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By: Sean Crose “What tonight is about,” said Larry Merchant, “is this…champions like Evander Holyfield fight journeymen like Bert Cooper between major fights. These interludes give us a chance to watch the champion do his stuff. Sometimes were surprised when they turn out to be more difficult than we anticipated …

By: LV Boxing Boxing is a sport for some, but for others such as now retired fighter Jose Guzman, it is a way of life. Growing up in New York City’s Bronx area, Guzman, was your typical trouble making kid. Mischief always seemed to find him, but it isn’t like …

By: Shane Willoughby Oh Frank Warren, you’ve only gone and done it! After his constant claims that Eddie Hearn is ‘robbing’ the fans, Frank Warren has only gone and put Tyson Fury (27-0-1) vs Tom Schwarz (24-0) on pay-per-view on BT Sports. Fury is set to defend his lineal championship …

By: Oliver McManus The European Boxing Notebook has been brought out of retirement and is firmly back on the Boxing Insider schedule. Frank Warren has been a busy, busy man so let’s get straight into it and dissect the plethora of information coming out of Queensbury Promotions over the last …

By: Jesse Donathan In a May 14, 2019 MMAnews.com article titled, “Jon Jones Reveals Why He’s Not Moving Up to Heavyweight to Fight Daniel Cormier,” author Damon Martin writes, “Jon Jones may not like Daniel Cormier very much but he’s smart enough to respect his skills.” According to Martin, Jones …

By: Shane Willoughby Gilberto Ramirez vacated his WBO Super Middleweight Title on Monday; a title he has held since 2016, making 7 successful title defenses. Ramirez looked impressive in his last bout moving to 40-0. The Mexican was expected to relinquish his title last month after his stoppage of Tommy …

By: LV Boxing Deontay Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs) kicked off his media workout in the evening hours of Gleason’s Gym, May 14th. More than 75 media members gathered around the ring as the current WBC Heavyweight champion went through an extensive workout. Wilder, is of course defending his crown against …

Unbeaten WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder kicked off fight week Tuesday night with a media workout at world famous Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn before he defends his title this Saturday night against mandatory challenger Dominic “Trouble” Breazeale live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of …

Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 7th to May 14th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Rio Revenge? Michael Conlan to Face Olympic Nemesis Vladimir Nikitin August 3rd in Belfast Michael …

By: Jesse Donathan Did Brock Lesnar retire from mixed martial arts because he failed another USADA prohibited drug test? “If you were a level of conspiracy theorist, or as we do over here, we just simply speculate, and visit, and talk, there is some clues to point to that is …