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Subriel Matias will be hoping for a statement performance tonight for his homecoming in Puerto Rico. The IBF junior welterweight champion will defend his title against undefeated Australian Liam Paro on the Matchroom bill at the Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu in Manati. …

LAS VEGAS – For longtime fight fans, the instances are reserved in the mind. But on the occasion of the 100th championship fight at the hallowed ground that is the MGM Grand Garden Arena, they’ve been brought to life by a “pop-up” shrine to…

LAS VEGAS – It has nothing to do with the volume of signage around MGM Grand. It has everything to do with activity – something Gervonta “Tank” Davis clearly wants to display tonight as he defends his WBA lightweight belt against unbeaten Frank Martin…

The latest Daily Bread Mailbag is here and, this week, the one and only Stephen "Breadman" Edwards looks ahead to Gervonta Davis-Frank Martin, talks about the recent Tyson Fury headlines, explores an interesting three-way historical tournament – Monzon, Calzaghe and Toney – and much more.…

Angel Fernandez has warned Chris Billam-Smith that Richard Riakporhe is an even more improved fighter than he is.  The 34-year-olds, on Saturday night at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park, contest Billam-Smith’s WBO cruiserweight title, and do so in the knowledge that when they first fought…

LAS VEGAS – Gervonta “Tank” Davis makes his long-awaited return to the ring when he faces Frank Martin at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas after 14 months out of the ring. The week has been a typical Davis roller coaster. The Baltimore star did…

Chris Billam-Smith’s trainer Shane McGuigan admitted the possibility of a rematch with Richard Riakpohe has always been on the horizon. The boxers meet today (June 15) almost five years after their first encounter, which Riakporhe won over 10 rounds with both 9-0. Now, at…

LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez has promised that he has not overlooked Ukraine’s Oleksandr Gvozdyk. All week, Benavidez has answered questions about what might be next for him should he get by Gvozdyk in his first fight since moving up to 175 pounds, whether…

This Saturday’s double header featuring Gervonta Davis vs Frank Martin and David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk will be the 100 th boxing card to be staged at the venerable MGM Grand Garden Arena in the last 30 years. On Thursday , we began…