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By: LV Boxing In what fans have grown accustomed to hearing from Gary Russell Jr., the WBC featherweight titlist will face a mandatory challenger. This time, in the form of Rey Vargas, the former super bantamweight world champion. Both sides have agreed to a deal and have avoided a purse …

By: LV Boxing The throne always belonged to Muhammad Ali. He had just been unjustly and temporarily removed from it. In the 1960s there wasn’t a soul alive that didn’t believe Ali was the best fighter in the world. Unless you were Joe Frazier of course. With Ali forced to …

By: Sean Crose The April 17’th Triller Fight Club card featuring Jake Paul and Ben Askren has found a home – Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “Mercedes-Benz Stadium will continue to be the place where sports and entertainment’s biggest events are held, and we welcome Triller Fight Club for this special event,” …

By: Sean Crose “You think you can get me to eat flapjacks without my Blue Bonnet?” asks the man in the green sweatshirt. “Try,” he says, smiling as he slowly shakes his fist at the camera. The man, who is wearing a literal blue bonnet, is sitting before a setting …

By: LV Boxing Two division world champion Gervonta Davis took offense to a poll that was posted on Twitter. The survey asked viewers to vote on a dream match of sorts between Davis and former 140-pound champion Regis Prograis. Not amused in the slightest, the Baltimore native took the time …

By: LV Boxing There is essentially no one left for Claressa Shields to face. After unifying the 168-pound division earlier in her career, Shields went on to become an undisputed belt holder at 160 pounds and most recently, she doubled up on her undisputed tag by dropping down in weight …

By: Sean Crose Edwin Rosario was riding high. Not only had the Puerto Rican fighter nearly humbled Hector Camacho, he had upset Livingstone Bramble for the WBA lightweight title just a year earlier. Now the twenty four year old Rosario was getting an extensive write up in the New York …

By: LV Boxing Rolando “Rolly” Romero was taken aback when he first heard the news. The WBA “Regular” 135-pound belt holder had no idea that Gervonta “Tank” Davis was considering a move up, let alone on his way to finalizing a deal to face WBA “Regular” Jr welterweight champion, Mario …

By: LV Boxing Nothing is official just yet, but according to former four-division world champion Mikey Garcia, his contest against Manny Pacquiao is reaching the home stretch. Earlier this week, Garcia announced that after spending years chasing the future Hall of Famer, their showdown is just about complete. In the …

By: LV Boxing At one point, a Jr middleweight showdown between former unified champion Jarrett Hurd and current three belt holder Jermell Charlo was the fight every fan was craving. Roughly two years ago, both fighters were undefeated champions and regarded as the best in the division. Since then however, …