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Michael Hunter preparing to make heavyweight run with Triller backing

“For the first time, I will be the A-side,” heavyweight Michael Hunter says of his upcoming June 19 fight on the Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr Triller Fight Club pay-per-view in Miami. It’s clear he’s not in a cocky place, feeling like because he’s paid his dues, he’s entitled to this supposed perk. Hunter,…

John Fury goes ballistic, says Tommy would "murder Jake Paul"

By Scott Gilfoid: Tommy Fury’s dad John Fury sounded like an angry politician after his harder than expected four-round points decision over Jordan Grant (2-1) at the Telford International Centre, in Telford, England. Grant landed the better shots in every round and was forced to chase Tommy around the ring to get him to engage.…

Teofimo Lopez: Devin Haney is next target after George Kambosos

Lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez takes some time to chat with Fight Hype about his thoughts on Devin Haney’s most recent performance against Jorge Linares and Lopez makes it clear that he has plans to deal with Haney once he gets past his June 19 title defense against George Kambosos Jr. So when asked about what…

Javier Fortuna: Devin Haney has to find some balls after

Javier Fortuna’s had a run of big fights falling through, from Luke Campbell and Jorge Linares last year to Ryan Garcia this year, but he’ll finally have a chance to force a WBC title bout with Devin Haney if he beats Joseph Diaz Jr on July 9. Diaz (31-1-1, 15 KO) offered to step in…

Jaime Munguia vs. Kamil Szeremeta on June 19th on DAZN

By Allan Fox: Former WBC junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (36-0, 29 KOs) will now be facing the recently knocked out Kamil Szeremeta (21-1, 5 KOs) in the headliner on June 19th on DAZN after his originally scheduled opponent Maciej Sulecki pulled out of the fight. Sulecki would have been a far better choice for…

Manny Pacquiao begins training for Errol Spence fight ⋆ Boxing

By Jim Maltzman: Manny Pacquiao started training camp on Thursday for his August 21st fight against IBF/WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 42-year-old Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) is still showing the same fast feet and hands that he had throughout his long 26-year pro career. This…

Floyd Mayweather Jr vs

Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul tipped the scales and faced off for the final time at the Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino ahead of their blockbuster SHOWTIME PPV event tomorrow night, Sunday, June 6 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). Also weighing in at Hard Rock Live was former NFL superstar…

Brandon Robinson Upset by Genc Pllana by KO in Final

By Ken Hissner: Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotions returned to Philadelphia, PA, for the first time since February of 2020 with a double header. In the night event’s Main Event he featured Brandon “Brob” Robinson, of Upper Darby, PA, stopped in the eighth and final round by Kosovo’s Genc Pllana, of Hagerstown, MD, in the Main…

Frank Sanchez vs Efe Ajagba joins Fury-Wilder 3 PPV on

It looks like there’ll be at least one quality heavyweight fight on July 24th, as Mike Coppinger reports that undefeated prospects Frank Sanchez and Efe Ajagba “have agreed to a deal” to meet on the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 pay-per-view. Cuba’s Sanchez (18-0, 13 KO) will definitely be taking the bigger step up…

Boxing pros including Canelo, Jake Paul react to Mayweather-Paul exhibition

Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul are done with their exhibition bout, and there was no winner, as nobody scored a knockout and there were, as advertised, no judges scoring the fight that didn’t count on anyone’s record and wasn’t sanctioned. For some reason people are continuing to treat it as if the “fight” were truly…