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WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell says he’s “200% focused” on his upcoming clash against WBC interim 175-lb champion David Benavidez on January 25th in Las Vegas. The fight still hasn’t been officially announced, but the January 25th date is being mentioned. The Cuban…

WBA cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez is seemingly looking past WBO champ Chris Billiam-Smith toward a fight against Oleksandr Usyk if he returns to the division in 2025. Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs) is interested in fighting for the former undisputed cruiserweight champion Usyk, and obviously,…

Josniel “TG” Castro defeated Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley via a ten-round unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91, and 98-92), as he won all but three rounds on the judges’ three scorecards and retained his WBC US junior middleweight title in his first defense, in the main event.…

Get ready for a real shocker! Former heavyweight contender Ike Ibeabuchi, who last fought 25 long years ago, this when he scored a nasty yet at the same time hugely impressive 5th round knockout over Chris Byrd, is to fight again – at age 51.…

Former WBO heavyweight champ Joseph Parker has firmly thrown his hat into the ring as far as being IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois’ next challenger. Parker, who has been on a great run since losing to Joe Joyce back in September of 2022, with Parker…

We can never know for sure, and we perhaps have no business even asking, but it’s entirely possible that if heavyweight legend George Foreman had not done what he did on this day a full 30 years ago – and that’s smash the odds and…

Oscar De La Hoya wishes Shakur Stevenson a speedy recovery from his recent hand surgery, and he wants him to be 100% when Golden Boy fighter, William Zepeda, challenges him for his WBC lightweight title in the first quarter of 2025. Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs)…

Ryan Garcia revealed on Instagram tonight that he’s fighting an exhibition match in Dubai in January 2025. His opponent will be unbeaten Jaber Zayani (18-0, 11 KOs), who fans are not familiar with, but he’ll be useful in this case for exhibition purposes for Ryan.…

Devin Haney posted a training photo of himself on Instagram, and he’s looking massively prepared for his comeback. The former two-division world champion Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) looks like he’s easily in the mid-160 lb range and showing no fat. This is solid muscle. If…