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Utopia and Unicorns: The Boxing We’d Have If John McCain and Mullin Had Won their Ali Bills

By Larry Goldberg This is a fantasy column, a utopia-and-unicorns piece, except for one thing: every sentence in it describes legislation that actually passed a…

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Attention Senator Ted Cruz: In Defense of Heather Hardy

By Larry Goldberg One of life’s biggest disappointments is when you believe in something with your best intentions and it doesn’t work. Then come the…

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WBA Erases Jarrell Miller’s Mandatory Status, Calls It an Error

The World Boxing Association has taken back Jarrell Miller’s mandatory position at heavyweight. In a statement posted to its website this week, the WBA said…

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Who Won the Cruz Ali Act Rewrite? Everybody With a Lobbyist

By Larry Goldberg and Boxing Insider The story this week is that Mauricio Sulaimán beat Dana White in Washington. Sports Illustrated ran it as the…

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Utopia and Unicorns: The Boxing We’d Have If John McCain and Mullin Had Won their Ali Bills

By Larry Goldberg This is a fantasy column, a utopia-and-unicorns piece, except for one thing: every sentence in it describes…

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Attention Senator Ted Cruz: In Defense of Heather Hardy

By Larry Goldberg One of life’s biggest disappointments is when you believe in something with your best intentions and it…

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Shields vs Scott Preview: WBC and WBA Titles on the Line in Atlanta

Claressa Shields is heading back to middleweight this Saturday, challenging unified WBC and WBA champion Kaye Scott in the main…

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In Defense of Zuffa’s World Title

By Larry Goldberg Zuffa Boxing ran Z10 in Dublin Saturday night, and the main event was billed as the World…

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Conor Benn Looks Beyond Family Legacy

By: Sean Crose He may be famous and highly regarded at home in Europe, but Britain’s Conor Benn is most…

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Jake Paul Now Owns a UBO. It’s Just Not Allowed in Boxing

By Larry Goldberg Congress has spent a year and forty pages of statute defining a unified boxing organization: one company…

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Netflix to Everyone: Joshua vs. Fury Is New York or Nowhere

By Larry Goldberg I get it. A fight like this, in its prime, belongs in a giant stadium in the…

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Dana White: UK Won’t Allow Ring Card Girls Without Ring Card Boys

Zuffa Boxing 10 had a world title fight, a hometown hero, and a roaring 3Arena crowd in Dublin on Saturday.…

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Thorslund Outfights Johnson For Bantamweight Supremacy

By: Sean Crose Cherneka Johnson slipped into the ring in Florida on Saturday night to defend her numerous bantamweight titles…

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Zuffa Boxing 10 Results: Aaron McKenna Wins IBF Middleweight Title

Aaron McKenna won the vacant IBF middleweight title with a wide unanimous decision over Etinosa Oliha in the main event…

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Can Ryan Garcia Silence The Critics?

By: Sean Crose There’s no denying he looked terrific his last time out. Make no mistake about it, Ryan Garcia…

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The WBA Owes Jarrell Miller More Than an Apology

By Larry Goldberg Running this website and promoting club boxing shows while Congress rewrites boxing law has turned me into…

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WBA Erases Jarrell Miller’s Mandatory Status, Calls It an Error

The World Boxing Association has taken back Jarrell Miller’s mandatory position at heavyweight. In a statement posted to its website…

4 min read 7 days ago
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Frank Warren Defers to Alalshikh on Fury vs. Joshua Venue and Date

Frank Warren declined to confirm reports that Tyson Fury’s fight with Anthony Joshua is headed to Madison Square Garden on…

3 min read 7 days ago
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Who Won the Cruz Ali Act Rewrite? Everybody With a Lobbyist

By Larry Goldberg and Boxing Insider The story this week is that Mauricio Sulaimán beat Dana White in Washington. Sports…

6 min read 1 week ago
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If You Get Hit in the Head for a Living, the Ali Act Should Cover You

By Larry Goldberg and Boxing Insider Staff Here is a number 99.9 percent of boxing fans do not know: only…

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Opetaia vs. Mikaelian Set for Sept. 12 Co-Feature in Las Vegas

Jai Opetaia (30-0, 23 KOs) will defend the Ring and Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight championships against WBC titleholder Noel Mikaelian (28-3,…

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MVPW-05 Preview: Johnson vs. Thorslund for Undisputed Titles

Cherneka Johnson (19-2, 8 KOs) defends the undisputed women’s bantamweight championship against Dina Thorslund (24-0, 9 KOs) on Saturday at…

6 min read 1 week ago
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Zuffa Boxing 10: McKenna vs. Oliha: Vacant IBF Middleweight Title Fight in Dublin

Aaron McKenna (20-0, 10 KOs) and Etinosa Oliha (22-0, 10 KOs) meet Saturday at the 3Arena in Dublin for the…

6 min read 1 week ago
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IBF Heavyweight Title Added to Itauma vs Hrgovic on August 29

Moses Itauma’s August 29 fight with Filip Hrgovic at The O2 in London will now be contested for the vacant…

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TKO CFO on Zuffa Boxing: “We Have No Funding Obligations and We Don’t Take Financial Risks”

TKO Group Holdings executives laid out the financial structure behind Zuffa Boxing during the company’s second quarter earnings call on…

4 min read 1 week ago
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Joshua-Fury Now Expected in New York as Wembley Push Stalls

Anthony Joshua (30-4, 27 KOs) and Tyson Fury (36-2-1, 25 KOs) are now expected to meet in New York, according…

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Petition Pushes Junior Jones, Iran Barkley for Hall of Fame Ballot

A Change.org petition is asking the International Boxing Hall of Fame to place former world champions Junior Jones and Iran…

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The Cruz Ali Act Betting Rule Only Covers UBOs. New Jersey Covers Every Fight

The Cruz version of the Ali Act writes a betting rule for unified boxing organizations and nobody else in combat…

6 min read 2 weeks ago
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Mayweather’s Ex-Manager Sued for $8.3M by Pacquiao Promotions CEO

Jas Mathur, chief executive of Manny Pacquiao Promotions, has filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court against Jona Rechnitz, the…

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