Lele Sadjo, 24-0 (21 KOs), is amid a managerial dispute and he now insists it was them, not he, who gave the belt back. The 34-year-old is still in line for an IBF eliminator against Christian Mbilli, with the sanctioning body setting January 16…
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Lyndon Patricio Snr needs a few moments when asked to calculate how many national titles his children have won. It isn’t because he hasn’t been paying attention; he was on the apron for all their big tournaments. With eight children – several of whom have…
The light heavyweight division will, on February 1, welcome the arrival of a major showdown that doesn’t include Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol or Saul “Canelo” Alvarez when David Morrell takes on David Benavidez inside the Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena. Although Morrell, a former titlist…
Boxing and its fighters have a habit of surprising us. Stars emerge from relative obscurity, underdogs triumph in big fights, startling progress is made by an up-and-comer, or a fading star steps back into the light. Who will be your surprise package of 2025? …
_1618363450.jpg?w=765&resize=765,435&ssl=1 "‘I don’t think Terence Crawford can beat Canelo Alvarez’")
Demetrius Andrade has added his voice to the many calls for a fight that would match Saul “Canelo” Alvarez against Terence Crawford. Andrade believes it would be a bridge too far for Crawford to defeat Alvarez at 168lbs. Crawford, of Omaha, Nebraska, recently moved…
Sometimes, this job is too easy. Selecting the Female Fight of the Year for 2024 is one of those times, so you shouldn’t be surprised that this award goes to November’s rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. What should be surprising is that…
With three champions and multiple elite contenders banging on the door in the junior-middleweight division, Serhii Bohachuk has some work to do to find the clearest path to a belt. That effort is eased, Bohachuk promoter Tom Loeffler says, because there’s likely no one…
German veteran Felix Sturm, 45, is scheduled to return to the ring on February 15. Facing the former middle and super middleweight beltholder inside the Ratiopharm Arena in Neu-Ulm, Germany, will be Benjamin Blindert. It is almost 20 years since Sturm, 44-6-3 (19 KOs),…
.jpg?w=765&resize=765,435&ssl=1 "Will 2025 be the year we finally see Claressa Shields fight Jake Paul?")
To cut the suspense, and hopefully temper the fury of anyone wanting an argument, the short and indeed only answer to the question in this article’s headline is no, absolutely not. Chances are neither you nor I will be sitting down to watch…