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Cutman Mike Rodriguez has spent a lifetime in boxing corners, where every second counts and mistakes can cost a fighter dearly. But it’s not just the vital moments in the ring that define Rodriguez; it’s the lasting bonds and lessons learned that have shaped his career.  Rodriguez has worked with titleholders like Manny Pacquiao, Dmitry

It was a cold Thursday morning in Mossley, England, just outside Manchester. On the second floor of a drafty mill, unbeaten Irish super middleweight Tommy Hyde was making preparations for his 10th professional fight with his new trainer, Lee Beard. It is certainly a change of scenery for the 25-year-old Hyde, 9-0 (6 KOs), who

It was tempting, when witnessing the crushed and concussed Tim Tszyu speak at the press conference that followed his stoppage defeat by Bakhram Murtazaliev, to wonder if the bubble that had grown around the golden boy of Australian boxing had burst. Tszyu, unusually in the circumstances of defeat, had perhaps emerged from losing for the

Open bidding for the next bout of “The Monster?” The IBF on Tuesday ordered an October 29 purse bid for undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue’s mandatory defense against Australia’s Sam Goodman, with the sanctioning body reporting “an agreement could not be reached.” Japan’s Ohashi Promotions is the promoter of record for Inoue, 28-0 (25 KOs),

The Japan Boxing Commission has banned John Riel Casimero for coming in overweight ahead of his first-round knockout win of Saul Sanchez on Sunday (October 13). They fought in Yokohama, Japan, and Sanchez was beaten after 2:41 of the first round. As a consequence, Casimero has been banned for a year by the JBC for

Former two-belt champion Murodjon ’s legal team is positioning for a battle as an October 29 IBF purse-bid process looms over the next fight for Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight and four-division champion, Naoya Inoue. As the World Boxing Association’s mandatory challenger to Inoue, 28-0 (25 KOs), Uzbekistan’s Akhmadaliev, 12-1 (9 KOs), argues he’s next in line

With Artur Beterbiev claiming the undisputed light heavyweight championship with victory over Dmitry Bivol, unbeaten WBC interim champion David Benavidez officially stands as mandatory challenger, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman confirmed to BoxingScene Tuesday. The issue – as it was while Benavidez waited three years as top-ranked and mandatory contender to undisputed super middleweight champion Saul

We are, as of this article’s publication on October 15, exactly one month away from Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. As hardcore boxing fans, we dream of the occasional moments when the whole world stops and pays attention to our sport. Paul vs. Tyson represents such a moment. There is always, however, a “be careful

Middleweight Alexandre Gaumont, headlining his first event in front of his home crowd, will face Andres Viera on Thursday at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Gaumont, 11-0 (7 KOs), a 29-year-old from Gatineau, says he has added new elements to his team and training regimen in anticipation of a moment like this one.

Chris Colbert is set to make his ProBox TV debut when he headlines a 50-50 bout against Omar Salcido tomorrow on “Wednesday Night Fights” at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida. Colbert tipped the scale at 136.8lbs, the heaviest of his career – though it’s important to note that the fight was

Welterweight prospect Elijah Flores extended his perfect record with an impressive unanimous decision victory over Omar Rosario last Friday at the Coliseo Roger Mendoza in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Facing Rosario in his hometown, Flores secured a decisive win on the judges’ scorecards, handing Rosario his second professional loss. The card was part of MVP’s “Most

It meant so much for Canelo Alvarez to reign as an undisputed super-middleweight champion. From Vladimir Shishkin’s line of thinking, that equates to there being an obvious play should he achieve his life’s dream Saturday in Germany by becoming the IBF super-middleweight champion and defeating William Scull, the fighter who in effect forced the sanctioning

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 1 Some people think Beterbiev won Punctuated by a big finish in rounds 11 and 12, Beterbiev’s performance was one of aggression, forward motion, and heavy punches, and this, for some, was enough to earn a decision. Despite a slow start, and despite being outboxed at times, he came

LOS ANGELES – As Ryan Garcia hopes for a return following his controversial clash against Devin Haney, his promoters are starting to piece the puzzle of his career back together.  Garcia is currently sidelined due to a one-year suspension after testing positive for the performance enhancing drug ostarine. Garcia knocked down Haney three times but

Jack Catterall is preparing for Regis Prograis to roll back the years when the super-lightweight contenders meet at Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena on October 26. Whereas Catterall, 29-1 (13 KOs), is riding the momentum generated by February’s exciting decision victory over his long-term rival Josh Taylor, Prograis, 29-2 (24 KOs), enters their fight from something

Nick Ball and Ronny Rios both weighed in below the 126lbs featherweight limit ahead of Saturday’s fight for the WBA title at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. Ball (20-0, 11 KOs), 27 years old, is making the first defense of his title in his home city.  Rios (34-4, 17 KOs), aged 34, is making

Jahi Tucker-Quilisto Madera and Damian Knyba-Richard Lartey have been confirmed for the undercard of the rematch between Robson Conceicao and O’Shaquie Foster on November 2 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Conceicao and Foster again contest the WBC junior-lightweight title controversially awarded via split decision to Conceicao when they fought in

While it is not unusual to hear that an amateur boxer about to turn pro has options from which to choose, rarely do these options include a completely new direction; a handbrake turn so sharp it would lead not only to whiplash but the end of one career and the start of another.  Then again,