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It wasn’t perfect in the eyes of those who have boxed for a living, but Christian Mbilli’s record remains unblemished, and with another proving-ground bout likely looming, a showdown with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in 2025 appears to be nearing. Mbilli (28-0, 23 KOs) topped…

TYPICALLY, the end of a career is not something a boxer gets to choose. Rather, it is something forced upon them, something that often blindsides them, and something they refuse to acknowledge exists so as to avoid what it actually represents. It is not, like…

Erislandy Lara is working feverishly toward making it four consecutive knockout victories when he takes on Danny Garcia in the co-feature of PBC’s Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga pay-per-view airing on Amazon’s Prime Video on Saturday, September 14 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Lara,…

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson was installed Tuesday as a co-feature fighter on the Oct. 12 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, card against Joe Cordina, announced Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority. Stevenson, 27, of Newark, N.J., will return to the ring three…

Rudy Hernandez estimates he works 48 fight weekends out of the 52 on the calendar. Through his versatile trade as a trainer for WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs) and WBO flyweight champion Anthony Olascuaga (7-1, 5 KOs), as a prolific cutman…

Former titleholders Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario made weight ahead of their crossroads bout, headlining Wednesday Night Fights on the ProBox TV app and YouTube at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida. Hurd, at 162.4 pounds, faces Rosario, who hit the catchweight…

Shane Mosley Jr. — the middleweight son of his Hall of Famer namesake — is no longer under the Golden Boy Promotions banner, according to a press release Mosley’s team issued on August 20. “I want to thank Golden Boy Promotions for everything they’ve…

The undercard is set for Naoya Inoue’s undisputed junior featherweight title defense against TJ Doheny on September 3 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Four-division champion Inoue, 27-0 (24 KOs), is one of the leading fighters in the world while Australia-based Irishman Doheny is…

Golden Boy Promotions have announced the signing of undefeated junior-middleweight prospect Jordan “The Patriot” Panthen. Panthen was a decorated amateur who won the USA National Championship and the National Golden Gloves before he turned professional in 2022.  “I’m very excited to sign with…