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Two former world champions will battle for one more shot at title glory. Mexico’s Elwin “La Pulga” Soto and South African two-weight world champion Hekkie “The Hexecutioner” Budler will collide in a 12-round WBC light flyweight title eliminator this Saturday, June 25, at Palenque Fex in Mexicali, Mexico. Soto hails from San Felipe, a two-hour

Juan Francisco Estrada is in the unique position of having to relinquish a title he doesn’t physically own. Two options remain at large for the lineal junior bantamweight king, who still has ties to the WBA (“Super” champion) and the WBC (“Franchise” designation). Mexico’s Estrada was previously ordered to next face secondary WBA titlist Joshua

Middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz is set to record another career first on July 16 when he tops the bill for the first time at the Copper Box Arena, where he takes on Francisco Emanuel Torres, live on BT Sport. Sheeraz, just 23, introduced himself to the middleweight division back in March with a resounding defeat

Lucas Browne is eager to reclaim his old WBA “regular” heavyweight title. Earlier this month, the 43-year-old Browne pulled off a big upset when knocked out the heavily favored Junior Fa in one round. Fa was dropped twice before the contest was waved off. The bout received a lot of attention, as it was part

Destroyers are fun. There’s a reason boxing records are written and announced as they are. How many wins? How many losses? How many knockouts? That last number has always mattered. No one really bothers to count up the number of unanimous decision victories. In boxing, victory is always one shot away. Whether a scrap is

In a shocker, Maxim Vlasov, a two-time world title challenger, who had never ever been stopped before, was both stopped and announced his very unexpected retirement after the shocking upset loss to quite unheralded compatriot Dilmurod Satybaldiev on May 27 in Omsk. The fight crowned a tiny but very well-packed event, staged by well-known Russian

Former WBO super middleweight champion and current WBA light heavyweight mandatory challenger Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs) is confident that the WBA will order Dmitry Bivol, the reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) champion, to fight him next. Last month, Ramirez stopped Dominic Boesel (32-3) in four rounds to become the official WBA light heavyweight

NEW YORK – Joe Smith Jr.’s longtime promoter applauded Artur Beterbiev’s superb performance Saturday night. As precise as the powerful Beterbiev was with his punches against Smith, Joe DeGuardia nevertheless noticed that the unbeaten IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion continued to land shots on the back of Smith’s head. Smith’s team asked referee Harvey Dock to

Giovanni Marquez dropped journeyman Ariel Vasquez twice en route to a knockout win in round two Friday night at the Bayou Event Center in Marquez’s hometown of Houston, Texas. (photo by Hossana Rull) The 21-year-old improved to 2-0, 1 knockout. Friday marked Marquez’s return to action since making his pro debut on March 11, defeating

Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom believes Tim Tszyu is biting off more than he could chew by pushing for a mandatory crack at undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo. Last month, Tszyu was ringside in Los Angeles to watch Charlo score a knockout of Brian Castano to become the undisputed champion at 154-pounds. Tszyu is

Jermall Charlo will have to go back to the drawing board.  The 160-pound WBC titlist recently suffered a back injury which forced his June 18 title defense against Maciej Sulecki in Houston to be postponed. Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) could have had a series of desired fights at 160 pounds against the likes of Jaime

In a little less than two full rounds, Artur Beterbiev threw 102 punches and landed 48 of them (47%) on Joe Smith. In the power punch category, Beterbiev threw 63 and landed 34 (54%). Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York – For the IBF, WBC, WBO light heavyweight titles, Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs)

Tyson Fury was reportedly refused entry into the United States by US immigration officials while trying to board a flight due to his links to accused Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan, according to Sunday World. In April, Kinahan was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury, and the government announced a $5 million

Artur Beterbiev is the only legitimate champion in boxing who has knocked out every opponent he has faced in a professional fight. Joe Smith Jr. has not been truly knocked out in 31 pro bouts. The only time Smith was stopped inside the distance was when, as a 6-0 prospect in August 2010, he suffered

Sweat pours down the face of heavyweight Luis Ortiz. He wraps up his training session at Tropical Park and without much rest sets out to answer questions about the subject everyone wants to know about: his potential fight against former world champion Andy Ruiz – which some expect to take place sometime in the summer,

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Neither Artur Beterbiev nor Joe Smith Jr. uttered a word while they stared at each other on a stage Friday inside Madison Square Garden. These two light heavyweight champions simply aren’t built for talking trash. They prefer to make statements with their fists, which is why there is so

NEW YORK – Bob Arum assumes Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. will be respectful of each other’s power early in their light heavyweight title unification fight Saturday night. The 90-year-old promoter expects that caution to last all of “a round or two.” Then he anticipates the two hard-hitting 175-pound champions to engage in entertaining

According to George Kambosos, the once-beaten boxer has activated his rematch clause for an immediate second fight with Devin Haney. On June 5, before a crowd of over 40,000 fans at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Haney outboxed Kambosos over twelve rounds to become the undisputed lightweight world champion. Local pundits believe the second bout between