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Posted on 07/09/2022 By: Sean Crose The 22-1-1 featherweight Brandon Figueroa squared off against the 27-1 Carlos Castro at San Antonio’s Alamodome Saturday night. The scheduled 12 rounder was aired live on Showtime and was a WBC title eliminator. Castro aimed to maintain range in the first. Figueroa, however, came forward aggressively. Figueroa landed quite

Posted on 07/10/2022 By: Sean Crose The 24-0 WBC featherweight titlist Mark Magsayo faced a fellow undefeated fighter, the 35-0 Rey Vargas, in a scheduled 12 round main event at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas Saturday night. The bout was broadcast live by Showtime. Right off the bat, the two men traded heavy leather in the

Posted on 07/09/2022 By: Sean Crose It’s not going to be a bad weekend of fights. There’s no big name stars involved, but there is at least one very relevant fight to be viewed, as well as one good old fashioned heavyweight contender throwdown. We’ll start with the big guys. The now 29-2 Kubrat Pulev

Posted on 07/08/2022 By: Sean Crose “Let’s all be honest,” heavyweight contender Derek Chisora said to the media in the final press conference before his Saturday fight with fellow heavy Kubrat Pulev.”I don’t know how many press conferences I’ve done in the past. It’s all the same talk to be honest with you. ‘Yes I

Posted on 07/08/2022 By: Sean Crose The Problem is returning. Adrien “The Problem” Broner is reportedly  set to fight again (after around a year and a half away from the ring) by taking on Omar Figueroa in the main event of an August 20th Showtime card. About a decade ago, the 34-4-1 Broner was seen

Posted on 07/07/2022 By: Sean Crose Now that Tommy Fury will no longer be Jake Paul’s opponent on August 6th as had been scheduled, brash social media star turned 5-0 cruiserweight Paul is officially set to face the 12-1 Hasim Rahman Jr, the son of former heavyweight champ Hasim Rahman, instead. “Bigger, Stronger, More experienced,”

Posted on 07/07/2022 By: Sean Crose Mark Magasayo can hit. Hard. Just ask Julio Ceja. Back in August of last year the rugged fighter met the rising Filipino star on the Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas undercard in Las Vegas. Although Ugas’ upset win over the legendary PacMan will be what’s most remembered from the night, a

Posted on 07/06/2022 By: Sean Crose It’s been almost ten whole years since they fought. Yet Floyd Mayweather, who handily bested Canelo Alvarez when the two men met in a 2013 mega fight, has taken the time out to defend his former foe against a statement made by rising star Ryan Garcia. Garcia, who has

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 07/06/2022 By: Sean Crose In what really should not be a surprise at this point, Jake Paul has given up on facing fellow up and coming cruiserweight Tommy Fury next month at Madison Square Garden. The match was supposed to be the main event of a Showtime

Posted on 07/05/2022 By: Sean Crose “After a ten-year war of words,” Boxxer stated in a Monday press release, “the greatest rivalry in women’s boxing history will reach it’s dramatic conclusion in England’s historic capital.” Sure enough, Claressa Shields, arguably the best fighter in women’s boxing, will be taking on arch rival Savannah Marshall, the

Posted on 07/03/2022 By: Sean Crose Tommy Fury, brother of Tyson Fury, was kept from entering the United States last week for unspecified reasons. This proved to be more than a mere inconvenience, as Fury was supposed to attend a New York press conference with Jake Paul to promote their August fight – which is

Posted on 07/02/2022 By: Sean Crose While he certainly can look sluggish in the ring, there’s no doubt heavyweight Joe Joyce knows how to close the show. After battering veteran fighter Christian Hammer on Saturday, the 13-0 up and comer Joyce set his sights on the division’s creme de la creme. While some might wonder

Posted on 07/02/2022 By: Sean Crose He had only previously lost on a single occasion – and that was to none other than current heavyweight world titlist Oleksandr Usyk. There was little doubt, then, that Mairis Briedis should win his IBF cruiserweight throwdown on Saturday against Jai Opetaia. Australia’s Opetaia may have been fighting for

Posted on 07/01/2022 By: Sean Crose The young man in the video stands in the sunlight signing autographs, a crowd of people clustered before him. He is polite, this young man, polite, good looking and rather gracious, never once losing patience with his fans. Finally, a woman, likely a PR agent, steps forward and firmly

Posted on 06/30/2022 By: Sean Crose “Tommy, where the fuck you at?” Jake Paul asked in a video clip posted on social media Wednesday. “We’re in New York City,” Paul continued as he ran along the waterfront. “We were supposed to have the press conference today.” For those who don’t know, Tommy Fury, Paul’s scheduled

Posted on 06/29/2022 By: Sean Crose “I am pleased to be here today,” WBA,WBO and IBF heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk said on Wednesday at a London press conference to promote his August 20th rematch against Anthony Joshua. “I am very happy to get the opportunity to fight in Saudi Arabia and help open new horizons

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 06/28/2022 By: Sean Crose It appears former multi-divisional titlist Mikey Garcia has packed it in and called it a career. Although no public announcement has been made, Garcia’s own Instagram page refers to the 40-2 fighter as a “Retired World Champ 126, 130, 135, 140 lbs”. Garcia

Posted on 06/28/2022 By: Sean Crose ” So, I just want to come on here and set the record straight before anybody else tries to.” So says Tommy Fury, scheduled opponent of Jake Paul and brother of heavyweight kingpin Tyson Fury, in a video posted to social media Tuesday. “Me and my team this morning