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Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn believes His Excellency Turki Alalshikh can make the fight between Terence Crawford and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis a reality. Hearn says Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) will want a lot of money because it’s a risky fight for him to take on the…

The WBC has stripped inactive middleweight Jermall Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs)of his title, confirming Carlos Adames (23-1, 18 KOs) as the new champion at 160. Jermall, who hadn’t defended his title in three years since 2021, will be given a ranking with the World Boxing…

George Kambosos Jr. says he’s prepared to “shock” Vasily Lomachenko on Saturday night to recapture the vacant IBF lightweight title on ESPN at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Kambosos hasn’t said if he’ll retire if he loses this fight. He might be faced with…

Chinese powerhouse Zhilei Zhang says there is no chance in hell his upcoming fight with fellow puncher Deontay Wilder will go the distance, with “Big Bang” saying there will be some serious leather thrown from both sides on June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Zhang,…

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum says Vasiliy Lomachenko is his favourite current fighter to watch. And Arum says if he can make a fight between Loma and Shakur Stevenson, we fight fans will be left in “awe.” Arum, speaking with Sky Sports, said he…

20 years ago in Las Vegas, two great fighters collided for the first time: the first of four times. And what great action we the fans were treated to during these four special fights. It was two decades ago today when the beautifully matched Manny…

Boxing expert Paulie Malignaggi views the possible money fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford as more about attracting casual fans rather than having any true sporting value to it. Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) is moving up three divisions without any intention of acclimatizing himself…

George Kambosos Jr. is convinced he’s going to defeat Vasily Lomachenko this Saturday night, May 11th, and rejuvenate his career in the process. The former unified lightweight champion Kambosos (21-2, 10 KOs) and former three-division world champ Lomachenko (17-3, 10 KOs) fight for the vacant…

The Utilita Arena in Cardiff is about to witness Olympic gold medallist Lauren Price MBE taking on the tough-as-nails Jessica McCaskill. On May 11th, these two warriors will go head-to-head for the WBA, IBO, and Ring Magazine World Welterweight Titles. UK and Irish fans can…