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David Benavidez failed to shine in his win over Oleksandr Usyk last Saturday night in his debut at light heavyweight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo credit: Esther Lin/Premier Boxing Champions) Power Deficit Exposed Never a big puncher at 168, Benavidez’s…

Gervonta “Tank” Davis got the job done in style against Frank Martin last night in Las Vegas, with the defending WBA lightweight champ scoring a KO that has already been viewed many times and will continue to be marveled over. Davis, now spotless at 30-0(28),…

David “Benavídez (29-0, 24 KOs) discovered how difficult life would be for him in his light heavyweight debut, forced to go the full 12-round decision and win a unanimous decision in a fight a lot closer than the scores handed down by the judges against…

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis scored a highlight reel eighth round knockout win over Frank ‘The Ghost’ Martin to hold onto his title on Saturday night. (Photo credit: Esther Lin/Premier Boxing Champions) Fighting in front of a large crowd at the MGM Grand Garden…

Tonight in London, it was a case of revenge, not repeat, as defending WBO cruiserweight champ Chris Billam-Smith retained his belt with a 12-round UD over Richard Riakporhe. The fight, five years after these two rumbled, with Riakporhe winning a decision back then, saw Billam-Smith…

There was plenty of drama tonight in Puerto Rico, as defending IBF 140-pound champ and so-called “most dangerous man in boxing,” Subriel Matias, met skilled, gutsy, and determined Aussie southpaw Liam Paro. After 12 rounds that saw some good action, some bad refereeing, and some…

Subriel Matias (20-1, 20 KOs) puts his IBF light welterweight title at stake in a defense against unbeaten contender Liam Paro (24-0, 15 KOs) on DAZN in this Matchroom Boxing card with event start time at 7:30 p.m. ET from the Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu…

As we all await tonight’s action – and some potential thrillers are going down tonight: Tank-Martin, Benavidez-Gvozdyk, Riakporhe-Billam-Smith II, Matias-Paro – it can be fun watching classic fights from yesteryear in an effort at killing time. And it was on this day in 1976 when…

Gervonta ‘Tank Davis puts his perfect record on the line against Frank Martin in a lightweight title fight tonight in Las Vegas. Martin, 29, is coming to Dethrone, the Baltimore native Tank, in this clash, and it will be interesting to see if he can…