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There was a time when the big fights thrived in Philadelphia, “The City of Brotherly Love.” Not anymore. There hasn’t been a big fight staged in Philly since the 1970s. But we could be on the verge of witnessing a comeback. The latest fighting star…

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis makes his first defense of his IBF welterweight title tonight against substitute David Avanesyan, with the event beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on DAZN. The fight will occur in front of a sizeable pro-Ennis crowd at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia,…

There is still a whole lot of magic and sheer class there as far as the boxing career of future Hall of Famer Roman Gonzalez is concerned. The 37 year old Nicaraguan great returned to action for the first time in 19-months last night in…

Go on, admit it, whenever you hear Michael Spinks’ name, you instantly think of one fight. It’s unavoidable – you think of the demolition job an intimidated Spinks was the victim of against a peak Mike Tyson. This of course proved to be Spinks’ last…

Keyshawn Davis is pushing hard for a fight against recent lightweight world title challenger Frank Martin. Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) feels that a fight between him and ‘The Ghost’ Martin (18-1, 12 KOs) is one that the fans would want to see. Keyshawn, 25, states…

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh released the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov ‘Everything or Nothing’ promo video ahead of the August 3rd fight in 22 days from now on ESPN+ PPV at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The promo has a theatrical, dramatic feel, showing…

Raymond Muratalla (20-0, 16 KOs) and Tevin Farmer (33-5-1, 8 KOs) will be getting an opportunity to shine in the main event this Saturday night in a ten-round contest at lightweight on July 13th at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.…

IBF welterweight Champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and David Avanesyan both weighed in successfully on Friday at the weigh-in for their fight this Saturday night on DAZN. (Credit: Melina Pizano/Matchroom) Both fighters looked in good shape today. Ennis, 27, seemed to be trying to send a…

Is “The Monster” afraid? Superb ring king Naoya Inoue, the current unified four-belt champ at 122 pounds, hasn’t looked scared of anything or anybody during his hugely impressive ring career, yet right now, former WBA and IBF super-bantamweight champ Murodjon Akhmadaliev is saying Inoue is…