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Featherweight Stephen Fulton has an opportunity to become a two-division world champion but first must go to war against Brandon Figueroa to achieve that. Philadelphia’s Fulton, 30, might have won his first encounter with Texas-based Figueroa at junior featherweight four years…

On what would have been Muhammad Ali’s 83rd birthday, a new audio series promises an intimate look at The Greatest, featuring never-before-heard recordings of the former heavyweight champion as well as contributions from Mike Tyson, Rosie Perez, Killer Mike, Billy Crystal, Common, Laila Ali and…

Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney are like a persistent infection: irritating and sickening and maddening. They went somewhat dormant for a time but never quite disappeared. Any sense of relief on our end would only be short-lived without rehabilitation on theirs. Now Garcia and…

In this week’s mailbag, trainer Stephen “Breadman” Edwards looks ahead to the huge February 22 card in Saudi Arabia, topped by Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, discusses Tyson Fury’s place in history and he pits Tommy Hearns against some of the best 160-pounders in modern…

Curtis Harper says he is ready to take a chance against former heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder when they go head-to-head in a heavyweight clash April 26. Harper, an 18-11 (12 KOs) pro from Jacksonville, Florida, is expected to slug it out with Wilder –…

When Maxi Hughes heard that Floyd Schofield was out of his fight with Shakur Stevenson, he had no hesitation offering his services. The problem was, Hughes had heard about Schofield’s “withdrawal” – Schofield has not withdrawn from the February 22 bout with…

Pat Brown is living the dream ahead of his professional boxing debut. Brown will headline in his home city of Manchester, UK, at Planet Ice Altrincham on March 28 – something that is virtually unheard of in the professional game. The 25-year-old was the…

COMMERCE, California – There’s nothing like auditioning for a title fight with the champion watching your every move. Such was the situation Friday night for featherweight contender Omar Trinidad as he dominated Mike Plania by unanimous decision scores of 100-90, 99-91, 100-90 at Commerce…

COMMERCE, California – The way Ryan Garcia sees it, the same fighter who crushed Devin Haney in the ring nine months ago is ready to repeat his performance throughout a planned three-fight series that awaits the two rivals starting in May. Garcia, 24-1 (20…