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Our wishlist for fights for 2022

Joe Smith Jr. vs. Umar Salamov originally headlined

Boxing in the ring is the only way for Japanese "Monster" Naoya Inoue to settle his ongoing dispute with Filipino champion John Riel Casimero. Naoya Inoue (right) with Top Rank chief Bob Arum (Top Rank) The two bantamweight stars have been going back and forth on social media, which is a rare oc

Guillermo Rigondeaux defends his fighting style in the aftermath of his bout against John Riel Casimero.

Rigondeaux vs Casimero - Preview and Prediction as two of the best bantamweights in the world meet for the WBO bantamweight world title.

If he comes out successful against WBC bantamweight titleholder Nordine Oubaali, Filipino four-division world boxing champion Nonito Donaire won't be looking too far regarding his future plans as he seeks a rematch against Japanese icon Naoya Inoue, the IBF and super WBA king of the weight division.

Something interesting has happened in recent years with four-time champion Nonito Donaire on his way to achieving boxing immortality and earning a wel

Moruti Mthalane admits he looks easy to beat but, as he tells Phil Rogers, that’s exactly why he isn’t AFTER all this time the imitation gold still gleams in the searing African sun. Twenty-five years have passed since a modest prize was first placed into teenage hands. Grander accolades have certainly followed, yet the crown that takes pride of place on the mantlepiece of Moruti Mthalane’s home in KwaZulu-Natal remains his first.  “It’s my history,” the two-time flyweight sanction...

Though it’s flying under the radar due to going head-to-head against Canelo Alvarez’s return on DAZN, Showtime is wrapping up their 2020 in boxing on Saturday night at 9 pm ET, featuring a solid triple-header where younger fighters meet more established veterans, a totally re-worked card (twice over, at that) that nonetheless has a lot of talent on board. In the main event, former bantamweight titleholder Emmanuel Rodriguez (19-1, 12 KO) will face Reymart Gaballo (23-0, 0 KO) in a 12-round ...