There was a time when Jaime Munguia was the sport’s most active fighter, at least at the title level. The coronavirus pandemic and a series of postponements has slowed down his ring activity, although the former WBO junior middleweight titlist has ne...
By Jake Donovan - It takes a lot for the humble yet confident Naoya Inoue to break character. The level of trash talk that has come from fellow three-division and reigning bantamweight titlist John Riel Casimero has yet to do the trick. Instead, Inou...
More than 20 years after Oscar De La Hoya brought big time boxing to El Paso, Jaime Munguia has the confidence of his Hall of Fame co-promoter and the Golden Boy staff of establishing his own presence in the border town.
Naoya Inoue’s return to Las Vegas will feature two of the three judges who worked his previous fight. Tim Cheatham (Nevada) and Patricia Morse Jarman (Nevada) are once again assigned to a bantamweight title fight featuring Yokohama, Japan’s Inoue (20...
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The stateside tour continues for one of the sport’s very best. Japan’s Naoya Inoue is set to make his third defense of at least one bantamweight title as the pound-for-pound entrant faces Philippines’ Michael Dasmarinas. Both boxers made weight for t...
On a loaded weekend of boxing that has already endured weigh-in issues on competing shows, everyone did their job at the scale in El Paso. Unbeaten former WBO junior middleweight titlist Jaime Munguia is set for his scheduled 12-round showdown versus...
A far more prominent plan was in place for Bektemir Melikuziev when the year began. Hopes of a breakthrough performance were dashed when former three-time light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev tested positive for a banned substance ahead of their...
The news surrounding Oscar De La Hoya’s exhibition-style ring return has created a Las Vegas logjam. Media reports have swirled of the Hall of Fame former six-division champion moving forward with a planned boxing exhibition versus UFC light heavywei...
Mikaela Mayer has always taken a strong stance regarding the way female fighters are treated and compensated in comparison to their male counterparts. Hearing a plea from her Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum calling for sport reform has provided a diff...
Blair ‘The Flair’ Cobbs is back where he belongs—in the ring, in front of his adoring public. The charismatic and unbeaten welterweight prospect returns for the first time since the pandemic, serving as part of Golden Boy Promotions’ DAZN show this S...
There was never a moment for as long as she has been a boxer where Mikaela Mayer couldn’t envision herself one day becoming world champion. The only thing that didn’t go according to plan on the night she brought that to fruition were the surrounding...
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Joe Joyce was among the heavyweights caught in the ripple effect in the fallout of a proposed undisputed heavyweight championship between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. The backup plan for the unbeaten contender is every bit as dangerous and perhaps...
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For the duration of his pro career, Michael Hunter has developed a reputation as a fighter willing to take on all comers. Getting his divisional peers to return the favor has proven troublesome, which is why he has chosen the route he will next trav...
Tyson Fury isn’t convinced that even a new head trainer will be able to rid Deontay Wilder of his old habits. The topic came up during a press conference held Tuesday afternoon at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, where the...
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Deontay Wilder took the same approach on Tuesday as he has for most of the past 17 months—speaking only when he felt it was necessary to be heard. The former long-reigning heavyweight champion remained silent throughout Tuesday’s press conference to...
