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Promoter Eddie Hearn mentioned in an interview that Devin Haney’s potential fight against IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro on December 7th could be a unification match. Champion in Recess: A Real Title? Hearn believes that because Haney is the WBC ‘Champion in Recess’ at…

Caleb Plant says he takes it personally that the 14-year-old professional Trevor McCumby waited until him before taking a jump up in competition at 31 for their 12-round battle for the WBA interim super middleweight title on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las…

Gareth A. Davies believes Anthony Joshua will be “totally back” to where he once was if he knocks out IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois in their headliner on September 21st at Wembley Stadium in London. Dubois Fight Not the Ultimate Measure Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs)…

Promoter Eddie Hearn is trying to put together a deal for IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro to defend against Devin Haney on December 7th in Australia. IBF’s 10-lb Rehydration Limit If it happens, the fight will be a good one because it will give…

Trainer Brian Norman Sr. says a deal is “very close” for a welterweight unification fight between his son, Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis for November 9th in Boots’ hometown in Philadelphia. Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn wants to put together a…

Heavyweight warrior Oliver McCall, who sparred tough rounds with Mike Tyson, who KO’d Lennox Lewis and who, famously, was never once knocked down in a single fight – McCall going 59-14 – 2 no contests (38 KO) during his 1985 to 2019 pro career –…

Anthony Tarver can only see one path to victory for Edgar Berlanga against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Bivol Blueprint The retired former unified light heavyweight champion Tarver says that unless Canelo dramatically…

Shakur Stevenson will headline the October 12th Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol event on DAZN PPV. The Beterbiev-Bivol light heavyweight undisputed championship fight will be shown in a split network fight on ESPN+. Fans will need to pay to see Shakur make a tune-up against…

Pundit Andre Ward got on his soapbox to argue that Terence Crawford should be in the mix to be considered the Face of Boxing. Ward feels that Crawford’s popularity puts him in the same category as Canelo Alvarez and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis for the Face…