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Devin Haney, surprisingly, has been given a #1 ranking by the WBC at welterweight after a bad showing against Ryan Garcia and a 10-month layoff. The World Boxing Council has its way of ranking fighters that doesn’t make much sense to most fans, but it…

British heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Joe Joyce are reportedly closing in on getting a fight made for April 5th in Manchester, England. The fight would be shown in a headliner on DAZN. It’s a bit late in the game for Joyce and Whyte to be…

Turki Al-Sheikh said today that he didn’t want Canelo Alvarez to fight Jake Paul in May because he felt it wouldn’t “benefit” a match between him and Terence Crawford for September in Las Vegas. Fans overwhelmingly view Canelo vs. Crawford as a circus-level cash-grab type…

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…