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WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell vs. David Benavidez’s fight on February 1st will be for the WBC’s mandatory slot. The winner will take on the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II rematch winner of their clash on February 22nd. The WBC has reportedly…

This one is sure to divide opinion, and possibly annoy some Manny Pacquiao fans! Top Rank boss Bob Arum, in speaking once again with Sky Sports, stated that current pound-for-pound star Naoya Inoue’s career is “even more legendary than Manny Pacquiao’s.” Arum of course promoted…

Keith Thurman is comparing himself to Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali in his comeback fight after three years out of the ring to take on Aussie Brock Jarvis in a match in the 154-lb division on March 12th at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney,…

Former welterweight champ Keith Thurman always was a great talker. Now, ahead of his latest planned comeback – this one following a three-year layoff – the once-beaten 36-year-old is again talking big. Thurman will return to action in Sydney, Australia, against Brock Jarvis, and he…

Rewind to January 1973 and the exotic location of Kingston, Jamaica. Not too many experts were predicting a George Foreman win in his challenge of the unbeaten Joe Frazier. The fight, dubbed “The Sunshine Showdown,” shocked the boxing world. Now, there were plenty of enormous…

William Zepeda vs. Tevin Farmer 2 rematch is being finalized for March 29th in Cancun, Mexico. It’s a fight that will please the fans unhappy with the results of the previous Zepeda-Farmer fight, which was won by Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) by a 10-round decision…

Sebastian Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs) is finalizing a fight for his next defense of his WBC/WBO 154-lb titles against Chordale Booker (23-1, 11 KOs) for March to be shown on Prime Video in Las Vegas. The nine-year pro Booker, 33, has worked his way to…

Someone on Ryan Garcia’s or Devin Haney’s teams decided to take a tune-up on May 2nd rather than go straight into a rematch in their doubleheader at Times Square in New York City. It could come down to which of these fighters needed a tune-up…

Keith Thurman will make his long-awaited comeback after three years out of the ring to fight Brock Jarvis on March 12th in a 154-lb contest at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. The Aussie Jarvis (22-1, 20 KOs) will be a good test to show…