After anticipation, expectation and then litigation, hope of seeing fight anytime soon has seemingly ended, but despite that disappointment, ‘Boots’ may well end up challenging for world honours in a replacement fight. Ennis and Ortiz have been linked to a showdown for years now, but in recent months it seemed as though the super-welterweight rivals […]

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hopes to avenge his most famous defeat when he meets with for a second time, 11 years on from their initial encounter. Although, when reflecting on their first fight, ‘Pac Man’ spoke with disappointment. Back in 2015, Mayweather held the unified WBC and WBA welterweight world titles, whilst Pacquiao held the WBO crown, with the […]

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Ahead of and rematching in six months’ time, two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter believes that only one man has what it takes to come out on top. After years of back and forth, Mayweather and Pacquiao finally went toe-to-toe in 2015, as ‘TBE’ delivered a boxing clinic to control proceedings and become the three-belt unified […]

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remains regarded as one of the most fearsome knockout artists in the sport, but there is one former world champion who is extremely confident of handing ‘Tank’ his first professional defeat, after having success in sparring. Davis last won a fight in June 2024, when he knocked out Frank Martin, controversially drawing with Lamont Roach […]

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is heralded as one of the pound-for-pound greats of the sport, but in his eyes, there is one man above him in the rankings when it comes to debating the greatest fighter of all time. Jones reigned at middleweight, super-middleweight, light-heavyweight and even heavyweight during his time in the ring, with his electric fight-style and […]

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and are set to meet again, over a decade on from their fabled first encounter, and two-division world champion and former Mayweather opponent Zab Judah, weighing in on the surprise rematch. Judah was touted to be one of the major threats to Mayweather during the early 2000s, but a loss to Carlos Baldomir scuppered their […]

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Fan-favourite light-heavyweight ruler is set for a tough challenge against in two months’ time. Ahead of that bout, ‘The Mexican Monster’ has named the opponent who has given him his hardest fight to date. Benavidez was crowned as the youngest super-middleweight world champion in history when he defeated Ronald Gavril by split-decision back in 2017, […]

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is regarded by many to be the pound-for-pound king, but now there is a fellow multi-divisional world champion who is eyeing up a fight with the Japanese phenomenon, even targeting a clash with his brother first. Inoue has ruled supreme in four weight classes but it is his recent efforts at bantamweight and super-bantamweight, where […]

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The comeback of sent shockwaves throughout the world of boxing. Now, one of his former opponents has followed suit and announced his return to combat after hanging up the gloves four years ago. Mayweather walked away from the sport after halting UFC icon Conor McGregor, in what seemed to be his 50th and final professional […]

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Personal vendettas rarely get in the way of sportsmanship and respect when steps through the ropes. Usyk became the undisputed cruiserweight world champion with three victories on away soil, winning in Poland to get his hands on the WBO belt, before unifications in Latvia and Russia in the semi-final and final of the World Boxing […]

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will make his Zuffa Boxing debut against two-time super-lightweight world champion, , next month and former cruiserweight ruler, Tony Bellew, has offered his thoughts on the contest. Benn avenged the solitary defeat on his record when he overcame middleweight foe Chris Eubank Jr at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last time out, before announcing a return to […]

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has been keen for title unifications since he got his hands on a cruiserweight world title, but unified champion is instead facing . Now, Opetaia has offered his thoughts on the fight. Opetaia has been chasing a showdown with Ramirez ever since the latter unified the WBA and WBO cruiserweight crowns with a victory over […]

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was stripped of his WBC lightweight world title last month and soon the 135lb division is will crown a new champion. Stevenson jumped up to 140lbs in order to challenge Teofimo Lopez for the WBO super-lightweight world title, but had not ruled out a return to lightweight in an attempt to become the undisputed champion. […]

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This September, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will collide for a second time in a professional bout. Super-welterweight star Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis believes that the judges will not be required. After years of back-and-forth, Mayweather and Pacquiao finally squared off in 2015, where Mayweather scored a unanimous decision win – a legacy-defining moment in the […]

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Two-division world champion has laid out his thoughts ahead of and ’ upcoming showdown for the WBO heavyweight world title, after sparring both men. A white-collar star, the rise of Wardley has been inspirational, giving hope to boxers of all levels that they too can reach the top with the correct discipline, hunger and attitude. […]

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became the first undisputed champion of the four-belt era back in 2024, and heavyweight rival has predicted how the Ukrainian would have fared against the most recent undisputed ruler before him, . Back in 1999, WBC heavyweight champion Lewis collided with IBF and WBA titleholder Evander Holyfield in a memorable showdown at Madison Square Garden […]

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In less than four weeks, and will step into the ring for their landmark 50th professional bouts. Ahead of the fight, has provided his prediction, where he believes one man will go through the other ‘like a knife through butter’. A two-time world title challenger, Chisora’s recent string of victories has seen him rise the […]

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Jai Opetaia has consistently voiced his plans to become the undisputed cruiserweight world champion, but that dream may be about to fade, with reports suggesting that the Aussie has been given an ultimatum just four days before his fight with Brandon Glanton. Opetaia won the IBF cruiserweight world title when he overcame Mairis Briedis in […]

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has cemented himself as a boxing great, drawing comparisons to the legendary . As the only person to have fought both men, sees one clear winner when asked how a meeting between Mayweather and Crawford in their primes would play out. Canelo fought Mayweather early in his career, colliding with the American superstar during his […]

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and are set to collide in two months’ time, with the WBO heavyweight title at stake. Now, American heavyweight has offered his thoughts ahead of the contest, having history with both men. Miller met Dubois back in 2023, when he was halted in the final round with less than 10 seconds remains on the clock. […]

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Lauded as one of the most exhilarating fighters of all time, ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed inspired a generation of British boxers, though when it came to naming the greatest of all time, Hamed found himself split between two names. ‘Naz’ breathed new life into a dormant featherweight division during the 1990s, famously dethroning Wales’ Steve Robinson […]

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was linked to a challenge for s heavyweight world titles but instead opted to take on next and Usyk has predicted how ‘The Bronze Bomber’ will fare against what was one of his most difficult former opponents. Out of form and out of sorts, you would be forgiven for thinking that Wilder is out of […]

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Boxing fans remain hopeful that a rematch between and could be on the horizon, for what would now be a welterweight world title unification bout. Should that happen, two division conqueror Zab Judah forecasts a one-sided ‘destruction’. Haney and Garcia remain as fierce rivals, following on from their controversial 2024 encounter, where Garcia missed weight […]

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