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The risk proved to be worth it, yet at the same time, super-bantamweight contender Sam Goodman of Australia paid a price for taking on a fight prior to his mandatory shot at 122 pound king Naoya Inoue. Earlier today in Wollongong, unbeaten Goodman pounded out…

Over the years, some great British boxing warriors have battled their way through massive, even monstrous odds. Modern-day legends such as Lloyd Honeyghan, Nigel Benn, Tyson Fury, Ricky Hatton, and Carl Froch have sent their opponents packing, the odds be damned. But it can never…

IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) looked drained today during his PR face-off with challenger David Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs), four days before they fight on Saturday, July 13th. Ennis, 27, is the favorite to defeat Avanesyan in their twelve-round headliner on…

Many people doubt whether Anthony Joshua is truly back to top form after defeating four sub-level heavyweights to rebuild mentally. Dubois: A Trigger for Past Trauma? The former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) is coming off a four-fight winning streak heading into a…

Shakur Stevenson revealed that the options that he’s considering signing with as a free agent are Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Mayweather Promotions. Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) turned down a $15 million, five-fight offer from Top Rank to re-ink with them, and he still feels…

Tim Bradley feels that Shakur Stevenson needs to fix his situation with his inability to listen to corner advice from his coach in between rounds of his fights. Bradley says Shakur is a “brat” and won’t follow instructions. A Pattern of Defiance Last Saturday night,…

9/1 Underdog David Avanesyan Says He’s Fully Confident Going Into Fight With “Vulnerable To Being Hit” Jaron Ennis Make zero mistake about it, it is supposed to be the Jaron “Boots” Ennis hometown party show this Saturday night in Philly. As fans know, red-hot future…

Two British heavyweight stars, both carrying crushing punching power but also showing vulnerability and to some “a suspect chin.” Both world champions, both hugely popular. Anthony Joshua and Frank Bruno, two British Kings from different eras – who would have won this fantasy fight? Carl…

The undercard for the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov event on August 3rd on ESPN+ PPV at the BMO Stadium in Las Vegas might be the best part of the event. While the main event between Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) and WBA junior middleweight champion…