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If the newest reporting captures any inclination toward a preferred fight opponent that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez might have for longer than a few days, he will fight Bruno Surace or Jermall Charlo in May. After five straight decision wins against heavy underdogs, Alvarez…

This evening, we learned that John Cooney, a super-featherweight from Belfast, has sadly passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a bout on February 1. The Irish boxer suffered an intracranial haemorrhage during his fight against Nathan Howells at Ulster…

Walter Fury, now 3-0, picked up a dominant victory against Joe Hardy on the undercard of Derek Chisora-Otto Wallin at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Similarities between Fury and his cousins Hughie and Tyson could be seen in the early exchanges as he…

Junior welterweight Miguel Madueno wasted no time in agreeing to his latest opportunity. Not that he had much of it. Madueno will face Oscar Duarte on Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, stepping in on short notice for Regis Prograis, who was…

Eddie Hearn has welcomed the potential arrival of Top Rank to DAZN. Suggestions persist that the influential broadcaster ESPN will not renew its contract with Top Rank, and that Top Rank could therefore reach an agreement with DAZN to join there with, among others,…

Italian OPI since 82 won the purse bids for the right to promote Cristobal Lorente's mandatory defence of the EBU featherweight title against British and Commonwealth champ Nathaniel Collins (15-0). OPI plans to stage the fight in Italy or in Lorente's hometown of Barcelona,…

In this week’s must-read mailbag, coach Stephen Edwards looks back on the big Las Vegas bill topped by the light heavyweight clash between David Benavidez and David Morrell, he compares and contrasts the achievements of heavyweight legends Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson and ponders how…

Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and MVP’s Nakisa Badarian are in deep negotiations for a trilogy bout between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. Taylor and Serrano were involved in another spectacular contest in November for the undisputed junior welterweight titles, with Taylor winning a razor-close…

A disappointed Bradey Rea took to social media this morning to explain the reason why he will not be fighting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 22.  Light heavyweight Rea, 20-1 (10), was originally meant to box Sweden’s Constantino Nanga as part of the…