Edgar Berlanga says Hamzah Sheeraz is only fighting him on July 12th because he was told that this was the only way he could fight Canelo Alvarez next year. He had no choice. It was either this or no Canelo. Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs) appeared to intimidate Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KOs) today during their face-off at the kickoff press conference at the Palladium in New York. Fans could see that Sheeraz looked terrified.

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Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ promoter Eddie Hearn revealed today that he’s in negotiations for a fight between Ennis and Teofimo Lopez for a clash in August in Saudi Arabia. Hearn says it’s a little earlier than IBF and WBO welterweight champion Boots Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) planned to return to the ring. Ennis, 27, was expecting to fight next in September or October.

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Eddie Hearn says Ryan Garcia is “in a bit of a mess” after his loss to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 2nd at Times Square. He says Ryan (24-2, 20 KOs) has got to “come back” from that defeat and get a win for the rematch with Devin Haney to be viable.

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Shakur Stevenson says he’s coming to “put belt to a***” in his WBC lightweight strap title defense against William Zepeda on July 12th on Turki Alalshikh’s event in Queens, New York. Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) looked unimpressed when mentioning that some people see this as the “hardest fight” of his career. He doesn’t seem to feel that way, but fans could be right. Shakur struggled at times in his last title defense against the electrician Josh Padley, whom his promoter, Eddie Hearn, picked out for him.

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Canelo Alvarez has shared his thoughts on a potential showdown between Dmitry Bivol and David Benavidez. Former undisputed light-heavyweight champion Bivol and newly-crowned WBC light-heavyweight champion Benavidez…

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Gervonta Davis is reportedly in negotiations for a shock fight to happen before the end of the year. The 30-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland retained his WBA…

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Right then. Line up the shrimp, pour the overpriced prosecco, and roll out the carpet for the least qualified VIPs in fight history — because Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. just sold a $1 million “Owner’s Experience” to a law firm that probably thinks DAZN is a cryptocurrency.

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Edgar Berlanga says he’s going to “Do him dirty” and “Embarrass” Hamzah Sheeraz on July 12th in their headliner in Queens, New York. The former super middleweight world title challenger Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs) abused the 6’4″ British fighter, Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KOs), today in their kickoff press conference in New York City.

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Carl Froch knows what it takes to win a big British rematch, and has now given his view on the second fight between Johnny Fisher and Dave…

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William Zepeda said today at the kickoff press conference in New York that he wants to see if Shakur Stevenson will back up his words of standing and fighting him on July 12th at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens. The unbeaten Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOs) says he expected Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) to resort to boxing like he always does, rather than stand and slug.

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The charismatic Edgar Berlanga dominated today’s kickoff press conference, trash-talking his opponent Hamzah Sheeraz, telling him that if he comes to fight, he’s going to wind up as his 18th first-round knockout victim on July 12th in Queens, New York. Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs) put the scare in the unbeaten Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KOs), telling him how he’s going to end up in the dirt in their main event fight.

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Manny Pacquiao is set to make a sensational return to boxing in a matter of weeks and some boxing fans have speculated whether Floyd Mayweather Jr could follow…

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Sam Goodman’s world title ambitions are still alive — barely.

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Teofimo Lopez says he’s pulling for Terence Crawford to defeat undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 13th after being booted from Canelo’s team. WBO lightweight champion Teofimo doesn’t state why he was kicked off Alvarez’s team, but given some of his recent racist comments in an interview, it wouldn’t be surprising if that had something to do with it.

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A heavyweight legend accused Lennox Lewis of ducking him during his career. Lewis is regarded as being one of the greatest big men of all time. He exploded…

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Ring Magazine came out with their new lightweight rankings, and they’ve got some questionable picks in their top 10 list that aren’t reality-based. The King of the lightweight division, Gervonta Davis, is #1, which makes perfect sense.

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WBA lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis will defend against Lamont Roach in a rematch on August 16th in Las Vegas. This is a fight that is intended to clear up the controversy of their previous fight on March 1st, which ended in a 12-round majority draw by the scores 114-114, 115-113 for Tank and 114-114.

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Manny Pacquiao is set to return to the ring this year at 46-years-old and former opponent Ricky Hatton has one big question. The Filipino fighting sensation has teased…

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Conor Benn is prepared to take on an undefeated champion in his next fight. Benn is coming off the back of a loss against generational rival Chris Eubank Jr,…

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Heavyweight legend George Foreman once weighed in on a fantasy showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Ray Leonard. Mayweather and Leonard set the sport alight throughout their…

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