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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.…

Newly crowned WBA “Gold” heavyweight champion Michael Hunter has been beaten by just one man, this being Oleksandr Usyk, while Hunter is the only man to have beaten Martin Bakole. And Hunter is in a pretty good position right now. Fresh off his shutout win…

Gervonta Davis will be facing Frank Martin on June 15nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The action kicks off at 8 PM ET / 1 AM UK Time, and the main event floats around 11 PM ET, (4 am UK).  Davis  (29-0, 27…

Boxing commentator Tim Bradley would like to see Naoya Inoue move up to featherweight [126] in search of bigger fights. He feels he’s beaten everyone there is in the 122-lb division by becoming the undisputed champion, and the only one in the weight class is…