has been accused of avoiding a world champion who, if they ever happen to meet in the ring, believes the Filipino legend would get ‘flatlined’. The 47-year-old returned from a near four-year hiatus in July, with many feeling he had done enough to dethrone Mario Barrios, the then-WBC welterweight champion, in Las Vegas. With their […]

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Unified champion , who conclusively outpointed in 2022, has predicted his former foe’s upcoming cruiserweight clash with . The pair will collide for Ramirez’s WBO and WBA titles on May 2, headlining a Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view card at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. Bidding to become a three-division world champion, Benavidez comes off a seventh-round […]

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WBC interim champion has shared his thoughts on ’s upcoming fight against Rico Verhoeven on May 23. It was announced on Friday that Usyk will face the kickboxing star at Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza. Initially, it was believed that his WBC belt would be on the line; however, the WBC has since cast doubt on […]

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Former world champion , who suffered an eighth-round stoppage defeat to in 2018, has given his thoughts on Rico Verhoeven’s chances against the masterful Ukrainian. It was announced on Friday that Usyk will defend his WBC title against the kickboxing star on May 23, headlining a show at Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza, though the WBC […]

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has plotted another domestic dustup, against another former world champion, which could materialise if he successfully defends his WBO title against . Wardley and Dubois will square off in a mouth-watering heavyweight clash on May 9, headlining a Queensberry Promotions card at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena. Aptly named ‘Don’t Blink’, their world title fight has […]

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has issued his verdict on the rematch between and . It was officially announced last week that the pair will square off on September 19, over a decade removed from their first encounter, headlining a Netflix event at the Sphere, Las Vegas. Since claiming a unanimous decision victory over his rival, Mayweather has had just […]

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Amir Khan targeted blockbuster fights with both Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao during his career, and has now offered a prediction for their rematch on September 19. It was announced last week that the two pound-for-pound legends will square off at the Sphere, Las Vegas, with their professional contest being streamed live on Netflix. Their […]

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Former world champion believes that will face next, with one man likely to get “his ass whooped.” Garcia claimed the WBC welterweight title last Saturday, scoring a first-round knockdown before unanimously outpointing and dethroning Mario Barrios in Las Vegas. After becoming a world champion, the 27-year-old then doubled down on his desire to face Stevenson, […]

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Kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven is a “serious fighter,” according to ’s former trainer, who believes his charge will exceed expectations against . The bona fide heavyweight king has been permitted to defend his WBC title against Verhoeven, headlining a Ring Magazine show at Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza on May 23. Ordinarily, a sanctioning body would […]

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has divided opinion by naming a former unified world champion as the most “overrated” fighter in boxing. Garcia arguably put in the best performance of his career when he unanimously outpointed Mario Barrios last Saturday, becoming the WBC world welterweight champion. It means his most notable victories have come against Barrios, Oscar Duarte and Luke […]

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Regis Prograis attempted to negotiate a different weight, and even considered demanding a rehydration clause, but has ultimately agreed to face Conor Benn at 150lbs. It was announced earlier this week that the pair will square off on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov, with Benn returning to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, […]

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has sparred and , both at different stages of his career, and credits one of them for hitting particularly hard. Unified world cruiserweight champion Ramirez will face Benavidez on May 2, defending his WBO and WBA titles at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. Since suffering his only professional blemish, a points loss to Dmitry Bivol in […]

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Tim Bradley has revealed his prediction for vs 2, giving one man no chance of beating the other. Their Netflix event was officially announced on Monday, with the two pound-for-pound legends gearing up for a professional rematch at the Sphere, Las Vegas, on September 19. Mayweather emerged from their first encounter, back in 2015, with […]

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