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As Texas’ Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez elevates to his big moment Saturday night against veteran WBC super-flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada, he will find in victory a twist on an old phrase. It’s now, “Go East, young man.” Rodriguez, 24, meets Mexico’s Estrada, 34,…

Alex Camponovo, the head of CBN Promotions, has high hopes for Brandon Leon Benitez as he prepares for the toughest fight of his career, against former Cuban titleholder and two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez. The two featherweights will square off on Saturday at…

Heavyweight contender Otto Wallin will box for the first time since his December defeat to Anthony Joshua when he takes on Richard Lartey in Atlantic City. Wallin-Larety will take place on Friday, July 26 at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino and is an eight-round…

The boxing community has moved to support Roy Jones Jr after he announced the death of his son DeAndre. DeAndre Jones died on Saturday at the age of 32.  He had a twin brother, DeShaun, and alongside DeShaun and his cousin Dyllon Burnside once…

Junior featherweight Elijah Pierce, who bounced back from a knockdown to knockout Arthur Villanueva in his last fight, is targeting the top contenders in his division, including unified titleholder Murodjon Akhmadaliev. Pierce, 27, will headline OTX8, presented by OTX Boxing, in Atlanta, Georgia on…

Imagine if a young, talented junior middleweight had come along in the mid-‘80s — think Donald Curry, Mike McCallum, Davey Moore, someone like that — and proceeded to outbox Roberto Duran, then knock out Tommy Hearns, then spar with Marvin Hagler while preparing to take…

Bantamweight Rianna Rios, once a top amateur in the country, aims to establish herself as a significant contender in the division on Friday night. Rios will fight on a ProBox TV card in Washington, serving as the TV opener against Mary Romero in an…

Justin Gamber is one of the most underrated coaches in boxing. His biggest claim to fame is guiding Caleb Plant from the amateur ranks to world titleholder, but there is far more to him than that. The mastermind behind Blair Cobbs’ recent victory over Adrien…

Super middleweight Darius Fulghum approaches every fight with the same intensity, giving each one meticulous mental preparation, and the nursing graduate hopes that disciplined mindset will propel him into the top 10 of one of the major sanctioning bodies if he defeats Ronald Ellis. …