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Though he never won the title in the ring, Ken Norton was a major player during the talent-rich golden era of the heavyweight division that was the 1970s. Best known for his three tough, close, and mentally and physically taxing battles with Muhammad Ali, Norton…

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya took a verbal shot at Edgar Berlanga on his Clap Back Thursday over him, claiming he has Puerto Rico behind him in his clash against Canelo Alvarez on September 14th. Berlanga’s Heritage Claims Draw Criticism Berlanga has been playing up…

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says Terence Crawford’s performance last Saturday against Ismail Madrimov has made him change his mind about whether he could beat unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. (Credit: Esther Lin/Premier Boxing Champions) Crawford’s Struggles Against Madrimov De La Hoya states that…

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya confirmed today that he wants to make the fight between William Zepeda and WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson. He feels that a fight between Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) and Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) is a “huge” one, and he says…

If we could see this guaranteed heavyweight rumble go down! Zhilei Zhang vs. Martin Bakole, what a battle of big men – and I mean BIG MEN – this one would be. Both guys expressed interest in the fight, and both men predicted a win…

Cuba, the small island that has produced so much awesome boxing talent over the years, indeed decades, has another gold medal winner. Yesterday in Paris, France, Erislandy Alvarez edged French hero Sofiane Oumiha via split decision victory. Alvarez goes home to Cuba with the lightweight…

The age of 26, for a lower weight fighter, is pretty much the age when they are coming into their prime, their absolute peak. But has Ryan Garcia – who turns 26 today, and we all hope has himself a happy birthday – already done…

Terence Crawford denies using Canelo Alvarez’s name to help sell his fight against Israil Madrimov on PPV last Saturday at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Canelo feels that his name was used to artificially create interest in the Crawford-Madrimov fight by giving a false…

Edger Berlanga says he wants to break Canelo Alvarez’s face on September 14th in their headliner match at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight champion Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) got challenger Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) angry during their press…