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Lightweight Karlos Balderas and flyweight Daniel “Chucky” Barrera have been added to the “Hollywood Fight Nights” event scheduled for Aug. 31 at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.  Balderas (14-2, 12 KOs), of nearby Santa Maria, California, will return against Dominican veteran William…

Purse bids for the fight between Tim Tszyu and Erickson Lubin have been cancelled. Representatives of Lubin, 28, informed the IBF that their fighter wouldn’t be “medically fit” to fight, BoxingScene understands; a date of July 30 had been set for purse bids for…

Vergil Ortiz Jr has dismissed suggestions he still needs to prove himself at junior middleweight when he fights Serhii Bohachuk on August 10. The 26 year old challenges Bohachuk for the Ukrainian’s WBC interim title at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay, in what represents his third…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – It was a hastily made fight, the opponent invited on the heels of two losses in his last three fights, including a knockout defeat. Maybe that’s all anyone making matches for new WBA 140-pound champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz needs to know,…

Justin Figueroa fights in New Jersey this weekend and hopes to bring back a world title fight to the Boardwalk Hall, the same venue in New Jersey where his idol, Arturo Gatti, once lit up the boxing world. The 25-year-old is set to fight…

Jahmal Harvey, 21, is a 2024 U.S. Olympian who previously won gold at the 2021 World Championships in the featherweight division and at the 2023 Pan-Am Games. Harvey, considered the U.S. men’s best chance for gold at the 2024 Paris Games, spoke to BoxingScene ahead…

Jaime Munguia’s comeback will feature a new lead promoter and a familiar voice in his corner as the Mexican super middleweight contender looks to get his career back on track after losing to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in May. Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) has signed…

David Benavidez decided to break from the waiting game Tuesday, informing the World Boxing Council that he will surrender his super middleweight mandatory status to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and remain the light heavyweight title mandatory.  As Alvarez moves toward a Sept. 14 fight against…

Living legend Manny Pacquiao still has some fight left in him. The eight-division champion retired in 2021 after a unanimous decision defeat to Yordenis Ugas, but over the last year “Pacman” has been adamant that a return is near. Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs)…