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IBF and WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly will make his next defense against unbeaten Anauel Ngamissegue on April 5th in his homeland in Astana, Kazakhstan. It’s unclear why Janibek’s management is using the 29-year-old Congo-born Ngamissegue (14-0, 9 KOs) as the challenger rather than one…

Alexander Povetkin is the latest big name from the sport to have his good name tarnished due to the taking of illegal stimulants. And the Russian who once held the WBA heavyweight title has been hit with a pretty stiff penalty. According to numerous reports,…

Former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall will turn 60 in April, yet “The Atomic Bull” is still snarling. And he’s still winning fights. Back in November, McCall returned to the ring and picked up a KO win over Stacy Frazier. Yesterday, he again fought in…

Regis Prograis has injured a shoulder in training and will reportedly be pulling out of his scheduled February 15th main event fight against Oscar Duarte on DAZN at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The event promoters, Golden Boy, have yet to confirm whether the…

Sergio Mora believes David Benavidez can become the next superstar in boxing once Canelo Alvarez retires. He was impressed with Benavidez’s 12-round unanimous decision win over WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He sees Benavidez (30-0, 24…

Few people give YouTuber Jake Paul any chance of winning or being competitive in his rumored fight against Canelo Alvarez in May on Cinco de Mayo. The cruiserweight Jake (11-1, 7 KOs) has focused mostly on fighting non-boxers during his career, taking advantage of old…

David Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, says he doesn’t want to watch Canelo Alvarez’s fight against Terence Crawford on September 13th because he’s concerned for the health of the Nebraska native, Bud. Business, Not Sport He views this as a “Business” type of fight rather than…

If ever a hugely popular fighter, indeed a genuine ring warrior, deserved to go out with a win, it’s Derek “War” Chisora. And the end to this constantly exciting, watchable, and, yes, likable fighting man’s career is pretty close at hand. This Saturday night, 41-year-old…

Unified super-bantamweight king and reigning pound-for-pound champ (in the opinion of many) Naoya Inoue has not fought in Las Vegas since June of 2021, and the Japanese superstar has not boxed in America at all since that date. But this is set to change this…