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WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis scored a highlight reel eighth round knockout win over Frank ‘The Ghost’ Martin to hold onto his title on Saturday night. (Photo credit: Esther Lin/Premier Boxing Champions) Fighting in front of a large crowd at the MGM Grand Garden…

Tonight in London, it was a case of revenge, not repeat, as defending WBO cruiserweight champ Chris Billam-Smith retained his belt with a 12-round UD over Richard Riakporhe. The fight, five years after these two rumbled, with Riakporhe winning a decision back then, saw Billam-Smith…

There was plenty of drama tonight in Puerto Rico, as defending IBF 140-pound champ and so-called “most dangerous man in boxing,” Subriel Matias, met skilled, gutsy, and determined Aussie southpaw Liam Paro. After 12 rounds that saw some good action, some bad refereeing, and some…

Subriel Matias (20-1, 20 KOs) puts his IBF light welterweight title at stake in a defense against unbeaten contender Liam Paro (24-0, 15 KOs) on DAZN in this Matchroom Boxing card with event start time at 7:30 p.m. ET from the Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu…

As we all await tonight’s action – and some potential thrillers are going down tonight: Tank-Martin, Benavidez-Gvozdyk, Riakporhe-Billam-Smith II, Matias-Paro – it can be fun watching classic fights from yesteryear in an effort at killing time. And it was on this day in 1976 when…

Gervonta ‘Tank Davis puts his perfect record on the line against Frank Martin in a lightweight title fight tonight in Las Vegas. Martin, 29, is coming to Dethrone, the Baltimore native Tank, in this clash, and it will be interesting to see if he can…

Not long to go now until tonight’s potentially explosive card in Las Vegas. Tank Davis will of course get it on with Frank Martin, while up at 175 pounds, having move there, “Mexican Monster” David Benavidez will face battle-hardened veteran, former WBC champ Oleksandr Gvozdyk.…

Over the course of a decade, the ‘Four Kings’ thrilled the world. The various styles, characters, and personalities of the four greats – Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran – served up one of the hottest, most followed, in fact unmissable…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says Liam Paro will need to find a way not to fall behind early tonight against IBF light welterweight champion Subriel Matias at the Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu in Manati, Puerto Rico. Avoiding an Early Deficit Hearn feels that if Paro (24-0,…