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Promoter Eddie Hearn feels that IBF light welterweight champion Subriel Matias has a lot of pressure on him to defend against Liam Paro this Saturday night in his homecoming fight at the Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu in Manati, Puerto Rico. Matias (20-1, 20 KOs)…

David Benavidez was in fine form today. He complained about Canelo Alvarez not fighting, seemingly using him as his main promotional tool to create interest for his 12-round fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk this Saturday night in his debut at 175 at the MGM Grand Garden…

Tim Tszyu says he honestly feels he is the “king at 154 pounds,” this despite the fact that he is coming off a loss – a quite bloody loss – to Sebastian Fundora. Australia’s Tszyu, who suffered a horrific cut in the points loss he…

Saudi Arabia and His Excellency Turki Alalshikh want to change the sport by creating a global boxing league. The idea is to unite the promotional companies by having one boxing league with 200 best fighters in twelve weight classes competing. Fans on social media are…

Rewind to earlier this week, and former heavyweight champ Tyson Fury was about as far away from training hard in a boxing gym as he could possibly have been. The 35-year-old was instead unable to stand as he splashed out of a bar in his…

During this time of stacked cards and a ‘you’ve never had it so good’ outlook from boxing promoters, it’s worth remembering some of the great cards we fight fans were treated to back in the 1980s. On this day in 1986, at Madison Square Garden,…

Errol Spence is confident his fighter Frank Martin will dethrone WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis this Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Martin’s Calculated Risk Pays Off Martin (18-0, 12 KOs) is getting his opportunity to show the…

Teofimo Lopez recommends that Frank Martin take the fight to WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, attack him to the body, and not show fear in their fight this Saturday night on PBC on Premier Prime PPV in Las Vegas. WBO light welterweight champion…

Twenty years ago today, Marcos Maidana – for plenty of fight fans one of the most go-to warriors of the 2000s in terms of seeing guaranteed action – punched out his pro debut. Maidana, after having a good amateur career, during which time he fought…