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Chris AlgieriPicazo takes on Cardenas in WNF Special on February 16
3 months ago 2 min readWednesday Night Fights returns for a special Friday edition on February 16 from the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida. Israel Rodriguez Picazo locks horns with Ramon Cardenas in the main-event, a ten round duel at super bantamweight live and exclusive on ProBox TV. Mexico’s Picazo (30-5, 20 KOs) defeated Wilner Soto with a fifth round stoppage last December in Orlan… -
Chris AlgieriChris Algieri's School of Thought: Beterbiev-Bivol is the fight the world needs but Buatsi could challenge them if he beats Azeez
3 months ago 5 min readA fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol has become the most essential fight that can be made. It’s been marinating for a long time, and to the extent that where it was once a fight for the purists, it’s become one for a mainstream audience. Beterbiev’s destruction of Callum Smith, combined with Bivol returning to action and how difficult it is to determine which is the … -
Chris AlgieriLeo sparkles with knockout win over Plania in WNF main-event
3 months ago 3 min readFormer super bantamweight world champion Angelo Leo needed just three rounds to finish Mike Plania in WNF’s main-event this evening in Plant City, Florida. The pair collided at featherweight in a ten round bout. The opening minute drew little action from the first round. Plania took the center of the ring with Leo moving around the perimeter. Leo’s jab started to open up as the halfway… -
Chris AlgieriMcCumby gets decision over Pearson in Florida
3 months ago 3 min readSuper middleweight Trevor McCumby scored a lopsided points victory over Christopher Pearson in the chief-support this evening on WNF in Plant City, Florida. McCumby started on the offensive from the opening bell landing a crowd-gasping left hook to the head in just 20 seconds. McCumby went on the attack, landing various body shots on the covered up Pearson. McCumby clubbed the guard with his oppon… -
Chris AlgieriMoran stops Duno inside 6 on WNF
3 months ago 4 min readAntonio Moran defeated Romero Duno with a sixth round stoppage in a dominant display on Wednesday Nights Fights in Plant City, Florida. The first round saw a tentative opening 20 seconds in the 137 pound scheduled 10 rounder on ProBox TV. Mornan then landed a good roof overhand right followed by a left hook to the body of Duno. Moran pushed forward behind a busy double-jab to land the right … -
Chris AlgieriGamble outsmarts Alcala to take decision victory in Plant City
3 months ago 3 min readMykell Gamble controlled Damian Alcala over the distance to continue an undefeated start to his career on ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights in Plant City, Florida. Both men started the fight offensively, hitting the center of the ring with intent in the six round featherweight contest. Alcala’s jittery pressure proved to be his weakness with Gamble landing a counter right hand, but th… -
Chris AlgieriLeo is ready to be ‘one step closer’ to title
3 months ago 2 min readAngelo Leo is aiming to be a two-division world champion. His January 31 main event bout against Mike Plania on ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights, in Plant City, Florida is, he hopes, the next step towards that goal. Leo, the former WBO super-bantamweight champion, now campaigns at featherweight. Trained by his father, Miguel Leo, the duo relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada. Original… -
Chris AlgieriLeo Vs Plania headlines WNF in Plant City on January 31
3 months ago 2 min readProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights returns for its second installment of 2024 with Angelo Leo taking on Mike Plania in the main event. Former super bantamweight world champion, Leo, locks horns with Plania over ten rounds at featherweight live and exclusive on ProBox TV. Leo (22-1, 10 KOs) captured the WBO super bantamweight title just four fights ago with a lopsided points victory aga… -
Chris AlgieriAlgieri previews 'banger of a matchup' between Feliciano and Williams
3 months ago 3 min readLuis Feliciano locks horns with Mykquan Williams in tonight’s WNF main event live on ProBox TV. Former world champion Chris Algieri will commentate tonight's card in Florida. He gave his opinion on Feliciano Vs Williams. “I expect a ProBox main event,” Algieri said to ProBox TV. “I expect two guys who are going to go for it, because they know what this platform means,… -
