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Leading lightweight William Zepeda of Mexico is braced for his upcoming 12-rounder with Chicago’s fringe contender Giovanni Cabrera. The July 6 card, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, takes place in Ontario, California’s Toyota Arena and is broadcast by DAZN. Zepeda (30-0, 26 KOs) overwhelmed…

Certain pairings in boxing go together like peanut butter and jelly: Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo. Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach. Main Events and Atlantic City. The relationship between Main Events and Atlantic City dates back decades, not long after the promotional…

Given the omnipresence of world boxing titles, varying from the interim to the super and the gold to the silver, it’s a surprise that one has not (yet) been attached to Saturday’s (May 25) super lightweight rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall. After all,…

Dalton Smith has identified WBC super lightweight champion Devin Haney as the man to help him sell out the home of his beloved Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Wednesday play at the near 35,000-seater Hillsborough Stadium in the north of Sheffield.  Smith, 16-0 (12 KOs),…

Eddie Hearn may be the rival promoter of Josh Taylor’s main domestic rival, Jack Catterall, but he was not short of praise for Scotland’s Taylor ahead of Saturday’s grudge match between the two fighters. Taylor (19-1, 13 KOs) and Catterall (28-1, 13 KOs) initially…

Cheavon Clarke will finally contest the British cruiserweight title against Ellis Zorro in Leeds, England, on Saturday, allowing him to challenge for the vacant title.  Clarke-Zorro will serve as chief support for the anticipated rematch between rivals Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall at a…

Josh Taylor insists the hunger remains ahead of his grudge match with Jack Catterall in Leeds tonight. The 33-year-old Scot scaled the top of boxing’s mountain by winning all of the belts at junior welterweight, but through injuries, politics and inactivity parted company with…

Jalil “Major” Hackett has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing. Hackett (8-0, 7 KOs), of Washington, D.C., recorded his fifth straight win inside the distance in December, stopping Adrian Gutierrez inside three rounds in Houston. The win marked a seventh…

For Jolene Mizzone, president of Fighters First Management, watching Brian Norman Jr. secure the WBO interim welterweight title might be the most meaningful moment of her career to date. Norman stopped Giovani Santillan in his hometown of San Diego in the 10th round last…