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Pacquiao Confident About Beating Barrios – ‘Getting Better As He Ages'
Manny Pacquiao is confident about beating WBC Welterweight Champion Mario Barrios. Pacquiao has not boxed professionally since his 2021 defeat to Yordenis Ugas. Since then, Manny has had one exhibition fight against DK Yoo. Pacman came out victorious with a unanimous decision win. At 45, Manny will return to the ring to face ex-K-1 champion […]
Canelo-Berlanga Being Targeted For September 14; Fans Unhappy – ‘Boycotting Canelo'
Canelo Alvarez has reportedly decided to defend his Undisputed Super Middleweight Title against Edgar Berlanga. Alvarez defended his title against Jaimie Munguia with a unanimous decision win. He is facing increasing pressure to fight David Benavidez next, only to demand $200 million. That figure made the fight more unlikely as Canelo switched targets. The IBF […]
Joe Joyce And His World Title Hopes Face Last-Chance Fight Against Derek Chisora
Joe Joyce knows better than anyone the difference one year can make in boxing. The British heavyweight appeared to be on a linear path towards world title opportunities having carved his way through the rankings. However, after two crushing knockout defeats last year, the man who calls himself ‘The Juggernaut’ faces an uncertain future. Instead […]
Joe Joyce and Derek Chisora Hope to Outlast Each Other and Father Time
Joe Joyce isn’t getting any younger. None of us are. But when you are in the heavyweight division in boxing, there is a ticking clock involved in how to accomplish your hopes and dreams. Joyce, a British fighter and former Olympic silver medal winner, will feel the pressure to perform well against countryman Derek Chisora […]
Arum Denies Claims Loma Ducked Tank – ‘It's Stuff To Do With Ukraine'
Bob Arum has defended Vasiliy Lomachenko’s decision to distance himself from Gervonta Davis. The Ukrainian is coming off a stoppage win over George Kambosos Jr. as he picked up the vacant IBF Lightweight Title. After the win, Davis called out Loma, saying he was next. Arum was confident about making the fight for November, saying […]
Canelo Alvarez’s Next Fight – Who Does He Fight?
Canelo Alvarez’s next fight has still not been announced, and there is speculation over who he could box next. The Mexican secured a unanimous decision win over Jaime Munguia to remain the Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion. The fight came under fire after fans wanted Canelo to box David Benavidez. The Mexican Monster has been the […]
Gennadiy Golovkin Could Fight Again – ‘I Never Announced My Retirement'
Gennadiy Golovkin has not ruled out boxing again, as the 42 has not officially retired. Golovkin has not been in the ring since facing Canelo Alvarez in their trilogy in 2022. The Khazak lost a unanimous decision, meaning he failed to win a single fight against the Mexican. GGG will feel hard done by, with […]
Gervonta Davis’ Trainer Targets Shakur – ‘People Say Tank’s Ducking Shakur'
Gervonta Davis’ co-trainer, Kenny Ellis, wants to target a fight with Shakur Stevenson following the breakdown in talks with Vasiliy Lomachenko. Davis was in talks with Loma for a possible unification in November. Tank holds the WBA belt at 135, while Lomachenko has the IBF Belt. However, Lomachenko will take the rest of the year […]
Fans Outraged By Possible Jake Paul vs. Chavez Jr. Fight – ‘Shameless, A Chucky-Cheese Belt'
Jake Paul could box Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for a title at some point in the future. That is according to WBA President Gilberto Mendoza Jr. His comments arrived following Paul’s impressive win over Mike Perry. He dropped the BKFC fighter three times on his way to a sixth-round stoppage. It took Paul’s record to 10-1, as […]
Turki Alalshikh's Deal With Golden Boy And Top Rank – Will PBC Disappear?
