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In sad news, it’s been reported that boxing great, two-weight king Dwight Muhammad Qawi has passed away at the age of 72. According to Dwight’s sister, who broke the news, Qawi died on Friday, this after a five-year battle with dementia. Qawi, known as “The…

Fans are saying that Xander Zayas might as well turn over his WBO junior middleweight title to Sebastian Fundora if he chooses to fight him next. He’s not good enough to defeat ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora. The offensive tools that Sebastian has would be too…

Nobody right now knows what will happen as far as the future career of Gervonta “Tank” Davis is concerned. In recent legal trouble, the WBA lightweight champ has no next fight set, not officially at least; this despite the fact that we were led to…

On today’s episode of Talk Sport, when the subject being focused on was boxing, a story emerged that suggested Anthony Joshua could be fighting Tony Yoka next. Former champion turned pundit Spencer Oliver confirmed that he himself has heard the rumor, adding that if it…

Tim Bradley says it doesn’t matter if Canelo Alvarez is taking PEDs; he’s still going to lose in his title defense of his undisputed super middleweight championship to Terence Crawford on September 13th. Bradley doesn’t think Canelo (63-2-2, 39 KOs) is using PEDs, because his…

Xander Zayas joined the ranks of the 154-lb champions with his 12-round unanimous decision victory over #2 ranked Jorge Garcia (33-5, 26 KOS) to win the vacant WBO junior middleweight title at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. Is Zayas the Weakest Link?…

The self-proclaimed “G.W.O.A.T.” did it again last night in Detroit. Claressa Shields, so far and away more talented than just about any female rival to have stepped into the ring with her, dominated yet another challenger, this time in shutting out a game but outclassed…

Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (16-0, 9 KOs) did the minimum to win a 12-round unanimous decision over Mateus Heita (14-1, 9 KOs) to claim the WBC interim featherweight title on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. Carrington, 28, fought at…

Xander Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) won the vacant WBO junior middleweight title on Saturday night, beating a wild, tired-looking Jorge Garcia (33-5, 26 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. The scores were 116-112, 118-110, and 119-109.…