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Lightweight contender Maxi Hughes is picking IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois to defeat Anthony Joshua by knockout in their headliner next month on September 21st at the sold-out Wembley Stadium in London. Joshua’s Fragile Chin Hughes notes that the 34-year-old Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) sometimes…

Over the course of a quite amazing 140 pro fights, Welsh warrior Tommy Farr was stopped just 6 times; with guys like Max Baer, Jimmy Braddock, and Lou Nova failing to take Tommy out; with Farr boxing the murderous-punching Baer twice, winning one losing the…

Mexican legend, indeed icon, Julio Cesar Chavez cut his teeth by fighting tough guys on the way up, and “J.C Superstar” made himself a true hero, an all-time great, as he reached world title status. Chavez, who won world titles in three weight divisions, endeared…

George Foreman, the once invincible and terrifying monster from the Golden Age of heavyweights. Larry Holmes, the underappreciated shadow of Muhammad Ali who’s skill and merit stand alone. These two great fighters actually existed simultaneously (they were even born in the same year) but they…

Trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre says that Terence Crawford didn’t receive more praise from fans for his victory over WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3rd because they were comparing his performance to how he’d looked against Errol Spence last year. BoMac says the…

Diego Pacheco faces veteran Maciej Sulecki in a 12-round super middleweight fight in the main event this Saturday, August 31st, live on DAZN at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles. The event will be shown starting at 7:30 pm ET. Pacheco’s Fast Track…

Canelo Alvarez is still interested in avenging his loss to light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol from 2022. The Mexican star Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) says he’d like to return to 175 to face Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs), and some believe he could face him if…

Fans of the little giants will be pleased and excited to hear how junior bantamweights Fernando Martinez and Kazuto Ioka have agreed to fight a return bout on December 31st, the return filling the customary New Year’s Eve slot in Tokyo, Japan. There is always…

By James Slater - 08/25/2024 - Comments Things went pretty much as a fight fan would have anticipated they would go last night in Mexico, as Floyd Mayweather dominated John Gotti III in their hyped exhibition rematch. Mayweather swept all eight rounds, of two-minute duration, with…