There is a particular cruelty to boxing that only becomes apparent after the damage has been done. A fighter can spend years building himself into something extraordinary, only to have his career altered in a single night because someone decided he was ready before he actually was. Sometimes that decision belongs to the fighter. Sometimes
Gaslighting, belts, and billions—boxing’s power struggle has rarely been more openly on display, and WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman is once again at the center of it. The latest flashpoint follows Oleksandr Usyk’s announcement on Friday, when the undefeated unified heavyweight champion and future Hall of Famer confirmed he will vacate his WBA, IBF, and WBC
Boxing has long been its own worst enemy — and once again, the sport is undermining its own legitimacy at the precise moment it should be defending it. WBO middleweight champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug meldonium ahead of a scheduled unification bout with WBA titleholder Erislandy Lara last year. The
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Xander Zayas further solidified his reputation as one of boxing’s most rapidly evolving champions, unifying his WBO title with Abass Baraou’s WBA crown in a compelling super welterweight clash. Zayas’ superior footwork and precise combination punching proved decisive, carrying him to a split-decision victory over Baraou and adding the WBA junior middleweight title to his
Raymond Muratalla silenced any doubters, proving the IBF’s decision to elevate him to full world champion was well-deserved. The undefeated lightweight made a statement in his first world title defense Saturday night at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, edging Andy Cruz by majority decision. Judge Max DeLuca saw it as a dead-even 114-114, Tim Cheatham apparently watched a one-sided demolition with an eyebrow-raising
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and Lamont Roach Jr. are set to meet Saturday at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, with the victor securing mandatory challenger status for Subriel Matías’s WBC junior welterweight title. Isaac Cruz vs. Lamont Roach Breakdown The 27-year-old Cruz (28-3-1, 18 KO’s) will look to employ his trademark strategy of unrelenting
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An elite puncher and an elite boxer will collide Saturday at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where unbeaten WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. meets Devin “The Dream” Haney in a matchup that blends power, precision, and pedigree. In an era when truly outstanding cards are increasingly rare, this one delivers. The main event
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It is, perhaps, a fruitless endeavor to demand that Howard Foster be fired or fined in the wake of yet another controversial stoppage. The reality is far more disheartening and rooted in the very fabric of the sport itself—boxing, at its core, is an institution riddled with corruption. This is not merely a reflection of a
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Last year, we ventured to ask whether the Terence Crawford era had equaled or even surpassed that of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Perhaps our inquiry was premature. In retrospect, however, the evidence is unequivocal: it has. Mayweather has long set the standard in the sport, a benchmark that few have approached. Yet in recent years, “Bud” Crawford has been slowly creeping
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Fellow unbeaten super middleweight contenders Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez will square off in a high-stakes showdown on the Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford undercard at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Let’s break it down. The winner of this bout could ultimately find himself across the ring from Alvarez. As for Crawford, whether he wins or loses, his future at this
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