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Veteran promoter Bob Arum has seen a lot in his time, and he’s not exactly fawning over Gervonta Davis these days. After Davis scraped to a controversial draw against Lamont Roach on March 1, Arum wasted no time giving his verdict: Davis looked vulnerable, unimpressive,…

Irish boxing royalty Katie Taylor isn’t picking sides in tonight’s welterweight scrap between Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan — but she is expecting fireworks. Speaking on BBC 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce, Taylor praised both women, calling their first encounter in New York “touch…

Undisputed light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, says they will fight whoever Turki Alalshikh wants him to next. So, if that’s WBC mandatory David Benavidez, they’ll take that fight next. Benavidez or Beterbiev? However, if it’s the trilogy with Artur Beterbiev, Hearn says…

WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) and challenger Derrieck Cuevas (27-1-1, 19 KOs) made weight today for their chief support bout on Saturday, March 29th, with the event starting at 7 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT, live on ESPN and ESPN+ at the …

William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer both weighed in successfully today for their 12-round lightweight main event this Saturday, March 29th, with their event at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, on DAZN at the Poliforum Benito Juárez in Cancún, Mexico. Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) will defend…

This coming weekend, a pair of rematches headline cards on ESPN and DAZN. William Zepeda aims to make an improvement on his performance against a wily old vet in Tevin Farmer. That same night, Mikaela Mayer goes to battle in the 2nd act of a…

According to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, former heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder will climb back into the ring on June 27, taking on Tyrrell Herndon in a 10-round bout — not in Vegas, not at MSG, not even in Alabama — but in Wichita, Kansas. Yes, Wichita.…

Promoter Eddie Hearn got all worked up talking about Jake Paul wanting a fight against Anthony Joshua in 2026. Hearn says he thinks the 28-year-old YouTuber turned boxer, Paul (11-1, 7 KOs), believes he can beat Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) because his followers are blowing…

WBC interim lightweight champion William Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) needs a knockout Tevin Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) to prove he’s not a hype job in their headliner for their event that starts at 8 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, live on DAZN this Saturday, March 29th…