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CANELO DOMINATES GOLOVKIN TO END TRILOGY

Canelo Alvarez defeats Gennadiy Golovkin via unanimous decision.

USYK DEFEATS JOSHUA AGAIN

Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua via split decision in rematch.

HANEY CROWNED UNDISPUTED

Devin Haney schools George Kambosos Jr. in lopsided unanimous decision win.

BIVOL UPSETS CANELO

Dmitry Bivol shocks Canelo Alvarez for upset unanimous decision win.

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: WHEN THE SIDESHOW OUTSELLS THE CIRCUS

Boxing “purists” have been lamenting celebrity/influencer boxing and “legends” bouts since this latest wave of fluff fights began. And, as usual, the “purists” laments are about as meaningful as a fart in a ...... continue reading

WILLIAM ZEPEDA BATTERS & STOPS MAXI HUGHES

In a masterful performance that displayed his impressive and effective volume punching as well as relentless breakdown to the body of his opponent, San Mateo Atenco, Mexico’s undefeated knockout machine William “El Camarón” ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: CANELO-PBC FACT OR FICTION, RYAN GARCIA, PROPS TO AJ

Every Thursday here at FightHype, I pull out my gigantic, bulbous, bulging sack and give truth-minded boxing fans a gander. This week, I shoot ropes of truth all over comments/questions regarding Canelo-PBC truth, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, and props ...... continue reading

CANELO ALVAREZ VS. JAIME MUNGUIA OFFICIAL FOR MAY 4 IN LAS VEGAS & PBC ON PRIME PPV

Mexican superstars will go toe-to-toe as Canelo Promotions presents a Cinco de Mayo weekend blockbuster that will see pound-for-pound great Canelo Álvarez put his undisputed super middleweight world title on the line against unbeaten ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: A WEIRD AF BOXING WEEK

The boxing week closed out on Friday with a hefty dose of “all is right with the universe.” Anthony Joshua easy-worked former UFC heavyweight champ/boxing novice Francis Ngannou via two-round crushing and Saul “Canelo” ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: RYAN GARCIA'S MELTDOWN, CANELO ON PBC, JOSHUA-NGANNOU

Every Thursday here at Fight Hype, I pull out my gigantic, bulbous, bulging sack and give truth-minded boxing fans a gander. This week, I shoot ropes of truth all over comments/questions regarding Ryan Garcia’s meltdown(s), Canelo on PBC (?), ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: A CINNAMON SOAP OPERA

Where do we start with this “Canelo is leaving PBC, Canelo is coming back to PBC” stuff? I don’t think there’s really a place we COULD begin because, despite what the online Twitter-jockey rumor-mongers would like you to ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: CANELO-PBC, HANEY-GARCIA

So, was there some sort of big news that happened this week? Apparently so. Let’s dig into my bulbous, bulging Mail Sack to look for some sanity in these weirdo times. This week, we talk Canelo-PBC with a side order of Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia. ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: WTF?

I’m not gonna lie, I hate following boxing these days. I guess it’s not wise for me to admit that-- as someone who makes a living writing about boxing. But when the fuck have I ever let wisdom stand in the way of telling the truth? ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: NEXT MOVES FOR CANELO, TANK, CRAWFORD, TEOFIMO AND MUCH MORE

Break out the plastic panchos and splash-guard eye shields, it’s time for another Thursday equine-like money shot of gooey, salty boxing truth. This week we have questions/comments regarding next moves for Canelo Alvarez, Tank Davis, and ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: ODDS AND ENDS

I’ve got a bit to say about a few different things, so why not get it all out there in one soul-cleansing NSFW column this week? Did you hear the one about PBC going out of business? ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: CANELO, PBC, TYSON FURY'S LEGACY, HANEY-GARCIA, MUCH MORE

This boxing world of ours, filled with politics and assorted fake news, needs a bull-load of gooey, salty truth shot into its ear hole-- and I’m just the toro to do it. So, step back and watch me wash away the boxing ignorance with a money ...... continue reading

JOSH TAYLOR AND JACK CATTERALL SET FOR REMATCH ON APRIL 27

After more than two years of waiting, bitter rivals Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall will finally meet in a hugely anticipated rematch at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Saturday, April 27, shown live on DAZN in the UK and around the world and ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: TEOFIMO'S PSYCHO CIRCUS

For boxing writers looking to post more than simple, boring fight reports, Teofimo Lopez is a gift from the gods. I mean, telling an audience to “go suck a dick, no homo” and then following that up, seconds later, with “Jesus ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: FURY'S CUT, CANELO'S CHOICES, HANEY-RYAN, MUNGUIA-BERLANGA, MORE...

