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NEW YORK – January 20, 2021 – Exciting welterweight prospect Janelson Figueroa Bocachica will meet fellow undefeated Mark Reyes, Jr., in a ShoBox: The New Generation main event bout Wednesday, February 17 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Bocachica vs. Reyes headlines a four-fight card featuring eight compelling prospects with a combined record of 119-4-1, five of whom are undefeated. Detroit’s Figueroa Bocachica (16-0, 11 KOs) is following up on...

2 Related With an eye toward the short term, Angelo Leo is the WBO junior featherweight world titlist and hes in action on Saturday, when he faces Stephen Fulton. But is he the best fighter in the division? He has a good chance to strengthen his claim by beating Fulton. Four-division titlist Adrien Broner announced his return to the ring more than two years since his last bout, a unanimous decision loss to Manny Pacquiao in January 2019. Broner is 0-2-1 in his past three fights and has dealt wi...

By: Hans Themistode It was funny at first. A bit of sideshow if you will. YouTubers with massive followings jumping into the ring to fight one another? No

Posted on 01/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode Things ended perfectly. Maybe even too perfectly for Andre Ward. The two-division world champion’s career played out like an on-screen blockbuster movie. It was your typical storyline, one which entailed the main character fighting through adversity early on, only to ride off into the sunset as the winner in the end. Those stories, more times than not, never actually happen. But in the case of Ward, that is exactly what took place. The California nat...

Posted on 01/15/2021 By: Sean Crose Former light heavyweight kingpin Sergey Kovalev’s fall from on high continues. Once one of the most rightfully feared fighters in the sport, the 37 year old has dealt with crushing defeats, and legal problems over the past several years. Now the fighter known as “Krusher” is seeing his January 30th battle with Bektemir Melikuziev being cancelled. The reason? Kovalev tested positive for synthetic testosterone in a sample provided to the Voluntary Anti Do...

Posted on 01/14/2021 By: Sean Crose Credit Dan Rafael for this one. Sergey Kovalev, the former light heavyweight powerhouse, has tested positive for synthetic testosterone, via VADA, the most reliable anti-doping agency in the world. This comes as bad news for those who were anticipating the fighter known as “Krusher” facing off against rising bruiser Bektemir Melikuziev on the 30th of this month. The bout was supposed to be a main event on DAZN. Now, of course, it’s likely that fight won...

Kovalev was expected to face Bektemir Melikuziev on the 30th.

One To Watch: Vlad ‘Super Bad’ Panin Rising Welterweight Vlad Panin speaks to proboxing-fans.com on fascinating journey so far Welterweight Vlad Panin is hoping to establish himself with a big 2021 Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank “A lot of fighters want to be rich like Floyd [Mayweather], but I want to make a difference like Muhammad Ali did.” Vlad Panin shares a similar mentality to that of sparring partner Ryan Garcia, who is determined to leave a legacy behind far b...

HARTFORD (January 7, 2021) – Last month, hours after receiving the disappointing news that his first fight in 14 months had been scraped, unbeaten East Hartford (CT) super lightweight prospect “Marvelous” Mykquan Williams (15-0-1, 7 KOs) received word that instead of fighting in relatively obscurity in Cancun, he would be making his ShoBox: The New Generation” debut, January 20th at nearby Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Williams, 22, will headline against undefeated Colom...

Who is next for Gennady Golovkin after victory over Kamil Szeremeta? Golovkin could meet Canelo in trilogy clash in 2021 Gennady Golovkin saw off Kamil Szeremeta to make a record breaking 21st Middleweight title defence in Florida Photo Credit: Melina Pizano/Matchroom Boxing Gennady Golovkin etched his place into the record books last Saturday, as he stormed past mandatory challenger Kamil Szeremeta in seven rounds at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida. Golovkin (41-1-1...