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After months of jockeying and speculation over who would next face unified super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” A lvarez, the fighter and his promoters confirmed Thursday that Alvarez will fight Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14 in Las Vegas. Mexico’s Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs)…

After months of jockeying and speculation over who would next face unified super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” A lvarez, the fighter and his promoters confirmed Thursday that Alvarez will fight Edgar Berlanga on September 14 in Las Vegas. Mexico’s Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs)…

The criticism has been relentless, but Mauricio Sulaiman expects it to subside now that David Benavidez has accepted the opportunity to perform as a light heavyweight. Sulaiman and his World Boxing Council pressed Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) to choose between being the interim champion…

Lou DiBella still cares. That’s saying a lot, considering the love-hate relationship the Hall of Fame promoter has often had with the sport of boxing. But when it comes to the sweeter science, the New Yorker still believes, and he’s willing to do whatever…

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will be criticised for choosing Edgar Berlanga as his next opponent, but even one of his most vocal critics delivered praise for the stance he’s taking in not budging off Mexican Independence weekend. “Nobody takes ‘Canelo’ off the Las Vegas perch,”…

Few care more about their legacy than Claressa Shields.  The pound-for-pound great has been the unified champion at junior middleweight and has also cleared out the middleweight and super-middleweight divisions. After successfully defending her 160lbs title against Maricela Cornejo in June 2023, Shields,…

Sebastian Fundora has no choice but to wait for the outcome of Terence Crawford’s Aug. 3 junior middleweight title fight before he formally commits to making his first defense as a unified champion in the division, the fighter’s promoter told BoxingScene on Thursday. Sampson…

Sebastian Fundora has no choice but to wait for the outcome of Terence Crawford’s Aug. 3 junior middleweight title fight before he formally commits to making his first defense as a unified champion in the division, the fighter’s promoter told BoxingScene on Thursday. Sampson…

Around three weeks before the big day, an amateur marathon runner will embark on their longest steady training run. The run won’t be the full 26.2 mile distance but it is hard, demanding, and sets the runner up mentally for the big day when the…