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A legal matter is the reason behind the delay of Matchroom Boxing’s Prizefighter tournament, according to Frank Smith, the company’s CEO.  Matchroom relaunched Prizefighter in Japan last year. The original concept brought success to the promotional outfit, with the first tournament taking place in…

BJ Flores is as old-school as they come, but he is now at the forefront of a new-school industry – he trains boxing influencers.  Flores is training broadcaster-turned-fighter Wade Plemons for his debut Saturday in Manchester, England, on a Misfits Boxing show streaming on…

Super middleweight Steven Nelson has spent most of his career helping other fighters around him get ready for their big fights. Now Nelson’s own moment has arrived – and he is readying for his biggest fight as a professional.  Nelson, 20-0 (16 KOs), will…

Salim Ellis-Bey might be an ideal Philadelphia boxer to follow in IBF welterweight titleholder Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ footsteps. Ellis-Bey, a 17-year-old phenom in the amateur lightweight division, recently won the 2024 USA National Championship in December and was granted the Youth Male Outstanding Boxer…

When I worked at Ring magazine, then-editor-in-chief Nigel Collins had three words he would frequently bust out in editorial meetings when the staff would grapple with how to fill the pages: “Fights and fighters.” It was a simple shorthand for the idea…

Julius Ballo, one of the top amateurs in the United States, has signed a co-promotional deal with Overtime Boxing and Top Rank, it was announced Tuesday. The speedy technician Ballo, 21, of San Diego, California will be managed by James Prince and will fight…

Hall of Fame heavyweight Lennox Lewis has thrown his support behind light heavyweight contender Constantino Nanga and is working with him in an advisory capacity. Nanga, 12-0 (8 KOs), was born in Angola and fights out of Sweden. Nanga boxes on the February 22…

Heavy-handed super lightweights Oscar Duarte and Regis Prograis will meet in Anaheim, California on February 15, it was announced today by Golden Boy Promotions. The fight, which will take place at Honda Center, represents a chance for Prograis to get back in the win…

On the heels of his most recent victory, Callum Simpson is considering his next steps. Simpson, 16-0 (11 KOs), successfully defended his British super middleweight title on Saturday by stopping Steed Woodall inside two rounds. Woodall, now 19-3-1 (12 KOs), looked to be…