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WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) will look to put on an impressive this Saturday night on July 6tth in his title defense against Artem Harutyunyan (13-1, 7 KOs) in front of his home crowd at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.…

Former heavyweight king and the one-time “Baddest Man On The Planet,” Mike Tyson, turns 58 today. The biggest boxing superstar of the 1980s and remaining a star beyond the decade, Tyson lit a fire when he fought in his prime. A genuine phenomenon, Tyson burst…

Promoter Eddie Hearn reiterated last night that he believes Canelo Alvarez will fight his WBA mandatory Edgar Berlanga next. Hearn feels that Berlanga (22-0,17 KO) will be a competitive fight for Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) to defend his undisputed super middleweight championship for his next…

“The Greatest,” Muhammad Ali, once fought on through the unimaginable pain of a broken jaw. Ali suffered the injury against Ken Norton, who won a decision over him way back in 1973. And last night, Ali’s grandson, Nico Ali Walsh, showed real heart and grit…

Fight fans were treated to a damn good action fight last night in Phoenix, while we also saw a superb winning performance from one of the sport’s hottest lower weight ring warriors. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez delivered in style in his challenge of WBC 115 pound…

Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder sure looked all done in his last fight, or actually in his previous two fights, when he was widely outpointed by Joseph Parker and then crushed in the fifth round by Zhilei Zhang. And plenty of fans, most of…

Former featherweight champion Robeisy Ramirez stole the show with a highlight reel seventh-round knockout over Brandon Leon Benitez on Saturday night at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Robeisy was fighting on the undercard of WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez vs. Steve…

WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez stayed true to his ‘Takeover’ moniker, winning a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision over the game Steve Claggett on Saturday night. Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) landed cleaner, harder, more accurate punches throughout the fight. He fought with his back against…

In a passing off the torch between two generations at super flyweight, the young lion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KOs) had too much firepower for the old warrior WBC champion Juan Francisco Estrada (44-4, 28 KOs), scoring a seventh-round knockout on Saturday night at…