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WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis’ promoters at Top Rank have picked the #13 spot for his first title defense against Edwin De Los Santos on June 7th in Norfolk, Virginia. De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) is known by fans for his fights against Shakur…

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez will defend his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles against #1-ranked WBA contender Yuniel Dorticos on June 28th. Hopes for More Fans were expecting more from Zurdo Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs) than this because the 39-year-old Dorticos is an old-timer, long past his…

As fans who caught the show know, there was major controversy last Saturday in Manchester, on Frank Warren’s show, this in the co-main event that saw David Adeleye and Jeamie TKV fight for the vacant British heavyweight title. In round six, Adeleye let loose with…

Could it be that Mexican superstar, and for many the face of boxing, Canelo Alvarez calls is a career after four more fights? Canelo as we know will face William Scull on May 4, this fight the first of his four-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh.…

Recently crowned WBO lightweight champ Keyshawn Davis had it all planned out: he would have himself an active 2025, with three or even four fights undertaken this year. Fight-one was a huge success, as “The Businessman” stopped Denys Berinchyk to take the WBO belt in…

This Saturday night in Atlantic City, we will see a welterweight unification showdown that, although it’s no Leonard-Hearns, is a big deal today – and absolutely this weekend’s biggest, most interesting fight. Jaron “Boots” Ennis, the IBF champ at 147 pounds, and Eimantas Stanionis, the…

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman claims that Dmitry Bivol rejected an $8M offer to defend against his mandatory David Benavidez. Instead, Bivol jettisoned his WBC title instead of facing Benavidez to pursue a trilogy match with Artur Beterbiev. $8M Rejection Sulaiman has since upgraded Benavidez (30-0,…

Diego Pacheco and Trevor McCumby have reached a deal for a fight this summer. The #1 WBO-ranked super middleweight contender Pacheco (23-0, 18 KOs) recently pulled out of a WBC-ordered fight against Christian Mbilli. No reason was given, but it would seem likely that Mbilli…

WBA welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis says he’s going to attack IBF champ Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis with body shots in their unification fight this Saturday, April 12th, on DAZN at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City in New Jersey. (Credit: Matchroom) Ennis’ Body Doubt It’s going…