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LOS ANGELES – Shakur Stevenson’s free agency tour officially launched Thursday as the unbeaten three-division and WBC lightweight titleholder engaged in an afternoon Zoom call with Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions. “I believe there’s absolutely an opportunity [to sign Stevenson],” De…

LOS ANGELES – The scrap between knockout artists Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz Jr. is shaping up to be a scintillating slugfest, and the headliners gathered Thursday at Golden Boy headquarters to start stewing interest for their summer showdown. Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs), a…

The stage is set. All that’s left is for Jaron “Boots” Ennis to do what Jaron “Boots” Ennis does. This Saturday, the undefeated Ennis – the man many believe to be boxing’s next pound-for-pound great – will return to his native Philadelphia to make…

Unified middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly sat stoically as challenger Andrei Mikhailovich stole the show at their press conference with lively comments contrasting Alimkhanuly's typically professional, monotone responses. The two will fight for the titles on Saturday at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. …

Before he ever laced up boxing gloves, George Foreman was emerging from childhood by taking work at the job corps in Pleasanton, California, where he sat alone after his shift, hoping he could bum a ride home off one of the older counselors and maybe…

Jalil Major Hackett and Peter Dobson had to be separated when they came head-to-head before they fight for real in Philadelphia on Saturday.  After some light-hearted exchanges during today’s press conference, Hackett pushed Dobson away by the neck and Dobson tried to slap him…

Vergil Ortiz Jr has extended his promotional agreement with Golden Boy Promotions. The 26 year old, who fights Serhii Bohachuk for the WBC interim super-welterweight title on August 10, is among the promotional organisation’s most valuable assets and strengthens their prospects in the aftermath of…

Bernard Hackett, the father and trainer of Jalil Hackett, believes Pete Dobson is an ideal next opponent for his son. We’ll find out when Jalil Hackett squares off against Dobson on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia in an undercard fight supporting…

Bernard Hackett, the father and trainer of Jalil Hackett, believes Pete Dobson is an ideal next opponent for his son. We’ll find out when Jalil Hackett squares off against Dobson on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia in an undercard fight supporting…