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Heavyweight contender Martin Bakole has been given a hero's welcome on his arrival back in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a week on from his big win over Jared Anderson in Los Angeles.  Bakole, who trains under coach Billy Nelson in Scotland, was paraded…

They have not yet won major world titles. They are not yet household names. Yet this Saturday’s main event between Vergil Ortiz and Serhii Bohachuk is highly anticipated, a collision that appeals to those who follow boxing closely. This fight is not only can’t-miss,…

LAS VEGAS – Fighters can be kind, compassionate human beings outside the ring. Knowing the bell that tolls to start the first round is arriving, however, can flip a switch. Seeing unbeaten junior-middleweight Vergil Ortiz Jr. stray from his usual personality this fight week…

LAS VEGAS – Fighters can be kind, compassionate human beings outside the ring. Knowing the bell that tolls to start the first round is arriving, however, can flip a switch. Seeing unbeaten junior-middleweight Vergil Ortiz Jr. stray from his usual personality this fight week…

David Benavidez’s promoter wants a fight with David Morrell, but he would prefer that match wait just a little longer. “That fight, it will happen, but we need to marinate like I did with Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.,” Sampson Lewkowicz told…

In this week’s unmissable mailbag, Stephen “Breadman” Edwards discusses the landscape after Israil Madrimov was competitive against Terence Crawford, he looks at Crawford’s next steps and future fights, talks about the brilliance of Bernard Hopkins and Breadman gets plenty of credit for predicting Jose Valenzuela…

David Benavidez may have one more fight in 2024. According to his promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, the former super middleweight titleholder and current light heavyweight contender should have a date in December. “We will secure the opponent, but we need to secure the venue and…

“Why do people criticize fighters attempting to carve out independent paths and facing opponents they consider bums when a big promoter builds fighters the same way?” It’s a hypothetical that Steve Johnson Sr. pondered as he was discussing his son, junior featherweight Steve…

Ryan Rozicki is scheduled to finally challenge cruiserweight titleholder Noel Mikaelian on Sept. 28 at Casino Miami. Mikaelian (27-2, 12 KOs), from Yerevan, Armenia, and fighting out of Miami, was originally scheduled to defend his world title against Canada’s Rozicki (20-1, 19 KOs) on…