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WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) will be looking to make up for lost time when he returns to the ring after a near one-year layoff to defend against fringe contender Derrieck Cuevas (27-1-1, 19 KOs) in the 12-round chief support bout…

Commentator Darren Barker believes Gervonta Davis hurt his legacy in his last fight when he took a knee called his timeout in the ninth round to have grease removed from his eyes against Lamont Roach on March 1st at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New…

WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez says he’s open to fighting a unification fight against IBF belt-holder Jai Opetaia. U.S. Recognition The Aussie, Opetaia (27-0, 21 KOs), has been harping about wanting to fight him and talking nonstop about the subject. However, the…

Edwin De Los Santos revealed that he’ll challenge WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis on June 7th in his hometown. He says the contract for the fight will be sent to him today, and he’ll take it. It’s a big step up for Keyshawn (13-0, 9…

Sergio Mora expects IBF super middleweight champion William Scull to play it safe and spoil for 12 rounds in a losing effort against unified champ Canelo Alvarez in their undisputed championship on May 3rd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mora feels that Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs)…

Tim Bradley says fans who view Shakur Stevenson as a boring fighter are from the “younger generation”, which is influenced by new technology, social media, and MMA. “Short Attention Spans” Bradley labels them as having “short attention spans” and demands to be entertained by seeing exciting knockouts.…

By Tim Compton - 03/25/2025 - Comments Emanuel Navarrete and Raymond Muratalla will share the May 10th card, with Navarrete’s defense of his WBO 130-lb strap against Charly Suarez and Muratalla’s battle against Zaur Abdullaev for the IBF interim 135-lb belt at the Pechanga Arena in…

DAZN just took the wheel. No more waiting around for promoters to stop bickering. No more bouncing between platforms to catch one decent fight a month. They’ve shoved Queensberry and Matchroom under the same roof and unloaded a boxing schedule that leaves zero room for…

Bobby Crabtree fought heavyweight legend George Foreman in September of 1987, in what was Foreman’s third comeback fight, the former king having shocked everyone by returning to the ring in March of that year, this at age 38. And Crabtree, known as “The Fighting Hillbilly,”…