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Tim Tszyu’s younger brother Nikita will work his corner for Saturday’s fight against Bakhram Murtazaliev following the withdrawal, at late notice, of his long-term cut man Mark Gambin. Tszyu, 29, challenges Murtazaliev for the Russian’s IBF junior-middleweight title at the Caribe Royale in Orlando,…

When the bell rang to end Jack Catterall’s rematch with Josh Taylor in May, he and his team were certain that he had done enough to even the score with his rival. Still, experience taught them not to take anything for granted. They felt…

Junior bantamweight Jordan Roach of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, may be 21 years old, but he’s already earned a nickname that reflects his cool composure in the ring: ‘The Iceman.’ Roach returns to action on Saturday against 37-year-old Robert Ledesma of San Antonio, Texas. The…

Despite his impressive amateur resume, welterweight Benjamin Johnson of Springdale, Maryland, steps into the professional ring with a chip on his shoulder. Johnson faces Kevin Pantoja in a four-round bout at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland, promoted by his trainer Lamont Roach Snr’s…

1 Some people think Beterbiev won Punctuated by a big finish in rounds 11 and 12, Beterbiev’s performance was one of aggression, forward motion, and heavy punches, and this, for some, was enough to earn a decision. Despite a slow start, and despite being outboxed…

It meant so much for Canelo Alvarez to reign as an undisputed super-middleweight champion. From Vladimir Shishkin’s line of thinking, that equates to there being an obvious play should he achieve his life’s dream Saturday in Germany by becoming the IBF super-middleweight champion…

Welterweight prospect Elijah Flores extended his perfect record with an impressive unanimous decision victory over Omar Rosario last Friday at the Coliseo Roger Mendoza in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Facing Rosario in his hometown, Flores secured a decisive win on the judges’ scorecards, handing Rosario…

Chris Colbert is set to make his ProBox TV debut when he headlines a 50-50 bout against Omar Salcido tomorrow on “Wednesday Night Fights” at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida. Colbert tipped the scale at 136.8lbs, the heaviest of his…

Middleweight Alexandre Gaumont, headlining his first event in front of his home crowd, will face Andres Viera on Thursday at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Gaumont, 11-0 (7 KOs), a 29-year-old from Gatineau, says he has added new elements to his team…