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Newly-minted IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois will make the first defense of his title against Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium on September 21. Dubois has been crowned champion after Oleksandr Usyk, who became the undisputed ruler with a May victory over Tyson Fury, relinquished the…

WBC lightweight titleholder Shakur Stevenson was an interested observer for Gervonta “Tank” Davis’ eighth-round knockout win against Frank Martin earlier this month.  Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) is preparing to face Artem Harutyunyan (12-1, 7 KOs) on July 6 in Newark, New Jersey, on ESPN.…

Teofimo Lopez Sr. has been the biggest supporter of the career of his son Teofimo Lopez Jr. Similar to Earl Woods’ prediction of greatness for his son Tiger Woods, Lopez Sr. proclaimed his vision of his son’s success, which materialized when the younger Lopez defeated…

Undefeated prospect Darius “DFG” Fulghum (11-0, 10 KOs) of Katy, Texas will face a newly installed opponent, Vaughn “The Animal” Alexander (18-11-1, 11 KOs) of St. Louis, Missouri, who has stepped in for Ronald Ellis on Thursday (June 27).  Alexander was last seen going…

Sunny Edwards is coming off his first career defeat, but he has implied that the experience has only focused him for Saturday’s return at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. To hear him talk, in fact, he's expecting a night of easy work. Edwards (20-1,…

Michael Conlan is going to have one more shot at making his world-title dream come true. The 32-year-old Irishman Conlan was stopped in an upset by Jordan Gill last December in his first fight under trainer Pedro Diaz and with chaos behind the scenes…

“Have you seen those James Bond films where every time he goes out, the fella in the arms room gives him two or three little things to take with him? In the films, they always save him from death at the last second,” Paul Stevenson…

Some might see super middleweight Donte Layne’s third professional bout as a developmental fight for a promising prospect, but for him it’s a fight that spans three birthdays. New York’s Layne, 27, will face Montrel James in a four-round fight on OTX8 on Friday…

Flyweight Jordan Roach is set to make his professional debut on the same card as his brother, Lamont Roach Jr., who will defend his WBA world junior lightweight title for the first time Friday at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., on ProBox…