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Teofimo Lopez will be making a voluntary defense of his WBO light welterweight title against veteran #13 Steve Claggett on June 29th on ESPN and ESPN+. The event will be taking place at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. Claggett is Teofimo’s baby,…

Oliver: “That’s The Worst Possible Thing You Could Use As An Excuse!” Former European super-bantamweight champion Spencer Oliver, now one of the most popular and well-respected pundits on the scene, was as thrilled and as excited as the rest of us when watching the Oleksandr…

There may not have been a tougher time to compile a top 10 pound-for-pound list in boxing. Not in a long while, anyway. Right now, whichever way you look at it, this from an unbiased, agenda-free pair of eyes, it boils down to three simply…

By Paul R. Jones!  Washington, DC — Emerging 130-pound contender, Jordan “Shortdog” White (17-1, 12 KOs), needed only 65 seconds to take down former world title challenger Jonathan Oquendo-Arnaldi (31-9, 19 KOs) in a Super Featherweight matchup on Saturday night at the Entertainment & Sports…

Tyson Fury wasn’t able to use his size and weight to maul Oleksandr Usyk because he was ready for the Gypsy King’s dirty tactics last Saturday night. He wasn’t going to let Fury use his shenanigans like he’d done in his previous six fights. Usyk’s…

Former cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson views Tyson Fury’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk last Saturday night as a further sign of the Gypsy King’s physical decline. Fury’s deterioration was exposed in his previous fight by 37-year-old Francis Ngannou, who, as Nelson points out, “beat up” the…

Promoter Frank Warren is uncertain if Tyson Fury will take the rematch with Oleksandr Usyk after he was beaten by him last Saturday night, losing a 12-round split decision in their undisputed heavyweight championship in Riyadh. Potential Implications of a Rematch Warren isn’t sure if…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua had Oleksandr Usyk “clearly winning” against Tyson Fury last Saturday night in his undisputed heavyweight championship fight in Riyadh. Hearn’s Optimism for Fury in a Rematch Hearn felt that Usyk just “narrowly” defeated Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs), and he…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says Tyson Fury must win his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, or it’s “curtains” for his career. If Fury loses to Usyk a second time later this year, it will be difficult to peddle an all-British match between him and Anthony Joshua to…