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Undefeated super bantamweight Ra’eese Aleem will look to further cement his status as a top contender when he faces Mexico’s Eduardo Baez in a 10-round duel live on SHOWTIME Saturday, November 27 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas. (photos by Raymond Planas) The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

LAS VEGAS – Bob Arum sat about three feet to Terence Crawford’s right on a stage Saturday night. Crawford seems more than ready, however, to separate himself from Arum and the promotional company, Top Rank Inc., that has represented him throughout his Hall-of-Fame run as a three-weight world champion. The 34-year-old Crawford’s contract with Top

Claressa Shields wants to take her beef with Jake Paul into the squared circle.  The current dual-weight unified women’s boxing champion has been moonlighting as a mixed martial artist over the last year for the Professional Fighters League. Her most recent bout in October ended in a split decision loss to Abigail Montes. Ahead of

The longtime WBO welterweight king and pound-for-pound star, Terence Crawford, finally has the super fight he craves. Enter Shawn Porter, the two-time champion who has fought most of this generation’s elite welterweights. (photos by Stacey Snyder) >>>>CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE SCORECARD<<<< Crawford and Porter will fight Saturday, Nov. 20 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at

SNHU Arena, Manchester – WBA, IBF super bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev (10-0, 7 KOs) had to work very hard to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Jose Velasquez (29-7-2, 19 KOs). (photos by Ed Mulholland) All three judges scored it 119-109. Akhmadaliev came out firing with punches in the first round with Velasquez covering

Sonny Conto got a test for a couple of rounds, but he passed it with flying colors as he stopped Joel Caudle in round three of a scheduled six-round heavyweight bout in front of a capacity crowd at the inaugural fight card at Live Casino Hotel Philadelphia. (photo by Daryl Cobb) Caudle stood in and

Julio Cesar Martinez and McWilliams Arroyo finally made their way into the ring, only for the fight to end just as it was developing into a scorcher. The oft-rescheduled WBC flyweight title fight saw both fighters hit the deck before ending in anti-climactic fashion. A cut over Fajardo, Puierto Rico’s Arroyo deemed to have been

LAS VEGAS – While some may not like Canelo Alvarez’s move up to the cruiserweight division, former champion Shawn Porter is in favor of Alvarez’s attempt to become the first Mexico born five-division champion. Canelo’s intentions were revealed at the WBC’s annual convention this week when his team asked the organization to sanction a bout

ATLANTA, GA – Amateur standout, cruiserweight Najee Lopez, now (1-0, 1 KO) as a professional, will be making his way back to the ring this Friday, November 19, 2021, against Anthony Hollaway (3-1-2, 3 KOs). The 4-round bout will take place at the Buckhead Fight Club in Atlanta, GA, Lopez’ hometown. This event is being

Triller has announced TrillerVerz IV set for Thursday, December 2 with a “Night of Heavyweights’ professional boxing card at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. TrillerVerz IV will be broadcast exclusively on TrillerFightClub.com and FITE through the TrillerVerz subscription package priced at $2.99 per month. Headlining ‘Night of Heavyweights’ in a ten-round battle of

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Frank Warren, co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has advised top contender Dillian Whyte to lower his monetary demands for a potential fight. This past Tuesday in Mexico, at the WBC’s annual convention, the sanctioning body was expected to order a mandatory fight between Fury and Whyte. However,

HAMZAH SHEERAZ has rammed Bradley Skeete’s threats back at him, taunting: “You’ve never smashed anyone.” The red-hot Ilford prospect makes the fourth defense of his WBO European Super-Welterweight title against Skeete at Copper Box Arena, London on Saturday December 4, live on BT Sport. It’s a huge step up for Sheeraz, while former British Welterweight

LAS VEGAS – Joe Smith Jr. has a new date, a new site and even a new opponent for his next fight. Bob Arum, Smith’s co-promoter, told BoxingScene.com on Wednesday that Smith will make a voluntary title defense against England’s Callum Johnson on January 15. Smith-Johnson, a 12-round fight for Smith’s WBO light heavyweight title,

BRITISH, Commonwealth and European Super Bantamweight champion Jason Cunningham has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions. Doncaster’s triple-title holder is closing in on a World championship challenge after brilliant wins against Gamal Yafai and Brad Foster cemented his status as one of the division’s top boxers. Cunningham (30-6, 6 KOs) caused

World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman was left stunned on Tuesday, when Mexican superstar “Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made an official request to secure a mandatory crack at WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu. On Tuesday, Canelo’s manager and trainer, Eddy Reynoso, made the title shot request on his boxer’s behalf at the WBC’s annual convention in

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez isn’t even close to done in his pursuit of making history. The pound-for-pound king and recently crowned undisputed super middleweight champion plans to next set his sights on the cruiserweight division, according to trainer/manager Eddy Reynoso. Guadalajara’s Alvarez was approved by the WBC to next challenge its current champion, Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu,

Unbeaten Ukrainian WBA flyweight world champion Artem Dalakian (20-0, 14 KO’s) and hard-hitting former ruler Luis “El Nica” Concepcion of Panama met for the very first-time during a presser held at noon today, Tuesday November 16, at the Premier Hotel Rus, located near the majestic Dnieper River in Kiev, Ukraine. Dalakian and Concepcion, accompanied by

Jason Quigley believes he’ll have the crowd on his side as he expects his Irish fans to roar him to victory when he challenges Demetrius Andrade for the WBO World Middleweight title at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire on Friday November 19, live worldwide on DAZN.  Quigley (19-1 14 KOs) is the second