Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing will crown its inaugural champion next month. The newest boxing promotion on the block has promised big things for the sport, looking to break the mould set by the four major sanctioning bodies, the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF. While White may have recently dialled back on a previous promise not […]

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WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has broken his silence on the decision to declare Shakur Stevenson’s WBC Lightweight World title ‘vacant’ just days after his career-best victory over Teofimo Lopez. Stevenson moved up from lightweight – where he won the WBC belt back in November of 2023 – to super-lightweight to challenge Teofimo Lopez for his […]

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Moses Itauma, guided by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, is widely considered to be the heir to the heavyweight throne. Eddie Hearn is looking ahead to make sure he has a stake in the division in years to come. Itauma has done everything right as a professional, moving to 13-0 with 11 stoppages. Last time out, […]

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David Benavidez wants nothing more than to fight the best and, with his star power growing and the WBC Light-Heavyweight World title around his waist, he is becoming hard to ignore. ‘El Monstro’ is set to move up in weight again this summer, facing Gilberto Ramirez for the WBO and WBA belts at cruiserweight. He […]

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Victory over Errol Spence Jr was a significant part of Terence Crawford’s record-breaking career. The two met back in July of 2023 as welterweight world champions, Spence the unified WBC, WBA and IBF, Crawford the WBO. In what was seen by many to be a pick ’em fight, Crawford dominated to become undisputed. After a […]

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Nick Ball lost his featherweight world title this weekend in Liverpool, suffering a dramatic twelfth round stoppage at the hands of Brandon Figueroa. In the aftermath, two-time heavyweight king Tyson Fury has sent him a message of support. Liverpool’s Ball went back and forth with Figueroa throughout and was looking to finish strong for a […]

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may be on the verge of securing his comeback opponent. The big-punching Brit lost his IBF Heavyweight World title via stoppage against Oleksandr Usyk last year, his second attempt at beating the Ukrainian. Before that, however, Dubois was on a run of form perhaps unrivalled in the division, beating Jarrell Miller, FIlip Hrgovic and Anthony […]

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Nick Ball puts his WBA Featherweight World title on the line against Brandon Figueroa tonight in Liverpool, looking to make the fourth successful defence of the belt in front of a hometown crowd. Ball is one of six British male world champions, but he stood alone at one stage with the UK on his back. […]

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Canelo Alvarez was beaten for just the third time in 68 fights last year, surrendering his undisputed super-middleweight title to Terence Crawford. It is a defeat that he will not get the chance to avenge. A few months on from that career-defining victory, Crawford announced his retirement from the sport of boxing, exiting with his […]

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Fans await Fabio Wardley’s return to the ring, this time as world heavyweight champion. The Ipswich knockout artist won the interim WBO belt last year with a late stoppage of Joseph Parker. When undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk decided not to honour his mandatory obligations, the belt was declared vacant and Wardley upgraded to full titleholder […]

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Jake Paul suffered a rude awakening at the hands of Anthony Joshua late last year. The brash superstar first entered boxing with a white collar bout in 2018, moving into the crossover space before fights with former MMA stars and novice professionals somewhat legitimised his campaign, though a headliner with Mike Tyson angered many fans. […]

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Shakur Stevenson has been relieved of his WBC Lightweight World title days after he won the WBO belt in a new division. Stevenson — WBC champion at 135lbs since November of 2023 — moved up to 140 this past weekend to dethrone Teofimo Lopez in emphatic fashion. While he was still riding high off his […]

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Shakur Stevenson has reacted to the news that he has been stripped of his WBC Lightweight World title. The 28-year-old pound-for-pound star moved up to super-lightweight this past weekend to relieve Teofimo Lopez of his WBO belt, putting in a truly exceptional performance to win almost every round on the scorecards. Moving back down to […]

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Shakur Stevenson is no longer WBC Lightweight World Champion. The 28 year old from Newark won the vacant WBC strap back in November of 2023 with a victory over Edwin De Los Santos. Despite becoming champion in a third division that night, his performance was widely criticised as too safety-first. In his first defence, the […]

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Devin Haney has never backed down from a challenge, and he intends to keep that pattern alive in the welterweight ranks. The former undisputed lightweight champion moved to 147 in November last year and snatched the WBO world title from Brian Norman Jr, scoring a knockdown on his way to a unanimous decision win. Haney’s […]

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Conor Benn seems intent on making a fight with Shakur Stevenson happen if the right terms can be agreed. Stevenson became the sport’s quickest four-weight world champion this past weekend in New York, whitewashing Teofimo Lopez in a career-best performance. Benn, who is coming off the back of a victory against Chris Eubank Jr at […]

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Teofimo Lopez lost his super-lightweight world title to Shakur Stevenson this past weekend in New York, unable to match the challenger in any department. Lopez entered the ring as an underdog despite being bedded in at the weight against a newcomer to the division, but was outclassed even more than most expected over twelve rounds. […]

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Shakur Stevenson proved his elite level once again this past weekend, defeated Teofimo Lopez and barely breaking a sweat while doing it. Next, he is targeting another move up in weight to face Conor Benn. Stevenson won all but one round on the three scorecards to become a four-weight world champion, negating any threat posed […]

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is gearing up for a return with the goal of becoming a two-time world heavyweight champion. believes he must navigate that journey very carefully. The 28-year-old Brit was elevated to IBF champion during a string of three impressive victories over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, though lost his belt via stoppage to the […]

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Teofimo Lopez was thoroughly outclassed by Shakur Stevenson at Madison Square Garden this weekend, surrendering his WBO Super-Lightweight World Title in the process. The Brooklyn fighter was shut out from any effective work by a laser-focused Stevenson, who became a four-weight world champion in incredible style. Post-fight, Lopez spoke to The Stomping Ground about what […]

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Following his exceptional victory over Teofimo Lopez, Shakur Stevenson quickly announced that he wants to move up yet another weight class to face Conor Benn. Stevenson forced himself into the number one pound-for-pound conversation over twelve, expert rounds against Lopez at super-lightweight, dominating ‘The Takeover’ with timing, countering and one of the best jabs in […]

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