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Twenty years ago today, Marcos Maidana – for plenty of fight fans one of the most go-to warriors of the 2000s in terms of seeing guaranteed action – punched out his pro debut. Maidana, after having a good amateur career, during which time he fought…

As fight fans know, we have seen some stacked cards take place as of late, the big Saudi money machine serving to give us the fights we want again and again. And the trend doesn’t look like it will come to an end any time…

How many great fighters have been handed the silver screen treatment, either posthumously or while still living? Plenty, that’s for sure. And while some of these films/movies/biopics have been nothing short of great: see ‘Raging Bull,’ ‘The Fighter,’ ‘The Joe Louis Story,’ and maybe one…

Oleksandr Gvozdyk has the physical advantages to test David Benavidez in their fight this Saturday night for the WBC interim light heavyweight title on June 15th on PBC on Prime Video PPV at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs)…

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was a no-show during today’s grand arrivals in Las Vegas, leaving his trainer Calvin Ford to meet with the media to try to explain why he failed to show up for the promotion of his fight against Frank Martin this Saturday night,…

Jai Opetaia, the IBF cruiserweight champion, says His Excellency Turki Alalshikh asked him if he’d be interested in fighting Canelo Alvarez at 175. Opetaia (25-0, 19 KOs) says he couldn’t do it because he can’t get down that low for a fight against Canelo, but…

Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya tore into Canelo Alvarez today on social media, blasting him for his fear of David Benavidez. De La Hoya’s anger is misplaced because he should be happy by Canelo’s generosity to his vulnerable, badly flawed fighter, Jaime Munguia.…

In today’s world, where cameras are apparently just about everywhere, no celebrity is safe should he or she fall into a, shall we say somewhat embarrassing incident. And on the subject of falling, former heavyweight champ Tyson Fury has made the headlines once again, the…

During a recent interview with ‘Million Dollaz Worth of Game,’ David Benavidez discussed his long-standing desire to fight Canelo Alvarez. Benavidez, who is set to face Oleksandr Gvozdyk at 175 pounds on Saturday night, also mentioned Canelo’s 2018 positive test for the banned substance clenbuterol.…