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Two big and heavily hyped shows: one in Times Square, New York, the other in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Together, the two cards made some punch-stat history, but not the kind anyone wanted, or would ever want. On Friday night, the card topped by Rolly Romero…

Former two-time heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua was at the Canelo Alvarez-William Scull fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and, prior to the fight that AJ may or may not have been able to stay awake through (the duller than dull fight having broken the Punch-Stat record…

As predicted by, well, just about nobody, big guys Efe Ajagba and Martin Bakole went all the way last night, this as they attempted to settle their beef in Riyadh, on the Canelo-Scull card. Going in, practically everyone felt the judges would not be needed…

Turkish Alalshikh personally announced the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford fight tonight, September 12th, at the Las Vegas Stadium. He called it the “Fight of the Century.” Crawford entered the ring and stood side-by-side with Alvarez for the announcement after Canelo’s win over IBF super…

WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) achieved his goal of capturing the IBF title from champ William Scull (23-1, 9 KOs) to become a two-time undisputed champion at 168 on Saturday night at the Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.…

Teofimo Lopez says he wants to fight Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis next, following his Shakur-esque performance last Saturday. He successfully defended his WBO light welterweight title with a boring-to-watch 12-round unanimous decision over Arnold Barboza Jr. at Times Square. Barboza Jr. had the perfect style for…

It could be that some of the best action from tonight’s card in Riyadh (early morning, actually, that’s both here in the UK and in Saudi Arabia) will come when the big men of the sport get it on. And when we say big men,…

He was the perfect fighter, one who could unleash the perfect punch and could take a punch. Sugar Ray Robinson was a boxer who had perfect balance, perfect timing, and in his prime, Robinson entered the ring in perfect physical condition, his hand and feet…

Unified three-belt 168-lb champion Canelo Alvarez will try to become a two-time undisputed super middleweight champ against IBF belt holder William Scull in Riyadh. In undercard action, Jaime Munguia seeks redemption against Bruno Surace in a rematch in a super middleweight fight. 299-lb Martin Bakole…