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The head of the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) says the Florida Athletic Commission (FAC) could not find sufficient reason to deny the ring return of drug-offender Conor Benn.
Frank Warren remains flabbergasted by Joe Joyce’s decision to slim down for his first fight with Zhilei Zhang. Joyce, the heavyweight bruiser from London, weighed 256 pounds ahead of his showdown with China’s Zhang in April, about 15 pounds lighter than his previous fight against Joseph Parker last September, in which he weighed 241 ½ pounds. Joyce knocked out Parker in the 11th round.
UFC head Dana White wants to make sure his company gains a firm foothold on one of the biggest annual Mexican celebrations. The UFC held a fight card last weekend at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas that was geared toward Mexican Independence Day—mariachi bands and all—and headlined by a women’s flyweight title rematch between Mexican champion Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko. The undercard also featured a slew of fighters from Mexico.
Andy Ruiz Jr. continues to search for a willing collaborator. The former heavyweight titlist from Imperial, Calif. took to social media recently to comment on his protracted absence from the ring, while calling out the likes of Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, unified champion Oleksandr Usyk, and WBC titlist Tyson Fury.
Keith Thurman vs. Claressa Shields? With a few key conditions, Thurman is apparently on board. A fight between Thurman, the former unified welterweight titlist from Clearwater, Florida, and Claressa Shields, the multi-division champion from Flint, Michigan, widely regarded as the top female boxer in the world today, recently became an
A match between Jaime Munguia and John Ryder has captured the fancy of promoter Oscar De La Hoya. The founder of Golden Boy, Munguia’s promoter, recently raved about a possible match-up between the Mexican super middleweight contender and London’s Ryder.
Promoter Bob Arum has a hard time envisioning Terence Crawford pulling out a win over Canelo Alvarez. Asked to offer his opinion on the hypothetical match-up recently, the Hall of Fame promoter said he just feels that
Shakur Stevenson remains befuddled as to why Frank Martin decided to pass up an opportunity that he says would have netted Martin a career high payday and title shot.
Jermell Charlo isn’t exactly proud of the way he comported himself in years past. In a recent interview, the undisputed 154-pound champion from Houston, Texas, expressed some regret about his tetchy behavior as he was coming up as a contender.
Southpaw ace Shakur Stevenson firmly believes the only way he’ll ever get a fight with Gervonta “Tank” Davis is if Davis initiates the interest. Stevenson, the two-division titlist and current lightweight contender from Newark, New Jersey, said in a recent interview that the fight he wants the most is one involving Baltimore’s Davis.