Lawrence Okolie vs. Michal Cieslak possible for Dec.12th for WBO cruiserweight belt

By Brian Webber: Promoter Eddie Hearn believes IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev will emerge as the victor in his three-belt unification fight against WBO champion Joe Smith Jr. in June 18th. The Top Rank promoted Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs) and Smith (28-3, 22 KOs) will headline live on ESPN,...

By Allan Fox: Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela is picking Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero to defeat Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis next Saturday night in their headliner on Showtime PPV on May 28th. Rayo says he initially picked Tank (26-0, 24 KOs) to win, but after he sat studied...

After a prolonged wait of more than 5 years, it finally happened on May 2, 2015 – the long awaited showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao. Most observers feel it ultimately happened 4 or 5 years too late. It could have happened as early as March 2010,...

By Barry Holbrook: Tyson Fury will make his retirement decision based on the outcome of the July 23rd rematch between unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, according to promoter Bob Arum. WBC champion Fury is only interested in battling the last man standing in the Joshua vs. Usyk...

By Allan Fox: Five years after his first fight against Canelo Alvarez in 2017, Gennadiy Golovkin will be attempting to pick up his first win over the Mexican star when they meet live on DAZN PPV on September 17th for their trilogy match. It will be tough for Golovkin to...

By Allan Fox: Tim Bradley is giving Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero only a “puncher’s chance’ of beating Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis next Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Bradley says Rolly (14-0, 12 KOs) fights with too much emotion and thinks he’ll make careless...

By Barry Holbrook: Promoter Ben Shalom wants Chris Eubank Jr. to focus first on proving himself in a world title fight before looking at facing Conor Benn, Billy Joe Saunders, or Gennadiy Golovkin afterward. Eubank is ranked #1 WBA, #3 WBC, and #4 WBO. Based on his rankings, his best...

By Sean Jones: George Kambosos Jr. says Devin Haney will be running once he gets a taste of his power on June 5th at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Kambosos, 28, says he was looking for some sprinters to help him get adjusted to the running that Haney will be doing on the night, but it was too costly.

By Ken Hissner: WBC World Heavyweight champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury has been a breath of fresh air to the world of boxing. He is a character at all times and a really good and gutsy fighter in the ring. Fury prayed with his team prior to...

By Dan Ambrose: Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis got a little upset in learning this week that Devin Haney took a shot at him in a recent interview in saying he might as well stay with Mayweather Promotions if he’s not going to be fighting anybody. Tank’s promotional contract...

By Allan Fox: Tim Bradley feels proud about being one of the pundits that predicted ahead of time that Dmitry Bivol was one of the rare fighters capable of potentially defeating superstar Canelo Alvarez. Bradley wants Canelo to get a win under his belt first before running it back for...

By Sam Volz: Antonio Tarver believes David Benavidez’s fighting style is literally “tailormade” for Canelo Alvarez and could get knocked out by the superstar when the two eventually meet. Tarver points out that Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) lacks the size and technical boxing ability of WBA light...

Former World Super Middleweight Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs) has done everything short of threatening the health of World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol to get a title shot. Ramirez has won not only one but two title eliminators, both by way...

By Dan Ambrose: David Benavidez’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz says Canelo Alvarez is NOT one of the options for his young star’s next fight in November following his third-round blowout victory over David Lemieux last Saturday night. Lewkowicz doubts that the former four-division world champion Canelo (57-2-2, 39 KOs)...

By Sean Jones: Just moments ago, Matchroom Boxing announced that Gennadiy Golovkin would be challenging undisputed 154-lb champion Canelo Alvarez for his four belts on September 17th in their trilogy bout. Many fans are giving the 40-year-old Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) a good chance of defeating Canelo, based on the...

By Allan Fox: Canelo Alvarez will reportedly be taking the trilogy match with Gennadiy Golovkin next on September 17th, and then face Dmitry Bivol in a rematch. Canelo (57-2-2, 39 KOs) is wisely taking the third fight with the 40-year-old Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) while it’s still available. As promoter Eddie Hearn said, “It’s now or never” for the Canelo vs. Golovkin trilogy.

By Sam Volz: Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero can become a star this Saturday night, win or lose in his fight against WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on Showtime PPV. Like his predecessor Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz just did for his career, Rolly (14-0, 12...

By Craig Daly: Eddie Hearn says David Benavidez’s destruction of former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux last Saturday night told him nothing because the Canadian fighter hasn’t been impressive lately. Hearn says he expected that the former two-time WBC super-middleweight champion Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) would destroy the...

By Jim Calfa: Abner Mares says undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo should avoid unbeaten 6’6″ Sebastian ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora and instead take on the easy to hit Tim Tszyu for his next fight. Mares feels that the heavy-handed Tszyu (21-0, 15 KOs) is the...

By Dan Ambrose: WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney isn’t worried about being robbed next month when he faces unified champion George Kambosos Jr on June 4th at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) says he’s going to make it so one-sided that there’s no chance...