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A fight, a match-up that would have proven far more interesting had it somehow taken place a few years back, has been ordered by the WBA. Newly crowned WBA cruiserweight champ Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez has been ordered to defend his first title against former two-time…

Fight fans may have heard the news by now, of it being possible that British star Chris Eubank Junior could be the next man to fight Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez. And those fans who have heard the news have made their feelings clear. To be…

The Ryan Garcia car crash, or if you prefer, train wreck, continues. But now, after Garcia’s latest outburst, this in the form or racial and Islamophobic comments from the once oh, so promising fighter, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has had enough. Sulaiman took to X…

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson needs a “Floyd Mayweather moment,” according to Teddy Atlas, to build his popularity in the boxing community. Atlas points out that earlier in his career, Mayweather beat up and stopped a big puncher, Diego Corrales, in a fight that increased…

On paper, two of the three main events this weekend appear to have long odds in favor of the ‘A’ side. The one standout as a headliner is a unification bout between Kazuto Ioka and Fernando Martinez. (Photo credit: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda) Although…

Shawn Porter, a web host, believes Canelo Alvarez will never fight David Benavidez before he soon retires. He feels that Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) would be a “nightmare” for the superstar Canelo if it happens. Benavidez’s Return to 168: A Futile Effort? If Porter’s prediction…

Chris Eubank Jr. has come out of nowhere to emerge as the favorite to challenge Canelo Alvarez for his undisputed super middleweight championship in September on PPV. A Match Made in Boxing Heaven ESPN Knockout’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that the former IBO 168-lb champion Eubank…

It promises to be a great night, not only of boxing but of football as well, this Saturday in London at an expected to be full to the rafters Copper Box Arena. The heavyweight bout/guaranteed slugfest between “Romford Bull” Johnny Fisher and “Savage” Alen Babic…

Shakur Stevenson, the WBC lightweight champion, will defend his title against Artem Harutyunyan on ESPN on Saturday night, but he’s already targeting a clash against Vasily Lomachenko. Stevenson Questions Lomachenko’s Courage Unhappy about being ignored by the popular Ukrainian talent, Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs), Shakur…