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Conor Benn questions the Intent of the fighters, Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, and Teofimo Lopez, who fought last Friday and threw very few punches in their fights at Times Square in New York. Benn wonders if they “want to be fighters.” He feels that the…

Let’s begin this preview and predictions article by taking a hop, skip, and a jump across the pond to Nottingham, England. Leigh Wood challenges Anthony Cacace in a 12-round dust-up. Currently riding an 8-fight win streak, Cacace is coming off two solid victories by stopping…

WBO interim light heavyweight champion Callum Smith vs. Anthony Yarde is possible for August in a Matchroom vs. Queensberry 5 vs. 5 competition in Saudi Arabia. It’s a fight that would play well with British fans but do nothing for Americans. Ring Magazine is reporting…

As fans may recall, Australia’s Sam Goodman was all set to fight unified super-bantamweight champ Naoya Inoue, first in December, and then a month later. But the cut eye Goodman suffered that forced the postponement of the December date reopened, and the fight was off…

Promoter Bob Arum says his fighter, Teofimo Lopez, is an “Underdog” against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis for his IBF and WBA welterweight titles if that fight happens next. Teofimo (23-1, 13 KOs) has been calling out Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) since beating Arnold Barboza Jr. by…

Chris Eubank was, as we know, a genuine star in the UK back in the 1990s. “Simply The Best” held world titles at middleweight and super-middleweight, and he is today looked at as one of the best British fighters of the past 30 years or…

This past Sunday, we saw Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue engage in a real firefight with Mexico’s Ramon Cardenas, this in Las Vegas, and this Sunday in Tokyo, Japan, fans will see another potential thriller from the smaller guys of the sport. In their eagerly anticipated…

Jermall Charlo has mapped out his two-fight plan to get him a fight against Canelo Alvarez for his retirement clash. Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs) wants to defeat Thomas LaManna (39-5-1, 18 KOs) on May 31st, and then Caleb Plant. He feels those two wins will…

Caleb Plant says he wants to fight the winner of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford fight on September 12th. WBA interim super middleweight Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) still must win his second tune-up fight against Jose Armando Resendiz, which he must win on May…