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Barboza-Alvarado to headline undercard stream on ESPN+ starting at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT – Indian sensation Vijender Singh, Alexander Besputin, and Janibek Alimkhanuly also in action – Tickets starting at $51.75 available now at AXS.com Undefeated super lightweight Arnold Barboza Jr.  → Read: “Barboza vs. Alvarado added to Lomachenko-Crolla card on April 12”

By Chris Williams: Following his loss to IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr.  → Read: “Mikey Garcia: “I would love to fight Lomachenko””

By Sean Jones: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko sees a bleak situation for unbeaten Mikey Garcia for his fight this weekend against Errol Spence Jr.  → Read: “Lomachenko: ‘Mikey Garcia has NO chance against Errol Spence’”

By Chris Williams: Unbeaten highly ranked lightweight contender Teofimo Lopez (12-0, 10 KOs) can forget about getting a fight against Vasyl Lomachenko anytime soon unless he can pick up a world title.  → Read: “Lomachenko tells Teofimo Lopez he’ll fight him if he has a belt”

*** Lomachenko-Anthony Crolla and Ramirez-Tommy Karpency headline evening of boxing on ESPN+ beginning at 11 p.m.  → Read: “Lomachenko & Gilberto Ramirez ESPN+ quotes & photos for April 12”

By Mike Smith: Lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko says he has great respect for Mikey Garcia for his decision to move up two weight classes to challenge IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr.  → Read: “Lomachenko respects Mikey Garcia for challenging Errol Spence”

By Chris Williams: Vasyl Lomachenko took a big shot at the well respected WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying to Teddy Atlas at The Fight Podcast that the two aren’t athletes like himself, and they’re just businessmen making money.  → Read: “Lomachenko: ‘Gervonta Davis and Mayweather are businessmen, not athletes; […]

By Mike Smith: WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (39-0, 25 KOs) will be making light heavyweight debut next month on April 12 against former 175 lb world title challenger Tommy Karpency (29-6-1, 18 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round fight on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko vs.  → Read: “Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez vs. Tommy […]

By Andy Farr: Wladimir Klitschko turned professional in November 1996 having won an Olympic gold medal for Ukraine in the summer games in Atlanta that same year.  → Read: “The Ukrainian Boxing Invasion”

By Chris Williams: Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs) isn’t facing the fighter that he wanted to in IBF lightweight champion Richard Commey on April 12, so instead he’ll be defending his WBA/WBO 135 lb titles against his WBA mandatory challenger Anthony ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla (34-6-3, 13 KOs) on that date on ESPN+ at the Staples […]