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LAS VEGAS – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez will huddle with his advisors to target a new opponent upon learning that his defeated rival and former super-flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada will not exercise his rematch clause. Rodriguez trainer Robert Garcia confirmed to BoxingScene a report…

Trying to retrace the point when a young red-headed Mexican collected the Face of Boxing tag is not an easy task. For there have been several stops, false starts and lessons along the way for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the iconic 34-year-old who has become, in the…

Edgar Berlanga’s back is against the wall against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez ahead of their fight on Saturday night.  Only the folks inside the undefeated upstart Berlanga’s (22-0, 17 KOs) camp are giving him a chance to beat the super middleweight king Alvarez (61-2-2,…

LAS VEGAS – In a state deluged by political ads and campaign stops, Nevada’s clash of rival boxing and UFC cards this weekend joins the party, with some casting it as The Strip’s own tiny referendum on Democratic versus MAGA politics. Nevada is among…

Josh Kelly insists that size is the least of his concerns ahead of his middleweight fight with Liam Smith, set for Sept. 21 at London’s Wembley Stadium. After turning professional at 147 pounds, Kelly (15-1-1, 8 KOs) has spent the last two years reinventing…

After a relatively quiet summer, the northern U.K. boxing scene has begun to crank back to life, and Thursday brought news of two shows – both of which will take place on Nov. 16. Firstly, Black Flash Promotions announced that they will be hosting…

Omar Trinidad will face Hector Sosa in a junior lightweight main event on Oct. 26 at the Commerce Casino Events Center in Los Angeles. Announced on Thursday by 360 Promotions, the 10-round bout will headline the next installment of “Hollywood Fight Nights,” which will…

UFC President and CEO Dana White will kick off his maiden voyage with combat sports power broker Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia, during UFC 306 on Mexican Independence Day weekend on Saturday. The $20 million production and…

Junior middleweight Ardreal Holmes Jr. ensured that local fans got what they came for Thursday night in Flint, Michigan, schooling Hugo Noriega in a 10-round main-event fight. Holmes (16-0, 6 KOs), a Flint native, secured a 97-93 result on two judges’ scorecards…