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Nina Hughes (6-1, 2 KOs) has called for a rematch following her controversial defeat to Cherneka Johnson (16-2, 6 KOs) in Perth, Australia, after the Brit lost her WBA world bantamweight title.  The contest ebbed and flowed and proved to be an entertaining addition…

Boxing is a mess. Whether it’s warring promoters, Mad Max levels of oversight or Ponzi-by-numbers business models, the sport can’t stay out of its own stupid way. Yet every now and then, a thing of beauty is fished from the bog – a selfless act,…

The life of enigmatic trainer Brendan Ingle is headed to the silver screen with Pierce Brosnan in the lead role. Irish-born Ingle, who started a boxing dynasty in Sheffield at his famed Wincobank Gym, created numerous champions at all levels, including Naseem Hamed, Johnny…

I’d expected Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Jaime Munguia to be a very good fight, but what stood out above all else was the extent to which it showed how much Canelo has changed. Munguia showed a vast amount of improvement – those first three rounds, particularly,…

There is admittedly some irony to pouring cold water on the premise of Naoya Inoue vs. Gervonta “Tank” Davis not long after boxing’s newest powerbroker poured gasoline on a potential fight between Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez . These kinds of fights —…

Billy Joe Saunders feels that it is inevitable that his and long-time rival Chris Eubank Jr.’s paths will cross again when he steps back into a boxing ring. Saunders has been inactive since his stoppage defeat against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez three years ago, but he…

The 37th edition of the annual Primo Carnera Memorial goes ahead in the champ's hometown of Sequals (Italy) and as usual the week-long festivities are topped by a show. It is on July 14 and promoted by Mario Loreni's PromoBoxe Italia. In the main event middleweight…

The 37th edition of the annual Primo Carnera Memorial goes ahead in the champ's hometown of Sequals (Italy) and as usual the week-long festivities are topped by a show. It is on July 14 and promoted by Mario Loreni's PromoBoxe Italia. In the main event middleweight…

Miyo Yoshida uprooted her whole life looking for change and last December she got it when she won her third world title in the most unlikely of ways. Yoshida claimed the IBF bantamweight title when she won a 10-round unanimous decision over Ebanie Bridges…