Andy Cruz’s future weight class remains undecided despite recent comments suggesting the Olympic gold medalist plans to campaign at super featherweight. Trainer Bozy Ennis revealed that no final decision has been made, indicating Team Cruz will wait until after Saturday’s fight against Abraham Montoya before determining whether the former amateur star stays at lightweight or drops to 130 pounds.

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Eddie Hearn believes Devin Haney is in a far stronger negotiating position than many boxing fans realize. While some have suggested Haney is running out of options after Shakur Stevenson signed with Zuffa Boxing, Hearn sees it the other way around. He argues that Zuffa now needs Haney to justify the massive investment it made in Stevenson.

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Bozy Ennis says Vergil Ortiz Jr. is no longer a priority for unified junior middleweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, revealing that the unbeaten contender has slipped down Team Ennis’ list of potential opponents after months of inactivity surrounding the proposed matchup.

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Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes Zuffa Boxing is spending far above market value to sign elite fighters like Shakur Stevenson, arguing that the company has little choice if it wants to persuade established champions to leave the traditional world title system.

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Diego Pacheco has plenty riding on Saturday night’s fight against Emanuel Aleem, and even promoter Eddie Hearn acknowledges the unbeaten super middleweight enters the bout with heightened expectations after making several major changes over the last year.

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Andy Cruz’s first professional loss changed the priorities for his return. Rather than chasing an emphatic knockout, Paulie Malignaggi believes the Cuban standout simply needs to get his hand raised when he faces Abraham Montoya on Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

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Undefeated light welterweight contender Ernesto “Tito” Mercado has secured a long-term promotional deal with Salita Promotions and Wynn Records as he prepares for what he hopes will be the next stage of his career. The announcement comes less than a month before Mercado returns to the ring against former world title challenger Emmanuel Tagoe on August 15 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, live on DAZN.

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Bill Haney wasn’t interested in debating Shakur Stevenson’s claim that Devin Haney looks like he weighs 180 pounds. Instead, Devin’s father fired back by accusing Shakur of dragging out negotiations for the fight that boxing fans have been waiting to see.

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Amanda Serrano will make the latest defense of her featherweight championship on August 21, when she faces Argentina’s Lucrecia Manzur in Temecula, California. Ring Magazine announced the bout on Thursday, with Serrano putting her Ring, WBA and WBO titles on the line.

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Sergio Mora believes Ryan Garcia has all the physical advantages needed to defeat Conor Benn when they meet for Garcia’s WBC welterweight title on September 12 in Las Vegas. While acknowledging the fight’s commercial appeal, Mora expects Garcia’s size, speed, and punching power to prove too much for the British challenger.

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Terence Crawford’s reported plans to travel to Sydney and sit ringside for Errol Spence Jr.’s comeback against Tim Tszyu have prompted discussion among boxing fans about what his presence means for the event.

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Johnny Nelson thinks there is just one British fighter who is better than legendary Welshman Joe Calzaghe. Calzaghe famously retired unbeaten as a two-division world…

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Jeff Fenech has watched Tim Tszyu grow up since infancy, and the Australian boxing legend says he has long believed the former world champion has the potential to eclipse both him and his Hall of Fame father, Kostya Tszyu.

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The release of the first trailer for I Play Rocky comes as the original Rocky approaches its 50th anniversary, serving as a reminder that no boxing film has left a bigger mark on the sport. Five decades after Sylvester Stallone introduced the world to Rocky Balboa, the movie continues to inspire fighters, trainers and fans in a way few sports films ever have.

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The WBA has given the winner of the August 22 welterweight title fight between Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Teofimo Lopez until November 19 to reach an agreement with mandatory challenger Jack Catterall. On paper, it looks like the next fight is already lined up. In reality, Catterall may face the same obstacle that has frustrated mandatory challengers for years: money.

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Jermain Taylor fulfilled the promise that had followed him since winning an Olympic bronze medal in Sydney by upsetting Bernard Hopkins via split decision to capture the undisputed middleweight championship at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on July 16, 2005.

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David Benavidez has already learned one of boxing’s hardest lessons. The question is whether he’s about to learn it again.

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Lamont Roach Jr. expects William Zepeda to bring the same relentless pressure that has carried him to the doorstep of a world title. As far as the reigning WBA super featherweight champion is concerned, the unbeaten Mexican would be making a mistake by trying to become someone else when they meet for the vacant WBC lightweight title on August 1 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

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One of boxing’s greatest rivalries reached its dramatic conclusion on June 10, 1948, when Tony Zale reclaimed the world middleweight championship with a devastating third-round knockout of Rocky Graziano before 21,497 fans at Ruppert Stadium in Newark, New Jersey.

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Errol Spence Jr.’s arrival in Australia ahead of his July 25 clash against Tim Tszyu included a traditional Aboriginal welcome ceremony, giving the former unified welterweight champion a memorable introduction to the host country.

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