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YouTuber Ariel Helwani believes former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury isn’t done as a fighter yet heading into his rematch with WBA/WBC/WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk on December 21st in Riyadh. What could be a problem for Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) is that he’s facing a…

In disappointing news for fans of thrill-a-minute Japanese warrior Kosei Tanaka, it’s been confirmed that Tanaka’s 115-pound WBO title defense against Jonathan Rodriguez was all set for tomorrow on the big card in Tokyo, Japan, is off due to Rodriguez blowing the weight – and…

David Benavidez has just made the decision to move back down to super middleweight, this after him having his first testing of the waters up at 175 pounds. So, to many, in fact to most, the idea, the very notion of “The Mexican Monster” one…

Podcaster Ariel Helwani says Canelo Alvarez may attempt to reclaim the Mexican Independence Day date from the UFC on September 14th. Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) won’t give up the Mexican Day date to the UFC as he did last year when he fought Jermell Charlo…

YouTuber Ariel Helwani wants to see Terence Crawford fight Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis rather than Canelo Alvarez if he gets past WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3rd. Helwani feels that Crawford’s big win over Errol Spence Jr last year on July 29 was…

Promoter Eddie Hearn warns Israil Madrimov is bringing “Uzbek power” to KO Terence Crawford on August 3rd in the headliner in Los Angeles. Hearn believes that Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) has stumbled into the toughest fight for his career, choosing to fight Madrimov (10-0-1, 8…

Former world title challenger Gabriel Rosado feels that a fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford doesn’t make sense because the Mexican star has no upside. With the limited upside for Canelo, it makes zero sense for him to accommodate Crawford unless he’s just interested…

Former heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz Jr has his own must-win fight coming up against Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, who “The Destroyer” will face on the stacked card set for Los Angeles on August 3rd. But Ruiz is eyeing a massive fight with world heavyweight ruler…

It’s possible if not probable that, when most fans hear the name Victor Ortiz, they think of the quite bizarre fight Ortiz had with superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather. It was back in September of 2011 when Ortiz took it upon himself to headbutt Mayweather in…