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Calent Plant roasted Edgar Berlanga during an interview, lighting into him for fighting to survive in his lopsided 12 round decision loss to Canelo Alvarez on September 14th. The Breakfast Club asked the former IBF super middleweight champion Plant if he had respect for Berlanga…

It seems we could be one big step, one huge step, closer to seeing the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history come to fruition. Four-weight king Naoya Inoue, for many the best fighter in the sport today pound-for-pound, against Junto Nakatani, who has already conquered…

Unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev says he’s “100%” ready physically for his fight against WBA champ Dmitry Bivol on October 12th. Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) is coming off recent knee surgery, but he’s put in the work to recover from that injury. Bivol (23-0,…

Errol Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) will emerge from a long 18-month layoff to take on WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs) in late January in Arlington, Texas. According to Barboza Box, the Spence-Fundora fight will be staged at either Cowboy Stadium or…

Edgar Berlanga says his Matchroom contract has one “optional” fight remaining, and that’s “up in the air” for him. He says he could leave without taking that final fight, but he hasn’t decided if he will. To get the fight that Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs…

Promoter Eddie Hearn was angry at Devin Haney for Tweeting his complaints about him not providing ringside tickets for last Saturday’s Riyadh Season event at Wembley Stadium in London. Hearn said he didn’t have tickets to give to the former two-division world champion Haney to…

Eddie Hearn was not happy about Anthony Joshua choosing not to take a full five-minute break after IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois nailed him with a low blow in the third or fourth round last Saturday night at Wembley Stadium in London. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom…

David Benavidez believes a fight between him and superstar Canelo Alvarez can still happen if he captures the undisputed championship at 175 by defeating the winner of the October 12th light heavyweight fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. The Mexican Monster Benavidez isn’t giving…

1980s heavyweight powerhouse Gerry Cooney engaged in a number of massive fights, often times against fellow big punchers. Today, long retired and with a fine career to look back on, Gerry hosts his radio show. A keen analyst on all big fights, heavyweight in particular,…