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Mikey Garcia vs. Jorge Linares possible for summer

Rob Smith - 04/01/2018 Leave a Comment

Mikey Garcia and Jorge Linares could be facing each other in the summer at 135 after the 2 of them get done with their interim fights. » Read Full Article

Deontay Wilder win over Ortiz make him No.1 heavyweight in division?

Rob Smith - 02/01/2018 Leave a Comment

Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) will place himself as the No.1 heavyweight in the division with a win over Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) on March 3 in this writer’s opinion. » Read Full Article

Parker could get $12M for Joshua fight

Rob Smith - 31/12/2017 Leave a Comment

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker could be looking at an estimated payday of $12 million for his unification fight against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for their fight in March or April. » Read Full Article

Wilder, Ortiz agree on 3/3 fight

Rob Smith - 30/12/2017 Leave a Comment

Luis Ortiz and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder have an agreement in place for them to meet on March 3rd on Showtime Boxing at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York. » Read Full Article

Shannon Briggs says he could be facing Tyson Fury in April

Rob Smith - 27/12/2017 Leave a Comment

Heavyweight Shannon Briggs is saying he’ll be Tyson Fury’s next opponent in April when the overweight former heavyweight champion makes his return to the ring following a 2-year layoff. » Read Full Article

Team Derevyanchenko targeting Jermall Charlo & Caleb Truax

Rob Smith - 25/12/2017 Leave a Comment

Trainer Andre Rozier would like to match his fighter #1 IBF middleweight contender Sergey Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOs) against either unbeaten Jermall Charlo (26-0, 20 KOs) or IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Truax (29-3-2, 18 KOs) in his next fight. » Read Full Article

Canelo-Golovkin: Which one will adapt better in rematch?

Rob Smith - 24/12/2017 Leave a Comment

Saul Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin both were slow in adapting during their previous fight on September 16. » Read Full Article

Wilder says to Joshua: “Give me the belts or fight”

Rob Smith - 22/12/2017 Leave a Comment

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder thinks that IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s promotional teams is protecting their “gravy train” fighter by not willing to put him in with a risky fight against himself, and by focusing on matching him against beatable opposition that present no risk to their money train. » Read Full Article

Fans want Burnett-Tete and Saunders-Jacobs

Rob Smith - 21/12/2017 Leave a Comment

The boxing public wants to see the best fights involving bantamweight champions Ryan Burnett facing Zolani Tete, and WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) defending against former IBF belt holder Daniel Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs). » Read Full Article

Saunders won’t be fighting Canelo says Gomez

Rob Smith - 20/12/2017 Leave a Comment

Saul Canelo Alvarez won’t be fighting WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders next on May 5th. » Read Full Article