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WBA heavyweight champion – regular version that is – Mahmoud Charr (34-4) will defend the title against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev (30-3) December 7 in Sofia (Bulgaria), writes  boxen1.com . The fight was first set for March 30 in Sofia, but Charr got injured in…

Former southpaw fighter and now trainer Mark DeLuca, 30-4 (18 KOs), looks back over his time in boxing, his life in the Marines, and his new role as a coach  Q: Where does your story in boxing start? DeLuca: It started when I…

Hamzah Sheeraz’s second-round TKO of Tyler Denny Saturday clinches his position as the “nightmare” and “big giant” of the middleweight division, a gathering of fighters that has lacked star power since Gennadiy Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez moved on. Well, that big giant is now…

It didn’t take long for the opinions to come rolling in regarding Daniel Dubois’ stunning victory over Anthony Joshua. The view from Carl Froch – a long-time critic of Joshua – is somewhat cruel, Naseem Hamed voices his concerns for AJ’s future, while Tony Bellew…

There are some things in life a person will try once only to vow never to try again: childbirth, marriage, a marathon, a mind-altering drug, shoplifting, skydiving, a fist fight, a suicide attempt, love.  There are then things in life a person will try…

After stopping Daniel Dubois in the ninth round via a sharp right-hand jab – a punch of incredible accuracy but also enough innocence to reawaken questions about Dubois’ resilience – Oleksandr Usyk took pity on his defeated foe. He spoke to Dubois like a kindhearted…

Chris Colbert says the blame for his knockout defeat to Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela last December should fall on one person, and one person only. Himself. “It’s all on me,” Colbert said in an interview with Big Fight Breakdown co-hosts Jimmy Smith, Paulie Malignaggi…

The Philadelphia card co-headlined by Jarron “Boots” Ennis and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez will also feature Raymond Ford, Khalil Coe and Ernesto Mercado. The Saturday, November 9, bill at the Wells Fargo Center will see Ford return for the first time since Nick Ball relieved…

Daniel Dubois would welcome a rematch with Anthony Joshua, the man he conquered so emphatically on Saturday night, but he'll be watching closely on December 21st when Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury meet in a rematch. On a potential sequel with Joshua, Dubois today told…