Chris AlgieriWNF kicks off 2024 with Luis Feliciano Vs Mykquan Williams
4 months ago 2 min readBoxing’s fastest growing promotion Wednesday Night Fights kicks off 2024 with a super lightweight clash between the undefeated pairing of Luis Feliciano and Mykquan Williams. The main event between Milwaukee born Feliciano and Connecticut’s Williams is scheduled for ten rounds at the ProBox Events Center in Plant City, Florida on January 17 broadcast worldwide on ProBox TV. Feliciano (… -
Chris AlgieriWNF returns in 2024 with Luis Feliciano Vs Mykquan Williams
4 months ago 2 min readBoxing’s fastest growing promotion Wednesday Night Fights kicks off 2024 with a super lightweight clash between the undefeated pairing of Luis Feliciano and Mykquan Williams. The main event between Milwaukee born Feliciano and Connecticut’s Williams is scheduled for ten rounds at the ProBox Events Center in Plant City, Florida on January 17 broadcast worldwide on ProBox TV. Feliciano (… -
Chris AlgieriPrograis predicts 12 rounds of pain against ‘entitled’ Haney
5 months ago 3 min readRegis Prograis is brimming with confidence ahead of next week’s anticipated clash with Devin Haney. Speaking exclusively to ProBox TV, Prograis called Haney “entitled” and said he had been training for the former lightweight champion for four months in California. His last camp, said Prograis, was six weeks for Danielito Zorrilla, who was a late replacement. But now Prograis is t… -
Chris AlgieriWNF returns with Jukembayev Vs Mimoune in Plant City, December 13
5 months ago 2 min readProBox TV’s flagship promotion Wednesday Night Fights returns with yet another barnburner of a fight card on Wednesday 13th from Plant City, Florida. WNF’s last instalment saw another Fight of the Year candidate with Orlando Gonzalez picking up a split decision win against Jorge Castaneda. The headline attraction will see highly touted Kazakh Batyrzhan Juk… -
Chris AlgieriChris Algieri's School of Thought: Duarte and James are what complicated Garcia needs
5 months ago 5 min readOscar Duarte Jurado looks tailor-made for Ryan Garcia, which after a high-profile defeat is exactly what he needs. Duarte has a good record, and looks like an athlete and therefore a good test, but while he’s physically strong and durable, he’s got slow feet and hands, an ineffective jab, and doesn’t effectively work his way inside. He punches well with both hands, but Garcia&rsq… -
Chris AlgieriAlgieri: When you look at records you lean towards Gonzalez, but don't sleep on a guy like Castaneda Watch
5 months ago 2 min readOrlando Gonzalez will collide with Jorge Castaneda on ProBox TV's Wednesday Night Fights in two days time. The pair will clash over 10 rounds at super featherweight as the main attraction in Plant City, Florida. Gonzalez (21-2, 12 KOs) took part in a Fight of the Year contender defeating Ramiro Cesena on points this past July. Castaneda (16-2, 12 KOs) comes off a late knockout victory against Nest… -
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Orlando Gonzalez Vs Jorge Castaneda headlines WNF on November 29
5 months ago 2 min readProBox TV’s flagship promotion Wednesday Night Fights returns with yet another barnburner of a fight card next Wednesday evening from Plant City, Florida. The headline attraction will see Puerto Rican Orlando Gonzalez (21-2, 12 KOs) square-off with Texan Jorge Castaneda (16-2, 12 KOs) for the WBA Continental North America super featherweight title in a 10 round bout. Gonzalez comes off… -
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Chris Algieri's School of Thought: Joshua and Wilder should be racing to fight Ngannou before he has a rematch with Fury
6 months ago 5 min readTyson Fury versus Francis Ngannou was known as The Baddest Man on the Planet, and while Fury won the boxing match, it was Ngannou who left Saudi Arabia as the baddest man on the planet. He over-performed to the extent that he looked excellent, and like a professional boxer – at times even more so than Fury, who so often looked awkward, and ultimately piss-poor. I was as surprised as I … -
Chris AlgieriWe created a blueprint for heavyweight boxers to beat the sport's newest star Francis Ngannou
