amateur days at international championships, described his upcoming fight…

Pick It: Christian Mbilli vs. Sergey Derevyanchenko When to Watch: Saturday, August 17.  The main broadcast begins at 10 p.m. Eastern Time (3 a.m. BST). The preliminary broadcast begins at 5 p.m Eastern Time (10 p.m. BST). How to Watch: The main…

G-Squad Entertainment has announced a multi-fight broadcasting agreement with BLK Prime. The Stockton, California-based G-Squad Entertainment, founded in March by Gabe Flores Sr., has featured lightweight Gabriel Flores Jr. (24-2, 8 KOs) as the headliner of its boxing events and staged events at prominent…

LAS VEGAS — Vergil Ortiz Jr. needed this. The junior middleweight contender went to war with Serhii Bohachuk on Saturday night, going through hell, going the 12-round distance for the first time in his professional career.  Heck, this was only the third time…

Turki Alalshikh has ruled out working with former junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu and hit back at Canelo Alvarez’s recent comments.  Alalshikh announced that he had cut ties with Tszyu after Vergil Ortiz Jr. defeated Serhii Bohachuk on Saturday (August 10). Tszyu and Ortiz…

LAS VEGAS — Vergil Ortiz Jr. is just coming off a hard fight — easily the hardest fight of his career, given that Ortiz’s close win over Serhii Bohachuk was the first time that the junior middleweight contender had gone the distance. …

So much of what we’ve heard about Vergil Ortiz Jr. from Golden Boy Promotions’ executives in recent weeks is about some of the other junior middleweights Ortiz could face, whether it’s Terence Crawford or Tim Tszyu . Of course, Golden Boy…