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IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis will return to his hometown of Philadelphia against challenger Cody Crowley on July 13th. (Photo credit: Andrew Maclean/Matchroom) Unification Bouts & Move to 154 After Boots Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) gets Crowley (22-0, 9 KOs) out of the way,…

Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed that he has only two fighters with Matchroom Boxing that are potential options for Canelo Alvarez to fight next in September: Edgar Berlanga and Dmitry Bivol. Hearn feels that if Canelo doesn’t fight David Benavidez or Terence Crawford next, Berlanga (22-0,…

Devin Haney’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, wants a lifetime ban for Ryan Garcia if his positive tests for the PED Ostarine are proven not to be an accident from his win last month over Dev. Ryan ruined Haney’s image with the pummeling he gave him in…

The WBC has ordered light welterweight champion Devin Haney (35-1, 15 KOs) to defend against his mandatory challenger Sandor Martin (42-3, 15 KOs). Martin has been waiting for his chance to fight for a world title, and he’s not likely to accept a step aside.…

Former WBO cruiserweight champ and all-round crowd pleaser Marco Huck will launch a comeback next month, up at heavyweight. Huck, who is now 39 years of age and has not boxed for almost four full years, will face the much bigger Evgenios Lazaridis on June…

We may have reached the point where there are pretty much no limits when it comes to the hyping and the selling of a fight. From “acting” out and out crazy (see Ryan Garcia’s wild run-up to his fight with Devin Haney, with Garcia doing…

It’s been said and written many times that Herol Graham deserves the distinction of being called ‘the greatest British fighter never to have won a world title.’ Agreed. But one could also argue how Graham – nicknamed “Bomber” by Brendan Ingle; this the late trainer’s…

Naoya Inoue has officially been chosen by Ring Magazine staff as their new pound-for-pound king, replacing Terence Crawford for the top sport. Ring Magazine’s choice is questionable because many pundits feel that Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs) hasn’t beaten the level of opposition to grab the…

This Saturday live night on ESPN/ESPN+ Vasiliy Lomachenko returns to the ring versus the former undisputed lightweight champion George Kambosos. This bout will take place in George’s backyard in Australia. Lomachenko was last seen almost a year ago, losing to Devin Haney via a razor-close…