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Former IBF/WBA middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs has announced his retirement on Instagram, wrapping up his 17-year professional career following his loss to Shane Mosley Jr. on July 6th. The End of an Era Fans had predicted the 37-year-old Jacobs (37-5, 30 KOs) would retire because…

Boxing commentator Tim Bradley is anxious to see how well highly ranked lightweight contender Raymond Muratalla looks tonight in his ten-round fight against former IBF super featherweight champion Tevin Farmer in their headliner on ESPN+ at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in…

There was a time when the big fights thrived in Philadelphia, “The City of Brotherly Love.” Not anymore. There hasn’t been a big fight staged in Philly since the 1970s. But we could be on the verge of witnessing a comeback. The latest fighting star…

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis makes his first defense of his IBF welterweight title tonight against substitute David Avanesyan, with the event beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on DAZN. The fight will occur in front of a sizeable pro-Ennis crowd at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia,…

There is still a whole lot of magic and sheer class there as far as the boxing career of future Hall of Famer Roman Gonzalez is concerned. The 37 year old Nicaraguan great returned to action for the first time in 19-months last night in…

Go on, admit it, whenever you hear Michael Spinks’ name, you instantly think of one fight. It’s unavoidable – you think of the demolition job an intimidated Spinks was the victim of against a peak Mike Tyson. This of course proved to be Spinks’ last…

Keyshawn Davis is pushing hard for a fight against recent lightweight world title challenger Frank Martin. Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) feels that a fight between him and ‘The Ghost’ Martin (18-1, 12 KOs) is one that the fans would want to see. Keyshawn, 25, states…

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh released the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov ‘Everything or Nothing’ promo video ahead of the August 3rd fight in 22 days from now on ESPN+ PPV at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The promo has a theatrical, dramatic feel, showing…

Raymond Muratalla (20-0, 16 KOs) and Tevin Farmer (33-5-1, 8 KOs) will be getting an opportunity to shine in the main event this Saturday night in a ten-round contest at lightweight on July 13th at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.…