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On September 14, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez won a lopsided unanimous decision over Edgar Berlanga at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo did what he was supposed to do against a game but overmatched opponent. But the event had far-reaching implications because of larger issues that…

Ishmael Davis will replace Liam Smith as the opponent for Josh Kelly at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. A virus forced Smith to withdraw from the appealing middleweight contest on the undercard of the IBF heavyweight title fight between Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua, leading to…

After watching Rolando “Rolly” Romero easily outpoint Manuel Jaimes in a junior welterweight bout Saturday on the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga undercard at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Danny Jacobs said he wants to see Romero take on superstar Gervonta “Tank” Davis. Jacobs, a…

Boxing trainer Bobby Benton praised his fighter, Miguel Flores, for his unanimous decision victory over the 26-year-old Ohioan Michael Chaise Nelson (21-3-1, 8 KOs) at the Bayou Event Center in Houston on Sept. 7.  Flores won with scores of 98-90, 99-89, and 97-91. Benton…

Last year was not a good year for Demond Nicholson, not with his unanimous decision loss to Demetrius Andrade, and especially not with the second straight defeat that followed, a fourth-round knockout at the hands of Christian Mbilli. Some 13 months after the Mbilli…

It was not an easy fight for Stephen Fulton in a return from his first career loss and his debut at 126 pounds, but he at least managed to steal a narrow win over Carlos Castro on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Philadelphia’s Fulton,…

Amir Khan has ruled out a comeback in the conventional sense of the word but is yet to completely give up hope of one day sharing the ring with Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, the two fighters who eluded him during his career –…

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez defended his WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight titles on Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over the previously undefeated Edgar Berlanga in a pay-per-view bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Photos: Rey Del Rio / Premier Boxing Champions)…

To (very loosely) paraphrase Bono introducing “Helter Skelter” on the Rattle & Hum album: This is a column device that Bill Simmons stole from Norman Chad, and I’m stealing it back. I haven’t written a pay-per-view running diary in about…