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Promoter Oscar De La Hoya has confirmed that he’s going to press ahead for a unification fight between WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz and WBA champ Terence Crawford next after Vergil’s twelve-round majority decision win over Serhii Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) last Saturday…

What a night of boxing fans had last night, in two locations. In Las Vegas, we might just have witnessed the 2024 Fight of the Year, this as Vergil Ortiz and Serhii Bohachuk engaged in an absolute slugfest over 12 thrilling rounds. Unfortunately, we…

Last night, in what may prove to be the last boxing match to take place at the Olympics, Uzbekistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov defeated Spain’s Ayoub Ghadfa by unanimous decision to win the gold at super heavyweight. The 6’7” southpaw – who has a listed pro record…

Serhii Bohachuk’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, isn’t happy with him losing his WBC interim junior middleweight title by a controversial 12-round majority decision against Vergil Ortiz Jr. on Saturday night at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. Loeffler feels that the scoring by the judges…

In a surprise upset, Fringe contender Angelo Leo (25-1, 12 KOs) knocked out IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto ‘Venado’ Lopez (30-3, 17 KOs) in the tenth round on Saturday night in Leo’s hometown at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lopez was trailing narrowly…

Vergil Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) overcame two knockdowns to edge WBC interim Junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) in an exciting razor-close twelve-round majority decision on Saturday night at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. It was all out slugging by…

Vergil Ortiz Jr. faces a major test tonight by WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk in Las Vegas. Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) is ambitious and will force Vergil Jr. to reach deep to get the victory. It’s not one of the typical easy opponents…

There is a new movie in the works on former welterweight champion Carlos Palomino, and the former champ who did some acting work after hanging up the gloves sure has some story to tell. Today, “King Carlos” turns the milestone age of 75, yet he…

Anthony Joshua says he welcomes IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois to be hostile, showing aggression towards him, and heading into their fight next month, 42 days from now, on September 21st at Wembley Stadium in London. Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) has got to be fully…