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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…

With Floyd Mayweather’s backing, 18 year old 130 pounder Curmel Moton has some people, quite a few in fact, feeling he is the best, most talented young prospect out there right now. Last night, on the Nate Diaz Vs. Jorge Masvidal card in Anaheim, California,…

Shane Mosley Junior, son of course of the great “Sugar” Shane, is proof that a nice, shiny unbeaten record can be the least of it in this sport. Mosley Jr has lost four fights, yet he feels he has learned from each one and, last…

Fight fans ended up having quite a bit to moan and groan about last night in Newark, New Jersey. In the main event, the skilled but “boring” Shakur Stevenson failed to impress once again, this as he won wide in a dull and hard to…

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson wasn’t taking any responsibility for his fight against challenger Artem Harutyunyan, failing to impress fans the way he had hoped at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) Shakur Expresses Frustration with Opponent’s Tactics After the…

Undefeated WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) held onto his title with a twelve-round unanimous decision over a surprisingly tough Artem Harutyunyan (13-2, 7 KOs) in the main event on Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top…

#1 ranked lightweight champion William Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) kept his unbeaten record intact with a third-round knockout victory over Giovanni Cabrera (22-2, 7 KOs) on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Ontario, California. (Photo credit: Golden Boy Promotions/ Cris Esqueda) Zepeda hurt Cabrera…