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David Benavidez returns to the ring to face 'Canelo' sparring partner, Ron Ellis. Photo Credit: CBS Sports The Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut is the venue this Saturday night in the USA, as a former world champion makes his first appearance of 2021. Top of the bill is David Benavidez (23-0, KO20), who would still be WBC Super Middleweight champion had he not lost his belt on the scales in his last outing in August 2020.  The 24-year-old is back in action at the same weight this weekend, in a gentle 12 round attraction against Ronald Ellis (18-1-2, KO12).  The bigger aim for A...

‘Ammo’ eyeing huge 2021 as he steps up against Denis Douglin. Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams believes he would KO Anthony Fowler if they meet – and he wants to prove he’s ready for that fight and more as he steps up against Denis Douglin over eight rounds on Saturday night [March 13]. Williams (7-0 6 KOs) was in ferocious form in December in San Antonio, destroying Isiah Jones inside the opening round of their scheduled six on the Canelo Alvarez-Callum Smith undercard. That was KO number six from seven pro-outings for the dangerous Houston talent to end 2020 in style, and now ‘Ammo’ ...

NEW YORK – March 2, 2021 – Two-time world champion David Benavídez faces dangerous veteran Ronald Ellis in a 12-round WBC super-middleweight title eliminator Saturday, March 13 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ® telecast also features two under-25 lightweight contenders Isaac Cruz and Matías Romero in a 12-round co-main event bout. A 10-round super welterweight affair between Terrell Gausha and Jamontay Clark will open the telecast on SHOWTIME. The event is p...

Rankings go up on Mondays at Noon ET. We won’t do an update next Monday unless Marie-Eve Dicaire upsets Claressa Shields. In that case, we will, because obviously it would lead to a big rankings change, but otherwise there’s just the one fight this week with a ranked fighter in action, and we can just cover it the next week instead, so we’ll list upcoming fights that would take place before the next scheduled update on March 15. Upcoming ranked fights: Junior Bantamweight: (4) Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Kwanthai Sithmorseng, Mar. 12 Junior Bantamweight: (1) Juan Francisco Estrada vs (3) ...

MIAMI – Avni Yildirim is well aware of the boxing public’s perception of his fight against Canelo Alvarez. The Turkish contender is widely viewed as a gargantua...