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Osleys Iglesias continued to prove himself as a hot prospect, knocking out Evgeny Shvedenko in the first round of their scheduled 12-round co-feature Thursday night at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, Canada. The 26-year-old Iglesias, fighting from a southpaw stance, initially pawed with a…

Regis Prograis is ready to rebuild and revive his career to make a third run at a junior welterweight title.  Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs) will have to pick up the pieces again following a one-sided December defeat to WBC titleholder Devin Haney. “Rougarou”…

Junior middleweight contender Vito Mielnicki Jr. has signed a long-term promotional contract with Top Rank. Mielnicki, from Roseland, New Jersey, is ranked No. 4 by the WBA. His signing was announced Thursday during the final press conference for a fight card headlined by another…

Oleksandr Usyk claims he's considering moving back to cruiserweight following his Dec. 21 rematch with Tyson Fury. Should that occur, the marketeers will tell you he’s attempting to set new records, enhance his legacy and create yet more history. Yet history dictates that such…

Adrien Broner is running late.  In that sense, it’s business as usual for “The Problem,” who returns to the ring for the first time in a year to face Blair Cobbs this Friday in Hollywood, Florida. There has been the usual talk that it’s…

CANASTOTA, New York – Jackie Kallen opened up proceedings today at the International Boxing Hall of Fame, signing for fans and conducting a lecture and fan Q&A. Kallen, a 2024 inductee, talked about her incredible career and said she had always hoped the call…

Premier Boxing Champions has prominently positioned itself for participation in a slew of high-profile bouts in the featherweight division by striking a multi-fight extension with Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs). Coinciding with the extension, the World Boxing Council has ordered interim champion Figueroa, 27,…

My former opponent Ricky Hatton, the late Diego Corrales, and Ivan Calderon are all very worthy inductees into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Calderon’s among the best lighter-weight fighters of the modern era, but because he lacked the punching power of some his rivals…

Golden Boy have not given up on Vergil Ortiz boxing on the August 3 bill in Los Angeles. Ortiz, the 21-0 (21 KOs) junior middleweight from Texas, had been due to face Australia’s Tim Tszyu in an eagerly-awaited clash, but the damage Tszyu suffered…