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Edgar Berlanga says he has no interest in fighting Caleb Plant because he’s on the “back burner” for him. Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) says he will pick up “that bag” fighting Canelo Alvarez next, and he has no desire to fight the twice-beaten Plant. Fans…

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis’ successful title defense against Frank Martin reportedly did between 325,200-000 and 350,000 PPV buys on June 15th. The numbers suggest that Tank’s drawing power isn’t as good as he and his fans had thought. It’s not a surprise that Tank’s…

Trainer Jeff Mayweather says it’s a bad idea for Devin Haney to take time off to wait a year or more on a rematch with Ryan Garcia. Staying Active vs. Waiting for Rematch Jeff feels Haney should stay active with his career because he’s in…

One of the greatest, most beloved world champions, Nicaragua’s Alexis Arguello, died on this day 15 years ago. “The Explosive Thin Man,” a world ruler at three weights – featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight – reportedly committed suicide with a rifle, with the 57-year-old supposedly firing…

Most fight fans and fight experts are in agreement: Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez absolutely belongs in the top 10 pound-for-pound rankings we all love to debate so much. Rodriguez has the credentials, he has the names on his record, and “Bam” has the sheer talent. But…

By Paul R. Jones!   Washington, DC — Over the weekend, reigning World Champion, Lamont “The Reaper” Roach Jr. (25-1-1, 10 KOs), successfully defended his WBA Super Featherweight title, stopping Feargal “Fearless” McCrory (16-1, 8 KOs) in eight rounds at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in DC.…

“The Takeover” against “Pitbull.” This potential match up, between Teofimo Lopez and Isaac Cruz, who each hold a world title at 140 pounds, is one Lopez is very much interested in. After his expected dominant win over a game Steve Claggett on Saturday night, Lopez…

William Zepeda will be back in action against Giovanni Cabrera (22-1, 7 KOs) in a twelve-round headliner fight at lightweight this Saturday, July 6th, live on DAZN at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. The event begins at 8:00 p.m. ET. (Photo credit: Golden Boy…

Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Juan Francisco Estrada will use his rematch clause to face Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez to attempt his seventh-round knockout loss against him from last Saturday night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Bam Rodriguez scored a body shot KO in round…