The stage is set for a proper clash of titans at the CDMX Arena on Saturday, August 24 as the co-feature is set for Floyd Mayweather vs John Gotti III. With a great night of fights headlined by the rematch, the announced co-main event features former WBC Welterweight Champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz facing the No. 5-ranked Argentine Rodrigo Damián Coria, a former WBO Latin Champion, who has never been knocked out.

Floyd Mayweather co-feature adds intrigue to Mexico exhibition

Saturday’s tripleheader is now down to two title fights and a makeshift matchup. Kosei Tanaka will no longer move forward with his WBO flyweight title defense versus Mexico’s Jonathan Rodriguez. The development is through no fault of Tanaka (20-1, 11 knockouts), who made weight for their scheduled 12-round bout. Rodriguez (25-2-1, 17 KOs) was miserably over the 115-pound limit, having missed weight by nearly seven pounds.

Kosei Tanaka WBO Title Defense Canceled After Jonathan Rodriguez Blows Weight

As Saul “Canelo” Alvarez finalizes his inner debate over who to fight next, one of boxing’s most honest voices says the real discussion should be over who the four-division champion won’t fight next. “If he fights [Chris] Eubank [Jr.] or [Edgar] Berlanga … bro, come on...

Timothy Bradley Jr.: ‘If Canelo Alvarez fights Chris Eubank Jr., he has a yellow streak’

David Benavidez is fresh out of ideas. After grabbing the WBC interim super middleweight title in 2020, the 27-year-old was convinced that Canelo Alvarez would have no choice but to fight him. That valuable trinket, nevertheless, has done nothing to place Benavidez in the position he wanted. So, despite being...

Andy Ruiz Welcomes a Future Showdown Against David Benavidez

Canelo Alvarez vs. Chris Eubank Jr. has the worldwide interest to sustain a sellout of over 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium this September. In any other year, the fight would be a massive event in the UK, but not this year. Unfortunately for Canelo, who has always wanted to fight in the United Kingdom, that spot has gone to Anthony Joshua and is off-limits.

Canelo vs Eubank Jr. a Wembley sellout: Right fight, wrong time

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Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

Frank Warren wants Dennis McCann to prove he is ready for the next level when the super bantamweight talent boxes Ionut Baluta in an intriguing rematch on Saturday night (July 20). Warren has been a big believer in McCann since the southpaw exploded onto the scene as a raw, exciting...

Frank Warren: Dennis McCann has to look good in Ionut Baluta rematch

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Kosei Tanaka's WBO junior bantamweight title defense has been called off after challenger Jonathan Rodriguez was over 6 pounds above the weight limit.

Kosei Tanaka's WBO junior bantamweight title defense off

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Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls made weight ahead of their British middleweight title fight on Saturday night at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham. Heaney and Paul seemed fired up as they faced off for the final time before fight night, but finished their tense encounter with a handshake. They will be running back their dramatic first contest, which ended in a draw.

Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls make middleweight title limit

Kosei Tanaka will no longer defend his WBO super flyweight title after challenger Jonathan Rodriguez weighed six pounds over the limit. Tanaka, a four-weight world champion and pound-for-pound star, was scheduled to put the belt on the line for the first time on Saturday. The 29-year-old won the strap against Christian Rangel last February and aimed to cement his place as one of the top Japanese fighters. However, he was disappointed by Rodriguez missing on the scales by a wide margin at 121 and three-quarter pounds. Tanaka weighed just under 115 at the first attempt.

Kosei Tanaka 115lbs defense scrapped, challenger weighs 121+

All it took was one night for Devin Haney’s career to be turned upside down. Heading into his April 20 showdown versus Ryan Garcia, Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) was rated among the world’s best – an undefeated former undisputed lightweight champion who was making the first defense of his WBC 140-pound strap.

What’s next for Devin Haney?

WBA#11 Riku Masuda (5-1, 5 KOs), 117.75, scored a one-punch knockout over defending champ Fumiya Fuse (14-4, 3 KOs), 118, at 2:21 of the fourth round to wrest his Japanese bantamweight belt on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan. In a rematch of southpaws, Masuda repeated his triumph over Fuse following his victory by a seventh round kayo in May of the previous year. Masuda failed to win the national belt from Seiya Tsutsumi on points last August, and his conqueror renounced his title to pursue a world title shot. It was Fuse that acquired the vacant belt by stopping Taichi Sugimoto this April. The newly crowned Masuda, whose amateur mark was 52-14, 22 stoppages, is a hard-punching lefty prospect under Teiken Promotions.

WBA#11 Masuda dethrones Japanese 118lb champ Fuse

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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WBC lightweight Champion’ Shakur Stevenson and his mandatory challenger William Zepeda have a scheduled purse bid on August 20th next month, with a 70-30 split in the Champion’ Stevenson’s favor if they can’t agree to terms before. It remains to be seen whether Zepeda will choose...

Stevenson vs. Zepeda WBC Title Fight Headed to Purse Bid on August 20th

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Boxing great Juan Manuel Marquez recently revealed the best fighter he ever faced inside the ring, and surprisingly it was […]

Boxing Legend Juan Manual Marquez Reveals Who Was The Best Fighter He Ever Faced, And It’s Not Floyd Mayweather

The WBC has ordered purse bids for Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda on August 20. The news follows after the WBC ordered Shakur to face the number-one-ranked contender Zepeda in a defense of his lightweight title. Shakur’s last fight against Artem Harutyunyan sold just over 8,000 tickets at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, in a venue that holds 16,755.

WBC Orders Purse Bids For Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda

Unbeaten Mexican junior featherweight contender Alan Picasso will take the next step in his burgeoning career when he faces former world title challenger Azat Hovhannisyan in the co-feature to the Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III exhibition in Mexico City on August 24. Last June, Mayweather and Gotti III, the...

Alan Picasso set to face Azat Hovhannisyan in co-feature to Mayweather-Gotti III card

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Eddie Hearn states that lightweight Andy Cruz is two fights from challenging for a world title at 135. The 2020 Olympic gold medalist Cruz (3-0, 1 KOs) faces Antonio Moran (30-6-1, 21 KOs) on August 3rd at His Excellency Turki Alakshikh’s event at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

Andy Cruz Aims to Shine Against Antonio Moran in Crucial Lightweight Fight on August 3rd

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Coach Bobby Benton is still grappling with the aftermath of a controversial split decision that stripped his fighter O’Shaquie Foster of his junior lightweight WBC title. Foster, 30, known as “Shock,” appeared to many observers, including ESPN analysts and BoxingScene, to have won a points decision against Robson Conceicao, 35, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. However, he left the ring without his belt.

Inside the dressing room of O’Shaquie Foster on a horrible night

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Filipino boxer Blazen Rocilli, a promising 21-year-old middleweight from Waipahu, Hawaii, now training in Las Vegas, has officially signed a managerial agreement with Andrew Bocanegra, President of Boxing VIP. Rocilli, who is trained by highly-respected trainer Richard Barrientes at the Pound-4-Pound boxing gym in Las Vegas, is expected to make...

Filipino middleweight Blazen Rocilli signs managerial deal with Boxing VIP

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Bakhram Murtazaliev's name recognition starts with 'titleholder'

He might not possess the most prominent name in the sport, but in boxing’s richest division, Bakhram Murtazaliev does own the highly lucrative commodity of a...

Bakhram Murtazaliev's name recognition starts with 'titleholder'

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