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If things all fall into place, we could soon see a unification clash at 115 pounds, with maybe two, even three world titles being fought for. Right now, the super flyweight division is buzzing, what with potential superstar Jessie “Bam” Rodriguez holding the WBC title,…

Exciting lightweight contender William Zepeda had himself a pretty quick and relatively easy night’s work on Saturday, when he took out Giovanni Cabrera in the third round in Ontario, California. Now, Zepeda’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya is looking to the future, and to his…

Ryan Garcia gave Shakur Stevenson a dose of reality on social media, kicking him while he was down following his much-criticized win over Artem Harutyunyan last Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark. He suggested that Shakur “microdose on shrooms,” which is his way…

Janibek Alimkhanuly defends IBF and WBO middleweight titles this Saturday against Andrei Mikhailovich in a twelve-round contest on July 13th on ESPN+ at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event begins at 6:50 p.m. ET. Janibek’s Quest for Recognition…

Janibek Alimkhanuly defends IBF and WBO middleweight titles this Saturday against Andrei Mikhailovich in a twelve-round contest on July 13th on ESPN+ at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event begins at 6:50 p.m. ET. Janibek’s Quest for Recognition…

Shakur Stevenson will be taking his chances of getting a giant mega-million offer on the free agent market after turning down a massive $15 million contract extension from his promoters at Top Rank. Bob Arum’s Top Rank was offering WBC lightweight champion Shakur (22-0, 10…

Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya has invited WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson to call him so they can start preparing for a fight against #1 William Zepeda. (Credit: Golden Boy Promotions/ Cris Esqueda) De La Hoya’s Open Invitation Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) made…

Gervonta Davis’ assistant coach, Kenny Ellis, says that IBF lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko will step aside to allow Tank to face WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson next. Lomachenko would then face the Tank vs. Shakur fight winner in early 2025. Ellis’s report of Lomachenko volunteering…

Moments ago in Tokyo, Japan fight fans were treated to a great action fight that was unfortunately tarnished by what has to be referred to as unfathomable scoring. Argentina’s Fernando Martinez defeated Japanese hero Kazuto Ioka by 12 round UD, the scores being a simply…