6 months ago 6 min readProBox TV's top talents created a blueprint for heavyweight boxers to beat the sport's newest star Francis Ngannou. The former UFC champion shook up the world when he crossed over into boxing and stunned Tyson Fury with a performance so solid it pushed the unbeaten fighter into deep waters, escaping with a slim 10-round win Saturday in Saudi Arabia. There has been debate ever s… -
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Chris Algieri's School of Thought: Showtime Boxing's sad demise doesn't need to harm boxing, as Garcia and Haney are proving
6 months ago 6 min readIt hurt when the end of Showtime Boxing was announced. I fondly remember the days of HBO and Showtime – I couldn’t help but see it as another one biting the dust. But this is the future. Things are changing. HBO and Showtime were essentially premium movie channels that hosted boxing – which was great. They brought great production values to their boxing programmes, but … -
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Chris Algieri's School of Thought: Canelo's victory over Charlo showed why Crawford shouldn't be next
7 months ago 5 min readI wasn’t excited when Jermell Charlo was first matched with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Two weight classes is a big jump. Yet the fact that it was a Canelo fight meant I eventually got excited about it. I still didn’t see it as a greatly competitive match-up, but there remained the prospect of another Canelo fight week, even if in the end there wasn’t enough pushback… -
Chris AlgieriPablo Cesar Cano stops Zachary Ochoa in WNF barnburner Watch
7 months ago 3 min readPablo Cesar Cano scored a sixth round stoppage victory over Zachary Ochoa to celebrate his 34th birthday last night on ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights from Plant City, Florida. The multiple world title challenger has led a distinguished career to date, sharing the ring with the likes of Shane Mosley, Erik Morales and ProBox TV commentator Paulie Malignaggi, with his record impro… -
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Algieri's School of Thought: Under-prepared Joyce can test Zhang if he's made the necessary changes
7 months ago 5 min readI was excited when the first fight was made between Joe Joyce and Zhilei Zhang. It had taken until Joyce stopped Joseph Parker for me to be impressed by him, but after that and given Zhang’s high-paced fight with Filip Hrgovic – Zhang could easily have been given the decision – they looked very well matched, which made it surprising that it was so one-sided. I was conce… -
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Algieri's School of Thought: Rematch is the right move for not only Crawford, but Spence
7 months ago 5 min readI wasn’t surprised to learn that Errol Spence is activating his clause for a rematch with Terence Crawford. They had a two-fight deal, boxing is a business, and the most money Spence can make after such a one-sided beating comes in a rematch – even if it proves equally one-sided. Spence had already achieved a lot and made a lot of money – but not money like back in July… -
Chris AlgieriKalajdzic takes out Ellison in Plant City Watch
8 months ago 2 min readWednesday Night Fights returned to Plant City, Florida yesterday evening with Radivoje Kalajdzic taking on Mickey Ellison in the main event at light heavyweight. England’s Ellison came in as the away fighter coming off two British regional title victories. Saint Petersburg’s Kalajdzic came into the ring three fights undefeated since a world title failure against Artur Beterb… -
Chris AlgieriRadivoje Kalajdzic: Regrets ‘sloppy’ performances against Beterbiev and Browne ahead of trip to Plant City
8 months ago 2 min read‘Hot Rod’ Radivoje Kalajdzic (27-2 19 KOs) makes his debut on this week’s edition of Wednesday Night Fights in Plant City, his first appearance of the year as he faces Englishman Mickey Ellison (14-4 5 KOs) over 10 rounds. The two will meet at Light heavyweight as the headline of the evening. Born in old Yugoslavia, Kalajdzic came to the U.S. when he was 7 years old due to… -
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Chris Algieri's School of Thought: Dubois' punch looked legal, but that doesn't mean he deserves a rematch
