Anthony Cacace and others are getting the business from the IBF
The International Boxing Federation is inserting itself into the business of titleholders like none of its three peers this year. The question is: Why?
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BoxingScene’s Midweek Mailbag: Saudi boxing league, best boxers who never won major titles, Ennis-Chukhadzhian II, and more
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle the idea of a boxing league led by Turki Alalshikh and his Riyadh Season; the wet fart that is the idea of a rematch between Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Karen Chukhadzhian; a potential fight between Naoya Inoue and John Riel Casimero; and the best boxers of the past two decades who never won major world titles.
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Brian Norman Jr. bet on himself – but was it the right decision?
We are the result of our decisions, and Brian Norman Jr., the new WBO welterweight titleholder, confronted one of those watershed moments in choosing not to face Jaron “Boots” Ennis for a $1.7 million purse.
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Daily Bread Mailbag: The pound-for-pounders of the future; what it takes to be a trainer
In this week's dose of Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, the long-serving trainer with the educated boxing brain discusses what makes a good trainer, his future pound-for-pound list, an evolution in the sport since the glamorous eighties, and more
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The welterweight division is broken
What once was boxing’s marquee division has crumbled into pieces of failed negotiations, tight-fisted promotion, protective decision-making and barely beyond-anonymous names.
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Team Norman on Jaron Ennis fight: We asked for what’s fair
A two-week ordeal for Jolene Mizzone, manager of WBO welterweight titleholder Brian Norman Jr., is nearing its conclusion. The tense period of public negotiations with IBF champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis appears to have ended with P2M Box Promotions, the promoter of Karen Chukhadzhian, winning the purse bid for Ennis’ mandatory title defense against their fighter Chukhadzhian. The bout, a rematch of their January 2023 fight that Ennis won by unanimous decision, will be set for later this year.
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Eddie Hearn explains frustration with IBF, ‘borderline circus act’ Team Norman
Promoter Eddie Hearn is at a loss with the IBF when it comes to their welterweight champion, Jaron “Boots” Ennis as they want him now to face mandatory challenger Karen Chukhadzhian, the same fighter Ennis beat 12 rounds to zero some 18 months ago.
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Eddie Hearn ‘still talking’ to make ‘Boots’ Ennis-Brian Norman Jr.
Matchroom are continuing their efforts to make a unification fight between Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Brian Norman Jr. Ennis’ promoters have targeted a date of November 9 in Philadelphia, the 27-year-old Ennis’ home city and the location of his stoppage in July of David Avanesyan on the occasion of his first defence of the IBF welterweight title.
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Daily Bread Mailbag: Don't presume that Canelo beats Crawford just because he's bigger
The Daily Bread Mailbag is here as the one and only Stephen "Breadman" Edwards responds to your questions about Crawford, Canelo, Boots, the lightweight legacy of Duran and the pain he felt watching Julian Williams lose his world title.
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In the case of Jaron Ennis, there was a better way than settling for the mandatory
When the gifted and unbeaten welterweight talent Jaron “Boots” Ennis decided to join Matchroom Boxing, many of the dream phrases that had been denied Ennis were uttered.
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