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By Mohamed Bahaa Mexico has traditionally been a boxing powerhouse, turning forth a lot of skill and renowned warriors. Julio César Chávez, a three-division wor

"Just a Monster" Mike Tyson Names The Greatest Mexican Boxer In History

By Mohamed Bahaa In current boxing debates, Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford have grown to be prominent players. Further cemented Crawford's reputation as a

"Not My Problem" Responds Canelo Alvarez To Saudi Boxing Chief

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Turki Alalshikh and Oscar De La Hoya just might be joining forces to deliver a stacked card featuring two of […]

Turki Alalshikh And Oscar De La Hoya Plotting Massive Card Featuring Terence Crawford and Shakur Stevenson?

Las Vegas, NV

LAS VEGAS — Vergil Ortiz returns to the ring Saturday for an interim WBC super welterweight title fight against Serhii Bohachuk at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Should he win, he could be thrust into big fight after big fight, as Golden Boy Promotions founder Oscar De La Hoya told World Boxing News and other reporters this week that he’s planning to box Ortiz against Tim Tszyu, and Terence Crawford in upcoming fights.

Oscar De La Hoya maps out Vergil Ortiz vs Tszyu and Crawford

Albuquerque, NM

Featherweight Angelo Leo became a two-division world titleholder by knocking out Luis Alberto Lopez in the 10th round to win the IBF featherweight title at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photos: Mikey Williams / Top Rank Inc.) Junior welterweight Lindolfo Delgado won a 10-round split decision over Bryan Flores...

Photo gallery: Angelo Leo-Luis Alberto Lopez fight

Angel Ayala opened a new chapter in his young career with an impressive sixth-round knockout of Dave Apolinario to earn a vacant flyweight belt Friday at Restaurante Arroyo in Mexico City. Ayala (18-0, 8 KOs), from Texcoco, Mexico, showed resilience while the bout lasted, recording two knockdowns in the sixth...

Angel Ayala hammers David Apolinario to earn flyweight belt

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Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

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It was bombs away in Las Vegas as Vergil Ortiz Jr. survived two knockdowns to outscore gutsy Ukrainian star Serhii Bohachuk, The Sporting News provided undercard results and a full report on the main event.

Serhii Bohachuk vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr results: Ortiz survives two knockdowns to prevail, calls out Crawford

WHEN you have won 21 fights in a row by knockout, there is a certain pressure and therefore incentive to keep the run going and avoid finishing a fight any other way. This pressure is something Vergil Ortiz, he of the 21 straight knockouts, will know better than most. His impressive knockout streak, meanwhile, is something he will be keen to extend when fighting Serhii Bohachuk tonight (August 10) in Las Vegas.

21 and Counting: Vergil Ortiz’s five best stoppage victories

David Benavidez may have one more fight in 2024. According to his promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, the former super middleweight titleholder and current light heavyweight contender should have a date in December. “We will secure the opponent, but we need to secure the venue and the date with the PBC,” Lewkowicz...

Promoter: David Benavidez set for December return

Edgar Berlanga says he’s not just taking the fight against superstar Canelo Alvarez for the big-money million+ payday he’ll be getting for their headliner on September 14th. He says he’s taking it for his “legacy” because he wants to be in Canelo’s position someday as the huge star...

Berlanga Denies Chasing “That Bag” for Canelo Fight

The well-oiled machine that is hard-charging locomotive Luis Alberto Lopez looks to keep on chugging Saturday night by defending his IBF featherweight title for a fourth time against Angelo Leo. Lopez (30-2, 17 KOs) will once again hit the road to Albuquerque, New Mexico and face the former junior featherweight...

Road warrior 'Venado' Lopez patiently waiting for Naoya Inoue as Angelo Leo approaches

Sam Noakes is targeting an eventual fight with Denys Berinchyk. Following the announcement of his date of September 6, at London’s York Hall, with Gianluca Ceglia – the mandatory challenger to his European lightweight title – he hopes to progress to world level in 2025. In 2024...

Sam Noakes wants two more fights – then Denys Berinchyk in 2025

Vergil Ortiz survived an almighty scare as the undefeated super welterweight improved to 22-0 in a battle against the unlucky Serhii Bohachuk. Ortiz, Jr. went the full championship distance for the first time in his career at the Michelob ULTRA Arena as the Texan became the new WBC Interim champion at 154 pounds. A Fight of the Year contender, Ortiz Jr. survived two knockdowns in the first and eighth rounds before exchanging fire to win a debated majority decision.

Vergil Ortiz dropped twice by Serhii Bohachuk, lucky to win MD

LOS ANGELES – All signs are showing that Saturday night’s slugfest between power-punching knockout artists Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Serhii Bohachuk will be a barnburner. Ortiz (21-0, 21 KOs) and the WBC interim junior middleweight titleholder Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) will battle it out at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on DAZN, and the winner of the high-stakes matchup will be set for a big-time bout next time out.

Vergil Ortiz Jr. realizes KO streak could end against Bohachuk

Promoter Bernard Hopkins says a fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford is “ridiculous.” Hopkins feels that Crawford would be disadvantaged in moving up two weight classes to 168 to challenge Canelo (61-2-2 39 KOs) for his WBC, WBA, and WBO titles. Bernard says Crawford, 36, doesn’t need...

Crawford’s Canelo Ambitions: A Case of Gluttony?

Although Vergil Ortiz will have adequately trained for it, and indeed one day expected it, still nothing can fully prepare a puncher for the first time their opponent soaks up everything they throw at them and hardly blinks. It is usually in this moment the puncher confronts self-doubt and wonders if it is even possible to win a fight without having made some sort of impression on or dent in the opponent in front of them. It is during this moment, too, that we sometimes see the puncher succumb to the panic and nervous energy and either punch themselves out in an effort to punch through this anxiety or simply collapse, often dramatically.

Vergil Ortiz finds out that they don’t all just go away

Junior featherweight contender Joseph Macedo has entered into a managerial agreement with Boxing VIP. The 27-year-old Macedo (6-0, 3 KOs), who trains out of the Pound-4-Pound boxing gym in Las Vegas under the guidance of coach Richard Barrientes, currently competes in Team Combat League as a member of the Las Vegas Hustle.

Joseph Macedo signs managerial deal with Boxing VIP

Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz Jr. are fit to fight. Both fighters weighed 153.8 pounds in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission ahead of their anticipated battle. The two meet for Bohachuk’s interim WBC junior middleweight title this Saturday on DAZN from Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.

Serhii Bohachuk (153.8), Vergil Ortiz (153.8) Make Weight, Ready For Anticipated Battle In Las Vegas

Terence Crawford is tired of Canelo Alvarez’s excuses. Earlier this month, Crawford earned a big win over Israil Madrimov in Los Angeles to become a four-weight world champion and join a very elite list of fighters to have accomplished the impressive feat. Among them is Alvarez who has also carried gold in four different weight classes.

Terence Crawford Hits Back at Canelo Alvarez: ‘I’m a Threat to Him and His Legacy’

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Turki Alalshikh with message for Tim Tszyu and hits back at Canelo Alvarez

Turki Alalshikh has ruled out working with former junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu and hit back at Canelo Alvarez’s recent comments. Alalshikh announced that he had...

Turki Alalshikh with message for Tim Tszyu and hits back at Canelo Alvarez

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