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Cruiserweight world champion Gilberto Ramirez said he has left Golden Boy Promotions to become a free agent. “The future holds endless possibilities,” Ramirez said. “I’m excited to embark on this journey as a free agent. My ultimate goal is to unify the cruiserweight division and become the undisputed champion. It’s a challenging path, but I’m

ProBox TV returns tomorrow with Wednesday Night Fights.  The card takes place at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida, and will be headlined by junior welterweight contender Batyrzhan Jukembayev taking on Ivan Redkach. Jukembayev (22-1, 16 KOs), of Shu, Kazakhstan by way of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, came in slightly under the junior

Heavyweight contender Jermaine Franklin believes there should be harsher penalties for fighters who fail tests for PEDs. Many boxers who have been caught by VADA and other agencies have not been served bans because of boxing’s thick veil of politics and lack of organisational structure, and after Franklin boxed Anthony Joshua last year, havoc was

With their grudge match days away, Jack Catterall is still getting asked about his fight in Leeds on Saturday night with Josh Taylor by members of the general public, but they are not about whether he can win. Catterall was unlucky to lose a contentious decision to Taylor when they met in February 2022 for

Frank Warren has defended Tyson Fury’s unsavory postfight comments following the Brit’s unsuccessful attempt to become undisputed heavyweight champion. Fury suffered the first defeat of his professional career to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) lost a split decision to Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) in a thrilling spectacle with the former

During his post-fight interviews Tyson Fury was very sober about how his fight with Oleksandr Usyk went, and he was gracious in defeat, so the news that he intends on activating his rematch clause comes as no surprise. I thought he was very gracious – he gave the perfect answers for someone who’s as genuine

Dmitry Salita, former fighter turned promoter, has seen his promotion, Salita Promotions, rise over the past decade in part due to his partnership with two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-division undisputed champion Claressa Shields. Now, Salita is calling for Shields to receive her proper recognition following a historic weekend in boxing. Salita will host the

Pepe Reilly is one of the assistant trainers at Wild Card Boxing Club, and he is seeing a lot of growth in 2016 Mexican Olympian Raul Curiel. Curiel stopped Jorge Marron Jr. in the first round of their scheduled 10-round DAZN opener on April 27th, at the SaveMart Center in Fresno, Calif. Reilly, a 1992

The Daily Mail has reported that the undisputed heavyweight championship clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury was watched by at least 20 million people using illegal streams.  That equates to 95 million euros in lost revenue for the broadcasters, says the Daily Mail. The May 18 showdown, which was won by Usyk on points

Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) today announced that India’s number one boxer and MVP’s first international signee, Neeraj Goyat (18-4-2, 8 KOs), will make his MVP debut against Brazil’s multi-talented superstar Whindersson Nunes, who holds a cumulative 2-2-1 record in his boxing career with 1 KO, in a professional 6 round super middleweight bout

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Oleksandr Usyk weighed in at a career-heaviest 233.5lbs for Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight title fight against Tyson Fury. The 37 year old was therefore more than 12lbs heavier than in August 2023 when he stopped Daniel Dubois, suggesting he is expecting a physical contest with Fury, who at 262lbs was

The World Boxing Association [WBA] has overturned its intention to implement a 12lbs rehydration clause for WBA lightweight title holder Gervonta Davis’ (29-0, 27 KOs) upcoming title defense against Frank Martin (18-0, 12 KOs), scheduled for June 15 in Las Vegas.  WBA president Gilberto Mendoza intended to implement the rehydration limit in a conversation with

Mairis Briedis has not seen the ring since losing his IBF cruiserweight title to Jai Opetaia nearly two years ago.  The pair put on an incredible show in Gold Coast, Australia. Tomorrow night they rematch on the undercard of Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Both men broke each other’s bones in arguably the

New welterweight blood is ready to break through. Giovani Santillan (32-0, 17 KOs) and Brian Norman (25-0, 19 KOs) will meet in a critical 147-pound clash Saturday night in an ESPN-televised co-main event fight at San Diego’s Pechanga Arena. The winner will be awarded the vacant WBO interim welterweight title. Santillan is the WBO’s No.

William Zepeda’s pursuit of Shakur Stevenson didn’t materialize, and now the unbeaten lightweight has turned his attention to Giovanni Cabrera. Zepeda, 30-0 (26 KOs), will meet Cabrera, 22-1 (7 KOs), on July 6 at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, as the main event of a DAZN-streamed card promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. This fight will

Queensberry promoter Frank Warren has had quite the journey with his charge Tyson Fury as he approaches the first undisputed heavyweight title fight in 25 years. The pair’s working relationship spans more than a decade. “In the early days, when he fought Derek Chisora for the second time [in 2014], it was a WBO final

In Thursday’s episode of “Deep Waters” on ProBox TV, analyst Chris Algieri considers how boxing has changed over the years, and megafights such as Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight championship bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk hold back the sport. The politics of making these events, Algieri says, rather than the fight itself, kneecap boxing’s ability

Amid the fervent anticipation and hype surrounding Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight championship between unbeaten three-belt champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) and unbeaten WBC titleholder Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs), the ultimate high stakes loom in their guaranteed mid-October rematch. It’s that bout that allows the winner to exit as an undisputed champion, free to select