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Lightweight titlist Shakur Stevenson appears to be looking forward to testing himself on the open market. The skilled, three-division titleholder from Newark, New Jersey, indicated on his X (formerly Twitter) account this past weekend that he will become a free agent later this year. Stevenson typically fights twice in a calendar year.
As far as Turki Alalshikh is concerned, the boxing boom in Saudi Arabia won’t involve dabblers of The Sweet Science. The head of the General Entertainment Authority, the arm that oversees entertainment in the oil-producing country, has asserted himself as one of the top powerbrokers in boxing, financing matchups that likely could not have materialized under the usual economics and business alignments of the sport.
Brian McIntyre doesn’t think the widespread acknowledgement that he was the top trainer of 2023 was based solely on the results he helped produce inside the ring.
Promoter Frank Warren is intrigued by the new wrinkles Francis Ngannou may or may not show against Anthony Joshua. The head of Queensberry Promotions is helping promote another crossover boxing event on March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi
The most powerful figure in boxing, some say, wants two highly regarded American boxers to join the lucrative jamboree that is all the rage these days in the Middle East.
Adrien Broner evidently hasn’t lost his gabby ways. The former champion took to his Instagram account on Thursday to send sternly-worded challenge to Bill Haney, calling for a grudge fight with Haney’s son, Devin Haney, the undisputed lightweight champion and current 140-pound titlist.
Heavyweight great Lennox Lewis isn’t too happy with Anthony Joshua’s upcoming shindig with Francis Ngannou. It was formally announced earlier this week that London’s Joshua will be taking on the former UFC champion and boxing novice in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 8.
Trainer Buddy McGirt expects his heavyweight charge, Dillian Whyte, to mount a comeback later this year in the wake of yet another drug scandal.
Artur Beterbiev has evidently grown very weary over Dmitry Bivol’s constant proclamations about fighting each other. The Russian light heavyweight champions could finally be nearing an agreement to put their respective titles on the line for the undisputed 175-pound championship later this year.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has a hard time taking Teofimo Lopez seriously as a person. The head of Matchroom Boxing has long butted heads with the current WBO 140-pound titlist on Lopez’s claims of being a box office draw, and their animus reached a new point last week when Lopez insisted his title fight with Josh Taylor this