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PHOENIX – He’s waited a long time, and so they can wait a while now. Unbeaten David Benavidez was granted a two-week extension by the World Boxing Council on Friday to decide whether he wants to remain mandatory super middleweight challenger to Saul "Canelo"…

Robeisy Ramírez enters Saturday’s fight with Brandon Leon Benitez free of fearing his father’s death. The Cuban, 30, and Benitez fight at the James L. Knight Center in Miami Beach on the occasion of his first fight since December, when he lost, via majority…

Ramla Ali, the 2020 Somalian Olympian, will vie for her inaugural world title this Saturday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, where she faces WBC junior featherweight champion Yamileth Mercado. Ali (9-1, 2 KOs), 34, acknowledged the proximity of Arizona to Mercado’s native…

Pierce O’Leary won the battle of Dublin as the 24-year-old super lightweight produced one of the most well-rounded performances of his career to comprehensively outpoint Darragh Foley.  Foley, 22-7-1 (11 KOs), started out as a southpaw, using his front foot to keep the powerful…

PHOENIX, AZ – Boos turned into cheers for Sunny Edwards in his first visit to Arizona.   It was a painful introduction, lots of bruises and no belt in a beatdown delivered by Jesse Rodriguez, who left no doubt about why he’s called…

When super middleweight Lorenzo Simpson turned pro in December 2018, he seemed destined for stardom. A promising amateur who trained with Calvin Ford, he was seen as a possible next breakout star after Gervonta Davis. However, after parting ways with Ford, Simpson has become rather…

Teofimo Lopez 139.4 lbs. vs. Steve Claggett 139.5 lbs (Lopez's WBO & Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight Titles - 12 Rounds)    •  Robeisy Ramirez 124.8 lbs vs. Brandon Leon Benitez 127.1  lbs (Vacant NABO Featherweight Title — 10 Rounds) * Benitez was 1.1 pounds over the featherweight limit. Only Ramirez is eligible to win the title.    • …

Jordan Roach will turn professional on the undercard of a main event featuring his older brother, junior lightweight titleholder Lamont Roach Jr., in a fight promoted by their father and trainer, Lamont Roach Sr., as he looks to continue the family fighting tradition.  Jordan…

In a clash of unbeaten lightweights, Belfast’s James McGivern, 9-0 (3 KOs), proved to be a level or two above Cardiff’s Rashid Omar, 6-1 (1 KO), and retained his BUI Celtic Lightweight title with a stunning second-round knockout at the SSE Arena in Belfast.  …