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WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) will be defending his belt against WBC interim 175-lb champ David Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to Salvador Rodriguez, who broke the story, the…

William Zepeda will be given a good test by Tevin Farmer that he must pass and look good this Saturday night to move forward to challenge Shakur Stevenson for his WBC lightweight title next February. Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) is supposed to be a close…

Mike Tyson looked exhausted during his open work today for his eight-round fight against influencer Jake Paul this Friday night. The 58-year-old Tyson was breathing when interviewed inside the ring and still breathing hard at the end. The former heavyweight champion Tyson looked winded and…

Retired former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman believes that Mike Tyson possessed the combination of power and speed from another planet. Foreman feels that Tyson (50-6, 44 KO) was something special during his younger days. On Friday, fans will see if the 58-year-old version of…

Evander Holyfield believes Mike Tyson should be victorious against influencer turned boxer Jake Paul in their eight-round fight this Friday, but he’s not sure what happened due to “big money” being involved. Holyfield feels that the 27-year-old Jake can win if he smothers Tyson’s power…

Tevin Farmer isn’t concerned about the 100+ punches per round that lightweight contender William Zepeda will be throwing this Saturday, November 16th, in their 10-round fight on Latino Night at The Venue in Riyadh. Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) says he beat a fighter who threw…

Despite being badly beaten up by Ryan Garcia in his most recent fight, this back in April, Devin Haney remains a big, marketable name in the sport. Also, as a result of Garcia’s flunked drugs test, the April fight, though pretty much a beatdown for…

There is a, shall we say, healthy rivalry between, well, rival promoters Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy and Eddie Hearn of Matchroom. The insults, most of them coming from Oscar, have been going back and forth for a while now, with De La…

We don’t always like the mandatory fights the folks at the IBF call for, or order, but this one is surely fine by all fight fans. It’s been reported that unbeaten super middleweights Christian Mbilli and Diego Pacheco have been ordered by the IBF to…