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The Midlands light heavyweight title should be next in the offing for Josh Stokes if he can get through his first six-rounder. He gets much-needed ring time at the Eastside Rooms, on Woodcock Street in Birmingham, as part of BCB Promotions’ closest card to Christmas, set for Thursday night (December 22). Stokes was hoping to

Errol Spence Jr. thinks it would severely hurt his credibility if he fought Manny Pacquiao at this point in his career, and he has a specific historical precedent in mind to back up his claim. Talk of Spence, of Desoto, Texas, fighting Filipino legend Pacquiao cropped up recently after Pacquiao, 44, indicated that he was

Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez is still in the thick of his Hall of Fame-bound career, but that’s not stopping his country from honoring him with lifelong, legacy-defining adulation. (photo by Team Canelo) A statue of Alvarez was erected in Juanacatlán, Mexico and presented to the public during an unveiling ceremony on Monday.  “It

A few months have passed, but former world champion Mikaela Mayer is still very firm on her position that an unjust decision took place in the October grudge fight with Alycia Baumgardner. In a close boxing match, one judge scored it 97-93 for Mayer, while the other two tallied 96-95 for Baumgardner. Baumgardner walked away with

Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua believes a fight with Deontay Wilder will happen before the two big punchers retire from the sport. When the two boxers were unbeaten world champions, they were unable to reach an agreement that satisfied both sides. Joshua, who held the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO titles, is looking to return

Very recently, the boxing world mounded when Hall of Fame referee Mills Lane passed away at the age of 85-years-old. On Monday, news broke that another Hall of Fame referee, Steve Smoger, passed away at the age of 72. Smoger was battling an undisclosed illness. Smoger started in boxing in the early 1970s as a

Frank Martin Interview – Video By Ryan Burton – Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas – In a high stakes battle between undefeated lightweight contenders, Frank Martin (17-0, 12 KOs) fought his way to a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over Michel Rivera (24-1, 14 KOs). The scores were 117-110, 118-109 and 120-107. Functional Cookies Disabled In order

Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas – Vincent Astrolabio (18-3, 13 KOs) scored an impressive and dominant sixth-round stoppage over Nikolai Potapov (23-3-1, 11 KOs) in their IBF Bantamweight Title Eliminator. “I’m very happy with the victory,” said Astrolabio. “This was my first time in the U.S. and I’m thankful to Manny Pacquiao and my whole team for

Claressa Shields is prepared to run it back with Savannah Marshall, though with some say on who gets to host the sequel. England’s Marshall confirmed to Sky Sports that she has activated a rematch clause. The move was executed two months after their memorable October 15 undisputed middleweight championship clash won by Shields via unanimous

Barry Hearn, founder of Matchroom, makes it clear that former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua “can’t afford another loss” if he wants to be a top player at the weight class. Joshua, with three defeats on his record, is looking to return after suffering back to back decision losses to WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion

LAS VEGAS – Fighting a late replacement and at a weight six pounds higher than he anticipated didn’t impact Kenneth Sims Jr.’s performance Saturday. Chicago’s Sims broke down Rock Myrthil and stopped him in the fifth round of their eight-round welterweight fight on the Frank Martin-Michel Rivera undercard inside The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Terence Crawford, Year-End Awards, the recent run by Teofimo Lopez, Errol Spence vs. Keith Thurman, the career of Tim Bradley, and more. Hey Mr Edwards, I liked the way you dealt with those who claim Terrence Crawford ducked Errol Spence Jr two

Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom views super middleweight contender John Ryder as the perfect fight to make – as the lead-in to a fall rematch with WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. Back in May, Canelo was outboxed over twelve rounds by Bivol, who picked up a big unanimous decision win. He was able to

Sergey Lapin, who is part of the training team for unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, does not expect a recent WBA order to derail a blockbuster fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. The fight is currently being targeted for the first quarter of 2023. Usyk, who holds the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO world titles,

The pathway to superstardom was a clear one for Brooklyn’s Chris Colbert. While his loquacious tendencies pushed him into the limelight, his all-around skills allowed him to hover near the top of the 130-pound division. With a world title reign just within his reach, the flamboyant contender was thrown a monkey wrench of sorts. As

LAS VEGAS – Michel Rivera respects Frank Martin’s boxing ability and his willingness to take a difficult fight against an unbeaten opponent at this stage of his career. The 24-year-old Rivera, who is three years younger than Martin, still feels he is better prepared for their 12-round WBA lightweight elimination match Saturday night at The

Robert Garcia thinks Anthony Joshua could benefit from a change of scenery.   The well-regarded trainer from Riverside, California, linked up with the former heavyweight titlist from London earlier this year ahead of the latter’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia. Garcia, in tandem with Joshua’s longtime second Angel Fernandez, helped put together a

Jermell Charlo has been boxing’s first fully unified 154-pound champion for seven months. His most recent bout, a 10th-round knockout of previously unbeaten Brian Castano on May 14, was one of the most fan-friendly fights of 2022. The Houston native also has avenged the lone loss on his record, a close decision defeat to Tony