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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…

By Amy A Kaplan - 12/27/2024 - Comments 1. Oleksandr Usyk Record: 23-0, 14 KOs Division: Heavyweight (Unified Champion) Key Wins: Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua (twice) Why No. 1? Usyk’s undefeated record and dominance across cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions set him apart. His ability to outbox…

This year, we have unfortunately seen some debatable, even flat-out bad decisions announced at the end of a fight. Fans are still arguing over who really won the following fights – Artur Beterbiev-Dmitr Bivol, Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury II, Vergil Ortiz-Serhii Bohachuk, O’Shaquie Foster-Robson Conceicao I,…

WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani (29-0, 22 KOs) will defend his belt against #6 David Cuellar (28-0, 18 KOs) in a 12-round fight on February 24th, live on ESPN+ at the Ariake Arena, in Tokyo, Japan. Nakatani’s Title Defense This isn’t the fight that fans…

Tyson Fury was less effective in his rematch with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk than in his first fight last May. The former WBC heavyweight champion Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) lost the rematch last Saturday night, on December 21st, by a 12-round unanimous decision in…

Middleweight Jose Benavidez Jr. has been added to the undercard of David Benavidez vs. David Morrell on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be shown live on PBC on Prime Video PPV. The opponent for Benavidez Jr. (28-3-1, 19…

Today in Thailand, fans were treated to a very late FOTY contender and also, unfortunately, some extremely debatable scoring from the ringside judges. Panya Pradbsri, AKA Petchmanee CP Freshmart, edged Carlos Canizales over 12 all-action rounds to win the vacant WBC light-flyweight title. The result,…

We saw some chilling, shocking knockouts this year across numerous weight divisions. At heavyweight, Daniel Dubois smashed Anthony Joshua in memorable fashion, while we also saw super-bantamweight king Naoya Inoue deliver two nasty KOs. At featherweight, Angelo Leo took down Luis Alberto Lopez in brutal…