If Terence Crawford does decide to return to the ring, he will not be short of challengers. The switch-hitter from Omaha, Nebraska retired following his win over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to become undisputed super-middleweight champion. It was the fourth division in which Crawford captured all four major titles, and the victory took his record to […]

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Boxing fans regularly debate who they believe to be the greatest heavyweights of all time and now boxing legend has weighed in himself with his own verdict. Tyson is often mentioned in those debates, after establishing himself as ‘The Baddest Man On The Planet’ during a ferocious run throughout the 1980s. He became the youngest […]

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Unified world champion Xander Zayas has responded to Devin Haney and his father, Bill, who said during an interview last week that the Puerto Rican is merely “food to us.” Zayas unified the super-welterweight division last month, claiming a split decision victory against Abass Baraou to come away with the WBO and WBA titles. Immediately […]

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Former world champion has offered his honest thoughts on a potential welterweight clash between Shakur Stevenson and Conor Benn. The pair came face-to-face shortly after Stevenson claimed his WBO super-lightweight title last month, dethroning Teofimo Lopez to become a four-division world champion. It was a truly dominant performance, in his first outing at 140lbs, that […]

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Former undisputed champion Zab Judah has named the one factor which, in his mind, will prevent a much-talked-about showdown between and from materialising. Since his astounding points victory over Teofimo Lopez last month, many have been left questioning who would pose the greatest threat to Stevenson’s unbeaten record. The 28-year-old has, after all, become a […]

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was initially supposed to face Diego Pacheco for the vacant WBO world title, but has since been presented with a vastly different assignment at 168lbs. The four major super-middleweight belts became vacant towards the end of last year, immediately after announced his retirement as a three-division undisputed champion. Since then, both Christian Mbilli and Jose […]

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has received the backing of a man he knows very well ahead of a potential trilogy showdown with . ‘The Gypsy King’ announced last month that he would end a near year-long retirement following his second points defeat to Usyk in December 2024. Several weeks after that, it was confirmed that he will face Arslanbek […]

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believes that vs is, quite simply, a case of who can ‘land the big one first.’ It was announced this week that the two monstrous punchers will square off at the Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, on May 9, headlining a Queensberry Promotions card. This represents Wardley’s first defence of his world heavyweight title, which he […]

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Ryan Garcia challenges Mario Barrios for the WBC Welterweight World title next weekend in Las Vegas. Conor Benn, mandatory challenger for the winner, seems to have finally settled on a prediction. Barrios took the vacant title in June of 2025 after it was vacated by Terence Crawford. He has retained twice, though through draws against […]

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WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed whether , who faces unified cruiserweight champion Gilberto Ramirez in May, will keep hold of his world title at 175lbs. The sanctioning body came under heavy criticism after it was announced that Shakur Stevenson would no longer be in possession of his WBC lightweight title. This news emerged shortly […]

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has issued his final prediction for vs , considering who he might face in a unification match at 147lbs. The pair will lock horns for Barrios’ WBC welterweight title on February 21, with Garcia looking to become a world champion at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. His first outing at 147lbs, however, did not exactly […]

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Boxing legend has named one fight that he would love to see be involved in. The 28-year-old comes off a masterful performance against Teofimo Lopez last month, dropping just one round as he secured a dominant points victory at Madison Square Garden. In doing so, Stevenson claimed the WBO super-lightweight title and became a four-division […]

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Very few heavyweights have pursued a showdown with Moses Itauma, and for good reason, yet one former world champion has revealed that he ‘really wanted’ to face the rising star. Many have already anointed Itauma as heir to Oleksandr Usyk’s throne, while others are perhaps more hesitant to make such claims at this early stage. […]

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Trainer Andy Lee has opened up on Joseph Parker’s failed drugs test three months on from the news breaking. Parker was heartbroken when he lost his WBO Interim world title, and subsequent shot at Oleksandr Usyk, to Fabio Wardley back in October. The surprising news of a positive test for cocaine from the day of […]

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David Price has offered a knockout prediction for Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois, which is now set for May 9. The fight at the Co-op Live in Manchester will be Wardley’s first title defence since being elevated from ‘interim’ to full WBO champion, shortly after Oleksandr Usyk vacated his belt last year. Before that, the […]

