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By James Slater - 11/23/2024 - Comments Fight fans know all about Amanda Serrano wanting a third fight with Katie Taylor, who has now edged her twice in great, razor-close wars. The second fight had “a lot of headbutting going on,” Serrano said, and we sure…

This match-up has been spoken of before now, but it seems the fight is actually pretty close to being a done deal. Dan Rafael reports how veteran heavyweights Derek Chisora and Jarrell Miller are close to having their fight finalized, the date February 8th, the…

Conor Benn, recently cleared to box at home in the UK, this after a lengthy and well-documented battle to prove himself innocent of ever intentionally taking any illegal stimulants, is eager to fight again. Benn, speaking with Sky Sports, said he feels great and that…

Edgar Berlanga is mocking the haircut of WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell, calling him “Michael Myers” and begging David Benavidez not to lose to him. WBC interim 175-lb champion Benavidez is fighting Morrell on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.…

Eddie has signed former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs) to a co-promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing. It’s unclear how many fights Hearn has signed the 31-year-old Kambosos Jr. to, but it’s likely two or three at best. He wants to match…

By Tim Compton - 11/22/2024 - Comments Shakur Stevenson took to social media to question promoter Oscar De La Hoya for why it took so long for William Zepeda to fight him. WBC lightweight champion Shakur told De La Hoya that he believes both of them…

Face of boxing Jake Paul – Where does he rank amongst the heavyweight GOATS? By Maverick Fantana: When you beat a legend, you become a legend. Jake Paul was already a legend—not just because he is the brother of Logan Paul, also a humble legend. With…

If an avid Mike Tyson fan needed to be cheered up after sitting through the dismal sight of their boxing hero labouring his way through eight awful rounds with Jake Paul last week, chances are they got the hit, the lift they needed by watching,…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says DAZN has invested money in Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to do unification fights at welterweight. Hearn states that Ennis doesn’t have much time left at 147, so if he’s going to unify the division, he must do it now. Hearn doesn’t seem…