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Pound-for-pound star and reigning unified super-bantamweight champ Naoya Inoue will, as fans know, next face Irish warrior TJ Doheny. Who? This is the reaction some fans have had at the fight announcement. Southpaw Doheny is 37 years old and he has a good record at…

Can “The Takeover” take over at welterweight? Teofimo Lopez, who has won world titles at 135 and 140 pounds, says he very much likes the idea of becoming a three-weight ruler. And Lopez, 21-1(16) says he could make the move up to the 147 pound…

Naoya Inoue will officially defend his undisputed super bantamweight championship against TJ Doheny on September 3rd at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The event will be shown live on ESPN+. The event will be shown early in the morning for U.S. fans, so those…

Promoter Eddie Hearn insists that Anthony Joshua is too much of a “sniper” for his fight against IBF heavyweight Champion Daniel Dubois to turn into a war on September 21st at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Joshua’s Prime and Recent Trajectory Hearn feels that Joshua,…

Shakur Stevenson received some news today: the WBC ordered a fight between him and his #1 ranked contender, William Zepeda. De La Hoya’s Cryptic Tweet The news quickly turned sour when Zepeda’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, posted on Twitter, “Check this out: William Zepeda…

Recently, the boxers who will represent Great Britain at the Paris Olympics were named, and we now have a look at the eight boxers from America who will be trying to bring home gold when competing in France. The Olympics are always special in more…

Andy Ruiz Jr. faces Jarrell Miller in a must-win heavyweight clash in 19 days on August 3rd on ESPN+ PPV at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The two aging, chunky heavyweights will meet on the undercard of the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov card.…

Caleb Plant, former IBF super middleweight Champion’, reportedly be returning to the ring next month against unbeaten fringe contender Trevor McCumby in a headliner on August 17th at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. This would be a non-PPV event staged by Premier Boxing Champions…

The shock-waves are still being felt over the incredible near-miss former (and future?) president Donald Trump was the victim of on Saturday when he very nearly became the fifth US president to have been assassinated. As everyone knows, Trump was hit in the ear as…