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Canelo Reacts To Mayweather's Praise – ‘I Feel Special'
Canelo Alvarez is delighted by the praise that Floyd Mayweather has shown him. Mayweather responded to criticism that Alvarez had received over the David Benavidez fight by stating that Canelo had nothing to prove. Canelo is a four-weight world champion. He has beaten several former world champions, including GGG, Danny Jacobs and Sergey Kovalev. He […]
Errol Spence Jr. Splits From Trainer Derrick James
Errol Spence Jr. is looking for a new trainer after leaving Derrick James. The news comes after Spence’s defeat to Terence Crawford. The former Unified Welterweight Champion was knocked out in the ninth round, losing the chance to become the first Undisputed Welterweight Champion of the four-belt era. Talks over the rematch broke down as […]
Crawford To Retain WBO 147 Belt Upon Move To 154
Terence Crawford will retain his WBO Welterweight Title when he takes on the winner between Tim Tszyu vs. Sebastian Fundora, who face off at 154 pounds. The WBO President Paco Valcarcel recently confirmed that Crawford would be mandatory for the winner since he is the WBO Super Champion at 147. That will allow him to […]
Bulgarian Main Event Doesn’t Disappoint
BKFC 58 was another staple event for the bare-knuckle discipline as the sport continues to grow in the European market. The main event was a showcase between Bulgarian Bulldozers ending in a total bloodbath, while other fights also entertained the crowd. Bulgarian Bloodbath Main Event In a fight that could have been over in the […]
Canelo and Ryan Garcia End Their Bad Blood – ‘VIVA MEXICO'
Canelo Alvarez and Ryan Garcia are no longer on bad terms, having patched things up on social media. The duo are well aware of each other, having trained alongside Eddie Reynoso. But Garcia left Reynoso in 2021, as the split ended on bad terms. Alvarez had questioned whether Garcia was working hard enough, saying he […]
Devin Haney Wants To Become Undisputed At 140
Devin Haney plans on staying at 140 pounds following his fight with Ryan Garcia to become a two-weight undisputed champion. The Dream became the youngest Undisputed Lightweight Champion in the four-belt era when he beat George Kambosos Jr. Haney then vacated the belts and moved up to junior welterweight. In his first fight, he beat […]
Canelo Could Still Fight Benavidez After Munguia – Says Stephen Espinoza
Canelo Alvarez could still face David Benavidez after the Jaime Munguia fight. That is according to Stephen Espinoza. Canelo has been accused of avoiding the Mexican Monster, who has been the WBC Super Middleweight Interim Champion for over two years. However, the two camps have not gotten a deal over the line. Each side has […]
Turki Alalshikh Wants A Big Fight At Wembley In September
Turki Alalshikh wants to put on a massive event at Wembley in September. The news comes after Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren agreed to participate in a 5 vs 5 show in June. This show will pit both promoters’ best fighters against each other in a certain weight class. The weight classes selected are heavyweight, middleweight, featherweight, […]
Campbell Hatton Suffers Setback In Hopes Of Emulating Legendary Father Ricky
Being the son of a famous fighter is never easy, particularly if the father is one of the greatest boxers his country has ever produced. That is the pressure and comparison Campbell Hatton has had to deal with throughout these early years of his career. But while father Ricky kickstarted his successful career by winning […]
Dalton Smith Calls Out Adam Azim After Crushing Win Over Jose Zepeda
Super-lightweight prospect Dalton Smith has called out European champion Adam Azim after his impressive stoppage win over Jose Zepeda on Saturday night. Smith (16-0-0 12 KO) extended his unbeaten professional record in his hometown of Sheffield, England with a fifth-round knockout of Zepeda, a three-time world title challenger. Nicknamed ‘Thunder’, it was a thunderous body […]
Warren: Fury Vs Joshua Likely For March 2025
Frank Warren is optimistic that Tyson Fury will fight Anthony Joshua next March. The two boxers have tried to make the fight on two occasions, but so far, nothing has gotten over the line. Team Fury made a 60-40 offer before the Gypsy King faced Derek Chisora. Joshua’s team alleged that unrealistic deadlines prevented the […]
Jake Paul Warns Mike Tyson – ‘Gonna Retire Mike For Good'
Jake Paul is not afraid to face Mike Tyson, urging the former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion to bring his best. Paul faces Tyson on July 20, live on Netflix, after coming off the best wins of his career. He has beaten two professional boxers back-to-back in the form of Andre August and Ryan Bourland. The Problem […]
Shakur Stevenson Warns Davis, Haney And Garcia – ‘I’m The Best, Everyone Gets Punished'
Shakur Stevenson is ready to put on a strong performance on July 6. Shakur recently backtracked on his decision to retire after receiving much criticism over his last fight. He faced off against Edwin De Los Santos for the then-vacant WBC Lightweight Title. Despite coming out with a unanimous decision win, Shakur was booed during […]
Thurman Responds After Pulling Out Of The Tszyu Fight – ‘I Apologize To Everyone'
Keith Thurman has opened up on his withdrawal from the Tim Tszyu fight. One Time was on course to headline PBC’s first PPV on Amazon Prime Video. He has only fought once since losing to Manny Pacquiao in 2019. That was a unanimous decision win over Mario Barrios. The former Unified Welterweight Champion would have […]
Bill Haney: Devin's ‘Right Hand Over The Top' Stops Garcia
Bill Haney, Devin Haney’s father, is confident his son will stop Ryan Garcia as he hit out at the latter’s recent behaviour. Devin defends his WBC Junior Welterweight Title on April 20. The fight has been under much scrutiny, with suggestions that it could be called off due to Garcia’s antics. Ryan has been accused […]
Malignaggi Backs Benavidez To Beat Canelo – ‘He Gets Hammered, Beaten Like A Rag Doll'
Paulie Malignaggi has said David Benavidez will punish Canelo Alvarez in a fight. Much has been said about Canelo following his decision to fight Jaime Munguia on May 4. The move was seen as a way to avoid Benavidez, especially since Canelo backtracked on his previous comments not to fight Mexicans to take the perceived […]
Turki Alalshikh Says No To Canelo vs Benavidez – ‘Turki Now Runs Boxing'
Canelo Alvarez has priced himself out of the David Benavidez fight. Following his kick-off presser for the Jaime Munguia fight, Canelo was asked about fighting the Mexican Monster. He initially stated that Benavidez did not bring anything to the table and that there were no offers for a fight. While that may have been the case, he […]
Benavidez Begs Turki Alalshikh To Make The Canelo Fight – ‘I’m A Champion Of The People'
David Benavidez has called on Turki Alalshikh to make the fight with Canelo Alvarez. The Mexican Monster has been frustrated in his attempts to fight Alvarez for his Undisputed Super Middleweight Title. He has been the WBC Super Middleweight Interim Champion for over two years. However, he is no closer to facing Canelo. Alvarez is […]
Wilder vs Zhang Close To Being Agreed
Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang are in the final moments of agreeing a deal to fight on June 1. According to reports, the bout will serve as a co-main event attraction on the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol card. Beterbiev and Bivol fight for the right to become the world’s Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. It is a huge stage for both men, […]
Adrien Broner Prepared to Get Back in the Ring Against Blair Cobbs
Adrien Broner’s best days are likely behind him. It has been that way for quite some time for the Cincinnati, Ohio, native. But when boxers still find that desire to compete and need to make money, they can still find people willing to put up money to make it happen. Since Broner lost by unanimous […]