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McGirt Was Unaware of Kovalev's Doping Test, Felt Camp Was Going Well

If Sergey Kovalev is bowing under the pressure from his out-of-the-ring shenanigans, he had not made it apparent during his training camp, according to his head trainer Buddy McGirt.

Buddy McGirt Predicts Shakur Stevenson Gets KO'ed by Teofimo Lopez, Starts Heated Squabble

You can add the recent Buddy McGirt-Shakur Stevenson hoo-ha to the long list of bizarre boxing feuds. The controversy apparently stems from an interview in which McGirt, a hall of fame fighter and widely regarded trainer, lambasted in no uncertain te...

Artur Beterbiev Co-Trainer: Bivol Is The Most Important Fight At 175

Russian light heavyweight titleholder Artur Beterbiev probably wants to get a fight under his belt in the pandemic era before he even starts countenancing future unification bouts, but for his co-trainer, the big picture remains clear: targeting the...

David Benavidez Demands Caleb Plant Fight, Eyes Canelo Alvarez

Caleb Plant may think he is the best super-middleweight in the world, but to his divisional cohort David Benavidez, he is simply a low hurdle waiting to be cleared. “I would want to get a fight with Plant first, just to get that out of the way,” Bena...

Demetrius Andrade: I Never Ducked Charlo, That's Crazy!

Demetrius Andrade is dead tired of fielding inquiries about the time he supposedly “ducked” Jermell Charlo. Whatever it was, the incident stretches back to 2014–Barack Obama was president, HBO was still pumping money into boxing telecasts, and the co...

Billy Joe Saunders Rules Out Caleb Plant Fight, Citing Politics: It's A Waste of Breath

Billy Joe Saunders may often put himself in harebrained situations that make others question his grip on reality, but as far as the boxing business goes he is a stone-cold realist. At least that seems to be the case from the way he responded to a rec...

Canelo's Trainer on Golovkin: He Looked Bad In His Last Fight, A Bit Slower

Whether or not Canelo Alvarez ever decides to give Gennadiy Golovkin a third fight, his trainer clearly thinks it will not be as competitive as the previous two other occasions. Eddy Reynoso recently noted that he has spotted a decline in the Kazakh...

Reynoso: Multi-weight Titles Ensure Canelo Will Go Down As Greatest Mexican Fighter

With so many storied champions in Mexican boxing history, trainer Eddy Reynoso understands why some people struggle to reach consensus on who the best really is. After all, how does one choose between the likes of Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Salvador San...

Ryan Garcia on Devin Haney: 'Stop Complaining! Go Fight Teofimo, That's Your Chance!'

Devin Haney can huff and puff all he wants, but the brick wall separating him from a fight with rising star Ryan Garcia is not going to topple over anytime soon – so long as Garcia has a say in the matter.

Joseph Diaz on Tevin Farmer Rematch: 'I Deserve To Be The A-Side, Would Gladly Whoop Him Again'

One of the perks, as the thinking goes, of being a titleholder these days is that you get to call the shots, which is precisely why Joseph “Jo Jo” Diaz had no interest in pursuing a rematch with Tevin Farmer, whom he defeated by 12-round decision to...

Lomachenko Rates Lopez’s Punching Power: Hard, But Not One-Punch KO Hard

However many excuses he has trotted out since dropping a unanimous decision to Teofimo Lopez last October in their lightweight unification bout, one area in which Vasiliy Lomachenko is happy to give credit to his former adversary is his power.

Bernard Hopkins: Loss of Canelo Still Tough To Swallow

Although his colleagues at Golden Boy Promotions have preferred to put on their poker faces in regards to the stunning departure of Canelo Alvarez from their promotional stable, Bernard Hopkins does not seem to mind letting his guard down.

Gary Russell Jr. On Gervonta Davis: He Based His Whole Career Fighting Smaller Fighters

Gary Russell Jr. wants Gervonta Davis to pick on someone his own size. The WBC featherweight titleholder has not been shy about calling Davis a weight bully over the past year. In the latest instance of his antagonization, Russell took exception to D...

De La Hoya on Golovkin Threat: I'm Not A Walk In The Park Like The Last Guy He Fought

How does Oscar De La Hoya respond to a thinly-veiled death threat? By smiling from ear to ear, apparently. The threat in question was lobbed by middleweight titleholder Gennadiy Golovkin, who, a couple of months ago, responded to a reporter’s query a...

Ryan Garcia On Speaking With Al Haymon Before Campbell Fight: 'He Just Said, Good Luck, Champ'

If the Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta Davis “superfight” is going to happen, it will need to involve their respective handlers. Given the bad blood between Oscar De La Hoya, Garcia’s promoter, and Al Haymon, Davis’ manager, that is no sure thing.