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Vergil Ortiz Jr’s manager, Rick Mirigian, states he’s interested in Keith Thurman or Errol Spence at Cowboy’s Stadium. Agreeing to fight the 35-year-old inactive Thurman could backfire on Vergil Ortiz Jr’s team because there’s a chance he wouldn’t make it through training camp without suffering…

Arguably the biggest fight of the weekend, the 140-pound non-title but very significant bout between Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis will likely see the winner go onto a bigger fight. Quite a few see the fight going down in Manchester tomorrow night as close to…

Known as “The Godfather of Detroit Boxing,” the great Emanuel Steward would be 80 years of age today. Sadly, however, as all fight fans the world over know, Steward, often called “Manny” by those who knew him personally (and by people who didn’t, this said…

By Will Arons - 10/25/2024 - Comments Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis could move up to 154 on February 22nd to challenge Vergil Ortiz Jr. for his WBC interim junior middleweight title in a Riyadh Season event in Saudi Arabia. Coach Robert Garcia told Boxing Scene that his…

Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis square off at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester this Saturday afternoon in the States, streaming on DAZN. Catterall returns to the ring fresh off his best victory of his career. Regis lost to Devin Haney by a clear unanimous…

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Lamont Roach reportedly could be postponed until 2025 instead of the scheduled December 14th date. Boxing insider Dan Rafael reports that he’s hearing that there’s a “good chance” it won’t happen on December 14h due to venue problems. He says he…

Oleksandr Usyk says he views his December 21st rematch as a “continuation” of their first fight, and he will start where he left off last May. That’s not good news for Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) because he had mentally and physically caved in from the…

Mike Tyson got off some great lines when hyping up his upcoming (already postponed once) fight with Jake Paul when speaking with Fox 4. Tyson, who has heard plenty of criticism regarding his attempting to box at age 58, has shot down any negativity along…

As fans may have read by now, it’s official: “Monster” Naoya Inoue will defend his armful of 122-pound world titles against another unbeaten mandatory challenger in his next fight, with Aussie warrior Sam Goodman getting his turn against the pound-for-pound star. The fight will take…