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To this day, Teofimo Lopez Jr. couldn’t tell you whether George Kambosos Jr. deserved the nod in his last fight, or even how he got the job done on the road versus Lee Selby. All that was of concern to the lineal lightweight champion was that Kambosos was the only one standing in line by

Josh Taylor didn’t get the hero’s welcome home he deserved when he returned to Scotland and he didn’t even have his belts with him after they went missing in transit.  Taylor’s trip from Las Vegas went via Dallas and London, but when he arrived in Edinburgh COVID regulations prevented a crowd from greeting him the

(Video By Ryan Burton) – Unbeaten welterweight contender Conor Benn was present when unified lightweight world champion, ‘The Takeover’ Teofimo Lopez, (16-0, 12 KOs), swung open the doors to his training camp, City Athletic Boxing Gym in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon for the media. (photos by Tom Hogan). Functional Cookies Disabled In order to

This past Saturday night in Las Vegas, Scotland’s Josh Taylor made history when he scored two knockdowns of Jose Ramirez to unify the WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC junior welterweight titles. The victory allows him to become one of the few male fighters in the history of the sport to unify all of the major titles

Yordenis Ugas (26-4) recently arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada to begin camp for his return to the ring that is tentatively slated for July. The WBA “super” welterweight champ last fought in September when he defeated Abel Ramos via split decision.   There had been rumors of a unification with WBC/IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence,

I appreciate Manny Pacquiao. The things he’s accomplished since reaching the championship level more than two decades ago measure up to anyone over the same time frame, and he’ll be a deserving International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee at the very instant he becomes eligible. But in spite of the hype still resonating from a

Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not convinced that everyone involved with WBC champion Tyson Fury was in favor of finalizing their unification clash. Fury and Joshua appeared to be a few steps away from finalizing a full division unification for August 14 in Saudi Arabia. But then

It was a fight Stephen Fulton hoped would take place nearly two years, though one which has proven to be worth the wait. The unbeaten WBO junior featherweight titlist was among the most interested observers in the room when Brandon Figueroa registered a 7th round knockout of Luis Nery earlier this month at Dignity Health

The business of boxing is convoluted, murky, confusing and sometimes downright unethical. Its chaotic nature means things are never straightforward, when it seems they should be, and the sport’s regularly appearing loopholes frequently cause all kinds of carnage. This week boxing did what boxing does and didn’t only shoot itself in the foot but blew

LAS VEGAS – Josh Taylor is convinced he beat Jose Ramirez much clearer than the scorecards showed Saturday night. All three judges – Tim Cheatham, Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld – scored their competitive 12-round, 140-pound title unification fight exactly the same, 114-112 for Taylor. The two knockdowns Taylor produced, one in the sixth round

Josh Taylor made history as he defeated Jose Ramirez to become the undisputed junior welterweight champion. Taylor defeated Ramirez by unanimous decision, to walk away with the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO titles following an action-packed battle at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Saturday. The Tartan Tornado was way up after the first seven

Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez was a power heavy fight as 279 of the 313 landed punches were power shots. They were within 5 punches landed in 10 of the 12 rounds. Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas – In a full division unification for the WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO junior welterweight titles, Josh Taylor (18-0, 13

LAS VEGAS – It took him three-plus rounds, but Javier Martinez got the spectacular knockout he sought Saturday. The middleweight prospect from Milwaukee caught Calvin Metcalf with a right hook he snuck around Metcalf’s guard just before the midway mark of the fourth round. That devastating shot sent Metcalf flat on his back. Referee Robert

If there is any fight on the current schedule that Mario Barrios is looking forward to more than his own, it’s the one where he envisions himself facing the winner. The unbeaten secondary WBA junior welterweight titlist is among the sport’s most interested observers for this Saturday’s showdown between Avenal, California’s Jose Ramirez. (26-0, 17KOs)

Jonathan ‘Bomba’ Gonzalez saw his quickest night at the office in more than six years. The former title challenger picked up his second straight win, following a 4th round stoppage of Mexico’s Armando Torres. Their Telemundo-televised main event ended with Torres turning away during the middle of an exchange, prompting the referee to call a

Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao took to social media on Friday and announced that he’s fighting WBC, IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence on August 21 in Las Vegas, in a Fox Sports Pay-Per-View main event. Pacquiao, 42-years-old, has been out of the ring since July of 2019 – when he won a tough twelve

LAS VEGAS – Jose Ramirez was an unfulfilled fighter when he left Las Vegas late last August. The unbeaten WBC/WBO 140-pound champion got past mandatory challenger Viktor Postol, yet Ramirez wasn’t the least bit pleased with his performance. Ramirez realizes he is capable of much more than he showed versus Ukraine’s Postol, who lost a

Gervonta Davis can envision himself one day taking over the junior welterweight division. For now, the only thing in his mind is conquering his next challenge. A two-division leap is on the schedule for Baltimore’s Davis, who moves up from junior lightweight to challenge for Mario Barrios’ secondary version of the WBA junior welterweight title.