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Posted on 08/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode For much of Terence Crawford’s career, the former three-division world champion has been praised for his ability in the ring and castigated for his lack of star power outside of it. With two pay-per-view appearances to his name, Crawford has failed to draw big-time crowds and in terms of

Posted on 08/07/2021 By: Sean Crose The 3-0 welterweight Gabriel Maestre appeared on Saturday’s PBC on Fox card from the Minnesota Armory, battling the 22-2 Mykal Fox for one of the WBA’s numerous belts.  The first round was a close affair. In a surprise – Fox dropped his man in the second, though Maestre was

Posted on 08/08/2021 By: Sean Crose There has been much shaking of heads since Saturday night’s PBC on Fox card, which saw supposed rising welterweight Gabriel Maestre win a wildly controversial unanimous decision over Mykal Fox. Although most online clearly thought the slick and disciplined Fox deserved the decision win, judges Gloria Martinez Rizzo, John

Posted on 08/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Although it’s been well over two years since Keith Thurman has entered the ring, the former unified welterweight champion is slowly rounding into form and looks forward to making his return. Having dropped his WBA 147 pound title to Manny Pacquiao in July of 2019, Thurman had subsequent hand

Posted on 08/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode The Olympic experience for United States standouts Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr. was near perfect. Davis, a gold medal hopeful from the lightweight division, placed his career on hold in the hopes of going all the way. Currently standing at 3-0 as a pro, Davis originally planned on

Posted on 08/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Lithuania’s 13-0 welterweight Eimantas Stanionis squared off against popular 39-8 vet Luis Collazo at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota Saturday night in the main event of a PBC on Fox card. Stanionis came out with his high guard and immediately began pursuing his man. At forty years of age,

Posted on 08/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was a quick night’s work for Andre Dirrell. After spending most of his 16-year career at the super middleweight division, the Flint Michigan native grew tired of squeezing down his 6’2 frame to the 168 pound limit for meager results. With two failed attempts on the world title

Posted on 08/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode At this point, Eddie Hearn is becoming more and more confused by what’s taking place. The long-time promoter has attempted to lure one of the big names at 135 pounds into the ring against WBC lightweight titlist Devin Haney. Yet, no matter how hard he tries, he’s been unable

Posted on 08/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode Michael Conlan had a point to prove. In order to do so, the 29-year-old Irishman officially shed the “prospect” tag and instead, replaced it with the word champion. In an all Ireland showdown against his fellow countrymen and former titleholder TJ Doheny, Conlan dominated his man. With the WBA

Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Freddie Roach watches carefully from his ringside seat in his nearly empty Wild Card gym. The Hall of Fame trainer leans across the ropes and observes as Manny Pacquiao continues to put his body through a grueling workout in preparation for his August 21st showdown against unified welterweight champion

Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Sean Crose “It’s an all-Irish fight, the biggest all-Irish fight in the last 40 years or so,” Michael Conlon says of his upcoming hometown bout against TJ Doheny. The battle will go down at Belfast’s Falls Park in Ireland, is scheduled for 12 rounds, and is for one of the WBA’s

Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Hector Franco Manny Pacquiao has a chance to accomplish something he never has against Errol Spence Jr. Coming up in just a few short weeks on August 21st, one of the most anticipated fights of the year will take place in the capital of combat sports in Las Vegas. Eight-division champion

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Sean Crose Addressing the media before his highly anticipated bout with Errol Spence later this month, Manny Pacquiao spoke out on a wide range of subjects. The only matters he didn’t seem particularly willing to speak of were his political ambitions in his native Philippines,

Posted on 08/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode Yordenis Ugas stood patiently as he awaited word on what would happen to his WBA world title. The Cuban native saw his championship dreams come true when he captured the vacant “Regular” title in his last contest against fringe contender Abel Ramos. The two clashed in the main event

Posted on 08/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode Over the past few years, Canelo Alvarez has truly solidified himself as the best fighter in the world, at least, according to most. The unified super middleweight champion has gone from weight division to weight division and laid waste to most of the top names. After settling the score

Posted on 08/04/2021 By: Hans Themistode Whenever Bob Arum lays his eyes on unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, they immediately fill with dollar signs. The long-time promoter knows good and well that Joshua represents a massive payday for himself, his promotional company Top Rank, and of course, WBC/Ring Magazine heavyweight titlist, Tyson Fury. Just a

Posted on 08/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Michael Hunter has long craved to face some of the best in the heavyweight division. While he didn’t get exactly what he was hoping for, as he took on journeymen Mike Wilson, Hunter moved one step closer to a bigger contest. As New York City has begun to open

Posted on 08/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Stepping into the ring had become somewhat foreign territory for Chris Algieri. The former 140-pound titlist spent the past 26 months on the sidelines. With a chance to place his name back amongst the upper echelon of the 140-pound division, Algieri didn’t disappoint. Despite being absent from the ring