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David Benavidez says Canelo Alvarez doesn’t mention his name because he’s the “most dangerous fighter. Alvarez would rather fight the smaller Terence Crawford and William Scull than face Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs). Benavidez thinks Canelo is scared of him, and fans feel the same way.…

Mikey Garcia says Canelo Alvarez is going to make $400 million soon and double his net worth as he heads into his May 3rd undisputed super middleweight championship bout against William Scull in Riyadh, and then Terence Crawford in September. Garcia feels that Canelo (62-2-2,…

Caleb Plant and Jermall Charlo will be taking tune-ups in separate bouts on May 31st on PBC on Championship Boxing Prime Video in super middleweight bouts, with the event starting at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. It’s…

As fans may have heard, there is, worryingly, some talk of British legend Derek Chisora landing a fight with current IBF heavyweight champ Daniel Dubois, this in his 50th and out fight. Chisora will box one more time, he says, and he wants to go…

Winner of five straight fights since suffering his sole pro loss, this against Frank Sanchez, Efe Ajagba is talking big going into his upcoming fight with Martin Bakole. The two big guys will clash on Canelo’s undercard, this on May 3 in Saudi Arabia (Canelo…

By Free Agent Boxing - 04/02/2025 - Comments HEAVYWEIGHT Usyk beat Fury by UD12 in their rematch, kept the title. Kabayel beat Zhang Zhilei on Feb 22 in Riyadh, won the interim belt. BRIDGERWEIGHT Lerena vs Radchenko announced, fight is May 1 in South…

Tim Tszyu says his opponent, Joey Spencer, is a “roadblock” for him, and he plans on getting “rid” of him this Sunday, April 6th, in their 10-round headliner at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, in Newcastle. The former WBO junior middleweight champion Tszyu (24-2, 17…

Trainer Greg Hackett believes William Zepeda will be a tough fight for WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson if they battle next after watching the Mexican defeat a very tough Tevin Farmer last Saturday night in their rematch in Cancun, Mexico. The volume, pressure, and the…

Deontay Wilder says he’s “looking to do it again” with his stubborn decision to return to the ring in his latest comeback on June 27th. Wilder’s 1-4 record in his last five fights suggests that he’s NOT going to “do it again,” and that’s going…