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Posted on 08/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode At first, Oscar De La Hoya was simply attempting to get back into the ring and shake off the cobwebs. After spending 13 years on the sidelines, the 2014 Hall of Famer was scheduled to end his retirement with an exhibition showdown against former UFC light heavyweight titlist, Vitor

Posted on 08/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode The boxing world was immediately left deflated when the news broke. With Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder set to settle the score on July 24th, fans were forced to wait as it was revealed that Fury contracted COVID-19. While many of the WBC/Ring Magazine’s fans wished him a speedy

Posted on 08/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Time isn’t exactly on the side of Canelo Alvarez and promoter Eddie Hearn. With the Mexican star failing to negotiate terms for an undisputed showdown against IBF super middleweight titlist Caleb Plant, team Alvarez has reportedly elected to move on. Under normal circumstances, the unified 168-pound champion has primarily

Posted on 08/01/2021 By: Sean Crose “PSM (Paradigm Sports Management) never intended to arrange a bout between Pacquiao and McGregor.” So reads a Manny Pacquiao complaint that was submitted to the state court of California on Friday. “PSM never secured any of the many endorsement deals it claimed were ‘lined up,’” the complaint – obtained

Posted on 07/31/2021 By: Hans Themistode It wasn’t what normally happens. In the early stages of a prospect’s career, they’re matched relatively lightly against fighters that more time than not, are meant to make them look good. Yet, once welterweight contender Vito Mielnicki (9-1, 5 KOs) suffered the first defeat of his career in his

Posted on 07/31/2021 By: Sean Crose The PBC returned to Fox on Saturday with a card aired live from Newark’s Prudential Center. Gerald Washington, the veteran heavyweight, was supposed to highlight the event. Sadly, Washington was removed from competition due to testing positive for Covid. Therefore, Washington’s would-be opponent, the rising 12-0 Michael Coffie faced

Posted on 07/31/2021 In his last ring outing, James Martin (7-3, 0 KOs) pulled off a monumental upset against previously undefeated prospect, Vito Mielnicki. While he may have been able to hand the New Jersey native the first defeat of his professional career, he wasn’t able to replicate that same level of magic tonight. In

Posted on 07/30/2021 By: Sean Crose Lineal and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury appears to be back in the gym preparing for his October 9th fight with Deontay Wilder. “Good morning, people,” a smiling Fury says in a video presented by FightHype. “GK is back!” The video then cuts from the man sipping from a

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 07/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode Vasyl Lomachenko is reportedly ready to return to the ring before the year comes to an end. According to Dan Rafael, formerly with ESPN, Lomachenko is slated to face off against Richard Commey on December 11th. As of now, no venue has been

Posted on 07/30/2021 By: Hector Franco The potential showdown for the undisputed super middleweight championship between IBF 168-pound titleholder Caleb Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) and Ring Magazine/WBA/WBC and WBO super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) looks to be dead in the water as of now.  Plant, who was looking to participate in

Posted on 07/28/2021 By: Charles Jay Some observers have thought that the inclusion of professional boxers into the Olympics would have an impact, and in fact, a major one. Needless to say, things have fallen short of that. And naturally, this can be rationalized. It is admittedly very difficult to explain the concept of long-time

Posted on 07/29/2021 By: Sean Crose “It popped in my feed,” Keith Thurman says of a video apparently making the rounds showing Errol Spence sparing in preparation for his fight with Manny Pacquiao in late August. “It was too juicy not to click it,” Thurman tells FightHype. There is indeed a video on social media,

Posted on 07/29/2021 By: Sean Crose ESPN is reporting that negotiations between Canelo Alvarez’ team and Caleb Plant’s team are now dead in the water. There had been a report earlier in the week that the hoped for super middleweight title unifier was close to dead. Now the matter appears to be confirmed. Details, frankly,

Posted on 07/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode Before Terence Crawford even fought his first at 147 pounds, both he and trainer Brian McIntyre believed he was the best fighter the division had to offer. But while the Nebraska native continued to show otherworldly skills in the ring, his competition left much to be desired. In his

Posted on 07/28/2021 By: Sean Crose “He was real real sharp,” says trainer Jose Guzman. “He had just come back from camp with Lomachenko,” Guzman is speaking of his fighter, Steven Galeano, who defeated Marquis Hawthorne last week in impressive fashion. “For him,” Guzman continues, “the sky’s the limit. I feel like in the next

Posted on 07/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite being good friends, Shakur Stevenson continued to scream and shout for his mandatory title shot against WBO super featherweight titlist, Jamel Herring. Now, after winning the WBO interim strap against Jeremia Nakathila on June 12th, earlier this year, he’ll get his wish. As first reported by Dan Rafael,

Posted on 07/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode An epiphany of sorts suddenly hit Devin Haney this past weekend. Coming off the biggest win of his career against former multiple division champion Jorge Linares on May 29th, the WBC lightweight titlist is anxious to get back in the ring. With that said, he believes the feeling isn’t

Posted on 07/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the past few weeks, Canelo Alvarez saw himself move closer and closer to his ultimate goal of becoming an undisputed world champion at 168 pounds. However, as first reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN, his dream of holding all four world titles will have to wait. Initially, all