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By ESB - 01/21/2025 - Comments Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz did not agree to the fight against Ryan Garcia in May because he was scheduled for a clash on February 1st. Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was then offered the fight, which he accepted. Dan Rafael reports that the…

Shakur Stevenson reiterated today that Terence Crawford would beat Canelo Alvarez when they fight in September on the Mexican Independence Day weekend. Describing Crawford as “unbelievable,” Shakur says he’s known that he could beat Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) since way back in 2021 after he…

David Benavidez is still salty about Canelo Alvarez, who never gave him a shot at his titles when he was his mandatory at 168. He just hasn’t gotten over it after all this time, with Canelo rejecting his attempts at getting a fight against him…

Terence Crawford was angered after hearing Canelo Alvarez diminish his career legacy this week, saying that he’s only “beat one good fighter,” Errol Spence. Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) says he’s made “good” fighters look like they were “nobodies.” Canelo Exposes Crawford’s Padded Record Canelo is…

Former WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (21-1, 16 KOs) is negotiating with heavyweight Luis Ortiz (34-3, 29 KOs). Okolie, 32, is trying to reinvent himself at heavyweight after outgrowing the cruiserweight division in 2023. The soon-to-be 46-year-old Luis Ortiz would be the first semi-quality opponent…

Fight fans the world over will be treated to another “Monster” show this Friday (Jan 24) in Tokyo, Japan. Pound-for-pound best on the planet, Naoya Inoue will face possibly dangerous late-replacement foe Ye Joon-Kim as he defends his collection of 122 pound belts. A late-sub…

You really can’t blame Joe Joyce for not wanting to retire just yet. Joyce, who is coming off a close decision loss to Derek Chisora in what was, after all, a great action fight, has heard the calls for his retirement but he says he’s…

We could have something of a sleeper fight that thrills us all on Saturday night, this as unbeaten punchers Diego Pacheco and Steven Nelson fight in Las Vegas. The two super-middleweights will put their unbeaten records on the line in a fight that should perhaps…

Mikey Garcia says he’s not a fan of Shakur Stevenson’s style of fighting, and he wouldn’t be interested in seeing him fight Gervonta Davis because he feels it would be a dull fight. He notes that Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) doesn’t care if the fans…