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Coach Bobby Benton is still grappling with the aftermath of a controversial split decision that stripped his fighter O’Shaquie Foster of his junior lightweight WBC title. Foster, 30, known as “Shock,” appeared to many observers, including ESPN analysts and BoxingScene, to have won a…

The proposed return of Manny Pacquiao versus WBC welterweight titleholder Mario Barrios is close, according to Barrios trainer Bob Santos. “The fight is very realistic. Very realistic,” Santos told BoxingScene. “Manny wants the fight, we want the fight, and the WBC has already said…

Heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang believes old amateur rival Anthony Joshua has long been ducking him and won't fight him in the future. Back when both men were being promoted by Eddie Hearn, and Joshua held versions of the heavyweight title, a defence against Zhang…

Denzel Bentley will be an interested observer as his domestic rivals Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls meet in their British middleweight title rematch in Birmingham this weekend (July 20).  Although Bentley, 19-3-1 (16 KOs), lost a decision to now unified WBO and IBF middleweight…

Promoter Eddie Hearn has doubts that the brilliance of Terence Crawford, already a three-weight champ, will transfer to junior middleweight where he challenges WBA boss Israil Madrimov on August 3. Crawford, 40-0 (31 KOs), is widely considered to be the pound-for-pound best fighter in…

Junior featherweight Tramaine Williams had a frightening moment when he collapsed in the ring against Ryan “Stone” Allen. The bout took place June 20 at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, where referee David Solivan stopped the fight at 1:54 of the first round,…

SANTA MONICA, California – Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. has hit the reset button on life and is ready to revive his career when he takes on Jarrell Miller on Aug. 3 at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. “The Destroyer” Ruiz…

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…

Former featherweight and junior lightweight titleholder Robert Guerrero will be inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in November, the San Jose Sports Authority announced on Wednesday. The inductees, who will be honored Nov. 13 at the SAP Center in San Jose,…