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There could be some fireworks on the evening of August 17th in Quebec, Canada – a double dose of fireworks. Unbeaten, thrill-a-minute super middleweight banger Christian Mbilli tops the card. His upcoming fight with the seriously tough and testing Sergiy Derevyanchenko, 15-5(10), has ‘War’ written…

Devin Haney is talking on social media that he’s going to take some time off from boxing to travel and spend his money. He says he might not return to the ring until Ryan Garcia’s suspension is up in a couple of years. Mega-Payday Rematch…

The WBC has elevated Mario Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) to their full welterweight title. This was a move that the World Boxing Council had expected to make after they gave Terence Crawford the ‘Champion in recess’ tag when he moved up to 154. The WBC…

Keyshawn Davis views IBF lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko as too “fragile” to defeat Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis if the two fight later this year in November. Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) is one of the fighters that Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) is considering for his next…

WBC light welterweight champion Devin Haney was fuming today about the low-ball winning bid by Top Rank of $2.42 million for his title defense against mandatory Sandor Martin. What boiled Haney’s blood even more was that Matchroom Boxing didn’t bid at all and that Top…

Canelo Alvarez could face Edgar Berlanga next in September, not his IBF mandatory William Scull, as previously believed. Earlier today, William Scull’s team reported agreeing with undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo’s team to avert a purse bid. A Step-Aside Deal for Scull? There’s now speculation…

According to multiple tweets from those in the know, Canelo Alvarez and William Scull have agreed terms to fight later this year. Michael Benson and others reported the news earlier today. As fans may recall, the fight between Scull, who is Canelo’s IBF mandatory challenger,…

More than a few boxing websites have picked up on the latest WBC heavyweight rankings, and quite a stir the new rankings have caused. Tyson Fury, who of course lost the WBC title to Oleksandr Usyk in their historic four-belt unification showdown last month, will…

“Nobody is dragging anybody to the table,” says Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum on the subject of negotiations ahead of a hoped for fight between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko. Arum, who spoke with Boxing News, said talks regarding this potential fight had…