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Trainer Bob Santos has announced that his heavyweight Dainier Pero should return to the ring on July 26 against a yet-to-be-named opponent.  Pero (7-0, 5 KOs), 24, is the latest Cuban heavyweight aspiring to become his country’s first heavyweight titleholder. Discussing Pero’s upcoming fight,…

By the time former middleweight titleholder Daniel Jacobs next steps into the ring, it will have been roughly 29 months – almost two and a half years – since he last stepped on the canvas for a professional fight. Long enough for Jacobs to…

Deric Davis witnessed the rise of Gervonta “Tank” Davis from gyms in Washington, D.C., to main-event stages in Las Vegas, which showed the youngster that his own dreams of becoming a pay-per-view star are possible. Davis is set to fight Friday at the Entertainment…

When Lamont Roach Jr., born in Washington, D.C., defends his 130-pound belt against undefeated Irishman Feargal McCrory on Friday, it will be his first professional outing in his hometown area in seven years. It’s a statistic that underlines the peculiar position of boxing in the…

Diego Pacheco’s increasing talent is gathering increased exposure as he will headline the Sept. 7 main event in a super middleweight bout at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, BoxingScene has learned. The Los Angeles-born Pacheco (21-0, 17 KOs) is currently connected to…