Hello fight fans and welcome to another Thursday gathered around my bulging sack, waiting on my weekly load of gooey, salty truth. This week, we have questions/comments regarding Fury’s Cut, Canelo’s Earned Deference, Haney-King Ry, ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: ANOTHER WEEK IN THE MUCK

One of the sure things in life is that boxing will never let you down-- if you’re expectations are BS, shit-head behavior, mass frustration, and cognitive dissonance passed off as insight. This has been a hell of a boxing week. ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: CANELO'S NEXT, SHAKUR'S RETIREMENT, AND FURY-USYK

This Thursday, like every Thursday, I ask you to pull up a seat alongside my bulging, bulbous sack and watch me shoot a load of gooey, salty truth right into the faces of boxing’s purveyors of ignorance. This week, we have questions/comments ...... continue reading

KEITH THURMAN VS TIM TSZYU & ROLLY ROMERO VS ISAAC CRUZ KICKOFF PRESS CONFERENCE

Fighters competing on the stacked inaugural four-fight PBC Pay-Per-View available on Prime Video went face to face Wednesday in Los Angeles at a press conference to preview their respective matchups before they step into the ring on Saturday, March ...... continue reading

VASILIY LOMACHENKO VS. GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR. KICKOFF PRESS CONFERENCE

Australia’s fighting emperor and former unified world champion, George Kambosos Jr., is on a mission for a new belt. Standing in his way is a Ukrainian fight legend, Vasiliy Lomachenko, a three-division world champion intent on writing another ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: ODDS AND ENDS

Here’s a little bit from here and there in our delightfully despicable world of boxing: So, last week, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) revealed their March 30 debut PPV show on Amazon Prime. ...... continue reading

KEITH THURMAN VS TIM TSZYU & ROLLY ROMERO VS ISAAC CRUZ SET FOR MARCH 30 PBC ON AMAZON PPV

A pair of all-action, high-stakes showdowns will top a stacked four-fight pay-per-view event as two-time world champion Keith “One Time” Thurman duels rising star and reigning world champion Tim Tszyu in the main event while 140-pound ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: MUNGUIA, OPETAIA, OVERHYPED UK FIGHTERS

Every Thursday, FightHype makes some space among its video content to host boxing’s most NSFW mail bag column-- Mine. In this week’s Sack, I address comments/questions regarding Jaime Munguia,  Jai Opetaia, and overhyped UK fighters. ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: BUILDING A RYAN GARCIA

Ryan Garcia. I’m back and forth on the guy. It doesn’t matter one bit whether I like him as a person or not. If I’m being honest, I’ve always found there to be a whiff of phoniness when it comes to his public persona. ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: BETERBIEV VS. BIVOL, JOSHUA VS. NGANNOU, SAUDI ARABIA VS. THE USA

Hello boxing fans and dedicated haters. Here’s another week’s worth of my bulbous sack, bulging with gooey, salty truth, in your face. Enjoy. This week, we have comments/questions regarding Beterbiev-Bivol, Joshua-Ngannou, and Saudi ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: MALARKEY IN THE UK

Don’t expect this to be a fight report. On Saturday, we saw a rare double appearance from members of the “White guys who fight infrequently, but are never chastised or value-judged for being ‘inactive’” club when ...... continue reading

GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WEEKS/NSAC/GOLDEN BOY DEBACLE? YEAH, RIGHT.

