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Ryan Garcia says his May return fight against former WBA 140-lb champion Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz at Times Square in Manhattan, New York, is a “tougher match-up than Haney.” Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) is facing ‘Pitbull’ Cruz (26-3-1, 18 KOs) in his first fight, coming off…

Ryan Garcia will fight Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, and former two-division world champion Devin Haney will face Jose Ramirez in a doubleheader in May in Times Square, Manhattan, New York. The event is expected to be shown live on DAZN PPV. These are interesting matchups to…

Though it seems plenty of fans continue to shoot down a Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford fight as a mismatch in favor of the reigning 168-pound king from Mexico, there are some experts who feel “Bud” is special enough to be able to pull off a win…

Mike Perez has already had some career, this whilst fighting at both heavyweight and cruiserweight. Now aged 39, the Irish-Cuban southpaw has not exactly been on the radar these past couple of years or so. But the former world title challenger returned to action on…

Plenty of boxing fans the world over always remember, when the day rolls around each year, that today, January 17th, marks the birthdate of the great, indeed the incomparable Muhammad Ali. But now, after what we have witnessed from Oleksandr Usyk, the date seems set…

Errol Spence lost out on his title shot against WBC/WBO Junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora on Thursday when the WBO chose not to sanction the fight. Fundora has moved on and will fight someone else, leaving Spence high and dry. Spence Defiant When Spence was…

The fight between WBC/WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora and Errol Spence is now off. Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs) is reportedly looking for another opponent, possibly contender Charles Conwell, to defend his two 154-lb titles. World Boxing Organization president Gustavo Olivieri, Esq. revealed that his…

Former trainer Teddy Altas supports Tyson Fury’s retirement from the sport after his second defeat against Oleksandr Usyk. Atlas feels the 36-year-old Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) has fought many wars during his career, and he’d like to see him go out now rather than hang…

Ryan Garcia could fight Teofimo Lopez in May in his tune-up fight at Times Square. This fight will prepare Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) for the first of two matches against Devin Haney. The two will fight in October in a rematch and then in February…