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Former WBA champ at 154 pounds, Austin Trout was beaten only by the best during his 18-year pro career. Slick southpaw Trout, who finished at 37-5-1(18) was bested only by – Canelo Alvarez, Erislandy Lara, Jermall Charlo, Jarrett Hurd, and Jermell Charlo, with only Hurd…

George Chuvalo, born Jure Chuvalo on this day back in 1937, could easily be given a distinction other than one that reminds us all of the toughness and grit he always showed in the ring. Chuvalo could be defined as the great survivor. For…

Before long will be turning the clocks ahead as the leaves begin to turn colors and eventually drop in many parts of the world. Boxing in 2024 has been a series of stop and starts. The 1st quarter was low key very underrated. The…

Eddie Hearn states that Edgar Berlanga “won’t freeze under pressure” on Saturday night, going up against superstar Canelo Alvarez on the Mexican Independence Day in front of a large crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Hearn feels that Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) won’t…

Shakur Stevenson vs. Joe Cordina is now off for October 12th due to the WBC lightweight champion Shakur suffering a hand injury during training that required immediate surgery. (Photo credit: Julie Goldsticker) There’s no word yet whether the co-feature for the undercard PPV fight between…

Eddie Hearn told promoter Leonard Ellerbe that he wants the Shakur Stevenson vs. Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis fight to happen in 2025. Matchroom boss Hearn wants the Tank-Shakur match to happen within three fights, and he’s not interested in waiting to let it marinate to make…

This Saturday could be the beginning of the end of Mexican great Canelo Alvarez’s career if Edgar Berlanga knocks him out at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Credit: Rey Del Rios/Premier Boxing Champions) Canelo is nearing 35, hasn’t looked good in years, and is…

It’s an unwritten rule, a moral code to go by: what happens in sparring stays in sparring. Two guys, perhaps not going at full steam, or maybe one fighter is, and the other isn’t, get each other sharp and ready with some quality sparring. Obviously,…

Fight fans all over the world are hugely interested to see what happens when rival heavyweights Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury box their return fight on December 21. Can Usyk defeat Fury again, maybe by stoppage this time, or can Fury get his revenge? There…