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Posted on 01/26/2022 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez is a wanted man. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN, Alvarez was offered a one-fight deal from PBC’s Al Haymon that would see him take on WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo on May 7th, Cinco De Mayo weekend. In addition to that offer, rival promoter

Posted on 01/26/2022 By: Sean Crose On February 19th, the long – too long, actually – anticipated battle between English peers and enemies Kell Brook and Amir Khan will finally go down. Twenty thousand people are expected to view the fight live and in person at Manchester’s AO Arena. The match is being promoted by

Posted on 01/25/2022 By: Hans Themistode Tyson Fury, at least according to most, is considered the best heavyweight in the world. That said, at the age of 33, Fury is much closer to the end of his boxing journey, rather than the beginning. Although promoter Bob Arum is thoroughly enjoying his time promoting his heavyweight

Posted on 01/25/2022 By: Hans Themistode Paulie Malignaggi sits back and reminisces about the good ole days. Having spent almost half of his life under the bright lights of professional boxing, Malignaggi remembers a time when winning a world title was once a sacred and rare accomplishment. Over the course of his near-decade and a

Posted on 01/25/2022 By: Hans Themistode Heather Hardy’s personality has always been an effervescent one. The New York native flashed a bright and warm smile whenever she walked into a room which was normally followed by gracious and welcoming conversations. Whenever she stepped foot inside of a boxing ring, however, her smile widened. For nearly

Posted on 01/25/2022 By: Sean Crose Say this much for Ryan Garcia – he knows how to draw attention. Now that he’s planning to return to the thing after an extended hiatus, he’s saying what he needs to in order to raise eyebrows. “I do like that fight,” he says to ESNEWS when asked about

Posted on 01/24/2022 By: Sean Crose It looked as if the two fighters would never meet. After all, lightweight contender Rolando Romero had been accused of sexual mistreatment by more than one woman, which had put the kabash on his scheduled December battle against WBA lightweight titlist Gervonta “Tank” Davis. Since that time late last

Posted on 01/24/2022 By: Hans Themistode Chris Eubank Jr. has done his best to be patient. The highly ranked middleweight contender is anxious to settle his long-standing issues with Liam Williams in the ring but has been forced to endure numerous postponements due to the ongoing global pandemic. Officially, the two will square off on

Posted on 01/24/2022 By: Hans Themistode Devin Haney has always had high expectations for himself. As an amateur, Haney was lauded for his slick boxing skills which led to national acclaim and a 138-8 record. Haney’s professional career thus far, has continued to go the way he expected. Having won the vacant WBC interim 135

Posted on 01/23/2022 By: Hans Themistode Pound for pound lists are mostly subjective. Just about every fan of the pugilistic sport has their opinions on who are the best fighters in the world. While most of the names that occupy those lists are nearly the same, the top of said list tends to vary. In

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 01/23/2022 By: Hans Themistode Gary Russell Jr. confidently rose both of his arms in the air following the conclusion of his bout against mandatory title challenger Mark Magsayo. However, while Russell Jr. believed that he was on the verge of hearing his name called as the victor,

Posted on 01/22/2022 By: Sean Crose WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr was set to return to the ring for the first time in almost a year Saturday night. His opponent? The undefeated Mark Magsayo, who had fought his way to a shot at Russell Jr’s title. First, however, there were two undercard bouts broadcast

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