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Though plenty of people felt, after seeing Joe Joyce dropped and decisioned by warhorse and fellow Brit, Derek Chisora, that Joyce should seriously think about hanging up the gloves, the 38 year old has been thrown a possible lifeline of a big and interesting fight.…

WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk says he will show Vergil Ortiz Jr., who is “boss” tonight, in their fight at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. Bohachuk’s Claim to the 154-Pound Division Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) states that he’s been at 154…

Imane Khelif: Just when we thought the Olympic drama was over, it turns out it was just the pre-show! Fresh off her gold medal win in Paris, amid a delightful cocktail of gender controversies and a side of antisemitic remarks by her team, what’s the…

WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) and Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) both weighed in successfully at Friday’s weigh-in for their main event fight this Saturday night, August 10th, live on DAZN at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.…

Big fight opportunities await Vergil Ortiz in the reloaded junior welterweight division. Names like Terence Crawford, Errol Spence, Jermell Charlo, Tim Tzysu, and many more seem to be on the table, especially with the Golden Boy Promotions recent partnership with Saudi Boxing. However, let’s not…

Now that a massive, but in the opinion of plenty of fans, an unrealistic fight between Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez is off the table, pound-for-pound #1 Crawford needs to find another huge fight that will sufficiently motivate him. All-time great Bernard Hopkins thinks he…

Usually in boxing, when there is a trilogy, it’s a rubber-match, with the two fighters being 1-1 and wanting to settle things once and for all. In the case of reigning heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk, there is nothing to settle between he and former two-time…

Though he never won the title in the ring, Ken Norton was a major player during the talent-rich golden era of the heavyweight division that was the 1970s. Best known for his three tough, close, and mentally and physically taxing battles with Muhammad Ali, Norton…

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya took a verbal shot at Edgar Berlanga on his Clap Back Thursday over him, claiming he has Puerto Rico behind him in his clash against Canelo Alvarez on September 14th. Berlanga’s Heritage Claims Draw Criticism Berlanga has been playing up…