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The recording artist Kurupt once released Callin’ Out Names , a track airing grievances with fellow musicians. Junior welterweight Ernesto Mercado may not be a rapper, but he shares the same bold approach. Mercado, the undefeated prospect and recent Matchroom Boxing signee, has…

Former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall returned from a five-year hibernation to knock out Stacy Frazier in two rounds at age 59. Chicago’s McCall, 60-14 (39 KOs), made history as the oldest fighter to compete and win after a second round TKO victory saw him…

Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach Jnr were supposed to square off December 14 at the Toyota Center in Houston but the fight, first announced on October 6, is no longer taking place this year. Multiple sources informed of PBC’s plans for WBA lightweight champion…

WBO welterweight titleholder Mikaela Mayer has offered to face Amanda Serrano if the latter isn’t able to secure a trilogy fight with Katie Taylor. Serrano, 36, of Puerto Rico, lost a unanimous decision to Taylor last Friday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The…

Once bitten at super middleweight, David Benavidez’s promoter says his fighter will not be left to drift without a title again as a light heavyweight. Sampson Lewkowicz said he has confirmed an existing policy will be enforced by the WBC and WBA for Benavidez…

Brian Norman Jnr’s rise to a titleholder came with a defining punch – a brutal left uppercut that knocked out Giovani Santillan in the 10th round of their San Diego brawl earlier this year to claim the WBO welterweight title.  The punch, hailed as…

The calendar allows it, but will the king? Unbeaten light heavyweights and recent super middleweights David Benavidez and David Morrell are staging a pay-per-view showdown on Feb. 1 in Las Vegas that would be the perfect hype-building event for the winner to face Canelo…

Last week, about 27 hours and 1,600 miles apart, two 58-year-old men who make a portion of their living in boxing commanded my attention. I shouldn’t have to tell you who one of the 58-year-olds in question was. On Friday night, the focus belonged…

Sometimes an impending deadline is the best catalyst for action. That proved to be true for the fight between WBA welterweight titleholder Eimantas Stanionis and mandatory challenger Shakhram Giyasov. After negotiations had failed to produce an agreement, the WBA was scheduled to hold…