Having begun his career at middleweight before campaigning across four additional divisions up to heavyweight, faced more than his share of big punchers. Toney moved freely between super-middleweight, light-heavyweight, cruiserweight and eventually heavyweight. Across those divisions he exchanged blows with renowned hitters such as Roy Jones Jr, Iran Barkley, Vassiliy Jirov and Hasim Rahman. Yet […]

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is fully focused on next month’s clash with – but has named one man he knows for certain he doesn’t want to face next. Stevenson and Lopez meet at super-lightweight on January 31 for the WBO title — Lopez’s fourth defence since moving up from lightweight, where he became the division’s number one after beating […]

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It is difficult to imagine refusing to fight anyone, yet that is exactly what he did during his remarkable second career. After a 10-year absence from the ring, “Big George” returned in March 1987, stopping Steve Zouski in four rounds. It was his first victory since halting Pedro Agosto in January 1977. The 1968 Olympic […]

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Abel Sanchez has dismissed suggestions that vs is destined to be a dull affair. The January 31 world title clash at Madison Square Garden is a marquee matchup on paper, pairing two elite talents each seeking to elevate themselves from world champion to genuine star. Yet sceptics have questioned whether their respective styles will mesh […]

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To try and knock  off his feet, you had to possess chilling knockout power. had just that. When the pair fought out their electrifying eight-minute war in April 1985, Hearns fired his cannons, but Hagler walked through the explosive artillery to mow down “The Hitman” in one of boxing’s greatest showdowns. But Hearns was not […]

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An intriguing sub-plot has developed in the build-up to vs . The two 28-year-olds have long been viewed as potential superstars, and the winner of their January 31 clash will move a step closer to fulfilling that promise. One figure looms large over the storyline: . A close friend of Stevenson and a long-standing rival […]

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Not content with victories over , and , is now targeting another of this era’s leading heavyweights. The 38-year-old recently relinquished his WBO heavyweight title, prompting the governing body to elevate Fabio Wardley from interim to full champion. Britain’s absence from the title picture proved brief, coming just months after Usyk had beaten IBF champion […]

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is just days away from stepping through the ropes with — a fight few could have predicted would happen, but one with an outcome most believe is a foregone conclusion. The YouTuber-turned-fighter will face the two-time unified heavyweight champion in a professionally sanctioned bout, stepping up his level of competition dramatically from the likes of […]

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Former Oleksandr Usyk rival, Tony Bellew, has weighed in on the undefeated Ukrainian’s call out of Deontay Wilder. Usyk became undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time this year when he stopped Daniel Dubois in five rounds at Wembley Stadium. He then vacated the WBO belt, stating he had no interest in facing mandatory challenge […]

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did not fare well when stepping in with opponents standing six feet tall, and there was one towering all-time great that “Sugar” would have steered well clear of altogether. One of the finest lightweights of the 1990s, Mosley’s ambition carried him through to welterweight and super-welterweight, where he secured the defining victories of his career […]

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Isaac Cruz held on to his WBC interim super-lightweight title against Lamont Roach, and between the two of them — along with Gervonta Davis — each knows exactly what it is like to share a ring with the others. Cruz and Roach fought to a draw, as did Davis and Roach, while Cruz came up […]

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has issued a warning to ahead of his highly anticipated WBO super-lightweight title defence against . Last week Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) and Stevenson (24-0, 11 KO)s) went face to face at the first press conference for their January 31 showdown at Madison Square Garden. Stevenson enters the contest aiming to become a four-weight world […]

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and his trainer-father Bill Haney are basking in the glow of their recent victory over Brian Norman Jr. Haney became a three-division world champion with a resurgent display, outboxing the hard-hitting Norman to hand him the first loss of his career. The points victory suggested Haney had put his previous two outings — against Ryan […]

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and have operated in four of the same weight divisions and, while their careers never crossed paths, the question now is whether that could yet change. In August 2021, Pacquiao’s defeat to Yordenis Ugas for the WBA welterweight title appeared to signal the end of the Filipino icon’s phenomenal career. A few months later, Crawford […]

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As Riyadh Season continues to hoover up boxing’s biggest events, it now appears ready to claim the one fight British fans have waited years to see. vs — the heavyweight super-fight that refused to materialise in its prime — is reportedly being lined up for 2026. This weekend Ring magazine revealed that the Battle of […]

