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Unified WBC and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr., a Desoto, Texas-native, declared that he is “on point” physically during a media workout in Dallas on Thursday ahead of his 147-pound title unification clash against WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugas taking place Saturday, April 16 live on SHOWTIME PPV in a

Savannah “The Silent Assassin” Marshall’s defence of her WBO World Female Middleweight title against former WBO World Champion Femke Hermans takes place on Saturday 2nd April and will headline an event airing live and exclusively in the UK on Sky Sports. (photos by Lawrence Lustig) The show, previously scheduled for March, will be a co-promotion

Jarrell Miller may not be in a position to compete for a heavyweight title (again) anytime soon, but he figures to play a sizable role in helping someone else defend his. The embattled Miller, a former top contender from Brooklyn who saw his once promising career implode from numerous failed drug tests, is assisting WBC

Rising boxing contender Ryan Garcia is bullish about his union with Joe Goossen. In February, Garcia called it quits training alongside Canelo Alvarez and his touted coach, Eddy Reynoso. The move ended a five-fight, 3 ½ run for Garcia under the guidance of the 2019 trainer of the year.  The 23-year-old Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs)

Spanish veteran and former world champion Kiko Martinez has been advised to retire after the loss to Josh Warrington this past weekend. Martinez, 36, a genuine overachiever, can look back on a long tough career that began in 2004. Apparently, Team Martinez won’t bother with making an official protest despite the numerous more or less

IBF, IBO middleweight world champion Gennadiy Golovkin, who turns 40 next month, will return to the ring next month in Japan, when he faces country superstar Ryota Murata, who holds the WBA title, in a three belt unification. A victory will lead to a September trilogy fight with undisputed super middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez

Ryan Garcia has long ago reached a point where he knows he can never please all the people all of the time. The unbeaten lightweight has endured his share of criticism during his rise through the ranks, which comes with the territory when your fame tends to exceed the in-ring achievements. Garcia has always enjoyed

Oscar Valdez’s validation last year came in the form of a career-defining upset of Miguel Berchelt. Berchelt was a 4-1 favorite to defeat Valdez, who disproved plenty of naysayers when he challenged Berchelt in February 2020 for the WBC super featherweight title. Mexico’s Valdez, a former WBO featherweight champion, sent Berchelt to the canvas in

Fans can once again expect to pay a premium price to watch unified WBC/IBF welterweight titlist Errol Spence. The latest Pay-Per-View headliner is far more incentivized for consumers. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a standard retail price of $74.99 has been set for the April 16 Showtime PPV, headlined by the WBC/IBF/WBA welterweight title unification bout

Isaiah Wise got off the deck, and was in serious trouble, but stormed back to win a six-round split decision over Cameron Krael in one of the best and most exciting bouts in recent memory. The middleweight bout, which took place on Friday night, thrilled an enthusiastic crowd at the 2300 Arena. (photo by Darryl

MINNEAPOLIS – Terrell Gausha vowed to present Tim Tszyu with a look he hadn’t seen before as a pro. The 2012 U.S. Olympian and former title challenger made good on that promise, though just not to the point of closing the show. Cleveland’s Gausha nearly spoiled the U.S. debut of Australia’s Tszyu (21-0, 15KOs), flooring

(Video by Ryan Burton) – Shakur Stevenson was ringside as Jeremiah Nakathila knocked out former world champion Miguel Berchelt in a stunning upset Saturday evening at Resorts World Las Vegas. The fight was stopped after six one-sided rounds. Berchelt was knocked down in the third with a jab and behind on the scorecards at the

Miguel Berchelt believes he could’ve continued Saturday night in his loss to Jeremiah Nakathila. Luckily for the former WBC super featherweight champion, a Nevada State Athletic Commission doctor and referee Russell Mora saved the courageous Berchelt from himself. Nakathila battered Berchelt, who was almost a 6-1 favorite, with right hands for most of what amounted

The championship unification matchup between Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez features two undefeated junior lightweight titlists who are the best 130-pound fighters in the world. Both boxers are promoted by Top Rank, and although Stevenson is the sizable betting favorite, he will not be paid as if he is an A-side fighter.  In an interview

On Saturday night, Argentine contender Gustavo “El Eléctrico” Lemos (28-0, 18 KOs) made a big statement in the junior welterweight division, as he knocked out former world champion Lee Selby in the fifth round at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The fight was a final eliminator and earned Lemos the right to challenge for

MINNEAPOLIS – Elvis Rodriguez was one more win away from cementing top honors as the 2020 Prospect of Year. Five knockouts in as many fights on the year saw the Dominican junior welterweight emerge as a must-watch talent, all complete with his air-guitar strum at the end of each win. A positive Covid test resulted

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Oleksandr Usyk, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Demetrius Andrade, Canelo vs. Gilberto Ramirez, career of Jaime Munguia, Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero, More. Hey Breadman! I just saw that the Ukraine has apparently given Vasyl Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk permission to leave the country to

Just shy of five years ago, they collided and their careers went in very different directions for a time. Fate could have played out differently. Kiko Martinez thought he did enough to win in 2017 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. Leeds native Josh Warrington got the nod and moved on within a couple