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‘Bad News’ Charles Conwell is picking Jermell Charlo to emerge as the undisputed super welterweight champion after his rematch with Brian Castano. Conwell, one of the most talented contenders in the 154-pound division, believes Charlo will have too much variety for Argentina’s Castano in Carson on Saturday night. The fight – which sees the WBC,

LOS ANGELES – If you didn’t know any better, the Brian Castano chants and drum-banging Thursday would’ve indicated that this is a hometown fight for the unbeaten WBO junior middleweight champion. The Buenos Aires native’s loud, proud supporters from Argentina made him feel at home in the city where he trains. They’ll provide similar comfort

Alberto Puello has patiently waited through an interim title reign and his current placement as mandatory challenger to receive his overdue title shot. The lack of response from undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor is the one neglected deadline where the unbeaten contender and his team draw the line. A purse bid hearing won by

Adam Booth is one of British boxing’s most experienced and successful guiding lights, and he’ll be homing in on those skills as Josh Kelly (10-1-1, 6 KOs) returns to steal the show on Friday night when boxing comes to the Indigo at the O2, live and free-to-air on Channel 5. Josh Kelly suffered his first

Canelo Alvarez lost his last fight in the ring against Dmitry Bivol but his bank account stays winning. In a study released Wednesday, sports business media publication Sportico ranked Alvarez as the fifth-highest earning athlete in the world. Boxing’s biggest breadwinner was estimated to earn $89 million over a 12-month earning period between June 2021

Australian two-time bantamweight world title challenger Jason “Mayhem” Moloney and New Zealand-born heavyweight contender Junior Fa hope to showcase their talents for the home region fans at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on the undercard of the George Kambosos Jr.-Devin Haney undisputed lightweight world title showdown. The Kambosos-Haney world championship event is projected to be

Former NRL star Paul Gallen tried his best, but ultimately lost a ten round unanimous decision to Kris Terzievski. All three judges scored it 97-92 for Terzievski. The two boxers fought for the Australian heavyweight title. “What a warrior man,” Terzievski said. ”You have to go to some deep dark places to get over the line

Dmitry Bivol appreciated Alvarez’s strategy – it just wasn’t enough to deter him from victory. Bivol, the WBA 175-pound titlist, scored a minor upset last Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, when he defeated Canelo Alvarez by unanimous decision in their 12-round title bout, with all three judges scoring the bout 115-113 in

On Saturday, May 7, heavyweight prospect Jermaine Franklin returned from a nearly three-year layoff to score a fifth-round TKO over capable journeyman Rodney Moore. Fighting in the main event of a DM Fight Promotions event at McBride Hall in Gary, Indiana, Franklin (21-0, 14 KOs) of Saginaw, MI, looked sharp while dismantling Houston’s Moore (20-22-2,

A card headlined by the return of former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal will feature an eight-man tournament where all participants face a must-win situation. ProBox TV unveiled its ‘Last Chance Tournament’ as part of the May 20 show topped by a light heavyweight bout between Pascal and unbeaten contender Meng Fanlong (17-0, 10KOs) at

LAS VEGAS – Dmitry Bivol didn’t simply accept congratulations in the aftermath of his career-changing upset of Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night. The unbeaten WBA light heavyweight champion also applauded those that were savvy enough to bet on him in advance of their 12-round, 175-pound title fight at T-Mobile Arena. Mexico’s Alvarez (-550) was more

A 10-round super lightweight co-main event has been added to the already stacked Salita Promotions’ special Memorial Day weekend-kickoff Detroit Brawl event on Thursday, May 26, in the Lincoln Ballroom of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, Michigan, as IBF #4, WBA #13, WBO #11 and RING #7 super lightweight slugger Shohjahon

Jake Paul is not one to pass up an opportunity to deliver a well-timed dig at high profile figures. Mere moments after Canelo Alvarez dropped a decision to Dmitry Bivol in their 12-round light heavyweight title bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night, the YouTube influencer-turned-boxer could not resist doubling down on his

WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol was surprised that so many had him set as a huge underdog in last Saturday’s fight with Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Bivol, an undefeated boxer with a solid record of wins, was a 5-1 underdog against Canelo, who took part in the second fight of his career at

Denis Radovan enjoyed a successful homecoming with a second round TKO win over the experienced Rafael Bejaran last night in front of frenetic fans at the Sartory Saal in Cologne, Germany. The atmosphere was electric for Radovan’s first fight in his hometown, and the unbeaten middleweight surely delivered as he dropped his opponent three times

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was a 5-1 favorite, but he didn’t look like it in the ring on Saturday night – after being soundly outboxed by WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. The vast majority of the crowd at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena was cheering on Canelo, who

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas – WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) outboxed Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) in the performance of his life.  In a fight that many scored the majority of the round for Bivol, all three judges had it very close, with three identical cards of 115-113. Canelo is

LAS VEGAS – Elnur Abduraimov was entirely too strong for Manuel Correa on the Canelo Alvarez-Dmitry Bivol undercard Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. The powerful southpaw from Uzbekistan dropped the previously unbeaten Correa three times in the second round and stopped him late in that round. Referee Robert Hoyle stopped a junior lightweight fight schedule for