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Joe Cordina might have moved on from the junior lightweight division, but he would be happy to run it back with previous foe Anthony Cacace. Cordina, from Cardiff, Wales, was stunned by Cacace in Saudi Arabia last May, losing for the first and only…

Eddie Hearn is looking at the possibility of matching up lightweight contender Maxi Hughes with Andy Cruz or junior welterweight Dalton Smith. Smith, 17-0 (13 KOs), cemented his position as mandatory challenger for the WBC 140lbs title with a first-round stoppage victory over Walid…

SAN ANTONIO – Bryan Acosta may be taking a risk heading into his fight with top-rated contender Ramon Cardenas on Saturday, but it’s a gamble he has calculated. Acosta is rated 14th by the IBF at 126lbs, but he opted to cut the additional…

Joe Smith Jnr’s next outing and the entire February 7 card has been postponed due to Smith suffering from an illness. The event has been rescheduled for March 22 at the same venue – The Paramount NY, in Huntington, New York – and with…

Ahead of his title defense against David Cuellar, the bantamweight titleholder Junto Nakatani is hoping the old adage is true – size matters. Nakatani, 29-0 (22 KOs), of Japan, will take on Cuellar, 28-0 (18 KOs), of Queretaro, Mexico, on February 24 at the…

The bantamweight Rianna Rios has learned a lot from the Roach family and now she is paying it forward in her hometown of San Antonio, Texas by inspiring the next generation of women’s boxers.   Rios fights Nancy Franco in a 10-round bout at the…

SAN ANTONIO — Ramon Cardenas’ path to a world title appears to have a friend-shaped obstacle in his path. The San Antonio-based junior featherweight is rated second by the WBA at 122lbs, putting him within reach of a title opportunity. It’s an interesting position…

In separate attractions featured on a two-fight PBC on Prime Video show taking place Saturday, March 1 and leading up to the PBC pay-per-view event headlined by Gervonta “Tank” Davis against Lamont Roach, Jarrett Hurd and Jonathan Lopez will feature. Hurd, once a unified…

Shakiel Thompson continued his progression in the middleweight division after a dominant win over David Benitez on Friday at the Park Community Arena in his hometown of Sheffield, England. Thompson was recently in discussions to face IBF and WBO champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly and looked…