During training camp, Melikuziev's nose was busted and he wasn't able to spar for three weeks. Lingering effects ensued, leading all the way into the fight. But the Uzbek demonstrated tremendous courage and resilience to battle through a crimson mask and swelling around his face, knocking down Fulghum in the final round to seal victory.

The 145-pound catchweight matchup would have featured two of the sport’s youngest stars in a fight that has been brewing for years.

It's just after 10pm local time in Auckland, New Zealand and Joseph Parker's wife, Laine, has gone into labour with their sixth child. Still, as the former world heavyweight champion prepares to round his kids up and gets the house in order before driving to the hospital, he has time for a chat, which he begins with the most unnecessary apology.

Though tales of McCallum’s career invariably focus on his scheduling misfortunes, they often leave out the conveyor belt of excellent fighters McCallum did beat: Julian Jackson, Donald Curry, Milton McCrory, Sumbu Kalambay, Steve Collins, Herol Graham and more.

Tszyu simultaneously knew what the canvas and rock bottom felt like. His recent stoppage win over Joseph Spencer got him back on track, though avenging defeat by Fundora would put him back where he feels he belongs as a two-time world champion.

On a good day, the 30 mile drive between Barnsley and Oldham takes around hour. For our American readers, that may sound like little more than a quick trip to the store but for British sports fans, that constitutes a real 'away day' and involves mini buses and a full day out.

While many others would have put their life on hold after such a traumatic event, Huni felt he could ill afford to miss a step given his next fight was days away. He was 5-0 at the time, with four inside the distance, but injury problems had kept him out of action for a year. A showdown with fellow-undefeated Queensland heavyweight was just days away and there was no way Huni would let a hail of bullets affect his preparation.

Over the past few years, the junior welterweight division has been one of the strongest in British boxing but it looks like we may be witnessing a change in the pecking order at 140lbs.

Crawford wouldn't go as far as to say that he was a shell of himself, but a prime Pacquiao that was a nightmare for folks? That guy was long gone. Still, even with his reflexes slowing down a touch, and despite his overall game looking a bit different, Barrios, from Crawford's perspective, isn't good enough to put much fear in Pacquiao.

"Jermall Charlo jumped to the head of the class as the No. 1-ranked contender in the super middleweight division," Brown, president of TGB Promotions, told The Ring's Manouk Akopyan following Charlo's easy victory over LaManna. "It's Canelo Alvarez, and then him. And I would put Armando Resendiz at No. 2.”

Jack (29-3-3, 17 KOs) retained his title via majority decision (114-114, 115-113 and 115-113) in the chief-support bout to Canelo Alvarez-William Scull.

For years now, Davis (13-0, 9 KOs) has done his best to push Lopez's buttons. From staring a hole through him when they meet face-to-face, confronting him at fights and calling him everything but a child of God, the 25-year-old has done it all.

The sport is strewn with bones of hard-luck B-side fighters like Resendiz who get robbed and rarely recover. For the soon-to-be-father Resendiz, a resurgence is now in store as a top player in a stacked division, and he officially holds a lottery ticket looking for his number to be called against undisputed king Canelo Alvarez.

Mark Kriegel didn’t want to write about Mike Tyson. The author of biographies on Joe Namath, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and Pete Maravich was a natural for a deep dive on the former heavyweight champion, but he just wasn’t interested.

On the heels of his dominant return to the ring, Jermall Charlo may not be far from earning a title shot.

The California State Athletic Commission held a vote during a meeting Monday to determine that WBO junior lightweight champion Emanuel Navarrete’s controversial technical decision win against Charly Suarez has been changed to a no-contest.

Manny Pacquiao feels refreshed after almost four years away from boxing. The 46-year-old Filipino legend believes he still has the speed and boxing ability to beat a much younger opponent in WBC welterweight champ Mario Barrios on July 19 in Las Vegas.

When asked by The Ring's Manouk Akopyan why he deserves a shot at Alvarez after winning one tune-up fight in the super middleweight division, Charlo contended that timing trumps everything.