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Vergil Ortiz Jr. proved much by going the distance with a hellacious fighter like Serhii Bohachuk, overcoming the brutal scorecard effects of two flash knockdowns and winning the championship rounds even though he’d never been to the 10th round in his career. In his…

Shakur Stevenson’s stint as a free agent is over.  The WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing, it was announced on Thursday, two days after it was revealed that Stevenson would defend his title…

Rolando Romero is ready to get his career back on track following recent knockout losses to Isaac Cruz and Gervonta Davis. Romero (15-2, 13 KOs) will get a bounce-back opportunity on Sept. 14 when he takes on Manuel Jaimes (16-1-1, 11 KOs) on a…

Versatility has always served Raul Marquez well. A skilled southpaw technician in the ring who boxed his way to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Marquez could also turn into a pressure fighter when the situation called for it and was no stranger to a…

Bob Santos, trainer of middleweight Jeison “Banana” Rosario, believes his man deserved victory after having to settle for a split draw against Jarrett “Swift” Hurd at the ProBox TV Events Center on Wednesday night. In particular, Santos was aggrieved that Rosario was not credited with…

Vicious, intimidating, dangerous. Andrew Cain has been described as many things, most of them extremely apt. More than anything, though, the 28-year-old from Liverpool, England, is hungry. Cain (12-1, 11 KOs), has certainly built up an appetite during the nine years he has spent…

Chris Algieri says he has no problem with the result of Wednesday night's ProBox TV main event, which saw former junior middleweight beltholders Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario battle to a split draw. But, adds the former 140 pound titlist, who was calling the fight…

Heavyweight Hughie Fury and lightweight Maxi Hughes will both appear on a GMB Sports show at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield on September 27, it was announced today (August 22).  Fury, 28-3, will face Christian Thun, 9-1, over eight rounds, while Hughes, 26-7-2, will…

Every month, I waste hours studying the rankings of each of the sanctioning bodies. I have been undertaking this pointless exercise for something approaching 40 years – which is testament to my hopeless and unfathomable devotion to boxing. Though a bottle of whisky would…