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Posted on 05/21/2021 By: Hans Themisode Rumors surrounding who Manny Pacquiao would be facing next was widespread. The future first-ballot Hall of Famer made it no secret that he was interested in facing any of the top names at the welterweight division. After months of sifting through several opponents, he has now made his decision.

Posted on 05/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode The heavyweight division was slowly evolving from a jumbled mess to a much clearer picture. By all accounts, WBC/Ring Magazine titlist, Tyson Fury, was set to take on unified champion Anthony Joshua this coming Summer. Those plans, of course, were recently derailed as former belt holder Deontay Wilder has

Posted on 05/21/2021 By: Steven Galeano On Saturday night, from Las Vegas, Nevada, boxing fans will be treated to a sure-fire action fight when undefeated super lightweight champions Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor lock horns. In the end, the boxing world will also find out who becomes undisputed world champion, and true number one of

Posted on 05/20/2021 By: Sean Crose “One fight goes bye bye for a while and another fight is taking its place.” So says Bob Arum, Top Rank honcho and promoter of Tyson Fury, in a Thursday interview with iFL TV. Arum is referring Saturday’s fight between Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor for the undisputed super

Posted on 05/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode Leonard Ellerbe couldn’t help but smile once it was revealed that Deontay Wilder won his legal arbitration against Tyson Fury. The former WBC heavyweight titlist enlisted the help of Daniel Weinstein as he pursued a third showdown with Fury. After settling for a draw in December of 2018, Wilder

Posted on 05/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode Promoter Eddie Hearn is doing all he can to get former middleweight champion, Daniel Jacobs, one of the biggest fights of his career. According to reporter Mike Coppinger, Hearn revealed to him several weeks ago, that he fully intended on making a multi-million dollar offer to WBO light heavyweight

Posted on 05/19/2021 By: Sean Crose Gervonta Davis is now officially set to fight Mario Barrios on June 26th in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. The bout will be the main event of a Showtime Pay Per View card presented by Premiere Boxing Champions, which represents Davis. Davis was last seen knocking out Leo Santa Cruz

Posted on 05/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the first time since being knocked off the super welterweight division mountain top, Julian Williams will return to the ring. The Philadelphia native is set to take on fringe contender Brian Mendoza on June 26th, at the State Farm Arena, in Atlanta Georgia. For Williams (27-2-1, 16 KOs)

Posted on 05/18/2021 By: Sean Crose “It was a shock to the system,” Eddie Hearn says to Matchroom Boxing in response to yesterday’s stunning arbitration ruling that Tyson Fury will have to fight Deontay Wilder a third time in September. The ruling means the mega fight that’s been agreed to between Fury and Anthony Joshua,

Posted on 05/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode May 24, 2019; Oxen Hill, MD; Devin Haney steps on the scale to weigh in for his May 25, 2019 Matchroom Boxing USA fight that will take place at the MGM National Harbor in Oxen Hill, MD. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA Devin Haney is putting the final

Posted on 05/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode It wasn’t that long ago where Jarrett Hurd was considered the best the super welterweight division had to offer. The Maryland native had grown accustomed to being introduced as the unified champion of the world. Now, however, that distinction is held by long-time rival Jermell Charlo. Although most of

Posted on 05/18/2021 By: Sean Crose “We got another bump in the road to try to get over.” So says Frank Warren, the veteran British promoter who, along with Bob Arum, represents WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Warren, who is seen speaking on a BT Sport Boxing video, is of course referring to

Posted on 05/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite promoter Eddie Hearn shouting from the mountain tops that a showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury was signed, sealed and delivered – Deontay Wilder patiently stood back and awaited the legal results. The former WBC heavyweight titlist suffered a brutal seventh-round stoppage defeat at the hands of

Posted on 05/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode Reality is slowly setting in for Demetrius Andrade. The current WBO middleweight belt holder has always had an eye on a showdown against Canelo Alvarez. Following the Mexican native’s recent win over Billy Joe Saunders roughly a week and a half ago, Andrade took it upon himself to crash

Posted on 05/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode The sport of boxing has always had a specific pecking order. Those who are at the top have constantly dictated terms on when, how and where a showdown will take place. Long before Floyd Mayweather became the top dog several years ago, he was forced to acquiesce to the

Posted on 05/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode For a number of months now, fans were unsure what to believe. Seemingly every week, promoter Eddie Hearn would announce that a showdown between unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and WBC/Ring Magazine titlist, Tyson Fury, was signed, sealed and delivered. Yet, no matter how confident Hearn appeared to be,

Posted on 05/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode Over the past few weeks, Stephen Fulton was asked to put on his analysis cap. The WBO super bantamweight world champion was bombarded with numerous questions pertaining to the showdown between WBC titlist Luis Nery and WBA ‘Regular’ champion Brandon Figueroa. Although the betting public leaned heavily towards Nery,

Posted on 05/16/2021 By: Sean Crose The 31-0 Luis Nery put more than his record on the line Saturday night as he faced the 21-0-1 Brandon Figueroa in a scheduled 12 rounder for WBC and WBA super bantamweight titles. The 26 year old Nery won his WBC strap in his previous fight, in which he