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Charlie Edwards is to fight Thomas Essomba for the European bantamweight title on September 27 at York Hall. The 31 year old relaunched his career in April with a convincing victory over Georges Ory at the same venue. On that night his younger brother Sunny…

A fan-friendly junior featherweight firefight should be in store when former world title challenger Azat Hovhannisyan and up-and-coming prospect David Picasso meet on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s exhibition match against John Gotti III on Aug. 24. The 12-round all-action pitting between Hovhannisyan…

All it took was one night for Devin Haney’s career to be turned upside down. Heading into his April 20 showdown versus Ryan Garcia, Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) was rated among the world’s best – an undefeated former undisputed lightweight champion who…

First came the fight, and then Keyshawn Davis weighed in. That’s the new order of business in boxing today, and unbeaten lightweight contender Davis – a 2020 U.S. Olympic silver medalist – maximized the tactic Saturday night after watching his Top Rank stablemate and…

Mickey Bey is dedicating much of his time to training emerging flyweight “King” David Garcia, 16. Garcia recently turned pro last weekend in Mexicali, Mexico, stopping Jorge de Lara Malo (2-18), 32, of Mexico in the first round. Bey, a former world titleholder…

Filipino boxer Blazen Rocilli, a promising 21-year-old middleweight from Waipahu, Hawaii, now training in Las Vegas, has officially signed a managerial agreement with Andrew Bocanegra, President of Boxing VIP.  Rocilli, who is trained by highly-respected trainer Richard Barrientes at the Pound-4-Pound boxing gym in Las Vegas, is expected to make a…

Isaac Cruz catapulted his career from a middle-of-the-pack contender into a heralded commodity in 2021 when he came in as a late replacement opponent and gave knockout artist Gervonta Davis all he could handle in a close decision loss. "Pitbull" proved that a fighter…

Isaac Cruz catapulted his career from a middle-of-the-pack contender into a heralded commodity in 2021 when he came in as a late replacement opponent and gave knockout artist Gervonta Davis all he could handle in a close decision loss. "Pitbull" proved that a fighter…

Andy Ruiz Jr. would welcome a fight with David Benavidez should he ever move up to heavyweight. Benavidez, 29-0 (24 KOs), has been calling for a fight with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for what seems like an eternity but is yet to secure an encounter…