Ernesto Mercado is still waiting for the kind of promotional backing that can move him from dangerous contender to major player at 140, but that has not stopped him from targeting some of the division’s biggest names, including Keyshawn Davis, Shakur Stevenson, Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, and Frank Martin.

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Zuffa Boxing’s New York rollout is starting to look more like a direct move into Matchroom and Top Rank territory than a slow build. Edgar Berlanga and Richardson Hitchins are both New York fighters with local followings, and Sergey Derevyanchenko gives the card an established veteran name as Zuffa continues filling out its roster for summer shows.

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Three American greats from different eras are often brought into the same conversation when fans debate skill, defense, and ring IQ. Sugar Ray Leonard, Pernell Whitaker, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. all reached the top in different ways, but each left behind a style that younger fighters still try to copy today.

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The scale of Saturday’s Oleksandr Usyk-Rico Verhoeven event in Egypt has already left a major impression on Eddie Hearn, who described the setup around the Pyramids of Giza as one of the most difficult productions his team has ever attempted.

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Charlie Edwards sees a path to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, but first he needs to take care of business against Sikho Nqothole next week and force his way into the IBF title picture at 115 pounds.

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Tyson Fury may have accidentally described his own career when he warned Fabio Wardley that a brutal loss can permanently change a fighter, because Fury himself has not looked the same since running into Oleksandr Usyk.

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Eddie Hearn has been speaking about helping Katie Taylor realise her dream of fighting at Croke Park in Dublin. Hearn has promoted Taylor since her professional debut and…

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Hamzah Sheeraz believes boxing has entered a different era under Turki Alalshikh, with the unbeaten British contender already discussing major fights at 168 pounds before his world title bout against Alem Begic in Egypt.

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Derek Chisora stunned the panel during a debate about Saturday’s heavyweight crossover fight after repeatedly insisting that Rico Verhoeven will defeat Oleksandr Usyk in Egypt.

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Keith Connolly believes boxing fans are looking at Zuffa Boxing the wrong way.

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Roy Jones Jr has had his say on the timing of the stoppage in the epic heavyweight encounter between Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois. Wardley was making the maiden…

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Adrien Broner says he still believes he has one more title run left in him despite being inactive for nearly two years and approaching his 37th birthday in July.

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Keyshawn Davis still wants the Devin Haney fight, but he made it clear he doesn’t view Haney as one of boxing’s elite fighters.

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Ryan Garcia pushed back at critics on Monday after questions resurfaced about the amount of major opportunities he continues to receive in boxing despite long stretches of controversy outside the ring.

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Kelvin Davis reacted angrily to criticism following his 10 round split decision win over Peter Dobson on May 16 at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Richard Torrez Jr. believes conditioning is the edge that separates him from most of the heavyweight division, and he says many of today’s big men are running out of gas far earlier than people admit.

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Carl Froch has had his say on whether he believes either Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are capable of defeating the highly-rated Moses Itauma. Itauma is…

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Rico Verhoeven says spending months inside Oleksandr Usyk’s boxing camp gave him a completely different respect for how difficult boxing really is.

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Trainer Stephen Edwards is not convinced Keyshawn Davis should be rushing toward a fight with Devin Haney at welterweight before proving himself at 140 pounds.

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Frank Warren says the Daniel Dubois-Fabio Wardley rematch is now expected to land in the autumn, with Queensberry already discussing the possibility of taking the fight into a stadium after the success of their first battle.

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