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The here-and-now nearly always comes off second best when boxing fans start comparing it with eras gone by. Everyone does it, in fact, about almost everything. Whether sport, literature, music, films, television, clothes, relationships, or the circumference of our stomachs, yesterday trumps today. Or…

Joey Spencer has fought in some of boxing’s biggest markets, but nothing compares to the pride of fighting in his own backyard.  Spencer will be checking off a career milestone on Thursday when he steps into the ring at the Dort Financial Center in…

HAMBURG – Not all fights in boxing take place in the ring. One of the most-discussed bouts of 2024 in the trade has taken place behind computer screens. It pits the established online boxing record-keeper BoxRec against a newly revived Fight Fax,…

For many, Samantha Worthington might simply be known as the first fighter signed to Claressa Shields’ T-Rex Promotions in collaboration with Dmitry Salita’s Salita Promotions. But the junior welterweight from Lexington, Kentucky hopes to lay the groundwork for a breakout year in 2025. The…

HAMBURG – WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman was thrilled to announce the WBC Boxing Grand Prix this week, a tournament he has worked on with Turki Alalshikh to feature the next generation of stars. “Before he passed away, it was the dream of my father…

Roy Jones Jnr won’t be fighting Thursday night at Legends Casino Hotel in Toppenish, Washington, but he will very much be the story. Jones will corner five of his boxers during a historic event that will be streamed live worldwide on BLK Prime, starting…

Ahead of the much-anticipated clash between David Benavidez and David Morrell Jnr, Jaime Munguia says he expects a thrilling encounter between two great 175lbs. Arizona’s Benavidez, 27, is scheduled to go head to head with Cuba's 26-year-old Morrell at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas…

Hamburg, Germany – “'Pitbull' mania is back February 1, in the type of fights that fans want to see,” said fight manager Sean Gibbons. He was referring to the February 1 clash at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas between his former WBA junior welterweight…

TAMPA, Florida – Jonhatan Cardoso is getting the hang of these main events. In a repeat trip to the final ProBox TV card of the night, Cardoso on Wednesday again revealed himself as the better man in a competitive scrap, edging Mexico’s gritty Eduardo…