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They were born nine months apart, they turned pro three months apart, and they climbed the ranks simultaneously such that, as the 2010s gave way to the 2020s, these were indisputably the two most promising prospects in the welterweight division. Jaron “Boots” Ennis and…

Stephanie Simon, a 29-year-old Marine Corps captain, has navigated a male-dominated world from her days as an eighth-grade wrestler to her time in the Marine Corps. Soon she hopes to make her mark in professional boxing. Simon, who won the 2023 Olympic Trials but…

There’s so many steps in the process of training a fighter, and it all rushed upon Robert Garcia Saturday night as he met his unbeaten junior middleweight Vergil Ortiz Jr. at the close of the ninth round. Ortiz, 26, had fought 21 prior bouts…

Chris Eubank Jr. is back and he sounds determined to make up for lost time. Eubank, 33-3 (24 KOs), hasn’t stepped foot in the ring since last September when he impressively rebounded from the first stoppage defeat of his career to even the score…

Guido Vianello has a personal score to settle against Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov when they fight on Saturday (August 17). Italy’s Vianello (12-2-1, 10 KOs) told BoxingScene that Makhmudov (19-1, 18 KOs) has been a familiar foe since they fought over a…

Teofimo Lopez Jr. is calling his shots and taking some too. The WBO junior welterweight champion Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) recently rejected a Sept. 27 fight date at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on ESPN. A matchup against recently elevated…

Teofimo Lopez Jr. is calling his shots and taking some too. The WBO junior welterweight champion Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) recently rejected a Sept. 27 fight date at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on ESPN. A matchup against recently elevated…

Junior featherweight boxer Elijah Pierce has embraced the moniker "WXXXLF," using it as a way to reflect on the challenges he’s faced. Pierce (19-2, 17 KOs), of Lawrenceville, Ga., will take on Colombia's Jose Sanmartin (35-8-1, 21 KOs) on Friday, Aug. 30, as part…

Main Events announced they have signed Carlos “King Dynamite” Jackson (20-1, 13 KOs) from Atlanta, Georgia, to a multi-fight contract. The super bantamweight was born in Alabama and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Jackson made his pro debut in 2015 and won his first four…