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Some might see super middleweight Donte Layne’s third professional bout as a developmental fight for a promising prospect, but for him it’s a fight that spans three birthdays. New York’s Layne, 27, will face Montrel James in a four-round fight on OTX8 on Friday…

Flyweight Jordan Roach is set to make his professional debut on the same card as his brother, Lamont Roach Jr., who will defend his WBA world junior lightweight title for the first time Friday at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., on ProBox…

Super middleweight Lester Martinez hopes victory over Carlos Gongora will establish him as a top contender. Martinez and Gongora will co-feature on Friday night’s card in Washington, D.C., headlined by Lamont Roach Jr. against Feargal McCrory, broadcast on ProBox TV. Martinez, who trains…

It took boxing 25 years to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion before sanctioning body semantics forced the title to lose its luster in just five weeks.  Oleksandr Usyk announced on social media Tuesday that he is vacating his IBF title ahead of the Anthony…

The Anthony Cacace-Eduardo Nunez IBF junior-lightweight purse bid has been moved back to July 2, although it increasingly appears Cacace will move to avoid a fighter considered the division’s boogeyman. An individual familiar with the tone of the discussions said the Nunez team is…

Lightweight boxer Deric Davis believes he will be the last world champion trained by Barry Hunter from the ground up. Davis fights Friday at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., which will be broadcast on ProBox TV.  Davis, 3-0, 3 KOs,…

Don Charles has paid tribute to his heavyweight Daniel Dubois following successive stoppages of the previously undefeated duo of Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic. Dubois is 21-2 (20 KOs), and the hard-punching Londoner was a significant underdog against Hrgovic when they boxed on June…

Alejandro Luis Silva has signed a long-term promotional agreement with Camponovo Sports.  The undefeated super welterweight, 22-0-1 (17 KOs), from Posadas, Misiones, Argentina, returns to the ring on August 10, headlining the next CBN Promotions card at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California and…

Julio Cesar Martinez has reportedly been issued with a nine-month ban for failing a drugs test. The Mexican, 29, according to the Ring Magazine, tested positive for S5 diuretics and other masking agents in a test conducted after his majority decision victory over Angelino Cordova…