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Heavyweight powerhouse or, as his promoter Ben Shalom refers to him, “absolute beast,” Martin Bakole arrived on the big stage in style on Saturday night. As fans who tuned in to watch the massive card in Los Angeles know, the Congolese-born big man took down…

As the Paris 2024 Olympics and build up to Crawford vs. Madrimov dominated headlines last week, Super Featherweight contender Jordan “Shortdog” White (18-1, 12 KOs) carved out his own niche in the spotlight on Saturday night with a victory at the Entertainment & Sports Arena…

Alright, folks, gather around for the latest episode of “Venado Lopez Ruins Everything,” this time in the picturesque setting of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It’s going down on Saturday, August 10, at the Tingley Coliseum, where local hero Angelo Leo is set to have his dreams…

Israil Madrimov feels he deserved the win last Saturday against pound-for-pound star at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) lost his WBA junior middleweight title, thanks to the judging crew, who scored it for the popular fighter Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs)…

Caleb Plant believes Edgar Berlanga doesn’t have much chance of beating Canelo Alvarez next month on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) was picked out by WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight champion Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) in…

Terence Crawford used the spotlight to call out superstar Canelo Alvarez last night following his win over previously unbeaten WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. ‘Bud’ Crawford says he’ll fight WBA/WBC/WBO super middleweight champion Canelo next if “the…

Heavyweight Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) dealt a serious blow to the career of the hyped American Jared Anderson (17-1, 15 KOs), handing him his first defeat in a brutal fifth-round knockout on Saturday night at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Bakole’s performance was…

Promoter Eddie Hearn blew his stack on Saturday night after watching his fighter, WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov, lose a controversial 12-round unanimous decision to Terence Crawford in their highly publicized headliner on DAZN at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The scores were…

In a close affair, Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) captured his fourth division world title, dethroning WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs_ by a narrow 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night in front of a sold-out BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. It…