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Edgar Berlanga Targeting A Fight With Canelo
Edgar Berlanga is confident that a fight with Canelo Alvarez can be made. Berlanga’s intentions of facing Canelo were not clear following his unanimous-decision win over Jason Quigley. Instead, the star called out Jaime Munguia and Gennady Golovkin. While that may have been the case, the target has now changed. And yet, Canelo’s three-fight deal […]
Callum Smith Backed To Beat Beterbiev, Bivol Praises Yarde And Much More
Callum Smith has chosen to fight Artur Beterbiev at the right time. That is according to Smith’s brother, Paul Smith. The duo are set to face each other on August 19th, 2023, from the Centre Videotron, Quebec City. Beterbiev is seen as the heavy favorite given that he has a 100 percent knockout rate in […]
Canelo Is Not Ducking Benavidez – Says Eddie Hearn
Eddie Hearn has dismissed suggestions that Canelo Alvarez is ducking David Benavidez. The Mexican recently left his working relationship with DAZN in order to sign a three-fight deal with the PBC. However, his first fight ended up being against Jermell Charlo, much to the disappointment of fans who demanded the ‘Mexican Monster.’ This was in […]
Jake Paul Backed Will Beat Nate Diaz, The ‘Problem Child' Wants McGregor Next
UFC star Randy Brown has predicted that Jake Paul will beat Nate Diaz comprehensively when they meet each other on August 5th, 2023. Paul will be looking to bounce back from his split-decision loss against Tommy Fury. And coming into this fight, Paul is the favorite. Paul’s loss was against his first professional boxer, but […]
Ryan Garcia Calls Out Regis Prograis
Ryan Garcia has called out Regis Prograis for a fight at 140 lbs. Such a move is clearly a bold one, given that Garcia has just moved up to junior welterweight. And as he did so, he suffered a seventh-round TKO loss to Gervonta Davis in the biggest fight of his career. In the aftermath, […]
Boxing Community Reacts Following Vergil Ortiz Jr.'s Hospitalisation
Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s withdrawal from his fight with Eimantas Stanionis has raised a strong reaction. The unbeaten American with 19 wins and 19 KOs was set to face Stanionis for his WBA ‘regular’ welterweight title on July 8th, 2023. While that may have been the case, the fighter pulled out as they were scheduled to […]
Should Fury Be Stripped, Will Dubois Beat Usyk?
Tyson Fury’s failure to defend his WBC heavyweight title in over 15 months has raised suggestions that he should be stripped. The ‘Gypsy King’ has failed to satisfy the boxing community of late with claims that he was responsible for the breakdown in talks for the undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk. This was on the […]
Jake Paul Slams The Heavyweights For Ducking Each Other, Eddie Hearn Responds
Jake Paul has slammed the heavyweight division for not putting on the biggest fights. The top four heavyweights in the division, Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, are at a crossroads in their career. Joshua and Wilder have been linked with a mega fight in Saudi Arabia in December. Meanwhile, an undisputed […]
Deontay Wilder Controversially Calls Andy Ruiz A ‘Sex Slave'
Deontay Wilder has controversially called Andy Ruiz Jr. a ‘sex slave’ as talks over a fight continue to stall. The former world champions have been in discussion over a summer bout. However, the purse splits have been causing quite a stir. Wilder’s side had offered Ruiz Jr. a 70-30 split in order to reflect the […]
Facing Crawford Is ‘Great For My Legacy' – Says Spence
Errol Spence Jr. has admitted that his legacy would not have been complete without a fight against Terence Crawford. The ‘Truth’ takes on ‘Bud Crawford’ in the biggest fight in boxing since Floyd Mayweather faced Manny Pacquiao. The winner will become the first ever undisputed champion at welterweight in the four-belt era. Although Spence has […]
George Kambosos Jr. Wants A ‘Statement Win' Against Maxi Hughes
George Kambosos Jr. is looking to bounce back from his recent defeats against Devin Haney when he faces Maxi Hughes on July 22nd, 2023. The former unified-lightweight champion had the biggest win of his career when he beat Teofimo Lopez to become the unified champion. However, consecutive losses to Haney saw the Australian relinquish his […]
KSI And Tommy Fury Agree The Weight Limit As The Fight Edges Closer
A mega crossover fight between KSI and Tommy Fury could finally happen as both fighters have now agreed the weight class after a period of turbulent negotiations between the pair. Reports indicated that the fight was being held up by the failure to set a suitable catchweight, given the difference in weight that they usually […]
Shakur Stevenson Wants All The ‘Smoke' At Lightweight – ‘Reach Out'
Shakur Stevenson has put the whole 135 lb division on notice by publicly calling for his next opponent. Stevenson may be a two-division champion, but he is very green when it comes to the lightweight division. His only fight at the weight class was against Shuichiro Yoshino, but a sixth-round stoppage captivated the boxing community. […]
Former WBO Welterweight Champion Jeff Horn Retires
Australian boxer Jeff Horn has announced his retirement from the sport in order to combat anti-bullying through teaching in schools. The 35-year-old has been out of the ring for three years since his last fight against Tim Tszyu. In a mega-domestic clash, Horn suffered a TKO loss to Tsyzu. While the latter has gone on […]
KSI Slams Tommy Fury Over Their Fight Negotiations – ‘Simply Being Difficult'
KSI has blamed Tommy Fury for the failure of the pair to agree to a boxing bout. Following Fury’s split-decision win over Jake Paul, the former called out KSI as it became clear that the professional boxer was targeting the Youtube scene. This has been part of the wider misfits movement which has captured the […]
Eddie Hearn Believes Fury Will Fight Ngannou
Eddie Hearn has given his take on what he believes to be the ‘game changer’ fight that Tyson Fury will be involved in. Frank Warren, of Queensbury Promotions, teased the identity of the ‘Gypsy King’s’ next opponent by referencing how it would change the sport. This led to speculation that the boxer could be fighting […]
Jared Anderson To Face Zhan Kossobutskiy on August 26th
Jared Anderson’s next opponent has already been confirmed with the news that he will face Zhan Kossobutskiy on August 26th, 2023. Anderson had been scheduled to fight the Khazak prior to facing Charles Martin. However, Kossobutskiy was unable to get a visa to the US which is why the former world champion, Martin, stepped in. […]
Canelo Alvarez Vs. Jermell Charlo – What Does This Mean?
In a shocking turn of events, Canelo Alvarez has announced that he will be taking on Jermell Charlo on September 30th, 2023, in Las Vegas. The news came as a surprise given that the initial reports had suggested that Canelo would have fought the other Charlo, Jarmall Charlo. While that may have been the case, […]
Terence Crawford’s Coach Predicts Excuses Will Follow For Spence
Terence Crawford’s coach, Bomac, has predicted that a number of excuses will follow if his fighter beats Errol Spence Jr. on July 29th, 2023. The duo are set to fight each other for the biggest fight in boxing, as the winner will become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world in the four-belt era for […]
Andre Ward Praises Spence And Crawford For Fighting Each Other
Andre Ward has praised Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford for finally agreeing to fight each other. The undisputed championship of the world will go ahead live from the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, on July 29th, 2023. While that may have been the case, the negotiations were not so straightforward. Crawford initially expressed how both […]