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’s return to the welterweight division is imminent and many fans are debating whether he has done enough to warrant a title shot. Although, whilst one reigning 147lb champion believes that Benn is indeed world-class, he also maintains that he would knock ‘The Destroyer’ out. Benn has not fought at welterweight since 2022, with a […]

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“VOODOO – you know, the word voodoo,” says Jeamie TKV, when I ask him to spell what he’d just said. No, it wasn’t a word that sounded like voodoo. It was voodoo. It’s not a word you tend to hear very often when conducting boxing interviews with blokes from North London. Nor would you expect, […]

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In 2024, a fierce rivalry was born between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia. Garcia acted uncharacteristically during the build-up to his title shot against then WBC super-lightweight champion Haney, famously drinking a ‘beer’ on the scales at the weigh-in whilst coming in 3.2lbs over the 140lb limit. As a result, no belt was on the […]

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Shakur Stevenson is making it quite clear that he will fight anybody. The pound-for-pound talent recently became a four-weight world champion at the age of 28 with a dominant points win over Teofimo Lopez. Stevenson now holds the WBO world title at 140lbs, and has been stripped of his WBC belt at 135. Riding high […]

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Last month, was stripped of his WBA lightweight world title and a date for a clash for the now vacant belt has been confirmed, with one of boxing’s most exciting prospects involved in the bout. Davis was winless since June 2024 prior to being stripped, with his lone outing since being a debatable draw against […]

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Fabio Wardley has booked his first heavyweight world title defence, a cracking match-up against Daniel Dubois. The champion from Ipswich beat Joseph Parker last year to take the WBO interim belt and was upgraded to full champion when Oleksandr Usyk decided to vacate. The Ukrainian was coming off the back of a stoppage win over […]

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may be about to get the fight he has been craving. Stevenson became WBO super-lightweight champion last month when he defeated Teofimo Lopez by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden in New York. After his win, Stevenson called out welterweight Conor Benn and the pair were involved in a face-off in the ring, with the […]

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has revealed his top five greatest fighters of all time, adding that he sees himself eventually becoming the pound-for-pound ‘GOAT’. The 28-year-old is, of course, yet to claim such a lofty status, even in this generation, but nonetheless looks capable of crafting a Hall of Fame career. While most would place Oleksandr Usyk and Naoya […]

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IBF champion has been considered as a cruiserweight bogeyman ever since he first got his hands on the world title, but Eddie Hearn believes that he has an upcoming 200lber that could defeat the Aussie, despite just five professional fights to his name. Opetaia has twice beaten Mairis Briedis to become a two-time champion but […]

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Despite taking on at 168lbs, has revealed it was a fighter at 147lbs who hit him the hardest in his career. Crawford moved up two divisions to super-middleweight to challenge Canelo for his undisputed crown at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas back in September. Many fans thought the size difference would be too much […]

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has revealed who he deems to be the two greatest heavyweights of all time. Lewis is often named in that conversation himself, after a stellar career which began with the a gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. He would go on to become a three-time world heavyweight champion, along with earning undisputed […]

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’s next move remains uncertain. The unified heavyweight world champion is expected to return to action this summer, but he continues to be linked with a host of potential opponents and one former heavyweight ruler has revealed that the Ukrainian has personally assured him their long-awaited fight will happen. Usyk had been linked to a […]

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Manchester seems poised to host it’s second all-British heavyweight world title contest as Fabio Wardley gears up for a first defence of the WBO heavyweight title against Daniel Dubois. Now, Carl Froch has named which fighter he believes will enter the bout as the ‘strong favourite’. Wardley pulled off the upset to halt Joseph Parker […]

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faces Arslanbek Makhmudov in his comeback fight in April but he has already made it clear who he is building towards. ‘The Gypsy King’ will return after a 16-month absence when he takes on Makhmudov on April 11 in the UK, with the event streamed live on Netflix. Fury was last in action in December […]

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The boxing world is raving about Shakur Stevenson after his most recent win, with many branding him unbeatable, but there is one fighter who believes he will be avoided by the Newark southpaw at all costs. Stevenson dethroned Teofimo Lopez to claim the WBO super-lightweight world title on Saturday night. After being stripped of his […]

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Following reports, it has now been confirmed that Tyson Fury will make his ring return in a UK stadium. ‘The Gypsy King’ retired from the sport in January 2025 following two losses to Oleksandr Usyk. At the start of this year, he confirmed what many believed was inevitable when announcing his comeback. With his sights […]

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