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The under-card is shaping up for the heavily hyped April 26th fight between bad blood next gen rivals, Chris Eubank Junior and Conor Benn. And for me, the standout supporting fight is a cruiserweight showdown that just might become the fight of the night. Former…

By Jeepers Isaac - 01/25/2025 - Comments Terence Crawford’s trainer, Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre, doesn’t favor a rehydration clause for his possible September mega-clash against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. Even if BoMac were in favor of a rehydration clause, he and Crawford would be powerless…

George Kambosos Jr. is headlining on March 22nd in his debut at 140 with his new promoters at Matchroom in Sydney, Australia. Kambosos (21-3, 10 KOs) plans on getting a good victory in this tune-up and then going into a “big, big fight,’ potentially for…

Undefeated Super-Lightweight contender Dalton Smith returns to action this Saturday, January 25, taking on former European Champion Walid Ouizza for the vacant EBU European Title at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham. This event marks Matchroom’s first show of 2025 and will be streamed live worldwide on…

Canelo Alvarez will be fighting on his regular Cinco de Mayo holiday date this May before a likely match against Terence Crawford later in September. Alvarez’s opponent is still to be determined for the fight in May. Lance Pugmire @pugboxing is reported that unified super…

Diego Pacheco (22-0, 18 KOs) weighed in at 166.4 lbs, and his opponent Steven Nelson (20-0, 16 KOs) came in at 168 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for their 12-round headliner this Saturday, January 25th, live on DAZN from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom,…

Imagine being a ranked heavyweight contender coming off a losing world title challenge to Muhammad Ali and then going in with, back-to-back, Earnie Shavers and George Foreman. This is just what Ron Lyle did in 1975/76, and in doing so, Lyle was in a unique…

Moments after witnessing his fighter despatch yet another victim, promoter Bob Arum was all smiles as he spoke to the audience inside the sold-out Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Arum took the mic and spoke about what will come next for the 31-year-old undisputed super-bantamweight…

Earlier today in Tokyo, Japan, unified 122 pound king Naoya Inoue scored yet another impressive highlight reel KO. Facing late sub Ye Joon Kim, “The Monster” took his time as he always does, having a good look at his opponent. But after three rounds…