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Posted on 04/30/2022 By: Sean Crose Undefeated juggernaut Shakur Stevenson is headlining a pretty excellent main event on ESPN this evening as he puts his WBO junior lightweight title on the line against fellow juggernaut and WBC junior lightweight titlist Oscar Valdez’ (whose own title belt will be on the line, as well). It’s been

Posted on 04/29/2022 By: Hans Themistode Henry Deleon At one point, Amanda Serrano was convinced that this moment would never come. Following years of stalled negotiation talks, the former seven division world titlist believed that unless a massive payday was floated in her direction, a showdown against Katie Taylor would simply never happen. Ultimately, to

Posted on 04/29/2022 By: Hans Themistode Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images Despite Oscar Valdez sporting an undefeated record through 30 professional bouts, most are under the assumption that the 31-year-old will hand his WBC super featherweight title to Shakur Stevenson without much of a fight. Presently, while Valdez is considered Stevenson’s most arduous test,

Posted on 04/29/2022 By: Sean Crose It’s no exaggeration to say the biggest fight in women’s boxing history is going down tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden as Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano battle for the undisputed lightweight championship of the world. The reasons for this one being a match of note is obvious. The

Posted on 04/28/2022 By: Hans Themistode Mikey Williams Top Rank Shakur Stevenson has spewed every vulgar curse word imaginable in the direction of Oscar Valdez. He’s also issued numerous warnings to his upcoming opponent. Yet, despite Stevenson’s brazen bravado, Valdez has stood stoically in the face of Stevenson, undaunted and unamused by his relentless trash

Posted on 04/28/2022 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) A sly and confident smile was immediately plastered onto the face of Brian “Bomac” McIntyre following the recent performance of Errol Spence Jr. The Dallas native fought through a bit of unforeseen adversity during his welterweight unification bout against Yordenis Ugas on April 16th,

Posted on 04/28/2022 By Charles Jay When you endeavor to do something different, it helps to have people to provide the proper guidance. And that’s why Boxing Insider was fortunate to be able to work with someone like Sonya Lamonakis, who currently serves as Vice President and Registration Chair of USA Boxing Metro, which governs

Posted on 04/27/2022 By Charles Jay Boxing Insider Fight Night. That has a nice “ring” to it. In a minute, I’m going to talk a little more about my friend and colleague who’s behind it. For now, suffice it to say that he’s jumping right into the deep end of the pool and he’s doing

Posted on 04/27/2022 By: Sean Crose In an age where everything is a BIG DEAL and/or EPICALLY HISTORTIC, it’s sometimes hard to recognize when a legitimate event of note actually occurs. Such should not be the case when it comes to Saturday’s Katy Taylor-Amanda Serrano undisputed lightweight championship battle at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Posted on 04/27/2022 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Edgar Berlanga vowed to punish Steve Rolls. The highly regarded super middleweight prospect started his career on fire, nabbing 16 consecutive first-round stoppage victories in a row. But, as of late, Berlanga has been forced to enlist the help of

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 04/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode HANDOUT/TOP RANK VIA GETTY IMAGES Although Oscar Valdez has shown multiple layers to his all-around game, the current WBC super featherweight champion has mostly relied on his grit, toughness, and tenacity to will himself to the top of the pugilistic mountain. Against Scott

Posted on 04/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode Jesse Rodriguez believed that slow and steady was the appropriate way to go about his career. Nevertheless, the former flyweight contender saw an opportunity too good to pass up. With Srisaket Sor Rungisai forced to withdraw from his February 5th ring appearance due to illness, Rodriguez brazenly accepted a

Posted on 04/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode AFP via Getty Images Otto Wallin couldn’t believe what he was initially watching.  After pegging Anthony Joshua to be too big and too strong for former undisputed cruiserweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, the highly ranked heavyweight contender was stunned when the two squared off on September 25th, 2021.  In front

Posted on 04/25/2022 By John “Gutterdandy” Walker Dillian “The Body Snatcher” Whyte, who was defeated in what appeared to be a one-sided bout against WBC champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury last Saturday in the UK, is now crying foul, blaming Fury for using dirty tactics and also slamming the referee for allowing Fury to push him to

Posted on 04/25/2022 By: Sean Crose Several weeks back, colorful fight trainer and manager F. Mac Buckley passed. Although Buckley never attained the fame of other cornermen, those who knew and worked with him, particularly in the state of Connecticut, will find him hard to forget. Buckley was most well known for guiding a good

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Hans Themistode Action Images/Ed Sykes With only a few hours away before fighting for his first world title, the magnitude of the event has seemingly hit Dillian Whyte. “I’m about to become world champion,” said Whyte during an interview with Lucky Block. Whyte, 34, has done his best to work his

Posted on 04/23/2022 By: Sean Crose The 8-0 heavyweight David Adeleye stepped into the ring at Wembley Stadium on Saturday as part of the Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte heavyweight title undercard. Adeleye’s opponent was the unheralded 9-8 Chris Healey, who entered the fight considerably out of shape. Adeleye, on the other hand, had been sparring with

Posted on 04/24/2022 By: Hans Themistode Getty Images Although Freddie Roach has learned to live with the results, the Hall of Fame trainer is still contrite with the way things ended for his former starfighter, Manny Pacquiao. The former eight-division world champion was determined to prove that even at the age of 42, he was