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  • DAZN Round Up: Diego Pacheco Victorious, Harlem Eubank Defeated

    DAZN had two cards yesterday with a daytime event in the UK and a nighttime event on the West Coat in California. The UK card featured Harlem Eubank, the son of British superstar Chris Eubank, in an IBF minor title fight. The night card in the US was headlined by undefeated rising talent Diego Pacheco…

  • Independence Day Weekend Results

    This weekend was dedicated mostly to July Fourth festivities but there were fights. Several championships were on the line this weekend. The results were competitive fights and a championship changing hands. Abdullah Mason Overcame Adversity to Retain Title 22 year old WBO Lightweight Champion Abdullah Mason made the first defense of his title last night…

  • Valenzuela Exacts Revenge In Vegas

    Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela scored a brutal second round knockout to avenge his 2022 loss to Edwin De Los Santos. The fight was the main event last Saturday for Zuffa Boxing 8 from the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The two fighters wasted little time figuring each other out with each throwing hard shots in the first…

  • Ryan Garcia Dominates Mario Barrios, Claims First World Championship

    Ryan Garcia electrified the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas last night. WBC Welterweight Champion Mario Barrios found himself on the canvas in the opening minute. Garcia is best known for his left hook, the right hand did the heavy lifting last night. He threw it down the middle, he looped it, and used the uppercut…

  • Wilder and Mbilli Prevail in their Friday Features

    Deontay Wilder and Christian Mbilli headlined two different Friday night main events with contrasting story lines. Wilder, the 39 year-old former WBC heavyweight titlist once headlined cards at The Kingdom Arena, T-Mobile Arena, MGM Grand, Barclay Center and the Staples Center. Last night he fought the unknown Tyrrell Herndon at the obscure Charles Koch Arena…

  • KO of The Year Contender! Plus Other Boxing News and Views

    Brian Norman Jr Scores Stunning KO in Japan Norman made his first defense of the WBO welterweight championship with this brutal fifth round KO in Japan. This is easily a contender for knockout of the year and is a brutal one shot finish. Norman is now likely to be seen as the number one welterweight…

  • Hitchins Hits Body: Kambosos KO’d!

    Richardson Hitchins made his first defense of his IBF 140 lb. title last night at Madison Square Garden with a viscous body attack. This was a dominant performance from beginning to end as Hitchins turned in an exciting showing. Hitchins who has been a pure boxer lacking in fire scored just his eighth stoppage last…

  • Mid June Report: Boxing News, Views, and Stories

    Fabio Wardley Scores Stunning Come From Behind KO Wardley continues his undefeated streak through twenty fights reaching 19-0-1 18 KO’s with a tenth round miracle versus Justis Huni. For nine rounds the story was a domination by the Australian heavyweight Huni who led on all three scorecards. The judges agreed that Warldey had only won…

  • Bek the Bully Outlasts Fulghum in Vegas Thriller

    Bektemir Melikuziev the Uzbek prospect best known as Bek the Bully improved to 16-1 with ten knockouts after last night’s grueling decision victory. The win is his ninth in a row since he was knocked out by Gabriel Rosado back in 2021. The crowd at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas was treated to an…

  • Josh Taylor Upset in Hometown Return!

    Josh Taylor returned to the ring for the first time after a 364 day absence. Making a long awaited debut at welterweight Taylor was facing a lightly regarded but capable Ekow Essuman. Despite being the odds favorite and fighting in his backyard of Glasgow, Scotland, Taylor was defeated for a third consecutive time. The decision…