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It is often said that you never get a second chance to make a first impression but Solomon Dacres gets the opportunity to do just that in Birmingham on Saturday night.  In November, and just days after signing with Queensberry Promotions, Dacres, 8-0 (2…

I n this week’s can’t-miss mailbag, trainer Stephen “Breadman” Edwards talks about similarities and differences between Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Terence Crawford, looks at some of the best bouts that can be made today, and discusses the ability to listen and work towards different strategies.…

For the first time in five years, Ekow Essuman finds himself without a belt, but the former British and Commonwealth welterweight champion has picked up the scent of another title. Essuman, who will challenge English welterweight champion Owen Cooper (10-0, 4 KOs) in Birmingham,…

Junto Nakatani made a successful first defence of his WBC bantamweight title – and a significant statement – by stopping Vincent Astrolabio in the opening round.  On paper, it looked like Nakatani, 28-0 (21 KOs), would be given a few rounds’ work by the Filipino…

America’s Anthony Olascuaga produced a sensational performance to stop Riku Kano and win the vacant WBO flyweight title. Having lost to the excellent Kenshiro Teraji in a challenge for the unified light flyweight title in 2023, Olascuaga, 7-1 (5 KOs), came out firing in…

Boxing is unforgiving, and junior featherweight Angel Barrientes knows this better than most. At just 21, Barrientes has a loss on his record – a blemish that, fairly or unfairly, means he is no longer mentioned among the top prospects, despite his great amateur career.…

Welterweight Alexis Rocha demonstrated his evolution as a fighter by employing a methodical jab and fighting off his back foot – a departure from his previous bouts, in which he focused on exchanging punches with his opponents. Rocha won a 10-round unanimous decision over…

Vergil Ortiz Jr. still believes that a fight between he and former junior middleweight titleholder Tim Tszyu will still happen. Ortiz and Tszyu were due to fight on the blockbuster Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov card on Aug. 3, but Tszyu had to withdraw due to…

As lightweight boxer Lucas Bahdi quietly prepared for the biggest fight of his career, against Ashton Sylve on Saturday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, he showed brevity in assessing the matchup. Canada’s Bahdii (16-0, 14 KOs), 30, a decorated amateur, has been active…