Turki Alalshikh has confirmed that he will work with Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions in a new partnership. The news is another step in Riyadh Season’s growing influence. The Kingdom already has a strong relationship with Matchroom Boxing and Queensbury Promotions. That enabled them to put on Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk for the […]
Joe Joyce Vs. Derek Chisora Predictions – ‘Going To Be Brutal'
Joe Joyce and Derek Chisora face off on Saturday, with both their careers on the line, as boxing insiders gave their predictions Joyce bounced back from his losses to Zhilei Zhang with a win over Kash Ali in his last fight. The Zhang losses showed that Joyce’s chin was no longer the same. The fight […]
Linares Backs Tank Davis To KO Loma And Shakur – ‘Gervonta Can Kill This Guy'
Jorge Linares feels Gervonta Davis stops Vasiliy Lomachenko and Shakur Stevenson. Davis is one of the sport’s most devastating punchers. He is undefeated with a 30-0 record, 28 of which are knockout. He stopped Frank Martin in his last fight to retain his WBA Lightweight Title. After the fight, several names were mentioned for Tank’s […]
Has The Jake Paul Boxing Novelty Worn Off, Or Has He Permanently Created His ‘Own Lane’?
Jake Paul returned to the boxing ring on Saturday night and delivered another thumping knockout victory over another underwhelming opponent, this time former MMA fighter Mike Perry. Paul took his professional record to nine wins against one defeat – to Tommy Fury in February 2023 – after stopping Perry in the sixth round of their […]
Warren Blasts ‘Stupid' Joshua For Questioning Dubois' VADA Enrolment
Frank Warren has slammed Anthony Joshua’s management team for questioning whether Daniel Dubois had signed up with VADA. Dubois will defend his IBF Heavyweight Title against Joshua on September 21. Dubois got the belt after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title following his split decision win over Tyson Fury to become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. Joshua […]
Is Andre Ward Coming Out Of Retirement?
Fans believe Andre Ward has teased a comeback, causing a massive stir. The former unified super middleweight and unified lightweight champion retired with a 32-0 record. He defeated Sergey Kovalev in consecutive fights to unify at 175 before retiring in 2017. His biggest wins came against Carl Froch, Arthur Abraham, Mikkel Kessler and Kovalev. Since […]
Usyk Tells McGregor To Fight Him In BKFC – ‘Let’s Talk'
Oleksandr Usyk has welcomed a bare-knuckle fight with Conor McGregor. The Ukrainian is coming off the best win of his career when he defeated Tyson Fury to become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion via a split decision. Usyk followed in the footsteps of Lennox Lewis, who became the last man to win all the belts. The […]
Junto Nakatani ‘Really Wants’ Naoya Inoue Fight After Dominant World Title Defense
Junto Nakatani successfully defended his WBC bantamweight world title on Saturday with an emphatic first-round knockout of Vincent Astrolabio and immediately called out Naoya Inoue. Nakatani (28-0-0 21 KO) extended his perfect professional record at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan after sending Astrolabio (19-5-0 14 KO) to the canvas with 38 seconds remaining of the […]
What's Next For Jake Paul After Dismantling Mike Perry?
Jake Paul defeated Mike Perry with a sixth-round stoppage, which included three knockdowns, raising question marks over his next steps. Paul took his record to 10-1 after coming through with a dominant win. The victory kept his hopes of boxing Mike Tyson alive. Iron Mike pulled out of the July 20 fight as Perry stepped […]
Jake Paul Humiliates Mike Perry With Three Knockdowns; Calls Out Alex Pereira
Jake Paul outclassed Mike Perry with three knockdowns as the fight was waived off in round six. Perry fancied his chances coming into the fight, as he promised to set a high pace. However, he soon realised things would not go his own way. The Problem Child was the sharper puncher, dropping Perry with an […]
Joshua Exposes Carl Froch's World Title Win – ‘You Didn’t Beat A Champion'
Anthony Joshua called out Carl Froch over his first world title as the pair butted heads. The duo have not had the best relationship. Froch was very critical of Joshua following his departure from Robert McCracken. Froch also worked under McCracken as he backed up his former trainer. Carl singled out Joshua’s defeat to Andy […]