8 months ago 5 min readThe reaction I saw from Oleksandr Usyk from the right hand landed by Daniel Dubois in the fifth round of their fight was that of a legal blow. I also don’t believe we’d be scrutinising the performance of the referee Luis Pabon if it wasn’t for the significance of the fight and the appetite, in 2023, for controversy. We knew that Usyk was vulnerable to the body; when I saw h… -
Chris AlgieriRadivoje Kalajdzic squares off with Mickey Ellison in Plant City, September 6
8 months ago 2 min readFormer world title challenger Radivoje ‘Hot Rod’ Kalajdzic headlines ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights from the network's headquarters in Plant City, Florida, next week on September 6. The Belgrade born Kalajdzic (27-2, 19 KOs) will go ten rounds with England’s Mickey Ellison (14-4, 5 KOs) in the light heavyweight division. Hot Rod has p… -
Chris AlgieriSebastian Papeschi collides with Diego Carmona for IBF regional title in Cordoba, August 26
8 months ago 3 min readSAMPSON BOXING/TELLO BOX SOUTH AMERICAN BOXING SERIES CONTINUES IN ARGENTINA LIVE ON PROBOX TVSampson Lewkowicz and Carlos Andres Tello return to ProBox TV next Saturday following a successful event last month in Montevideo, Uruguay that saw Amilcar Vidal Jr. get back to winning ways against Domicio Rondon. The South American promoters keep the show on the road in ne… -
Chris AlgieriWednesday Night Fights Returns with Raul Garcia Vs Leonardo Ruiz in Plant City, August 23
8 months ago 2 min readProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights is back again next week fresh off a big result for Otar Eranosyan, who overcame a knockdown to take out former world champion Roger Gutierrez last week in Plant City to claim the WBA mandatory position for Hector Luis Garcia’s world title. August 23 sees the midweek promotion return with an undefeated 10 round clash at super welterweight. Do… -
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Chris Algieri's School of Thought: Whyte's career could be finished, but Joshua can still get the answers he needs from Helenius
8 months ago 5 min readThis is the third occasion Dillian Whyte has been accused of not being a clean fighter – how many more chances should he get? He’s already towards the end of his career, so if he gets a lengthy ban the latest one could mean the end. I’ve always believed that the punishment should be determined by the nature of illegal substance a fighter has used. A diuretic is one mat… -
Chris AlgieriChris Algieri's School of Thought: Masterful Inoue should unify then move up to challenge Ramirez
9 months ago 4 min readIn the aftermath of Terence Crawford producing what looks likely to be the performance of 2023 – to defeat Errol Spence – Naoya Inoue’s virtuoso performance against Stephen Fulton is at risk of being overlooked. Until Spence-Crawford I had considered Inoue the best fighter in the world. He looked absolutely phenomenal in every way. We all knew he was a power punc… -
Chris AlgieriEranosyan locks horns with Gutierrez in world title eliminator, August 9
9 months ago 2 min readProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights is back again next week hot off the heels from the barnburner we saw between Orlando Gonzalez and Ramiro Cesena in Kissimmee, Florida. The popular midweek boxing series heads back to Plant City, Florida with Otar Eranosyan and Roger Gutierrez colliding in a WBA super featherweight world title eliminator in the evenin… -
Chris AlgieriOrlando Gonzalez using Robeisy Ramirez experience ahead of Ramiro Cesena clash
9 months ago 2 min readOrlando Gonzalez heads to Kissimmee, Florida tomorrow night where he will collide with Ramiro Cesena on ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights. Puerto Rico’s Gonzalez (20-2, 12 KOs) is scheduled to go 10 rounds with his Mexican rival in the super featherweight division in the evening’s main event. “I know Ramiro Cesena, he’s a good fighter.” Gonzalez said.… -
Chris AlgieriLewkowicz: Vidal Jr needs to win or we stop working together
9 months ago 2 min readUruguay’s chances of crowning its first male world boxing took a serious dent when Amilcar Vidal Jr succumbed to a devastating 4th round knockout defeat against Elijah Garcia this past March. His countryman and manager Sampson Lewkowicz stated in our chat that he “his biggest dream in boxing was to bring his native Uruguay its first male world champion.” However, the well seasone… -
