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One of the greatest, most beloved world champions, Nicaragua’s Alexis Arguello, died on this day 15 years ago. “The Explosive Thin Man,” a world ruler at three weights – featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight – reportedly committed suicide with a rifle, with the 57-year-old supposedly firing…

Most fight fans and fight experts are in agreement: Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez absolutely belongs in the top 10 pound-for-pound rankings we all love to debate so much. Rodriguez has the credentials, he has the names on his record, and “Bam” has the sheer talent. But…

By Paul R. Jones!   Washington, DC — Over the weekend, reigning World Champion, Lamont “The Reaper” Roach Jr. (25-1-1, 10 KOs), successfully defended his WBA Super Featherweight title, stopping Feargal “Fearless” McCrory (16-1, 8 KOs) in eight rounds at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in DC.…

“The Takeover” against “Pitbull.” This potential match up, between Teofimo Lopez and Isaac Cruz, who each hold a world title at 140 pounds, is one Lopez is very much interested in. After his expected dominant win over a game Steve Claggett on Saturday night, Lopez…

William Zepeda will be back in action against Giovanni Cabrera (22-1, 7 KOs) in a twelve-round headliner fight at lightweight this Saturday, July 6th, live on DAZN at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. The event begins at 8:00 p.m. ET. (Photo credit: Golden Boy…

Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Juan Francisco Estrada will use his rematch clause to face Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez to attempt his seventh-round knockout loss against him from last Saturday night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Bam Rodriguez scored a body shot KO in round…

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) will look to put on an impressive this Saturday night on July 6tth in his title defense against Artem Harutyunyan (13-1, 7 KOs) in front of his home crowd at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.…

Former heavyweight king and the one-time “Baddest Man On The Planet,” Mike Tyson, turns 58 today. The biggest boxing superstar of the 1980s and remaining a star beyond the decade, Tyson lit a fire when he fought in his prime. A genuine phenomenon, Tyson burst…

Promoter Eddie Hearn reiterated last night that he believes Canelo Alvarez will fight his WBA mandatory Edgar Berlanga next. Hearn feels that Berlanga (22-0,17 KO) will be a competitive fight for Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) to defend his undisputed super middleweight championship for his next…