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Posted on 12/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode Prior to just about every Matchroom Boxing event, David Diamante strolls his way to the center of the ring, grabs a microphone, and introduces each fighter. While his saying “the fight starts now” has become one of the more recognizable phrases in all of boxing, it will now become

Posted on 12/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode Mario Barrios was steadfast in his belief that Gervonta Davis and his entire team made a mistake. The 26-year-old sauntered his way to the ring on June 26th, earlier this year, with his WBA 140 pound title wrapped safely around his waist. Davis, on the other hand, who was

Posted on 12/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Quietly but assuredly, Janibek Alimkhanuly has made his way up the middleweight ranks. The 28-year-old Kazakhstan native wrapped up a banner 2021 with a one-sided stoppage win over former middleweight champion Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam. Though N’Jikam has been both durable and respected throughout his career, the 37-year-old was out

Posted on 12/23/2021 By: Sean Crose I was fifteen when Marvelous Marvin Hagler fought Sugar Ray Leonard in 1987. I was a high school student in Massachusetts at the time, so it’s easy to understand why I was a Hagler fan. Trying my best to be fair, however, I watched his and Leonard’s wildly and

Posted on 12/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Through clenched teeth, Kell Brook could barely hold his excitement for his upcoming showdown against Amir Khan. For nearly a decade, the boxing world has wanted to see both Khan and Brook square off in the ring. However, due to a long list of issues, neither side had been

Posted on 12/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Shawn Porter is one of the rare fighters in the welterweight division that has swapped fists with virtually all of the top names. So, with a one-of-a-kind perspective, Porter became intrigued when he began hearing rumblings of a showdown between unified champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBA belt holder

Posted on 12/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode Joseph Parker heard all the naysayers and doubters in the background. Despite picking up the split decision victory over Dereck Chisora on May 1st, earlier this year, there were many, including Chisora, who believed he was given a raw deal. The long-time heavyweight contender pointed to his first-round knockdown

Posted on 12/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode If you sat down with Anthony Dirrell and had a candid conversation with him about Caleb Plant, the former super middleweight belt holder’s face will screw up in disgust. The 37-year-old has never kept his feelings about the Nashville, Tennessee native a secret. In fact, a few days prior

Posted on 12/22/2021 By: Sean Crose It’s been a while since the fight world has seen Keith Thurman in action. In fact, it’s been over two years. It’s been a long layoff, even by Thurman’s standards – though, to be fair, the Covid pandemic hasn’t helped. Now, however, the man is set to return to

Posted on 12/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode There’s a long list of violent punchers in the sport of boxing. But even with the likes of Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, and Gervonta Davis at the forefront, none of those aforementioned names have been able to register knockouts in every single one of their ring appearances. However, Artur

Posted on 12/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode A showdown between Teofimo Lopez and Josh Taylor appeared to be inevitable. With Lopez in possession of the WBA, IBF, WBO, and WBC “Franchise” lightweight titles following his win over Vasiliy Lomachenko in October of 2020, the rising young star targeted a matchup against Taylor. Believing that there was

Posted on 12/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode Even at the age of 42, Luis Ortiz believes his time near the top of the heavyweight division is far from over. In just a few more weeks, the Cuban native will look to prove that age is nothing more than a number when he takes on former IBF

Posted on 12/20/2021 By: Sean Crose The last time Keith Thurman was in the ring was in the summer of 2019 – over two years ago. On that occasion, Thurman was bested in a close, exciting battle with the legendary Manny Pacquiao. Thurman was the younger of the two fighters, plus was an undefeated belt

Posted on 12/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode Daniel Jacobs will look to bounce back from a subpar performance as he’s officially set to take on John Ryder. As first reported by Sports Illustrated, both sides have agreed to a deal that will see them square off in the main event on February 12th, in London on

Posted on 12/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode Gilberto Ramirez has continued to shout and scream in the direction of Dmitry Bivol. Since making the move to the 175-pound division in 2019 and subsequently dropping his super middleweight world title in the process, the Mexican native has set his sights on facing the current WBA belt holder.

Posted on 12/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was a bit of a wacky matchup. Both Frank Gore and Deron Williams made their names at the highest level of athletics. Williams, in the NBA as a multiple-time All-Star and Olympic Gold medalist. Gore, on the other hand, ran over defenders in the NFL as a Pro

Posted on 12/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) Yordenis Ugas begged and pleaded with the WBA to change their mind. Since defending his welterweight title against Manny Pacquiao as a late replacement earlier this year, Ugas made his feelings crystal clear that he wanted to take on unified champion Errol Spence Jr.

Posted on 12/19/2021 By: Sean Crose People stopped laughing last night. They had been laughing, but they stopped at two minutes and twelve seconds into the sixth round of the second Jake Paul-Tyron Woodley fight. For that was when social media star turned pro boxer Paul slammed a thunderous right onto the noggin of former