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Heavyweight king Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) of the United Kingdom and dangerous Mexican challenger Andy Ruiz, Jr. (32-1, 21 KOs) worked out in front of a packed crowd at Brookfield Place in New York’s Financial District just days before their heavyweight title tilt at Madison Square Garden. Joshua will …

By: LV Boxing The British have taken over America. At least that is what it felt like as a jam packed crowd swarmed U.K. born Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) for his media workout. It was the first time the American public was given a chance to see …

By: Ken Hissner This writer has been following the career of the WBC Minimumweight (105#) champion from Bangkok, Thailand, since he became 46-0. I read little of him elsewhere but he deserves some recognition especially since he has surpassed both former world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 and Floyd “Money” …

By: Jonah Dylan Deontay Wilder put himself back in boxing headlines on Tuesday night when he announced that his next fight would be against Luis Ortiz, as has been rumored for some time. It wasn’t particularly shocking news, but it is interesting that he announced it during fight week for …

By: Jonah Dylan Keith Thurman and Manny Pacquiao have been promoting their July 20 welterweight world title fight this week, so, understandably, they’ve been trying to say stuff that’ll get picked up in the mainstream media. When Thurman (29-0, 22 Kos) was asked if he’d fight again this year, he …

By: Michael Kane Deontay Wilder used social media to announce his next opponent over night. He will face Luis Ortiz later in the year in a rematch, they both faced each other in March 2018, in a bout in which Ortiz had Wilder rattled only to be knocked out in …

Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 21st to May 28th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Undefeated Mike Lee Realizes Dream to Fight for World Title in Las Vegas Mike Lee …

By: Shane Willoughby Whilst all eyes are on Anthony Joshua this Saturday who is defending his titles at Madison Square Gardens, Katie Taylor can make history on the undercard. Katie Taylor (13-0) has the opportunity to become the first Irish undisputed champion – male or female, with a victory over …

By: Shane Willoughby Luis King Kong Ortiz has lost his place in the WBO Heavyweight rankings. The Cuban has won 3 fights since his defeat to Deontay Wilder for the WBC title. Since then, the 40 year old has been linked with a potential rematch with Wilder at the end …

By: Waqas Ali Boxing’s only eight division titlist Manny Pacquiao has been in a battle of verbal exchanges with Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman over the possibility of retirement. The pair are scheduled to meet in a welterweight clash on July 20 for a Fox pay-per-view event at MGM Grand Garden …