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Keyshawn Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) fights Gustavo Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs) in a 10-round headliner contest on ESPN+ in Norfolk, Virginia. The fight attracted much attention on Thursday when Lemos, 28, weighed in at 141.4 lbs, coming in 6.4 lbs over the lightweight limit of…

Today marks the 10th anniversary of a fight that, upon going in, plenty of people had a genuine concern for one of the fighters involved. For years, the great Bernard Hopkins had managed to defy Father Time, the Philly ring general scoring hugely impressive wins…

Live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Jaron Ennis and Jessie Rodriguez co-headline a card streaming on DAZN. Ennis is in the main event in a rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian in his hometown, so technically, he is rightfully at the top of the bill.…

IBO super-middleweight champion Osleys ‘El Tornado’ Iglesias (13-0, 12 KOs) stayed unbeaten with a fifth-round knockout of previously undefeated Ukrainian contender Petro Ivanov (18-1-2, 13 KOs) on Thursday night in the main event at the Casino de Montreal. (Credit: Vincent Ethier) In the fifth round,…

Keyshawn Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) successfully made weight at 134.2 lbs, but his opponent, Gustavo Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs), came in a whopping 6.4 lbs over the lightweight limit at 141.4 lb at Thursday’s weigh-in for their scheduled ten-round headliner this Friday, November 8th at…

This isn’t exactly brand-new or red-hot news, with boxing insiders having apparently known for some time. Turki Alalshikh, who continues to “take over” the sport of boxing, has once again dipped his hands into his famously deep pockets, this time to buy “The Bible of…

Everyone loves a list, or more accurately, everyone loves to debate a list. Boxing promoter Frank Warren, aged 72, has been around the sport for decades, he has worked with so many notable ring greats, and Warren has met some truly special fighters during his…

Although we can never forget the tragic end to Carlos Monzon’s life – drink and drugs, murder, prison, his own life lost in a car crash – nobody who saw Monzon fight came away without thinking how no man was able to put a dent…

Gervonta Davis and Keyshawn Davis were trash-talking today on social media. Lightweight contender Keyshawn (11-0, 7 KOs) has been clout chasing the superstar Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) all week, asking him to send a contract. Tank Davis gave Keyshawn a helping hand to get fans…