Well, we’re several days into what could’ve been a sport-rattling story of dubious ethics and regulatory chaos. And-- surprise, surprise-- we’re no closer to getting to the bottom of that mess than when the controversy first flared ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: THE TONY WEEKS/NSAC/GBP SAGA, FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (PREDICTION)

Every Thursday here at Fight Hype, we make a space among the video content for a good, old-fashioned written word money shot from the depths of my bulbous, bulging sack. So, get ready for some of that infamous Magno-rific gooey, salty, sometimes ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: 2024 MALAISE (ALREADY)

Hurray for mediocrity! Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia was announced late last week, a (poop) scoop pinched into the boxing news punch bowl by the always annoying, ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: 2024 PREDICTIONS, WORDS TO AN ASPIRING BOXING JOURNALIST

Welcome to the first Magno’s Bulging Mail Sack of the new year! In 2024, I promise to return this column to the nasty, mean-spirited, not-dealing-with-the-BS mailbag it used to be, before I talked myself into reeling myself back. This ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: I WELCOME MY SAUDI OVERLORDS!

I’m gonna start off 2024 with a whimper. As opposed to the usual bang I make with my bull-headed shit talking and stubborn, self-defeating defiance, I’m now pledging my compliance to the latest money marks in boxing-- the Saudis. I give ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: THE SAUDIS IN BOXING, DEONTAY WILDER'S FUTURE

Thursdays, in this corner of the Universo Pugilistico, are all about my sack-- my bulging, bulbous, aching sack-- and the gooey, salty truth contained within. So...sit back, close your eyes, pull back your hair, and get ready for this week's ...... continue reading

NAOYA INOUE STOPS MARLON TAPALES IN 10TH ROUND TO BECOME UNDISPUTED JR. FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION

WBC/WBO junior featherweight world champion Naoya "The Monster" Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) made history again. The Japanese pound-for-pound superstar knocked out Filipino IBF/WBA champion Marlon Tapales in round 10 to capture the undisputed junior ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: DAY OF WACKENING

We’re going pure stream of consciousness with this one. It’s 5:24 AM, Christmas Eve, and I’m riding a 103.4 fever from a Dengue infection that’s been kicking my ass for a few days already. Third World Problems! Come to ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: TANK-HANEY, DAY OF RECKONING, FIGHTER OF THE YEAR

In this holiday edition of Magno’s Bulging Mail Sack, I shove my big candy cane down the Christmas stockings of boxing ignorance and then pull out to shoot loads of milky eggnog all over boxing’s Grinches. This week, we have ...... continue reading

JAKE PAUL CO-MAINS AS AMANDA SERRANO HEADLINES IN MARCH 2 RETURN TO PUERTO RICO

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) today announced unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KOs) will make her long-awaited return to Puerto Rico vs. IBF mandatory challenger Nina Meinke (18-3, 4 KOs) on ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: ODDS AND ENDS

There was a lot of stuff going on this weekend and over the last few days, so let’s take a bite-size look at most of it in my semi-regular Odds and Ends edition of Notes from the Boxing Underground. ...... continue reading

DAVID MORRELL JR. DESTROYS SENA AGBEKO IN 2ND ROUND OF FINAL SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING MAIN EVENT

Unbeaten WBA Super Middleweight Champion David Morrell Jr. delivered another sensational moment for fans in his adopted hometown as he blasted out Sena Agbeko in round two in the final SHOWTIME® main event Saturday night from The Armory in ...... continue reading

MAGNO'S BULGING MAIL SACK: PBC ON PRIME, CANELO-BENAVIDEZ, TEOFIMO-MATIAS, BUD-BOOTS

Hello and welcome to another Thursday edition of Magno’s Bulging Mail Sack, the only boxing mailbag column penned by a writer social media-blocked by Boxingscene and Dan Rafael (among many others). This week, we have comments/questions ...... continue reading

NOTES FROM THE BOXING UNDERGROUND: HANEY DOMINATES, PBC TRIGGERS

Is it possible to dominate without being dominant? Devin Haney found a way. The 25-year-old, in his first official bout at 140 lbs., won every round on all three judges’ scorecards and notched a knockdown to take the WBC junior welterweight ...... continue reading

DEVIN HANEY DROPS AND DOMINATES REGIS PROGRAIS IN SHUTOUT UNANIMOUS DECISION

Devin Haney beat Regis Prograis by unanimous decision in his division debut to win the WBC super welterweight title in his hometown on Saturday night. ...... continue reading