Kell Brook looking super-slim
Andrew Karlov
May 17, 2017, 10:18 a.m.

Welterweight champion Kell Brook would have been considered to be a picture of health, although considering he weighed 160 pounds plus for his last fight in September against Gennady Golovkin, some worries have now crept in. Brook already seemed to be uncharacteristically on weight with time to spare ...

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Alexander Ustinov returns
Andrew Karlov
May 17, 2017, 6:06 a.m.

WBA-ranked heavyweight Alexander Ustinov, whose career has stalled in recent months ahead of a possible world title shot steps between the ropes on Friday night to resume his career. Ustinov is set to feature on VIP Boxing's BoxNation-televised card at Bolton Whites Hotel.

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Crawford, Russell are heavy favorites
Andrew Karlov
May 17, 2017, 3:46 a.m.

Oddsmakers are giving us an inkling of what to expect this weekend. In New York City, Terence Crawford is about a 25:1 favorite to defend his WBO and WBC junior welterweight titles against Felix Diaz.

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IBF consider Matchroom exception request for Joshua v Klitschko II
Andrew Karlov
May 16, 2017, 3:12 p.m.

As promoter Eddie Hearn revealed this week, Wladimir Klitschko is set to invoke a rematch clause with Anthony Joshua following an eleventh round stoppage at the hands of the Briton at Wembley Stadium last month. It had been thought the IBF would move to strip Joshua for not ...

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Whyte injury delays June 3 return
Andrew Karlov
May 16, 2017, 12:08 p.m.

Heavyweight Dillian Whyte has been forced to postpone his clash with Mariusz Wach on June 3 at The O2 in London due to a foot injury. Whyte was set to face the Pole in his first outing since his epic battle with Dereck Chisora in Manchester in December, ...

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Diego De La Hoya looking to make his own career
Andrew Karlov
May 16, 2017, 9:06 a.m.

"I make sure I train hard to deal with that pressure," Diego De La Hoya told through an interpreter. "Everyone wants to beat a De La Hoya. Ever since I've been training in the amateurs, everyone wanted to win against me because of my name, and so that pressure ...

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Gervonta Davis: The Road to Becoming a Champion
Andrew Karlov
May 16, 2017, 6:02 a.m.

Coach Calvin Ford and Kenny Ellis talk about Baltimore native Gervonta Davis' journey to becoming America’s youngest world champion. The undefeated junior lightweight defends his IBF belt for the first time against No. 1-ranked challenger Liam Walsh Saturday, May 20, at 6PM ET/3PM PT on Showtime.

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Helenius-Chisora II to be rescheduled
Andrew Karlov
May 16, 2017, 3:45 a.m.

Robert Helenius’ (24-1, 15 KOs) and Dereck Chisora’s (26-7, 18 KOs) WBC Silver World Heavyweight title fight, which was due to take place on May 27 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, will be rescheduled for after the summer for undisclosed reasons. “It is with regret that ...

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Andrew Karlov
May 15, 2017, 11:51 a.m.

WBO Middleweight World Champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) defeated Irish hero Andy Lee to take the WBO strap in a close and absorbing fight back in December 2015 that saw the undefeated star floor the former Champion twice in the third round and go on to ...

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Andrew Karlov
May 15, 2017, 6:45 a.m.

The sport of boxing at that time, wasn't established to say the least, a lack of gyms and no sight of growth in the area. That was evident, when Felix Diaz showed me a photo of him, although he cannot recollect the exact age he was in this photo ...

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