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Last seen becoming the very first man to knock down Naoya Inoue, this in a failed bid to snatch the unified super-bantamweight titles from “The Monster” last May, Luis Nery, 35-2(27) will face another Japanese fighter later this month in his return to the ring.…

Pounding the snowy streets, working harder than hard in a manner that could only have been possible due to the sad passing of his dear mother. This was James Douglas, AKA ‘Buster,’ in the weeks ahead of his shot at heavyweight king Mike Tyson. The…

The official announcement yesterday of the junior lightweight showdown that will go down in Nottingham on May 10th got plenty of us excited at the idea of the kind of action we may see on fight night. It really does seem as though the fight…

Abdullah Mason says Floyd ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield has “no chance” of defeating WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson in their fight on February 22nd in Riyadh. Mason sees Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) doing what he wants against the unbeaten novice Schofield (18, 12 KOs), either sweeping…

Keyshawn Davis had a whole slew of excuses ready when asked why he wouldn’t fight his Cuban Andy Cruz in the pro ranks after losing to him x 4 in the amateurs. If you slice through all the excuses from Keyshawh, what is obvious is…

Super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) will be fighting unbeaten Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz (20-0-1, 16 KOs) on March 15th, live on DAZN from the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. Berlanga-Gonzalez-Ortiz will be fighting on the undercard of Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams vs. Patrice Volny. Why…

Keyshawn Davis says he’ll be surprised if WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk can handle his power in their 12-round headliner on ESPN this Saturday, February 14th, when they meet at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. The Size Factor Davis, 25, could…

For fight fans that are not aware, former light-heavyweight champ Bobby Czyz, who also won a major belt at cruiserweight, is currently battling cancer and is in need of help. Thankfully, as is often the case in this great sport of ours, a number of…

Fans have already read how British heavyweights Joe Joyce and Dillian Whyte were close to a deal to fight one another in April, and now the fight, and it’s all-heavyweight under card, has been officially announced. As per numerous sources, the Whyte-Joyce fight will headline,…