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Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will rematch this weekend in England and after spending much time and effort trying to thwart the initial fight from ever happening because his supposed moral values (also saying that he wouldn’t participate in any fashion), Chris Eubank Sr would still make an appearance on fight night to take […]
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With Anthony Yarde getting ready for his next upcoming title opportunity when he takes on David Benavidez on Nov. 22 in Riyadh, DAZN takes us behind the scenes of Yarde’s training camp as he aims to get over the hump to become a world champion after having twice fallen short. “If you look at my […]
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Following Vergil Ortiz’s quick stoppage win over Erickson Lubin over the weekend trainer Bozy Ennis gave his reactions to Fight Hub TV and explains why he rates Ortiz as a great fighter even though he questions whether Ortiz and his team are really up for taking on a fight against his son, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. […]
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Lance Pugmire reports that IBF featherweight champion Angelo Leo’s next title defense will see him face Lerato Dlamini atop a February 21st ProBox show in Leo’s hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Leo (26-1, 12 KO) spent 2.5 years on the sidelines before racking up four wins in a nine-month stretch, capped off by a shocking […]
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Ramon Cardenas’ heroic effort against Naoya Inoue last May has earned him a December 19th ProBox main event opposite Erik Robles in Fort Lauderdaule, Florida. That’s a Friday, before you ask. Cardenas (26-2, 14 KO) stepped up to face Inoue on relatively short notice after Alan Picasso withdrew from negotiations in late February, flooring the […]
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Yesterday, Mike Coppinger reported that super middleweight contenders Christian Mbilli and Jaime Munguia were negotiating a clash “in the first quarter of 2026.” Lance Pugmire later expanded on the news, confirming it with Eye of the Tiger Management’s Camille Estephan, ProBox’s Garry Jonas, and Lester Martinez, whom the WBC ordered Mbilli to rematch after their […]
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Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn are set to meet in the ring this weekend in a rematch of their hard-fought battle back in April, where Eubank Jr would take unanimous decision. Eubank’s trainer Brian McIntyre expects to see more of the same in this sequel, telling ESPN that he expects to see an improved […]
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Fast rising heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma officially has his next fight scheduled, and while he had originally aimed for a return before the end of the year, he’ll actually be back at the top of 2026 in a Jan. 24 meeting with Jermaine Franklin at Manchester’s Co-Op Live arena, as reported by ESPN. The 20-year-old […]
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The most human boxing story in recent memory involves piston-powered exoskeletons. Seven years ago, I wrote about the anime MEGALOBOX, a spiritual successor to the legendary series Ashita no Joe which may actually be called Megalobox or Megalo Box depending on who you ask. I called it a familiar story bolstered by gorgeous art, compelling […]
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Thursday, November 13th PunchingGrace.com, 6:30 pm ET, Steven Butler vs Stephane Fondjo. An Eye of the Tiger show from Montreal, Canada. This was originally set for Butler vs Erik Bazinyan, but Bazinyan is hurt. In steps Fondjo, who has fought as a pro mostly in Dubai and his native Cameroon. Jhon Orobio takes on Xolisani […]
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Teofimo Lopez spent a few minutes giving his immediate reaction to Vergil Ortiz’s knockout win over Erickson Lubin on Saturday night, admitting that he was surprised with how quickly Ortiz was able to get the job done. Here’s some of what Lopez had to say on his perspective of what took place inside the ring […]
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Following Vergil Ortiz’s swift knockout of Erickson Lubin last night a lot of the attention turned immediately to a proposed fight between Ortiz and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. Here, however, trainer Robert Garcia explains how Ortiz is in a good position where he has a number of big fights on the table and that Boots doesn’t […]
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Vergil Ortiz Jr didn’t give Erickson Lubin much chance to pull an upset, scoring a second round TKO victory tonight in Texas, and likely setting up a big fight in 2026 with Jaron “Boots” Ennis. Ortiz (24-0, 22 KO) retained his interim WBC super welterweight title with the stoppage win, which officially came at 1:30 […]
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Results Vergil Ortiz Jr returns tonight to face Erickson Lubin in a pivotal super welterweight matchup, and Bad Left Hook is the place to be for live updates, results, and more. The DAZN stream will begin at 8 pm ET, as will our live coverage, for the five-fight card promoted by Golden Boy. Wil Esco […]
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Mike Coppinger and Jake Donovan both report that WBO super welterweight champion Xander Zayas and WBA titlist Abass Baraou have agreed to meet in a January 31st unification bout in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Per Donovan, the show will be announced on-site next week on the 12th. The 23-year-old Zayas (22-0, 13 KO) pushed for […]
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While DAZN has steadily increased its subscription rates and added more and more PPV events to their offerings on top of that, the company has just issued a press release indicated that they are ‘revolutionizing’ the PPV model by introducing a new ‘ultimate’ subscription pricing plan that will include its PPV events. The first three […]
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Oscar De La Hoya is back on his revenge tour and takes aim at Dana White once again for an investigation into alleged fight fixing in the UFC. De La Hoya says this only proves him right about the kind of businessmen Turki Alalshikh is dealing with, and thinks this whole saga only serves to […]
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With Devin Haney set to step straight into a welterweight title fight against Brian Norman Jr on Nov. 22, both fighters sat down with Ring Magazine to talk about the matchup and their expectations for the fight. You can catch some excerpts of what both fighters had to say below with the full video interview […]
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Top Rank, still on the hunt for a broadcast partner, announced on Twitter that its next two shows will air on their Top Rank Classics streaming service. That platform, which you can access for free via various services, hosted Mikaela Mayer’s win over Mary Spencer this past Saturday. The first of the two sees Rafael […]
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Badou Jack’s long-delayed rematch with Noel Mikaelian on December 13th is officially set to air on pay-per-view “via all major cable outlets, DIRECTV, and DISH in the United States, as well as leading digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, PPV.com, TrillerTV, and Fubo” with a “suggested retail price” of $29.99. Jack (29-3-3, 17 KO) edged […]
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Most Valuable Promotions has unveiled the full supporting cast for Amanda Serrano’s January 3rd rematch with Erika Cruz in San Juan, including a lightweight title bout and some of Puerto Rico’s top talents. The co-feature sees 44-year-old former titlist Holly Holm (34-2-3, 9 KO), who returned to boxing in June after 12 years as a […]
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Kell Brook is scheduled to return to the ring on Feb. 13 in Dubai for a fight against Eisa Al Dah after not having fought since a Feb. 2022 win over Amir Khan. In a conversation with Sky Sports he says he’s coming back to the ring in order to bring awareness to mental health, […]
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If you haven’t seen Denis Villanueve’s 2016 sci-fi classic Arrival, go watch that before reading the next few paragraphs. Or read them anyway. Or just skip them. You’ve only got one life to live and there’s no point subjecting yourself to the edicts of some weirdo from the Internet. Anyway, the movie’s climax kicks off […]
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Floyd Schofield Jr recently spent some time talking with Fight Hub TV about a number of topics, and during this particular segment his father and trainer made some bold proclamations about their intentions to be undisputed in two weight classes simultaneously while also also saying he expects Shakur Stevenson’s career to end sooner than you […]
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With Chris Eubank Jr set to rematch Conor Benn on Nov. 15, DAZN has released their face off interview where both fighters sat down for an interview with one another to discuss their impending sequel. “This is who I am,” Eubank Jr said to Benn. “I’m uncensored, I’m unfiltered. If I see something and I […]
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