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Posted on 03/15/2022 By: Hans Themistode Michael McKinson knew he was a heavy underdog heading into his showdown against Vergil Ortiz Jr. However, the relatively unknown welterweight contender was anxious to prove that he belonged. Despite his unwavering self-belief, McKinson will be forced to wait a bit longer to prove himself. According to multiple reports,

Posted on 03/15/2022 By: Hans Themistode It wasn’t the fight that Jermall Charlo, nor his fans for that matter, wanted but the current WBC middleweight titlist has his next opponent. The truculent knockout artist will attempt to dazzle his hometown Houston crowd on June 18th, when he takes on fringe contender Maciej Sulecki. Initially, Charlo

Posted on 03/14/2022 By: Hans Themistode Becoming an undisputed world champion was preordained in the mind of Caleb Plant. The former IBF super middleweight champion was steadfast in his belief, despite taking on whom many consider the pound-for-pound best fighter in the sport in Canelo Alvarez. While Plant gave the Mexican star everything he could

Posted on 03/14/2022 By: Hans Themistode Jaime Munguia’s career has been a slow and meticulous build.  Yet, despite being chastised by fans for his questionable level of opposition at times, Munguia has reached world level status. At the moment, the former junior middleweight titlist is ranked number one in both the WBC and WBO sanctioning

Posted on 03/14/2022 By: Hans Themistode Count Gervonta Davis amongst a large list of supporters standing solidly on the side of Canelo Alvarez. Throughout the years, the Mexican native has become one of the most well-known and well-respected fighters in all of boxing. His rise to the top of the pugilistic sport, however, coincides with

Posted on 03/12/2022 By: Hans Themistode After forgoing his chance to face Janibek Alimkhanuly for the WBO middleweight interim crown in favor of taking on WBC belt holder, Jermall Charlo, Jaime Munguia will be forced to take a longer road to his first world title shot at 160 pounds. Initially, team Charlo turned their sights

Posted on 03/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson was fairly confident that Chris Colbert was going to get the job done. The highly ranked super featherweight contender from Brooklyn, New York, strolled into his showdown against late replacement Hector Luis Garcia brimming with an excessive amount of hubris on February 26th. Yet, despite the betting

Posted on 03/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Michael Conlan had always dreamed of becoming a world champion. With roughly one minute and 30 seconds remaining on the clock in his first crack at championship gold against secondary WBA featherweight titlist Leigh Wood, Conlan was only a few feet away from crossing the finish line. However, as

Posted on 03/12/2022 By: Hans Themistode Michael Conlan was increasingly confident as his showdown against Leigh Wood inched closer. With the former Olympic standout earning his first crack at a world title, albeit a secondary one, the 30-year-old from Ireland refused to let his golden opportunity go to waste.  As the sound of the opening

Posted on 03/12/2022 By: Sean Crose It was, truth be told, the best Michael Conlan had ever looked. Fighting for the WBA lightweight title, the man not only knocked down Leigh Wood at the end of the first, he continued to fire hard and land well against the defending champion for the following few rounds.

Posted on 03/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Picture By Dave Thompson Tyson Fury is talking a big game as his heavyweight showdown against Dillian Whyte draws near. Fury will officially put his WBC world title on the line against Whyte on April 23rd, at Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom, in what’s expected to be a

Posted on 03/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Despite being highly disappointed in his removal from his original showdown against Gervonta Davis, Rolando “Rolly” Romero was confident that he would receive his chance sooner rather than later. Now, after clearing his name of sexual assault allegations, Romero was proven right. Davis, a devastating puncher from Baltimore Maryland,

Posted on 03/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Jaime Munguia has thought long and hard about his next move. The former junior middleweight titlist turned highly ranked middleweight contender was originally ordered by the WBO sanctioning body to take on Janibek Alimkhanuly for the interim 160-pound crown. However, as first reported by BoxingScene.com, Munguia has turned down

Posted on 03/11/2022 By: Sean Crose It’s been a strange, dangerous few years. First, the entire world was virtually shut down by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Now the world is watching in horror as the Russian military invades Ukraine. Again, it’s been a strange, dangerous few years. On top of the very present ills of the

Posted on 03/10/2022 By: Hans Themistode Before Canelo Alvarez could sit back on his newly built undisputed throne, the Mexican star was bombarded with offers for his services. Alvarez sat in his palatial estate and carefully sifted through two multi-fight offers that were saddled with the sort of life-changing money that many could only dream

Posted on 03/10/2022 By: Sean Crose “We are excited to bring back our Premiere Tournament to the ‘Mecca of Boxing’,” says Ray Cuadrado, President of USA Boxing Metro on the eve of New York’s biggest amateur competition, “and New York City with a history of featuring action packed boxing cards and future superstars to welcoming

Posted on 03/10/2022 By: Hans Themistode A look of uncertainty was plastered across the face of Josh Taylor. Originally, the pound-for-pound star and undisputed 140-pound titlist believed that no matter what Jack Catterall brought to the table on February 26th, his efforts would be in vain. With Taylor walking into their contest as a heavy

Posted on 03/08/2022 By: Sean Crose “Back home I always loved watching them.” So said a Russian officer recently captured by Ukrainian forces during his country’s bloody invasion of Ukraine. The people the officer refers to in the widely released video are none other than Ukrainian boxing stars Oleksandr Usyk and Vasyl Lomachenko. Claiming a