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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz The WBO have sent out a letter to promoters for welterweight titlist Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter, ordering negotiations for a title fight with a 30-day window to get a deal done. Crawford (37-0, 28 KO) has been expected to face 140 lb

In an effort to raise the profiles of its young talent, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions has announced an additional six shows for 2021, which will air on both BT Sport and the network’s YouTube channel. “It is particularly important in the times we are currently living to provide every opportunity we can for those starting

There’s no doubt that unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is a bit bummed out that he won’t get his opportunity to become undisputed champion by facing Tyson Fury next, but Joshua tells Sky Sports that he’s still fully focused on his scheduled fight with mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk on September 25. Joshua says he doesn’t

In this video interview with Fight Hub TV, trainer Ronnie Shields shares his perspective on the big upcoming welterweight showdown between unified champion Errol Spence and challenger Manny Pacquiao. In Shields’ estimation, he says he’s expecting a close fight that could go either way depending on the game plans implemented. Check out some excerpts of

After a lengthy brewing process, WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez’s inaugural title defense agaisnt Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao is officially set to go down Friday, September 10th in Tucson. Valdez (29-0, 23 KO), whose apparent lack of size and string of underwhelming performances left him a sizable underdog against Miguel Berchelt in February,

Rankings go up on Mondays at 10 am ET. This week I’m late (and barely even on Monday!) because I spent a wonderful Sunday evening into early Monday morning in the hospital, and spent most of Monday just kind of recovering and shaking things off for the time being. Ranked fights this week: Heavyweight: (7)

News broke earlier this month that Cleveland natives Charles Conwell and Montana Love would join Jake Paul vs. Charles Woodley at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on August 29th. Now, Coppinger reports that Love will face former IBF champion Ivan Baranchyk. Belarus’ Baranchyk (20-2, 13 KO) hasn’t seen action since October of last year, when he and

During the post-fight interview following the split decision draw between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano, Charlo took to the dais to discuss his thoughts on the fight, saying that he believes he did enough to take the win over Brian Castano. Check out some of what Charlo has to say to media reporters below. Charlo

Following his stoppage win last night over Anthony Yigit on Showtime, lightweight prospect Rolando Romero came to a conclusion: It’s time for him to go up to the 140 lb division. “I need to go to 140. It’s my natural weight class. I feel I’ll be a lot stronger,” Romero said after all was said

PPV, 9:00 pm ET, BKFC 19: VanZant vs Ostovich. Usually we’d be all over BKFC, but the Olympics only come around once every four years (five in this case, three in the next case), and we’re going to present full Olympics coverage. Britain Hart also faces Jenny Savage on this card, plus more. SHO, 9:00

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano set out to become the first-ever undisputed male champion at 154 lbs in the four-belt era on Saturday night. Neither man did it, as the judges saw a split draw — with one obscenely bad score card — and the matter was left unsettled.

Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano fought to crown an undisputed 154 lb champion, but went to a controversial split draw instead, highlighted (so to speak) by judge Nelson Vazquez’s awful 117-111 Charlo card. That was a particular highlight of the boxing Twitter reaction to the fight, which largely saw both fighters praised, and they should

Undisputed 140 lb champion Josh Taylor is expected to return in November against a mandatory challenger, Jack Catterall, but there’s been some talk around Taylor possibly fighting Gervonta “Tank” Davis at some point, too. Taylor (18-0, 13 KO) is fully confident not only that he’d beat Davis (25-0, 24 KO), but that he would do

Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions is emptying the stables for its August 28th “Night of Champions” in Birmingham, including light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde and a trio of British title fights. Yarde (20-2, 19 KO) fights TBA in what the press release explicitly calls “a warm-up” before a planned rematch with Lyndon Arthur. He’s twice been

No matter what happens on Showtime tomorrow night, Rolando Romero is leaving the ring with the WBA interim lightweight title around his waist. Late replacement Anthony Yigit came in two divisions heavy for their 135-pound co-main event, crushing the scales at 140.2. That late notice isn’t quite as exonerating as you might think. Per Dan

Scott Christ (42-13-2) Jermell Charlo’s going to lose rounds in this fight. He loses rounds in a lot of fights. Go back deep, go back years. He lost rounds against Vanes Martirosyan, lost rounds against John Jackson, lost rounds against Austin Trout and Tony Harrison (twice) and Jeison Rosario. He lost rounds to Jorge Cota,

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz With Guillermo Rigondeaux back in line to take on John Riel Casimero in an August 14 Showtime main event airing live from Carson, CA, Rigondeaux spoke to the media about his high expectations to put on a show on the evening. In particular, Rigondeaux says he’s been working on

Showtime’s August 29th Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley PPV revealed its date, location, and part of the main card earlier this week, and now the rest is coming together. Jake Donovan reports that local favorite Charles Conwell’s clash with Mark DeLuca, previously slated to take place on Triller’s erstwhile Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr.