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By ESB - 12/03/2024 - Comments The top fighters at 154, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Terence Crawford have shown no interest in facing IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev after his third-round knockout win against Tim Tszyu on October 19th. Ortiz Jr. Stays Silent Surprisingly, Murtazaliev’s name…

Turki Alalshikh Says “Let’s Make Boxing Great Again,” And The Announced PPV Price For Upcoming February Card Comes As Great News Taking a line from President-elect Donald Trump, Saudi billionaire Turki Alalshikh has stated how he and his team aim to “get boxing great again.”…

With the sad passing of Mexican great Rafael Marquez, here is an interview “Magnifico” (photo by Tom Casino) was kind enough to grant me back in 2014. What a great, great fighter, and person, Israel really and truly was. Mexican warrior Israel Vazquez, with his…

In terribly sad news, it has been announced by WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman that Mexican ring warrior Israel Vazquez has died, this at the young age of just 46. Vazquez, known of course as “Magnifico” during his thrilling boxing career, was battling cancer. World Boxing…

Fight fans have doubtless seen the card, the mega-card, they will be treated to on February 22 of 2025, the card dubbed ‘The Last Crescendo’ to of course take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. And it has been suggested that this seven-fight card might just…

Israil Madrimov is scheduled for two fights within 63 days. He will fight former WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk on December 21st and then Vergil Ortiz Jr. on February 22nd. Madrimov-Ortiz Jr. is one of the better fights on the February 22nd card…

By ESB - 12/02/2024 - Comments Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch will headline today’s announced February 22nd Riyadh Season card. WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. will defend against Israil Madrimov in a fight that no one had predicted would happen. His…

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez says he’s prepared to win back his WBO featherweight title against champion Rafael Espinoza in their rematch this Saturday, December 7th, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Credit: Top Rank) Robeisy (14-2, 9 KOs) says there were a…

Joe Cordina still wants the fight with Shakur Stevenson after losing out on the match on October 12th due to a hand injury for the Newark, New Jersey native.  That’s got to be disappointing for the 33-year-old Cordina because he missed out on a nice…