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Promoter Eddie Hearn is stomping mad after learning that Anthony Cacace will vacate his IBF super featherweight title rather than defending it against his mandatory, Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez. Hearn promoted Nunez (27-1, 27 KOs) and wanted to see him get the opportunity to take the…

WBC interim light heavyweight champion David Benavidez weighed in at 174.2 pounds, and WBA ‘regular’ champ David Morrell came in at 174.2 lbs on Friday at their weigh-in. The two will meet this Saturday, February 1st, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event…

While several prominent heavyweights have been enjoying being a part of the big fight cards staged in Saudi Arabia, with the paydays to go along with these fights being nothing short of massive, one noticeably absent man is former world heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz. Now,…

You know the saying, ‘everyone’s got one.’ An opinion, that is. And with tomorrow night’s potentially – in fact, so many would say, guaranteed explosive card – at the T-Mobile in Las Vegas now just hours away, here are my picks for what I think,…

There could be a fun heavyweight fight taking place at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey tomorrow night, this as two Polish big men will collide. Giant Damian Knyba, unbeaten at 14-0(8) and coming off an impressive KO win over Richard Lartey, will face…

Stephen Fulton Jr. feels that WBC featherweight champion Brandon Figueroa is “overlooking” and underestimating him going into their rematch this Saturday, February 1st, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,  live on Prime Video. Fulton, 30, says he’s changed his fighting style with trainer Derek…

The tension between undefeated light heavyweight champions David Benavidez and David Morrell Jr. reached its peak at Thursday’s final press conference. Both fighters made bold declarations ahead of their highly anticipated showdown this Saturday, February 1, headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video from…

Keyshawn Davis was hard at work today, using Gervonta Davis’ name for clout to help promote his upcoming fight against WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk on February 14th on ESPN+ at Madison Square Garden in New York. Keyshawn says Tank Davis needs to fight him…

David Benavidez was trying to mean mug WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell today throughout their final press conference before Saturday’s clash. Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) was giving Morrell menacing looks and getting angry because he wasn’t showing fear like his past 29 opponents…