Chris AlgieriAlgieri's School of Thought: Ennis isn't yet ready for Crawford or Spence, but he can prove the best since Mayweather
9 months ago 5 min readLast weekend we saw Jaron “Boots” Ennis make his best statement so far as a professional fighter. He was exceptional. Roiman Villa was coming to win, and having beaten Rashidi Ellis – a good fighter with great hand speed. Ennis is an exceptional fighter, so the question wasn’t necessarily if he was going to win, but how. If he’d blown Villa out, that also w… -
Chris AlgieriGonzalez clashes with Cesena on Wednesday Night Fights in Kissimmee, Florida
9 months ago 2 min readProBox TV returns yet again this month with a second installment of its popular mid-week promotion in Kissimmee, Florida on July 26th. The evening’s main-event will see Orlando Gonzalez (20-2, 12 KOs) take on Ramiro Cesena (16-1-1, 13 KOs) in the super featherweight division over 10 rounds in a Puerto Rico Vs Mexico matchup. Puerto Rico’s Gonzalez comes off a points victory over … -
Chris AlgieriMartinez Hoping Win Against Abreu will Propel him to Become Guatemala’s 1st World Champion
9 months ago 2 min readSuper middleweight contender Lester Martinez has represented his native Guatemala with distinction as an amateur winning 5 Gold medals throughout the Central American Games, Central American and Caribbean Games and Central American Championships. Turning pro in 2019, life on the professional circuit has started perfectly for the 27 year old trained by Brian ‘Bo Mac’ McI… -
Chris AlgieriWilliam Foster III collides with Fradimil Macayo on Wednesday Night Fights, July 12
9 months ago 2 min readWilliam Foster III Vs Fradimil Macayo takes the headline slot on July 12th in Plant City, Florida. The pair will battle for a WBA regional title in the super featherweight division over 10 rounds. Foster III (15-0, 9 KOs) comes off two good victories heading into the clash with Macayo. The New Haven native took the undefeated Edwin De Los Santos the distance to clinch a split decision victory in O… -
Chris AlgieriAlgieri's School of Thought: Anderson could prove the new-age heavyweight who has it all
10 months ago 5 min readI’m a huge fan of Jared Anderson – I’m really bullish about his prospects of being a star in the heavyweight division. He could be in the NFL – he’s that kind of athlete. Boxing’s lost a lot of those types of athletic talents to other sports, because there’s a lot more money in, for example, basketball or football, and there’s also a more d… -
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Algieri's School of Thought: Lopez Sr and Jr proved everyone wrong – and Prograis showed why Haney should be targeting him next
10 months ago 6 min readOn successive weekends we’ve seen important fights at 140lbs. In the first, when Teofimo Lopez beat Josh Taylor, I was surprised by how disciplined he was throughout the12 rounds. We’d seen him do that before when he beat Vasily Lomachenko in 2020, but since then we’d seen a lack of discipline – including when losing to George Kambosos Jr in 2021 – so for him to… -
Chris AlgieriRoy Jones Jr. - Mandeep Jangra enthusiastic ahead of Tsendbaatar Erdenebat clash
10 months ago 2 min readWednesday Night Fights returns to ProBox TV in just two days time with a mouth watering all undefeated clash in the super featherweight division between Tsendbaatar Erdenebat and Mandeep Jangra. An intriguing match-up that sees two successful amateurs put their undefeated records on the line in Plant City, Florida. Both medalled regularly at recognised tournamen… -
Chris AlgieriAlgieri's School of Thought: Crawford-Spence is happening past its peak, but will be more competitive than ever
10 months ago 5 min readWhen Floyd Mayweather fought Manny Pacquiao in 2015, even though that fight happened way past when it should have, I don’t think the public’s interest in seeing it had waned. Both were also active – even though they weren’t fighting each other – and were involved in big fights outside of against each other. Terence Crawford-Errol Spence, in contrast, has lost some som… -
Chris AlgieriAlgieri's School of Thought: Haney-Lomachenko will be determined by whether the tangibles overcome the intangibles
