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British heavyweight Dave Allen, 24-7-2(19) is in a good place right now, this after his impressive and quite brutal knockout win over Johnny Fisher. “The White Rhino,” or, if you prefer Allen’s other nickname, “The Doncaster De La Hoya,” scored the biggest win of his…

Tim Tszyu’s career will absolutely be on the line on the night of July 19, this as he will fight Sebastian Fundora in a risky rematch. It was Fundora, AKA “The Towering Inferno,” who put the first defeat on Tszyu’s pro record, this as the…

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says a rematch between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney is “not the direction we want to go” for Ryan’s next fight. He says the rematch with Devin has no merit based on Garcia’s win over him last year. Garcia-Haney Rematch…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says it would be “beneficial’ for Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis physically to move up to 154 because it’s become tough for him to make the 147-lb limit. However, Hearn states that Boots wants to stay at 147 while he can still make weight…

You couldn’t even call it the best kept secret in boxing. It was obvious. At 46 years old, Manny Pacquiao is coming back. He’ll challenge WBC welterweight titleholder Mario Barrios on July 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After training quietly with Freddie…

It could certainly be argued that the lower weight fighters of the sport are giving us the best entertainment right now. With little giants such as Naoya Inoue, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, Junto Nakatani, Oscar Collazo and others giving us some great action fights, some fans…

Top-ranked heavyweight contender and former WBO champion Joseph Parker wants to stay sharp as he waits for his earned shot at becoming a two-time heavyweight champ. Dillian Whyte wants to make the most of the career he has left by taking any big fight he…

While there are plenty of critics out there who say nobody will be able to help 46 year old Manny Pacquiao in his upcoming fight with the much younger Mario Barrios, the fact that Pacquiao has reunited with long-time trainer Freddie Roach has to be…

Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez – for many the single greatest Mexican fighter ever – says he is interested in the upcoming fight between his countryman Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, but he makes it clear he sees only one winner. Some good judges do…