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For the first 45 or so fights of what is now officially a hall-of-fame career, Manny Pacquiao relied almost exclusively on his speed and physicality and a crude-but-devastatingly effective southpaw left hand. That combination enabled him to overwhelm Lehlo Ledwaba, shock Marco Antonio Barrera, and…

Eddie Hearn has hailed Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield’s quest for greatness after the youngster agreed to challenge Shakur Stevenson on February 22. Schofield, 22, is scheduled to face the more experienced 27-year-old Stevenson for the WBC lightweight championship on Riyadh Season’s February 22 card…

Galal Yafai, widely considered the underdog against Sunny Edwards, transformed his career by impressively stopping his rival in six one-sided rounds at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. He is therefore on course to fight Japan’s Kenshiro Teraji, the WBC flyweight champion, in 2025.…

Eddie Hearn passionately defended Matchroom’s matchmaking after watching Marc Castro and Jalil Hackett so unexpectedly record their first defeats, at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday evening. The lightweight Castro and the welterweight Hackett respectively lost via split decision to Agustin…

Galal Yafai doesn’t expect to challenge Kenshiro Teraji in his next fight, regardless of his victory over Sunny Edwards. The Olympic gold medallist excelled throughout his fight with Edwards in November, in which he won every round until the referee intervened to rescue the…

British fighter Liam Walsh has called on Gervonta “Tank” Davis to consider fighting Vasiliy Lomachenko and Shakur Stevenson before bowing out of the sport. Ahead of his WBA lightweight championship fight with Lamont Roach on March 1, Baltimore’s Davis announced his intentions to retire…

David Adeleye has been noticeable by his absence since October 2023. The 28 year old hasn’t been seen since being stopped by Fabio Wardley in a British heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia. Adeleye, 13-1 (12 KOs), took his time to rebuild from…

Tyrone McKenna wants to pursue a world title after his incredible two-round war with Dylan Moran in Waterford.  Their fight, broadcast on ProBox TV, was brilliant. Both met center ring and delivered one of the best two-round fights in recent memory. McKenna eventually came out…

Jack Turner’s latest ring appearance lasted all of 65 seconds. In that time, the 22-year-old Liverpudlian dropped Peru’s Piero Aponte three times. Turner, 10-0 (9 KOs), has boxed seven times in 2024, accumulating a grand total of 14 rounds’ action. He has forged his…