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Slap 2: Plant, Charlo taking the first step toward a sequel
By Norm Frauenheim
It wouldn’t exactly be a rematch. Let’s just call it a sequel, Slap 2.
It’s been all but inevitable ever since Caleb Plant slapped Jermall...
Staying Relevant: Bam Rodriguez back on the job
By Norm Frauenheim
Staying busy and staying relevant are a couple of fundamentals, both of which will be at the top of Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez...
Garcia Scores Quick Win by Cut Stoppage; Lacanlale Thrills in Decision
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA – Super featherweight prospect Gabriel Garcia scored the stoppage he predicted over Armando Frausto, but likely in a less satisfying fashion than...
Garcia Headlines in Pleasanton on Saturday
SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – Super featherweight prospect Gabriel Garcia returns to the ring and makes his debut on the top of the bill as...
Lacanlale Back in Action this Saturday
SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – Undefeated featherweight prospect Kyle Lacanlale aims to defend his home turf when he returns to the ring this coming Saturday...
Pacquiao raising inevitable questions with his second comeback
By Norm Frauenheim
Few great careers are complete without a risky comeback or two and, sure enough, 46-year-old Manny Pacquiao is poised to made a...
Navarrete Wins Technical Decision Over Suarez
Emanuel Navarrete retained the WBO Junior Lightweight title with a controversial technical unanimous decision over Charly Suarez at The Pachanga Arena in San Diego,...
Inoue keeps fans in the seats and himself at the top of the pound-for-pound...
By Norm Frauenheim
From weird to wow with a futile stop that was a waste of time, it was a weekend ride from gutter to...
Early Results from Las Vegas: Vargas Explosive in Stoppage Victory
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Later tonight, the pound-for-pound discussion will continue for superstar Naoya Inoue as he defends his unified super bantamweight title against...
Inoue back and anxious to remind America about his dynamic skill set
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS -- Naoya Inoue stood on the scale like a politician on the bully pulpit Saturday in his first American appearance in about...
Inoue Looks Ready for Cardenas with Eyes on Bigger Prizes
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - Unified super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue aims to bolster his bid for pound-for-pound kingpin status in a stateside showcase against...
Inoue-Cardenas: Inoue calls bout a good “platform” as he points toward Akhmadaliev
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS -- Naoya Inoue's pound-for-pound campaign resumes Sunday in a return to America against Ramon Cardenas in a T-Mobile Arena fight...
Inoue fight with Cardenas includes reported plan to face Akhmadaliev
By Norm Frauenheim
Naoya Inoue has heard the criticism, and it looks as if he has answered with news Thursday from rival promoter Eddie Hearn, who...
Naoya Inoue back in the USA with a chance at the final say
By Norm Frauenheim
Naoya Inoue, whose masterful combinations keep him at the top of the pound-for-pound debate, is back in the United States for the...
CALEB PLANT VS. ARMANDO RESÉNDIZ & JERMALL CHARLO VS. THOMAS LAMANNA VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
LAS VEGAS – April 24, 2025 – Former super middleweight world champion Caleb Plant and Mexican knockout Armando Reséndiz, plus two-division champion Jermall Charlo and veteran contender Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna previewed their respective...
Composed Ryan Garcia begins another fight to answer questions
By Norm Frauenheim
It was a different Ryan Gracia than the one who shocked, outraged and frightened throughout a long-running social-media ride to hell-and-back a...
For David Benavidez, ideal is just a matter of time
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s not exactly the transaction David Benavidez wanted. Benavidez, an instinctive fighter, was hoping to exchange blows for an undisputed title. Instead,...
Canelo-Crawford: A Fight to be the Face of a Generation
By Norm Frauenheim
Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford will share a ring and not much else on a projected day in September. In part, the...
Canelo-Crawford: Interest builds as odds continue to favor Canelo
By Norm Frauenheim
Date and place remain uncertain, but exploding interest in Canelo Alvarez-versus-Terence Crawford six months before a projected opening bell is already evident...
Fundora’s path to undisputed gets clearer as Crawford gives up 154-pound belt
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — For Sebastian Fundora, the view is unobstructed.
Maybe, even undisputed.
At 6-foot-6, Fundora, a junior-middleweight with NBA dimensions, already has two...
Elijah Garcia ready to move on from his first loss
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — They sat next to each other like neighbors at one end of the table, linked by geography and the...
Waiting Room: David Benavidez still there
By Norm Frauenheim -
David Benavidez says he wants to be the Face of the Game. He might have to wait on that one too.
That’s...
Canelo Territory? Canelo poised to fight in a different Hemisphere for first time
By Norm Frauenheim
Canelo Álvarez, who has never fought anywhere outside of the Western Hemisphere, arrived in New York Thursday, the first step in a...
McKernan Victorious in Lincoln
LINCOLN, CALIFORNIA – Cruiserweight contender Blake McKernan kept his comeback rolling, scoring a stoppage of late replacement Jurmain McDonald in the main event of...
McKernan Back in Action at Thunder Valley
ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIA – Cruiserweight contender Blake McKernan ended a two-year sabbatical last August and will now fight for the third time in his return...
Lacanlale Returns This Saturday in Lincoln
Just seven months into his pro career, former amateur standout Kyle Lacanlale will make his fourth ring appearance this coming Saturday as part of...
Promising Prospect: Islam Abdusamadov
There is something that never gets old about the story of a fighter finding his way to America to pursue his dreams and doing...
Gervonta Davis: Tank, always powerful and often mercurial
By Norm Frauenheim
A tank is easy to understand. Gervonta Davis isn’t. He’s more mercurial than his bulldozing, armor-plated nickname ever could be. In the...
Beterbiev-Bivol 2: Finally, a timely rematch
By Norm Frauenheim
Rematches, like sequels, often disappoint just about everybody other than the opposite corners that get a second trip to the pay window....
RAMPAGE JACKSON AND RASHAD EVANS SET TO REIGNITE RIVALRY IN BOXING BLOCKBUSTER AT ICS...
Albuquerque, NM – - Fight fans, get ready for an electrifying night of action as combat sports legends Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans step into the boxing ring...
Flores Gets By Arellano
JAMESTOWN, CALIFORNIA – Lightweight contender Gabriel Flores Jr. scored two knockdowns, but was taken to the limit by hard-charging Jose Arellano, despite wide official...
Flores, Arellano Offer Parting Comments
JAMESTOWN, CALIFORNIA – In the ten-round main event of tonight’s ProBox TV broadcast emanating from the Chicken Ranch Casino Resort, world ranked lightweight contender...
Albert Ochoa: A New Reality
When Kylie Jenner accepted his longshot request to accompany him to prom, eventually featuring the event on the maiden episode of the E! Television...
Arellano Mines for Gold in Flores’ Backyard on ProBox TV on Wednesday Night
JAMESTOWN, CALIFORNIA – Lightweight contender Gabriel Flores Jr. aims to continue his rise up the 135-pound ladder and state his case for a title...
Prime Time: Maturing David Benavidez moves into the next chapter of his emerging career
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez emerges from his victory over David Morrell in more control of his career than ever because of how he dominated...