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’s return to the ring in 2026 looks nailed on, and there appears to be no shortage of opponents for “The Gypsy King.” British fighters have been central to the heavyweight division’s resurgence and its success in recent years, with Fury very much in the thick of it. But at the start of 2025 he […]

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was the first man to go the full 12-round distance with . The pair met back in December 2021, with Cruz pushing ‘Tank’ all the way throughout the contest, as the judges scored it 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112 in favour of Davis as he retained his WBA lightweight title. Davis went from strength to strength […]

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has shared his first thoughts on ‘s hopes of securing a rematch next year. Crawford made history back in September when he stepped up two divisions to dethrone Canelo of his undisputed super-middleweight crown at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The American was a big underdog heading into the bout due to the size […]

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The vs fight looks to finally be happening next year and the predictions have already began to roll in. After years of speculation, the long-awaited all British heavyweight showdown is now reportedly agreed to take place at some point in late 2026. Fury and Joshua are both former world heavyweight champions, and while they may […]

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It has now been made perfectly clear when is planning to return to the ring and who he wants to fight. Canelo was last in action in September when he defended his undisputed super-middleweight crown against Terence Crawford at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Alvarez was seen as a big favourite heading into the […]

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looked to be unstoppable during his prime years. Ali’s prime is widely considered to be during the mid-to-late 1960s, where he had become undisputed heavyweight champion and compiled an unbeaten record of 29-0 with stoppage victories over the likes of Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson. He was then exiled from the sport due to his […]

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could soon find himself challenging for a version of the heavyweight title. Itauma has been tipped for big things in the sport, having put together an unbeaten record of 13-0 with 11 knockouts in his career so far. He was last in action in August when he needed less than two minutes to knock out […]

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Back in July, Conor Benn and Shakur Stevenson sat side by side on The Ariel Helwani Show and agreed they would like to fight one another. There was also the usual back-and-forth between two fighters sizing each other up and laying out predictions on what would happen if they did meet. For that to materialise, […]

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and look to finally be set for their long-awaited battle. The two British rivals have been linked to a fight with one another for close to a decade, ever since they were both reigning world heavyweight champions. While many fans will feel any potential contest is happening much later than it should have, it looked […]

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pulled no punches inside or outside the ropes, and was never too fond of one fellow heavyweight icon. Holmes was a legend in his own right, holding the world heavyweight title from 1978 to 1985, making an incredible 20 successful title defences during that time. During his reign, he defeated the likes of Muhammad Ali […]

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This month, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum celebrated his 94th birthday. The New Yorker has been promoting fights for almost 60 years, and what he doesn’t know about boxing wouldn’t be worth printing. The Harvard-educated former lawyer has worked with some of the sport’s greatest fighters, from Muhammad Ali to Floyd Mayweather, and has promoted […]

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has lifted the lid on ‘s sparring for next week’s fight against . YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul takes on an extremely ambitious challenge next Friday when he faces two-time world heavyweight champion Joshua at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, with the event broadcast live on Netflix. Paul was originally pencilled in to face WBA lightweight champion […]

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may have retired with a perfect 50-0 record but not everybody agrees that should have been the case. The American’s professional career spanned over two decades from 1996 to 2017, where he became a five-weight world champion from super-featherweight to light-middleweight. He claimed wins over a number of big names during that time, such as […]

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has had a change of heart when it comes to vs . Paul and Joshua meet in their controversial eight-round heavyweight battle next Friday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, with the event broadcast live on Netflix. It is the first time that Paul has gone up against a legitimate active boxer during his career, […]

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When all is said and done, will be remembered as one of the greatest fighters of the 21st century — but where does he stand alongside the greats who came before? Crawford’s achievements span five weight classes, multiple world titles and, most impressively, the sport’s highest honour — becoming undisputed champion in three divisions. Moving […]

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Fans would be forgiven for thinking they had travelled back in time when recent reports suggested and were in talks for a rematch. Even more bizarre is the idea that Mayweather may instead face in an exhibition bout. Pacquiao made his return to professional boxing this year, fighting Mario Barrios to a draw in his […]

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has made it known whether or not he plans to lace up a pair of gloves again. At the start of 2025, Davis was widely regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, having put together an unbeaten record of 30-0, and becoming a three-weight world champion with wins over fighters such […]

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