Michael Moorer is thrilled about his upcoming induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024, but he is also calling for significant reform to a sport he says is “manipulated.” “There are no benefits for boxers; none. There are no benefits,” Moorer (52-4-1, 40 knockouts) told FightsATW from
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Just a month shy of his 27th birthday, Avious Griffin was a convicted murderer, his hands shackled to a thick leather belt at a court hearing in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Griffin was one of four men indicted for the shooting death of a pregnant woman who was shot at point-blank range as she sat in the
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LAS VEGAS – From the agony of defeat to champion of the world. The resurgence of Sebastian Fundora came full circle on Saturday night when he scored a massive upset over previously unbeaten Tim Tszyu to become the unified WBO and WBC junior middleweight world champion at T-Mobile Arena. One judge scored the fight 116-112
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Jake Paul is setting himself up for a big payday. On Saturday, “The Problem Child” recorded his second straight first-round knockout when he turned out the lights on North Dakota-based Ryan Bourland at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Although most of his fights have come against former MMA fighters, Paul has
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A long-awaited grudge match will happen at long last. FightsATW has learned that Josh Taylor (19-1, 13 KOs) and Jack Catterall (28-1, 13 KOs) are set to settle their blood feud. The bitter rivals are expected to meet at First Direct Arena in Leeds on April 27. However, there is a slight holdup that is
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Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia will fight after all. The star fighters have finalized a deal to fight on an April 20 DAZN Pay-Per-View card in Las Vegas for Haney’s WBC junior welterweight championship. ESPN’s Mike Coppinger was the first to report the story. Haney, a former undisputed 135-pound world champion, will fight in his
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“The Gorilla” has hung up the weaponry. Perennial super middleweight contender John Ryder has announced his retirement from boxing after a 13-year career. The 35-year-old Englishman, who twice fought for a world title, suffered a one-sided stoppage defeat at the hands of Mexico’s Jaime Munguia in his final fight on January 27. “It is with
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Phoenix– Jaime Munguia showed he is more than deserving of a shot against Canelo Alvarez. Munguia dropped John Ryder four times and knocked out the British southpaw in the ninth round of their 12-round super middleweight match at Footprint Center. Ryder, who was stopped for just the second time in his 13-year career, went the
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Ryan Garcia has had a disastrous start to his 2024 campaign. Less than 24 hours after announcing he would next face Rolando “Rolly” Romero in a fight that would have headlined an April 20 DAZN PPV show, the news turned out to be completely false. The timing was peculiar, given that Oscar De La Hoya,
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Diego Pacheco hopes to fight Edgar Berlanga later this year, but Shawn McCalman looks to spoil those 2024 plans. The Washington-based Pacheco and Colorado’s McCalman will be the co-main event of a Matchroom Boxing show DAZN will stream from Fontainebleau, Las Vegas on April 6. In the main event, unbeaten rising star Richardson Hitchins takes
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