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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…

Until the last few days, Ezra Arenyeka’s grand plan to annoy Ben Whittaker and goad the unbeaten light heavyweight into a fight had been perfectly executed but Whittaker’s demeanor this week suggests it might all soon go wrong. When the fight was first announced,…

Richard Riakporhe is keen to point out that he has never turned down a fight. Even though he might have fought for the IBF and WBA titles by now, the 17-0 (13 KOs) 34-year-old will get his first shot at a world title when…

The British Boxing Board of Control’s decision to order a British light heavyweight title fight between champion Joshua Buatsi and Anthony Yarde was the headline news of a busy championship circular. Yarde (25-3, 24 KOs) remains embroiled in a contractual dispute with his promoter,…