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The officials for the main event and co-main event in the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell Jnr card set for Saturday in Las Vegas have been finalized. Thomas Taylor, of California, will be the third man in charge for the Benavidez-Morrell fight, which will…

How could you not be excited about Martin Bakole? He’s just about everything you could possibly want a heavyweight contender to be. He has the size of a modern giant — 6-foot-6, anywhere from 275-300 pounds, depending on the day — but with the combination…

Bakhram Murtazaliev has now recovered from the hand injury that sidelined the IBF junior middleweight titleholder for a bit after the biggest win of his career. Murtazaliev hurt his right hand in sparring shortly before his October 2024 fight with Tim Tszyu…

Work is ongoing to finalize Edgar Berlanga’s return to the ring in Puerto Rico on March 8 – and to arrange the undercard. Berlanga was last seen losing a decision to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in September 2024, but the super middleweight has vowed to…

Shane McGuigan has warned George Groves about the demands of being a professional trainer on the eve of their sharing a promotion for the first time with Groves in his new role. On Saturday at London’s Wembley Arena, on the undercard of the fight…

Boxxer’s Ben Shalom has revealed the sense of “responsibility” he feels towards the British fight scene. If 2024 was the year in which investment from Saudi Arabia delivered several of the world’s most sought-after fights, it was also the year in which other fight…

The rookie featherweight Eliesel "El Guardia" Rodriguez Ledesma wants to compete in the Riyadh Season boxing grand prix. The 22 year old, from the Dominican Republic, is 2-0 (2 KOs) and is the cousin of the former 2008 Olympic gold medal winner Felix Diaz.…

The middleweight contender Shakiel Thompson hopes his return to the ring next month could lead to a shot at the WBO and IBF champion Janibek Alimkhanuly. The 13-0 (9 KOs) Thompson, from Sheffield, England, boxes the Filipino-based Tanzanian Hamisi Maya, 17-5-1 (14 KOs), on…

Matchroom’s junior welterweight prospect Junaid Boston hopes to catch the eye when he takes on Bilal Fawaz for the vacant English title on Friday. There has long been a buzz around the Rotherham youngster, and the 22-year-old Boston has stopped eight of his 10…