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Posted on 03/05/2022 By: Hans Themistode Even with the sting of his first career defeat taking place over nine months ago, Jose Ramirez still remembers it like it was yesterday. Not only did the 29-year-old taste the canvas on more than one occasion against Josh Taylor during their May of 2021 super lightweight unification, he

Posted on 03/04/2022 By: Hans Themistode Guillermo Rigondeaux has always been lauded for his defensive capabilities. The now 41-year-old has used his sublime skills to earn two Olympic gold medals and multiple world titles in the professional ranks. However, according to his manager, Alex Bornote, Rigondeaux has been hospitalized due to a “freak accident.” As

Posted on 03/04/2022 By: Hans Themistode Gennadiy Golovkin has been a proverbial thorn in the side of Canelo Alvarez for approximately a half-decade now. In back-to-back years in 2017 and 2018, both Golovkin and Alvarez waged a back and forth war in the ring. Although Alvarez was given a split decision draw in their first

Posted on 03/04/2022 By: Hans Themistode There was nothing Brian Castano wanted more than to step into the ring against Jermell Charlo again. With the Argentine born WBO 154 pound titlist believing the judges got it flat out wrong during their first showdown in July of 2021, the pair agreed to run things back on

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 03/03/2022 By: Sean Crose “Thank you to Dmitry Bivol for the opportunity to fight for your world championship,” said the one and only Canelo Alvarez during a Wednesday press conference to promote his upcoming light heavyweight title bout against the undefeated Dmitry Bivol, “thank you so much.”

Posted on 03/02/2022 By: Sean Crose “It’s my duty to defend my home, my family,” says IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk during a CNN interview. “It’s not that I want to fight somewhere on the front line. I’m defending my home. I’m defending my wife, my children, my close ones.” The Ukrainian

Posted on 03/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode There was an indelible smile smeared onto the face of Dmitry Bivol. The 31-year-old light heavyweight titlist has been longing for a showdown against boxing’s premier star, Canelo Alvarez. The wish of the current WBA 175 pound champion was officially granted just a few days ago as he’ll now

Posted on 03/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. knows he won’t be in the ring with a pushover come April 16th. On the night, Spence Jr. will attempt to unify his WBC and IBF welterweight titles when he takes on WBA champion, Yordenis Ugas. The two will officially swap fists in front of Spence

Posted on 03/01/2022 By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez is exceedingly popular in more ways than one. Not only does the man probably have more fans than any other single fighter in boxing, he essentially has every top operator in his general weight realm looking to engage him in a big money fight. Benevidez. Charlo. Golovkin.

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 03/01/2022 By: Hans Themistode There was a bitter look of disappointment plastered across the face of Gennadiy Golovkin. The IBF middleweight titlist and future Hall of Famer had long been hoping to share the ring with fellow middleweight belt holder, Ryota Murata. The two were originally scheduled

Posted on 03/01/2022 By: Sean Crose Give heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte this – he’s determined not to let WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury get inside his head before the two men meet on April 23’d. What other reason, one might wonder, could there have possibly been for Whyte to have avoided Tuesday’s press

Posted on 02/28/2022 By: Sean Crose Former multi divisional titlist and Ukrainian citizen Vasyl Lomachenko has returned to his homeland to join in the nation’s fight against the Russian military invasion which began last week. According to TMZ, the 34 year old fighter, widely regarded as one of the best on earth, “reportedly joined a

Posted on 02/28/2022 By: Hans Themistode Josh Taylor looked long and hard at the credentials of Jack Catterall before the two squared off in the ring. While he respected his man wholeheartedly, Taylor simply couldn’t see a pathway to victory for him. A fired-up Taylor took his time as he made his way through the

Posted on 02/28/2022 By: Hans Themistode Most of the world has sat back in horror as the war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified. In an effort to bolster their defenses, several Ukrainian boxing stars are lending their homeland a helping hand. Those would include former three-division titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko, current unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr

Posted on 02/26/2022 By: Sean Crose Standing before an unremarkable brick wall, the generally reserved former heavyweight titlist Wladimir Klitschko addressed the world today with uncommon intensity. “I am addressing the entire world to stop this war that Russia has started,” he said, looking the camera dead on. “Just today, civilians were shot by the

Posted on 02/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode Throughout most of their fight build-up, Jack Catterall locked his eyes on Josh Taylor’s IBF, WBO, WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine 140 pound titles. The British native craved championship glory and was steadfast in his belief that his moment in the sun had finally arrived. Although Catterall marched through

Posted on 02/27/2022 By: Sean Crose Former junior welterweight titlist Viktor Postol, 31-3-0, appeared on Saturday’s Showtime card as he faced the undefeated 14-0 Gary Russell in a scheduled 10 round junior welterweight affair. This fight had a tragic element to it, as Postol’s wife and twin sons are currently stranded in war torn Ukraine. 

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 02/27/2022 By: Sean Crose With an undefeated 16-0 record, the 25 year old Chris “PrimeTime” Colbert was in position to move on to big things. In fact, he was supposed to fight for the WBA lightweight title at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas Saturday night, but his