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WBA featherweight champion Raymond Ford expects challenger Nick Ball to either quit or his trainer throws in the towel to save him when the fight gets out of hand on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ford (15-0-1, 8 KOs) feels he’s on another level…

Larry Merchant has been around the sport of boxing forever. Well, not quite, but it sure seems like it. Merchant has been around for decades, for sure, and the writer, commentator and passionate fight fan has seen some of the greats in the flesh, up…

Filip Hrgovic is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ahead of Saturday’s fight with Daniel Dubois, and the unbeaten Croatian, speaking with IFL TV, said “this should be my year.” This, Hrgovic said, should be the year he finally gets a shot at becoming a world champion.…

Fight fans eager to see a return fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will have to wait quite some time. It has been announced today that the return fight will take place on December 21st, not October 12th as was initially put forth as…

5 vs 5, Queensberry vs. Matchroom is available to watch live on TNT Sports Box Office for £21.99 in the UK. You can also catch all the action live on DAZN on Saturday at 2 pm ET. Picture By Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing The Scoring?…

Deontay Wilder is excited about facing another knockout artist similar to himself in Zhilei Zhang on Saturday because it’s going to be the type of fight that he enjoys. Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) is at his best when facing punchers, but he struggles with boxers,…

Heavyweight Daniel Dubois says he’s “ready’ to do the business against favorite Filip Hrgovic on Saturday night in Riyadh. Dubois (20-2, 19 KOs) is coming off a big win over Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller last December in a fight where the 26-year-old proved many of…

Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez will be vacating his IBF title after the sanctioning body ordered him to defend against their mandatory William Scull. The IBF might regret having chosen obscure Scull as the mandatory for Canelo, as their belt is reportedly being vacated…

Boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez, for most people, THE greatest Mexican fighter of them all, will begin a new career as a promoter at the end of the month, May 31st. Chavez will follow in the footsteps of fellow greats/former world champions who went on…