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It was the best Christmas ever for Rafael Espinoza, but despite the highs of having scored the Upset of the Year last December against Robeisy Ramirez, the WBO featherweight champion wants more. “I hope that there are even better or nicer Christmases in the…

Want to feel old? A baby born the day Lennox Lewis fought Vitali Klitschko is, as of today, old enough to legally drink. Yes, June 21 marks the 21st anniversary of what would prove to be the end of an era, Lewis’ final fight…

Despite enjoying the best form of his career, heavyweight contender Joseph Parker is no nearer a championship fight. Following back-to-back wins over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang, the former WBO titleholder Parker has risen back up through the ranks. But with Oleksandr Usyk and…

Eddie Hearn referenced the concept of "idols becoming rivals" as Matchroom Boxing’s Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez prepares to solidify his rising status by fighting junior bantamweight titleholder Juan Francisco Estrada, the most critically acclaimed and accomplished 115-pounder of the modern era. The WBC junior bantamweight…

Manny Robles is hoping for a little less drama when his fighter, Rafael Espinoza, makes his first defense of his WBO featherweight title against Sergio Chirino Sanchez in Las Vegas on Friday. Last December, Mexico’s Espinoza (24-0, 20 KOs) produced one of the shocks…

When undefeated middleweights Troy Isley and Javier Martinez meet in the ring Friday night, they will be renewing a four-fight rivalry from their amateur days. It’s fitting, after the rounds they shared in the vested code, that they step up to 10-round level against…

Keyshawn Davis showed up and showed out when he scored a sensational sixth-round stoppage victory against former titleholder Jose Pedraza in February. The scorching hot performance from the lightweight upstart Davis (10-0, 7 KOs) has now set up another slugfest, against Miguel Madueno (31-2,…

The harshness of boxing has come upon Devin Haney this week in a way that has reached few others. After suffering his first loss by majority decision to an opponent who was overweight, nabbed for performance-enhancing drug use and has taken to gloating over…

Andres Cortes, 26, is a junior lightweight contender and native of Las Vegas who trains under his brother, Luie Cortes, out of their gym. Andres is set to fight Abraham Nova on Friday at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in a bout that he hopes will…