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Abdullah Mason (18-0, 16 KOs) is headlining for the first time in his career tonight against Jeremia Nakathila (26-4, 21 KOs) in a 10-round lightweight battle live on ESPN at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. Mason, 21, has been given a golden opportunity by…

t’s probably fair to say boxing fans got a little excited when the fight between Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez was announced a while back, a done deal for Saudi Arabia on August 16. But the excitement didn’t last very long, as Lopez – for…

The big news story going around right now is, unfortunately, a bad news story. Or a disappointing story. It is of course the news of how hugely talented lightweight (or former lightweight) Keyshawn Davis blew making weight for his scheduled WBO title defence against Edward…

Brandon Moore got the job done — but it wasn’t pretty. The 18-1 heavyweight contender kept his USBA title on Friday night at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York, grinding out a technical unanimous decision win over previously unbeaten Stanley Wright (14-1, 11…

Josh Kelly barely broke a sweat at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, stopping a faded Flavius Biea in the first round and then wasting no time shouting across the domestic scene — “If it’s a big domestic fight, Benn,” Kelly said bluntly. The win was…

Abdullah Mason vs. Jeremia Nakathila is the new headliner for Saturday’s event on ESPN due to Keyshawn Davis failing to make weight for his title defense of his WBO lightweight belt against Edwin De Los Santos at Friday’s weigh-in today. The event is at the…

Keyshawn Davis is dealing with a huge backlash from fans after missing the 135-pound weight limit by 4.3 lbs. at Friday’s weigh-in for his maiden title defense of his WBO lightweight belt against Edwin De Los Santos on Saturday in Norfolk, Virginia. For Keyshawn (13-0,…

Fans of a certain age will recall, perhaps with some vividness, how special, how gifted Michael Nunn was. Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Nunn was not only the best middleweight on the planet, he was also right up there, either at the…

Keyshawn Davis is a rising commodity within the sport of boxing in America. A solid ticket-seller with a ton of flash mixed with skills equates potentially to a full-fledged star. Boxing has seen a dip of sorts in recent times stateside with the entree of…