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LOS ANGELES – David Morrell’s first foray as a light heavyweight fighter was a successful one, but it wasn't the vicious new version he promised. The Cuban southpaw sensation Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) outlasted former 175-pound title challenger Radivoje Kalajdzic (29-3,…

LOS ANGELES – Andy Cruz was momentarily tested, but the touted lightweight landed a titanic right hand in his tussle against Antonio Moran, crushing the Mexican contender to score the second knockout of his ascending career Saturday at BMO Stadium. Cruz connected with a…

LOS ANGELES – Instead of letting someone else dictate terms, David Morrell Jr. opted to handle his business the way he treats his opposition in the ring. Taking control and authoring his own story, Cuba’s Morrell left the stagnation of the super middleweight division…

Rudy Hernandez, a versatile figure in boxing known for his roles as a trainer, cutman and honest commentator, is making an unexpected prediction ahead of Saturday’s fight between Terence Crawford, making yet another move up in weight, at the age of 36, to face junior…

Martin Bakole’s trainer has revealed the sense of “opportunity” he and his fighter felt when they were offered Saturday’s fight with Jared Anderson. The 26-year-old Anderson has perhaps come to be recognised as the world’s most promising heavyweight, and on Saturday, on the undercard of…

LOS ANGELES – In Jim Lampley’s mind, Terence Crawford is a throwback to the first fighter Lampley ever watched on television, the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson. Earlier this week, when Lampley prepped for his Saturday live fight chat on PPV.com by interviewing Crawford, the…

Billy Deniz has wanted an invite to boxing’s top table for some time. He finally has one. The unbeaten light heavyweight fights Khalid Gradia on the undercard of the British and Commonwealth super middleweight title fight between Zak Chelli and Callum Simpson this weekend…

Coach Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, in his latest mailbag, discusses Saturday’s August 3 show in Los Angeles, a possible bout between Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson, Canelo’s pound-for-pound standing and Jaron Ennis pressing his case to face Terence Crawford. Hi Breadman, I pray God is blessing…

Terence Crawford is the epitome of a great “four-belt era” fighter. He’s gustily collected nine alphabet straps thus far in 18 world-title fights (all wins; 15 by KO) across three weight classes. Some, however, might conclude that if you take those belts away from his…