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Fight fans know the Ike Ibeabuchi story, or they know large chunks of it, anyway. Once a special heavyweight talent, a man who seemed to have it all: immense skill, great physical strength as well as conditioning, hurtful, damaging punching power, a very solid chin…

Brian Norman Jr. says Devin Haney is going to be “trapped’ inside the ring with the “Tazmanian Devil” on November 22nd in their fight in Riyadh. WBO welterweight champion Norman Jr. (28-0, 21 KOs) states that Haney won’t be able to escape the pressure that…

Eddie Hearn revealed today that an offer has been sent to #3 WBO Josh Kelly for a fight against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis for a WBO 154-lb title eliminator. Riyadh Money’s Impact Hearn isn’t optimistic that Kelly (17-1-1, 9 KOs) will accept what he calls a…

Promoter Bob Arum is predicting a knockout for his fighter, Brian Norman Jr., in his title defense of his WBO welterweight belt against Devin Haney on November 22nd. Arum believes that Norman Jr. (28-0, 21 KOs) is younger and more “live” than Haney (32-0, 15…

Yes, you read that right. Ike “The President” Ibeabuchi — a man who last fought when Napster was a thing — is climbing out of a 25-year abyss to fight Danny “The Brixton Hammer” Williams, a fighter who’s somehow still vertical after 88 professional scraps,…

Exclusive interview by James Slater: Former light-heavyweight and cruiserweight champ Dwight Muhammad Qawi was a terrific fighter in his day. With no amateur career, Qawi, who had been sentenced to five years in jail for robbery, learning how to box whilst in Rahway, made a…

Most boxers talk about heart. Evan “Yung Holy” Holyfield had his opened up. Repaired. Put back together. And now—less than a year later—he’s climbing through the ropes again. This Saturday, August 2, at The Fairgrounds Arena in Nashville, Holyfield (12-1, 8 KOs) returns from open-heart…

We all know that we NEVER know with Tyson Fury; we never know if he actually means what he says, or if he is joking, or if he is simply trying to be controversial. With regards to his latest statement, this is what he genuinely…

In sad news, it’s been reported that boxing great, two-weight king Dwight Muhammad Qawi has passed away at the age of 72. According to Dwight’s sister, who broke the news, Qawi died on Friday, this after a five-year battle with dementia. Qawi, known as “The…