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Former WBA heavyweight champion Mike Weaver had an exciting, up-and-down ring career. The man dubbed “Hercules” endured a bumpy start to his pro career, with him going 5-5 in his initial ten bouts. But the former Marine who served in Vietnam was made of strong,…

The official weights are in for tomorrow night’s heavyweight clash between Derek Chisora and Otto Wallin. Ahead of their fight in Manchester – dubbed “The Last Dance,” as it is promoted as being Chisora’s last fight in the UK, this before “War” boxes his 50th…

The winner between Derek Chisora and Otto Wallin will certainly get a big opportunity in the near future. And this boxing junkie is fully aware ‘Del Boy’ claimed he will retire at 50 wins. But this is boxing and if a hefty payday is offered,…

Turki Al-Sheikh revealed a new 4-fight deal between Canelo Alvarez and Riyadh Season. Terence Crawford will be Canelo’s opponent for September in Las Vegas, but the other three dates still need to be determined. Canelo will not fight Jake Paul in his four fights with…

Turki Al-Sheikh wants to make Terence Crawford vs. Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis this year now that Canelo Alvarez has opted to face Jake Paul. The former four-division world champion Crawford may not get motivated by a fight against Ennis because it’s one where he has everything…

Eddie Hearn says Martin Bakole is using Anthony Joshua’s name for “Clout,” riding “the coattails.” Bakole doesn’t sound like he’s just name-dropping AJ’s name. He appears to really want to fight him, but interestingly, Hearn is calling it clout-chasing. The highly ranked heavyweight contender Bakole…

Eddie Hearn says Canelo Alvarez’s reported fight with Jake Paul on May 3rd will be “bigger” than a match against Terence Crawford. He says Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) would have never turned down a fight against Jake that would pay him the kind of money…

Joe Joyce, last seen losing to Derek Chisora, will return to action on March 1st in Bournemouth. “The Juggernaut,” now aged 39, said recently his plan is to “build my way back to the big fights.” Despite being stopped twice by Zhilei Zhang and then…

Jake Paul vs. Canelo Alvarez is said to be a done deal for a mega-fight on May 3rd in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two possible venues are being looked at for the fight: the T-Mobile Arena and the 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium. The event organizers must decide…