01 Mar 2024

February Recap: Nakatani, Vargas, Mason Stand Out

Fighter of the Month – Junto Nakatani Junto Nakatani became a three-division world champion last Saturday with an emphatic stoppage victory over WBC champion Alexandro Santiago. Santiago was coming off of a career-best victory over future hall of famer Nonito Donaire and full of confidence heading into his first title

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17 Feb 2024

Foster Drops Nova in 12th, Retains Title

The main event of the night was a fight that may have flown under the radar in the mainstream, but hardcore boxing fans had been anticipating it since the announcement and it certainly delivered. O’Shaquie Foster (22-2, 12 ko) made the second defense of his WBC super featherweight title against

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02 Feb 2024

January Recap: Beterbiev, Maloney, Barroso Standout

Fighter of The Month: Artur Beterbiev With his seventh-round TKO victory over former 168lb champion Callum Smith, Artur Beterbiev is our fighter of the month for January of 2024. In the first few seconds of the fight, he asserted himself and landed a flurry that backed Smith up against the ropes. From

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02 Nov 2023

O’Shaquie Foster Had Everything Against Him and Delivered like a True Champion, “Shocking” Hernandez in a Modern Classic

In the sport of boxing, the “B-side” fighter tends to have several hurdles that they must overcome if they want to secure an upset over the “A-side” or “home” fighter. Normally the fighter with these advantages happens to be a prospect on the rise, a contender who is a certified

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19 Oct 2023

Team USA Ready to Rock the 2023 Pan American Games

The 2023 Pan American Games officially kicked off today from Santiago, Chile. There are thirteen boxers, six female and seven male, that are representing the United States in the games and hoping to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games. I was fortunate enough to be able to interview one of

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29 Sep 2023

Undisputed vs Undisputed: Canelo vs Charlo Full Card Preview

Boxing has had a little lull recently, but that ends tomorrow night with the first-ever showdown between two male undisputed champions in the four-belt era. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) is looking to be the first undisputed champion in the four-belt era to make three successful defenses of the

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28 Sep 2023

Albert Ochoa signs managerial contract with Team Santos, Eyes pro debut in future

(Photo via Instagram, @albertochoa05) Team Santos has informed ITR Boxing that Albert Ochoa has signed a managerial contract with them. The father-son duo of Bob Santos, the 2022 Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year, and his son Joseph Santos, the youngest manager in boxing, are excited about this signing and

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15 Sep 2023

Against all Odds: Luis Alberto Lopez

(Photo via Nigel Roddis, Getty Images) “He’s the person that boxing is supposed to use and abuse”. That’s what Lukie Kettle had to say about Luis Alberto Lopez on his YouTube channel “LukieBoxing” earlier this week, and it couldn’t be any more true. With the current structure in the sport

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01 Sep 2023

Smith vs Eubank II: Repeat or Revenge?

On January 21st in Manchester Arena, Liam Smith (33-3-1, 20 KOs) and Chris Eubank Jr (32-3, 23 KOs) met in a highly anticipated all-British middleweight showdown. Eubank was the slight favorite, but many people thought Smith was more than a “live dog” and that was proven true. One thing that

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30 Aug 2023

Elijah Garcia Ready For Toughest Fight Yet

On Saturday, September 30th, twenty year old Elijah Garcia (15-0, 12 KOs), steps into the ring against Armando Resendiz (14-1, 10 KOs). The fight is the opening bout for the Canelo vs. Charlo undercard in an already stacked card full of action packed fights. This is a throwback to the

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