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As fight fans know, former two-time, two-weight champ Devin Haney is set to return to action in March. This will be his first fight back after losing to and then having a no-contest against Ryan Garcia. That fight took place in April, and since then,…

Former heavyweight champ Shannon Briggs is still talking about a comeback. The 53-year-old, last seen in a boxing ring back in May of 2016, says he plans to fight again, and Briggs has encouraged Wladimir Klitschko – who he plagued relentlessly some years back, trying…

Jai Opetaia says he “must remove” David Nyika by defeating him and getting out of his path towards greatness on Wednesday night at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach in Australia. IBF cruiserweight champion Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) says he has people who “rely” on…

By Tim Compton - 01/04/2025 - Comments Devin Haney fired back at Teofimo Lopez on social media, telling him he’s been “begging” him for a fight. This was a response from Haney to Teofimo calling him a “punk b****” on X after he’d informed his followers…

David Nyika says he’s been training for IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia’s style for a long time, and he’ll be ready to dethrone him this Wednesday, January 8th, at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Australia. Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs) has a style that…

Devin Haney will be fighting next on BLK Prime on March 25th. It was announced on BLK Prime’s social media account today. This isn’t a good move for Haney. If he wants to be seen by fans, he should be fighting on one of the…

Boxing fans in general, or fans of Donald Curry specifically, know the former welterweight and, for a time, the light-middleweight champion has been suffering from mental health issues for several months. Now, at age 63, Curry – who was, we must never forget, a truly…

David Morrell addressed the PED talk for his opponent, David Benavidez, today, saying that fighters who lose to him make excuses. Benavidez’s Escape Plan? Morrell believes Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is already building his PED excuse to use after he loses to him on February…

The way some people say it, in fact, the way a whole lot of people say it, the more random drug testing in the sport of boxing, the better. We have, over recent years, seen too many big-name fighters to list test positive for one…