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IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins says there’s no way that George Kambosos Jr. is going to invade his home turf on Saturday night and do what he did to fellow New Yorker, Teofimo Lopez, when he beat him in 2021. Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs)…

Trainer Greg Hackett believes Keyshawn Davis intentionally weighed in 4.3 lbs over the 135-lb lightweight limit so he could weasel out of his fight against Edwin De Los Santos last Saturday. He’d heard how hard De Los Santos punches, and seen him work out, and…

The IBF has elevated Raymond Muratalla from interim lightweight champion to full champ following the retirement of Vasily Lomachenko. Muratalla (23-0, 17 KOs) won the interim title last month, beating Zaur Abdullaev. Muratalla: New IBF Lightweight Champion Raymond’s promoters at Top Rank haven’t revealed yet…

Daniel Dubois  is still crying over that low blow call? Baaaabe, give it a rest. Man’s sulking so hard, he could water a garden with the tears. Proper “mum said it’s my turn on the Xbox” energy. It’s 2025 and Daniel is still moaning like…

Along with Manny Pacquiao and Michael Nunn, Vinny Paz was honoured at The Hall of Fame this past weekend, with all three greats being enshrined. It was a happy occasion for all three men, but Paz, when talk turned to one man, made it clear…

British heavyweight warrior Fabio Wardley has responded to the claims from the team behind his recent rival Justis Huni that the fight on Saturday night in Ipswich was waved off prematurely. As fans know, a tired and losing Wardley sensationally pulled out a big right…

As boxing fans know, the great Vasiliy Lomachenko announced his retirement from the sport last week, the super-skilled Ukrainian opting to walk away at the age of 37. Numerous more than deserved tributes came pouring in, but it was perhaps “Loma’s” countryman, Oleksandr Usyk, who…

IBF cruiserweight champ Jai Opetaia has two immediate goals: to win all the belts at 200 pounds, and then move up to heavyweight and fight Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed crown there. 29 year old Opetaia, speaking after his easy night’s work against Claudio Squeo…

It’s the all-Japanese super fight all of boxing wants to see, and it could happen as soon as next May. Naoya Inoue Vs. Junto Nakatani, the biggest fight in the history of Japanese boxing. For some months now, we’ve been talking about this fight, this…