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Dune Bud Another week, another megastar linked with a major debut in Saudi. This time, on Wednesday, Turki Alalshikh tweeted a picture of Terence Crawford with a shrug emoji. In the past, a Tweet like that would seem innocuous, but these days it will send the whole app into a spin. This was one of…
BN weekly columnist Joe Hughes calls for a ‘Tank’ step-up and warns that all that glitters in boxing is not necessarily gold. There has been news this week of a potential takeover of the world’s biggest boxing promotional companies by representatives of Saudi Arabia. This could drastically change the sport, hopefully for the better. Creating…
THE days of Terence Crawford fighting at welterweight are now definitely over. After becoming undisputed world champion at 147lbs in July 2023 Crawford was stripped of his IBF title a few months later. A decision which appalled “Bud” but elevated interim belt holder Jaron Ennis to full champion status. Two months ago Mario Barrios was…
By Elliot Worsell PART I TEN YEARS on, it is clear now that it became a numbers game, the rivalry of Carl Froch and George Groves. In the first installment, there was the promise of two right hands in round one and then six months later it all ended in round eight with one right…
FREE agent Shakur Stevenson will meet with Eddie Hearn on Monday (July 15) as he continues to seek out the best deal for his career. The 27-year-old defeated Artem Harutyunyan eight days ago to sign off on his time working with Top Rank, where he became a three-weight world champion. Stevenson’s performance drew criticism, but…
FORMER IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez suffered a small brain bleed following his heavy knockout defeat against Angelo Leo on August 10. The bout was brought to its conclusion in round 10 when Leo landed a thudding left hook which put Lopez on his back. Referee Ernie Sharif started the count but Lopez was…