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Tevin Farmer (33-8-1, 8 KOs) blew his chance of defeating WBC interim lightweight champion William Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOs) by focusing on clinching instead of throwing shots and wound up losing a 12-round majority decision in their rematch at the Poliforum Benito Juárez in Cancún,…

WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. says he must make a “statement” against Derrieck Cuevas tonight to be a “legend” in the sport. Norman Jr.-Cuevas will fight on the undercard of the Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan rematch at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The event…

Credit where it’s due: Terence Crawford remains the man to beat. Undefeated. Untouched. Undeniably elite. His self-declared spot at #1 on his own pound-for-pound list? Fair enough. If you’ve got 41 wins and haven’t been tested since Obama was in office, you get to flex…

Tim Bradley says he’d be shocked “as hell” if Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero upsets Ryan Garcia in their headliner on May 2nd at Times Square in New York City. However, the commentator Bradley states he doesn’t see the former WBA light welterweight champion Romero (16-2, 13…

Veteran promoter Bob Arum has seen a lot in his time, and he’s not exactly fawning over Gervonta Davis these days. After Davis scraped to a controversial draw against Lamont Roach on March 1, Arum wasted no time giving his verdict: Davis looked vulnerable, unimpressive,…

Irish boxing royalty Katie Taylor isn’t picking sides in tonight’s welterweight scrap between Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan — but she is expecting fireworks. Speaking on BBC 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce, Taylor praised both women, calling their first encounter in New York “touch…

Undisputed light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, says they will fight whoever Turki Alalshikh wants him to next. So, if that’s WBC mandatory David Benavidez, they’ll take that fight next. Benavidez or Beterbiev? However, if it’s the trilogy with Artur Beterbiev, Hearn says…

WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) and challenger Derrieck Cuevas (27-1-1, 19 KOs) made weight today for their chief support bout on Saturday, March 29th, with the event starting at 7 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT, live on ESPN and ESPN+ at the …

William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer both weighed in successfully today for their 12-round lightweight main event this Saturday, March 29th, with their event at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, on DAZN at the Poliforum Benito Juárez in Cancún, Mexico. Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) will defend…