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Posted on 01/23/2022 By: Sean Crose WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr, 31-1, returned to the ring for the first time in almost a year Saturday night. His opponent? The undefeated 23-0 Mark Magsayo, who had fought his way to a shot at Russell Jr’s title. The fight, which was held at Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel

Posted on 01/22/2022 By: Hans Themistode The mind of Gary Russell Jr. continues to race. The WBC featherweight titlist is still dealing with the mind-numbing pain of losing his younger brother, Gary “Boosa” Russell due to an unexpected heart attack in December of 2020. While he still grieves, Russell Jr. is attempting to find peace

Posted on 01/21/2022 By: Hans Themistode Tyron Woodley had an enormous amount of hubris heading into his showdown against social media star turned professional boxer, Jake Paul. Though Woodley spent decades honing his craft in an MMA cage, the former UFC welterweight champion was steadfast in his belief that he could waltz into a boxing

Posted on 01/21/2022 By: Hans Themistode With the proliferation of current and former UFC fighters entering the sport of boxing, Francis Ngannou is very much interested in joining his MMA brethren. On numerous occasions, the UFC heavyweight belt holder has exchanged verbal threats with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The British product has gone as

Posted on 01/21/2022 By: Sean Crose The Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) stated Friday that it “is proud to announce the release of a special report examining mortalities resulting from head injuries in combat sports between 2000 and 2019.” The goal of the ARP is to ultimately make combat sports safer endeavors. “There is risk

Posted on 01/20/2022 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) At 38 years of age, Sergey Kovalev will attempt to revitalize his career. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN, the former unified light heavyweight belt holder is finalizing a March 12th showdown against Meng Fanlong at a catchweight of 185 pounds. At

Posted on 01/20/2022 By: Hans Themistode The light heavyweight division has always been considered one of the more glamorous ones in the sport of boxing. However, as of late, the names associated with the top of the weight class have been placed on display for the world to see. In December of 2021, current unified

Posted on 01/20/2022 By: Sean Crose First they wouldn’t fight at all. Now it appears they’re going to fight at least twice. Fellow Englishmen Amir Khan and Kell Brook are finally set to square off against one another on February 19th in Britain. This is the result of years of hostility, avoidance and a classic

Posted on 01/19/2022 By: Hans Themistode Like most of the boxing world, head trainer Calvin Ford finds a showdown between Gervonta Davis, the multiple division titlist he’s trained for well over a decade, and Vasiliy Lomachenko, a very intriguing bout. Although Davis has moved up and down in weight over the past few years, the

Posted on 01/19/2022 By: Sean Crose “I’ve got a lot of respect for him,” Michael Conlan said of Leigh Wood during a Tuesday press conference to promote his March 12th battle for Wood’s WBA featherweight title, “he seems like a really good guy and I’ve heard loads of good things about him. I have the

Posted on 01/19/2022 By: Hans Themistode For years on end, Kell Brook and Amir Khan appeared to be on a collision course. With the two stars hailing from the United Kingdom, having enormous fanbases, and winning world titles at one point in their respective primes, the boxing world urged them to face each other in

Posted on 01/18/2022 By: Hans Themistode Over the past several years, Jermall Charlo has beseeched Canelo Alvarez to face him in the ring. Yet, despite his urgent pleas, the Mexican star has often looked past him. Though Charlo has enjoyed a widely successful career, including two world title runs and a growing tendency for scoring

Posted on 01/18/2022 By: Hans Themistode Jaron Ennis has done his best to wait patiently for his turn. But, as the Philadelphia native continues to lay waste to the rest of his 147 pound contemporaries, he believes it’s only a matter of time before he does the same to the upper echelon of the welterweight

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 01/18/2022 By: Sean Crose Make no mistake about it – Ryan Garcia is an interesting guy. In an excellent interview with Noah Beck, the 23 year old undefeated lightweight gave insight not only into his future plans, but into his overall personality, as well. “Every fight could

Posted on 01/16/2022 By: Hans Themistode Photo by Gene Blevins/Hogan Photos Jaime Munguia didn’t hesitate in the slightest when he was approached with an opportunity of a lifetime. In 2018, Gennadiy Golovkin began gearing up for his highly-anticipated showdown against Canelo Alvarez. Just a few months prior, in September of 2017, Golovkin believed he was

Posted on 01/17/2022 By: Sean Crose “This is new to me,” Mike Tyson tweeted on Monday. “I saw Jake in St. Barths and he never mentioned it.” And with that, rumors of a high profile exhibition bout between “The Baddest Man On The Planet” and Paul have come screeching to a halt. It was reported

Posted on 01/17/2022 By: Sean Crose Give the Paul brothers this – they attract top, albeit over the hill, talent. Less than a year after Logan Paul battled Floyd Mayweather in an extremely lucrative exhibition bout, The Sun is now reporting that younger brother Jake Paul is deep in “advanced talks” with none other than

Posted on 01/16/2022 By: Hans Themistode Though Joe Smith Jr. wasn’t expecting Steve Geffrard to lay down, the fringe contender proved to be far more durable than even the WBO light heavyweight titlist was anticipating. While Geffrard boxed well early on, a determined Smith Jr. refused to lose his newly won 175 pound trinket to