
David Morrell Jr. leaves Canelo drama in his dust
David Morrell Jr., taking control and authoring his own story, will move up to light heavyweight Saturday on the loaded BMO Stadium card in Los Angeles, facing Radivoje Kalajdzic.
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David Morrell Jr., taking control and authoring his own story, will move up to light heavyweight Saturday on the loaded BMO Stadium card in Los Angeles, facing Radivoje Kalajdzic.

The criticism has been relentless, but WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman expects it to subside now that David Benavidez has accepted the opportunity to perform as a light heavyweight.

On Monday, three former world titleholders torched Jake Paul, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., WBA President Gilberto Mendoza and everyone else connected to the mockery of a proposed Paul-Chavez fight.

Naoya Inoue isn’t pleasing everyone by taking a showcase fight against TJ Doheny on Sept. 3 in Tokyo, but the undisputed junior featherweight champion hasn’t committed a mortal sin.

The greatest takeaway from Jaron Ennis’ first welterweight title defense, a fifth-round stoppage of Russia’s David Avanesyan on Saturday night, is what a pure talent he is.

Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk, for the undisputed heavyweight title in May, was a much-needed fight – not least because of how long it took to actually be staged. Not only was it really important, it was an excellent, competitive, dramatic fight.

As Texas’ Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez elevates to his big moment Saturday night against veteran WBC super-flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada, he will find in victory a twist on an old phrase.

After missing weight by more than three pounds in his April 20 fight with Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia seems unlikely to get back under the junior welterweight limit again, says ProBox TV analyst Chris Algieri.

On Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” analyst Chris Algieri discussed the risk in Devin Haney, coming off an April loss to Ryan Garcia – his first – making a hasty decision about his next steps.

It’s difficult not to be enthused by the peaking performance of unbeaten lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis, and in the span of one show, ProBox TV’s Paulie Malignaggi became fully devoted.