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Claressa Shields has become one of the most influential boxers of the modern era as she continues to grow the women’s sport to new levels. Not every fighter can boast Shields’ accomplishments, and therefore many box in comparative obscurity. One of those boxers…

LAS VEGAS – In a way, they are former partners in crime, given Victor Conte’s former mastermind construction of the doping warehouse BALCO and Angel “Memo” Heredia’s turn as government informant in the aftermath of the scandal that ensnared track and field figures and many…

Though the merits of pay-per-view in certain circumstances are understood, it’s still a great shame when paywalls create a significant divide between boxing and the growth of the sport. The latest case in point might occur on Saturday night when David Benavidez and David Morrell,…

In this week’s Mailbag, Stephen “Breadman” Edwards discusses more of your mythical matches, looks ahead to Benavidez-Morrell, talks about his professional admiration for Ronnie Shields, and discusses the engine of world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk Really look forward to your mailbag every week. Which…

A small contingent is following Callum Simpson from Barnsley to London for his Commonwealth super-middleweight title fight on Saturday with Ghana’s Elvis Ahorgah.  Simpson-Ahorgah was confirmed on January 22 – 11 days after Simpson impressively stopped Steed Woodall in two rounds in a defence…

Women’s heavyweight Danielle Perkins is happy to be fighting Claressa Shields and she has a point to prove. The two fight on Sunday at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, which is Shields’ hometown.  Perkins, the 42-year-old originally from Brooklyn, New York, but…

Ben Shalom is preparing to add Adam Azim to the April 26 undercard of Chris Eubank Jnr-Conor Benn. Azim on Saturday fights Sergey Lipinets at London’s Wembley Arena, and if he emerges relatively unscathed and having recorded his finest victory, Shalom wants to give…

Golden Boy Promotions believe they have signed four future world champions by adding two heavyweights and two cruiserweights to their stable.  At cruiserweight, 14-1 (10 KOs) Tristan “Sweet T” Kalkreuth, has resigned with them, along with 17-0 (12 KOs) Robin “Robz” Safar while, at heavyweight,…

British Olympian Pat Brown will kick off his professional career on March 28 when he faces Vladimir Reznicek at Planet Ice in Altrincham, England. The fight will headline an NXTGEN card, promoted by Matchroom Boxing and shown live on DAZN. The contest will…