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The Jaron Ennis show will switch into second gear Saturday night when the touted IBF welterweight champion looks to defend his title for the first time against David Avanesyan. The Philadelphia-bred blue chipper will be headlining in his hometown for the first time in…

Unified middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly was hospitalized for dehydration Thursday night, forcing the postponement of his Saturday night title defense in Las Vegas. Promoter Top Rank announced the card will proceed with the lightweight bout between unbeaten Raymond Muratalla and former junior lightweight titleholder Tevin…

5. INVESTMENT FOR GRASSROOTS AND FALLEN HEROES Boxers tend to peak in their 20s and 30s but there’s an awful lot of learning that comes before then, and many years of life to negotiate afterwards.   The pandemic was an exceptionally difficult time for…

“Smokin’” Joe Frazier. Tommy Loughran. Matthew Saad Muhammad. Joey Giardello. “Joltin’” Jeff Chandler. These are but a few of the many great champions who called the fighting city of Philadelphia home. And you won’t see any of their names on the countdown below. …

Roman Gonzalez is relishing the prospect of fighting in his home country of Nicaragua for the first time in more than nine years. “Chocolatito”, 37, on Friday fights Rober Barrera at Polideportivo Alexis Arguello, in Managua. He has fought 13 times since defeating Valentin Leon…

Welterweight Louie Lopez, fresh off his unanimous decision victory over Alan Sanchez on July 6, is hoping to land a fight against any top-10 contender in the 147-pound division. “I came out victorious and got the job done,” said Lopez of his victory on…

Callum Simpson will be the focus of the type of event that established, top-level operators spend years building towards when he faces British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Zak Chelli on Aug. 3 at Oakwell in Barnsley, England. Such has been the rise of…

In a lightweight bout, Haven Brady and Jesus Vasquez Jr., both successfully made weight ahead of their headline bout on OTX 9's “Summa Bash 9” on Friday at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. Brady (12-0, 5 KO), 22, from Albany, Georgia, will face…

Once a wide-eyed child walking Hall of Famer Andre Ward to the ring, David Lopez, now 20 years old, is making strides with his own professional career. The junior welterweight will fight Pedro Pinillo on Friday at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta – a…