a year ago 5 min readThere’s been a lot of suggestions that, at 35, Vasyl Lomachenko isn’t the fighter he used to be, but I don’t necessarily agree – it’s too early for anyone to say that. Those suggestions mostly stem from his past two performances, against Richard Commey and Jamaine Ortiz. He had a tough fight with Ortiz, which was unexpected, but he’d had a period of i… -
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Algieri's School Of Thought: Masterful Canelo's Southpaw Solution Will Prove He Remains The Face Of Boxing
a year ago 5 min readFor all of the talk of the fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia determining the “new face of boxing”, when Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fights John Ryder in front of a massive audience after the red carpet’s rolled out for him, he’ll show that he’s the one who retains that status. Initially, there had been talk about Canelo fighting in the UK, and I loved… -
Chris AlgieriMalignaggi and Algieri predict heavyweight fireworks in Joyce-Zhang Watch
a year ago 2 min readProBox TV analysts Chris Algieri and Paulie Malignaggi are both excited about this weekend’s heavyweight tussle between Joe Joyce and Zhilei Zhang. The two big men meet at London’s Copper Box Arena as they bid to elevate their chances of getting into the heavyweight title picture and both former champions, Malignaggi and Algieri, anticipate a war. “This is a good fight,” sa… -
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Algieri's school of thought: The 'old' Joshua is gone; the new one could be like Klitschko
a year ago 6 min readAnthony Joshua’s performance, in the victory over Jermaine Franklin, wasn’t the one I expected. I was hoping for a lot more from him – for a resurrection of the Joshua of old – but, on reflection, that wasn’t realistic. He brings to mind Wladimir Klitschko. Klitschko took a lot more chances early on, got knocked out a few times, returned a lot more cautious, and… -
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Algieri's School of Thought: Joshua can revive his career if James has revived what made him great
a year ago 6 min readIf I was going to create a heavyweight champion in a video game, I would create Anthony Joshua. When I picture how a heavyweight champion looks, acts and fights, it’s just like him. The string of victories he put together leading up to the Wladimir Klitschko fight in 2017 was tremendous. He was fighting young, hungry opponents like Dillian Whyte, Charles Martin and Dominic Breazeale – … -
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Duncan & Melendez Steal The Show In Instant Classic, Soumaoro Beats Up Vazquez
a year ago 3 min readPROBOX TV returned tonight with its monthly show from Tampa, Florida - Wednesday Night Fights. Omar Rosario (10-0) started the televised card with a quick victory over Zach Hill (3-4). The Top Rank prospect dispatched of Hill in the first round after a variety of right hands to the body, ending it with a left hook to the liver. It was Demontaze Duncan (8-1) and&n… -
Chris AlgieriChris Algieri Picks Demontaze Duncan As One-To-Watch On PROBOX TV
a year ago 2 min readPROBOX TV gets set for another monthly Wednesday night broadcast from Tampa, Florida. The network prides itself on ‘promoting boxing’ rather than specific fighters, a rule that it hopes will give its young stable the experience they need to reach the very top. Former world champion Chris Algieri, who now works as a commentator and pundit for the network, has had a chance to get a … -
Chris AlgieriAngel Vazquez Collides With Mohamed Soumaoro, March 22nd Live On PROBOX TV
a year ago 2 min readPROBOX TV returns with its monthly instalment of Wednesday Night Fights from Plant City, Florida with three televised fights. The night’s main event comes from the lightweight division, undefeated Mexican Angel ‘El Chocolatito’ Vazquez (12-0) will square-off with Canadian based Guinean Mohamed ‘El bufalo negro’ Soumaoro (12-1) over … -
Chris AlgieriAlgieri and Van Heerden Not Shocked That Conor Benn Tested Positive
2 years ago 3 min readA further indictment of Conor Benn's record as a clean athlete happened today as two former world champions, who recently faced Conor Benn, Chris Algieri and Chris Van Heerden, both questioned whether or not Benn had been using banned substances for their bouts against him. “Initial thoughts? Not surprised, not surprised one bit,” Algieri told Jomboy Boxing. “I had hear…