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Posted on 03/26/2024 By: Sean Crose And so it seems Tyson Fury is taking his May 18th undisputed heavyweight title fight against Oleksandr Usyk seriously. The truth is that, brilliant though he can be, WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Fury is an enigma, a top fighter who always seems to keep the public guessing. While

Posted on 03/23/2024 By: Sean Crose It was a thing of beauty, a straight and perfectly thrown shot that landed smack in the midsection of long time contender Jose Zepeda Saturday in Sheffield, England. Rising junior welterweight Dalton Smith appeared almost surprised at the damage he had done as the referee counted out the wounded

Posted on 03/22/2024 By: Sean Crose Just how much does super middleweight terror David Benavidez want a piece of undisputed divisional champion Canelo Alvarez? So much that he took to Instagram on Friday to address Saudi sports big shot Turki Alalshikh. “@turkialalshik,” posted 28-0 contender Benavidez, “let’s bring the biggest and most exciting fight to Saudi

Posted on 03/22/2024 By: Sean Crose Mike Tyson is no kid. In the minds of many, that doesn’t matter. He’s the great “Iron Mike” and that’s all there is to it. To these people – and they seem to be legion – it may as well be 1988. Tyson is a indestructible fighting machine, and

Posted on 03/20/2024 By: Sean Crose Junior welterweight fight veteran Jose Zepeda has travelled to Great Britain to take what may be a final crack at glory this weekend. Having now unsuccessfully battled for a world title several times, Zepeda is now set to face the rising Dalton Smith in a scheduled 12 rounder in

Posted on 03/19/2024 By: Sean Crose “Yes, I’ve said I don’t want to fight Mexican fighters,” the one and only Canelo Alvarez admitted Tuesday at a Beverly Hills press conference for his upcoming fight against the undefeated Jaime Munguia. “But someone respectful like Munguía, someone who has earned this fight, it’s something that I’m glad

Posted on 03/19/2024 Tickets are on sale for the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) 8th Annual Awards & Induction Weekend to be held Friday September 27th, Saturday September 28th, and Sunday September 29th, 2024 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City and Boardwalk Resorts – Flagship Hotel.  The ACBHOF induction weekend commences at Hard Rock Hotel

Posted on 03/18/2024 By: Sean Crose Former welterweight titlist Keith Thurman will not be fighting Tim Tszyu as scheduled on March 30th due to a bicep injury, numerous outlets are reporting. Thurman, who essentially fights on a part time basis these days, apparently suffered a bicep injury while in training. ESPN reports that Tszyu will

Posted on 03/18/2024 By: Sean Crose Another dream of a Keith Thurman fight has been deferred. While a fight was set for later this month between the former welterweight world titlist and the red hot Tim Tszyu, word arrived on Monday that an injury to one of Thurman’s biceps will keep the fighter known as

Posted on 03/16/2024 By: Sean Crose An IBF and WBA lightweight title eliminator between the undefeated, 29-0 William Zepeda and the 26-6-2 Maxie Hughes went down at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Saturday. The scheduled 12 rounder was the main event of a DAZN broadcast card. Both men took to trading jabs in a

Posted on 03/15/2024 Our own Larry Goldberg was the subject of a recent story at Ring Magazine online, written by the very capable Ryan Songalia, who did a good job of covering his journey from website publisher to promoter. The story discusses Larry growing up in the Atlantic City area and being around all the

Posted on 03/15/2024 By: Sean Crose Top level boxers have long been known to get involved with national – and sometimes international – matters. These individuals have a big platform, after all. They also tend to have lots of money. Perhaps most importantly, being boxers, they are unafraid of controversy. Jack Johnson broke the sport’s

Posted on 03/14/2024 By: Sean Crose “What a decision!” says former WBO world featherweight champion Heather “The Heat” Hardy. Indeed, Hardy surprised a lot of people Thursday when she announced a May 11th throwdown between herself and BKFC flyweight champion Christine Ferea. That’s right, Hardy is entering the realm of bare knuckle boxing. “Being a

Posted on 03/13/2024 By: Sean Crose He was the terror of boxing for close to half a year. Last October, former UFC great Francis Ngannou stepped inside a ring in Saudi Arabia and almost bested lineal and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in his boxing debut. Although Fury emerged victorious courtesy of a controversial split

Posted on 03/12/2024 By: Sean Crose It wasn’t all that long ago that former heavyweight multi titlist Anthony Joshua seemed like yesterday’s news. Dropping two in a row to skilled Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, the onetime toast of the heavyweight division looked as if he might be forever stuck on the margins. What a difference a

Posted on 03/11/2024 By: Sean Crose Let’s get something straight, Francis Ngannou is no joke. While he may not be Muhammad Ali, the man dropped the current lineal heavyweight champion of the world. No matter that Tyson Fury likely didn’t take Ngannou as seriously as he should have before Ngannou introduced him to mat in

Posted on 03/07/2024 Boxing fans who attend Larry Goldberg’s Boxing Insider Promotions shows at Sony Hall in Manhattan are looking forward to the first appearance of Irish Olympian Emmet Brennan at the venue. It’s also Brennan’s U.S. debut, so excitement is high. He’s in an eight-round light heavyweight bout against veteran spoiler Devaun Lee, in

Posted on 03/07/2024 New York-based boxers always add a lot of local flavor to Larry Goldberg’s Boxing Insider Promotions cards, and on Thursday night (March 7), we’ll see a Brooklyn youngster who is trying to plot his way to a world title bout. Ariel Lopez comes to Sony Hall with just one defeat in 22