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Congratulations go out to “The Engine,” Ekow Essuman, and to anyone who dared to have a bet on the big underdog going into last night’s exciting fight in Glasgow. Essuman shocked the odds along with former unified 140-pound champ Josh Taylor, as Taylor made the…

Right now, a number of featherweight fighters are circling, and are hoping to get a piece of the action as far as landing a massive fight with Japanese superstar and pound-for-pound king (in the opinion of many, but not all) Naoya Inoue. For quite some…

For a fight that barely lasted a minute, the rematch between heavyweight greats Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston sure has lived long in the memory of boxing fans; this for six decades. It was on this day – May 25, 1965 – when Ali and…

Fresh off his latest destructive, he-barely-broke-a-sweat KO performance, heavyweight sensation Moses Itauma is looking at what’s next. And everyone knows that as good as he is, the 20 year old British southpaw is in need of a step up in competition. Mike Balogun gave it…

One-time boogeyman of the heavyweight division – this before he was wiped out by Joseph Parker and before he then struggled to a draw with Efe Ajabga – Martin Bakole was at ringside last night in Glasgow, this to watch 20 year old heavyweight sensation…

Moses Itauma (12-0, 10 KOs) was elevated to #1 in the WBO’s heavyweight rankings following his second-round knockout win over veteran Mike Balogun (21-2, 16 KOs) on Saturday night at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Debating Itauma’s #1 Ranking The WBO president, Gustavo Olivieri,…

Josh Taylor (19-3, 13 KOs) lost his third straight fight on Saturday night, losing to Ekow Essuman (22-1, 8 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. The win for Essuman was an upset. The former undisputed light welterweight champion,…

Tonight in Glasgow, red-hot heavyweight star in the making Moses Itauma scored a sizzling second-round KO over a game Mike Balogun. 20 year Itauma dropped his 41 year old US opponent in the opening round, and he then decked Balogun, a former linebacker who came…

Earlier today in Osaka, Japan, IBF featherweight champion Angelo Leo of Albuquerque, New Mexico retained his title by way of a 12-round majority decision win over Tomoki Kameda. Scores were 116-112 and 115-113 for Leo, with the third judge handing in a scorecard that had…