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Who deserves to be celebrated as 2024’s Fighter of the Year? In the opinion of many people, websites and publications, it’s a ‘no-brainer’ – the distinction HAS to go to reigning heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. It’s incredibly tough to disagree. Usyk fought twice this year…

Talk about a homecoming gone wrong. Devastatingly so. On December 14th in Tijuana, Mexico, home hero and proven tough warrior Jaime Munguia ran into a little-known French dude named Bruno Surace. Or should I write, Munguia was run over by Surace. Entering the ring with…

Will the great Vasiliy Lomachenko, a sure-fire Hall of Famer, box again? Last seen scoring a commanding win over George Kambosos Jr in May of this year, “Loma” has since been in his native, war torn Ukraine, spending time with his family while at the…

It’s said that youth is a gift of nature, but age is a work of art and time waits for no man, especially in boxing. With Usyk weighing up his options and a potential Wembley showdown between Fury and Joshua, it may seem premature to…

Highly ranked welterweight contender Jin Sasaki believes he can knock out IBF 147-lb champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, and he wants to get the opportunity to fight him. Sasaki (18-1-1, 17 KOs) says if Boots (33-0, 29 KOs) doesn’t get in his bike, he’ll KO him…

Demetrius Andrade says it’s too early for David Morrell to face an experienced professional like David Benavidez in their fight on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Many people echo Andrade’s view about Morrell’s lack of experience, but they could be wrong.…

Former two-weight champ Devin Haney is back in the gym, or, as the attachment to the social media message informs us, Haney is back in the lab. Not seen in a ring since his hugely controversial April fight with Ryan Garcia (and it is an…

By Jeepers Isaac - 12/27/2024 - Comments WBA lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’s fight against his East Coast opponent, super featherweight Lamont Roach, is still on for March 1st. Tank told his followers on social media this week that his fight with Roach was “Cancel,” but…

It’s been said and written about Moses Itauma before, and I’ll say it and write it again here – the toughest job pertaining to his boxing career could well be getting him suitable learning fights that propel him to the next level, to the elite…