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Juan Francisco Estrada weighed in at 115 lbs at the super flyweight limit, and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez came in at 115 pounds during Friday’s weigh-in for their headliner, live on DAZN, this Saturday, June 29th at the Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona. (Credit: Melina Pizano/Matchroom) Estrada’s Return …

David Benavidez has been given a two-week extension by the World Boxing Council to decide which of the two mandatory spots he wants to keep at 168 and 175. Canelo or Beterbiev/Bivol Despite Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) preferring to occupy both mandatory spots to get…

WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) and challenger Steve Claggett (38-7-2, 36 KO) weighed in successfully on Friday at the weigh-in for Saturday’s headliner at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Claggett, 34, looked a little healthier than the emaciated,…

Bill Haney, the father and trainer of WBC 140-lb ‘Champion in recess’ Devin Haney, fired back at the rumors that Devin’s fight against Ryan Garcia didn’t sell many PPV buys on April 20th. In an interview this week, Bill claimed that the Haney-Garcia event brought…

Earlier this week, at the big presser to officially announce the fight and the stacked fight card that will take place at Wembley on September 21, viewers were informed that a “big musical act” would perform prior to the headline act, which will, of course,…

Promoter Bob Arum wants to set up a fight between his fighter WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez and the recently badly beaten Devin Haney next if Teo is victorious in his title defense this Saturday night against veteran Steve Claggett in Miami. Teofimo’s Unfulfilled…

As fans know, we will see two power-punching British heavyweights going at it at Wembley in September, this as former two-time heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua will challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF belt. On paper, AJ will become a three-time heavyweight ruler if he beats…

Darius Fulghum (photo by Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda) managed to keep his undefeated record intact (12-0, 10 KOs) against Vaughn Alexander in what turned into a 10-round light heavyweight yawn-fest. Fulghum’s strategy? Jab, jab, and jab some more—enough to set up the occasional heavy-hitter…

Teofimo Lopez acknowledges that journeyman Steve Claggett is a hungry fighter looking to upset him on Saturday night in their twelve-round contest on ESPN. Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) says his ring IQ is on another level, and Claggett (38-7-2, 26 KOs) will discover that when…