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Bob Santos, trainer of middleweight Jeison “Banana” Rosario, believes his man deserved victory after having to settle for a split draw against Jarrett “Swift” Hurd at the ProBox TV Events Center on Wednesday night. In particular, Santos was aggrieved that Rosario was not credited with…

Vicious, intimidating, dangerous. Andrew Cain has been described as many things, most of them extremely apt. More than anything, though, the 28-year-old from Liverpool, England, is hungry. Cain (12-1, 11 KOs), has certainly built up an appetite during the nine years he has spent…

Chris Algieri says he has no problem with the result of Wednesday night's ProBox TV main event, which saw former junior middleweight beltholders Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario battle to a split draw. But, adds the former 140 pound titlist, who was calling the fight…

Heavyweight Hughie Fury and lightweight Maxi Hughes will both appear on a GMB Sports show at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield on September 27, it was announced today (August 22).  Fury, 28-3, will face Christian Thun, 9-1, over eight rounds, while Hughes, 26-7-2, will…

Every month, I waste hours studying the rankings of each of the sanctioning bodies. I have been undertaking this pointless exercise for something approaching 40 years – which is testament to my hopeless and unfathomable devotion to boxing. Though a bottle of whisky would…

The priority of WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball, for now, is winning all the belts at 126 pounds – and not welcoming Naoya Inoue into the weight class. Ball is making the first defense of his title against Ronny Rios on October 5 at…

Carson Crawford, a former Hollywood visual effects artist, is stepping into a new arena — professional boxing. At 33, Crawford, originally from Denver and now residing in Los Angeles, is known for her work on blockbuster films like Creed II and The Walking Dead.…

Nina Meinke has reported on social media that her battle with Argentina’s Daniela Bermudez for the vacant IBF featherweight title on September 21 will be fought over 12-threes.  Germany’s Meinke, 18-3 (4 KOs), was due to challenge Amanda Serrano in March only for the…

WBO junior-bantamweight champion Kosei Tanaka defends his title on Monday, October 14, against South African contender Phumelela Cafu. Twenty-nine-year-old Cafu, nicknamed “The Truth,” is 10-0-3 (8 KOs) and has won his last five on his way to becoming the WBO’s No. 3 ranked contender. …