Terence Crawford hung up the gloves late last year as a five-weight world champion and future Hall of Famer. Crawford’s retirement announcement came following his victory over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez at super-middleweight – a fight many deemed a step too far for the American. He proved the doubters wrong one last time. In his 42 […]

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Regis Prograis soon travels to London to clash with Conor Benn at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, boosted by advice from the great Terence Crawford. Benn left Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing to sign a one-fight deal with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing with a reported $15 million price tag. The opponent will be two-time super-lightweight world champion […]

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Oleksandr Usyk has picked a winner in Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder – the 50th professional fight for both men. Chisora will welcome ‘The Bronze Bomber’ to London in a matter of weeks, looking to continue his run of wins that started in 2023 and saw him beat Joe Joyce and Otto Wallin thereafter. If […]

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Oleksandr Usyk currently holds three of the four major world titles in the heavyweight ranks, but an upcoming fight against former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven has led many to call for him to vacate. Usyk became undisputed in the sport’s top division for a second time last year, knocking out Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium. […]

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Promoter Eddie Hearn has responded to a report that his heavyweight charge, Anthony Joshua, has agreed a deal to face Tyson Fury after years of fans demanding the fight. Joshua was last out against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, picking up a monumental pay-check with a sixth-round stoppage. Tragedy followed, however, when the Olympic Gold Medalist and […]

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Regis Prograis looks to hand Conor Benn his second defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 11. Benn fights at the 63,000 capacity venue for the third time in a row next month, having first suffered a close defeat to Chris Eubank Jr there in April 2024 but returning to beat his rival convincingly […]

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Oleksandr Usyk recently announced that he is planning to have three more fights before retirement. When naming his ideal opponents, he left WBC interim champion and mandatory challenger, Agit Kabayel, off the list. Kabayel put his name amongst the top men in the heavyweight division with wins over Arslanbek Makhmudov and Frank Sanchez – both […]

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Oleksandr Usyk recently ruled out a fight with Moses Itauma, saying he does not want to ‘break’ the young heavyweight. It’s a bold statement even from a man of Usyk’s calibre given the fact that many predict Itauma will prove himself as an unstoppable force in the heavyweight division. Though he is yet to face […]

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Devin Haney remains keen on a rematch with Ryan Garcia, hoping to put an end to their bitter and controversial rivalry. The pair first met back in April of 2024 in a contest that was supposed to be for Haney’s WBC super-lightweight world title. When Garcia failed to make weight, coming in a touch over […]

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Devin Haney looks set for a welterweight unification fight against Rolando Romero. That is according to his father and trainer, Bill Haney, who this week confirmed the fight would go ahead in Las Vegas on May 30. Should that be the case, the 147lb ranks will go from four champions to three, with the winner […]

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Jazza Dickens makes the first defence of his WBA super-featherweight world title tonight against Anthony Cacace at the 3Arena in Dublin, topping a Queensberry Promotions card broadcast live on DAZN. Liverpool’s Dickens is enjoying the best run of his career, having upset Zelfa Barrett and stopped Olympic gold medallist Albert Batyrgaziev to become interim champion […]

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Devin Haney will have the chance to add yet another belt to his collection this May, according to his father and trainer, Bill Haney. The 27-year-old became a three-weight world champion in November last year, winning the WBO title in his welterweight debut against hard-hitting Brian Norman Jr. Haney appears well suited to the 147lb […]

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David Benavidez’s bid to become a three-weight world champion has hit a bump in the road. Fan favourite Benavidez has made just one defence of his WBC light-heavyweight title but will move up to cruiserweight on May 2 in Las Vegas to challenge Gilberto Ramirez for the WBA and WBO belts. He intends to drop […]

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Oscar De La Hoya has weighed in on the drama between Zuffa Boxing and the IBF, which Jai Opetaia unfortunately finds himself in the middle of, and has sent some serious accusations the way of Dana White. Opetaia looked set to defend his IBF cruiserweight world title in his debut for the new promotion against […]

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Keyshawn Davis is quickly becoming one of the most intriguing fighters in the sport of boxing, and it’s not just fans he has left an impression on. The 27-year-old from Norfolk, Virginia is 14 fights into his professional career and remains undefeated. He briefly held the WBO lightweight title after beating Denys Berinchyk, but lost […]

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An incredible 23 years on from his first fight against Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera has weighed in on his rival’s professional rematch against Floyd Mayweather. The money-spinning first encounter between Mayweather and Pacquiao took place in 2015, with Floyd running out a unanimous points winner after 12 rounds of action that underwhelmed many fans. […]

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Mike Tyson is expecting a good fight between 49-year-old Floyd Mayweather and 47-year-old Manny Pacquiao when they meet for a rematch this September. The two fighting icons first fought in 2015, with Mayweather running out a unanimous points winner after twelve rounds of action that failed to deliver on incredible hype that had been built […]

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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is gearing up for fight number 69 after suffering just the third defeat of his career last year. The Mexican icon was relieved of his undisputed super-middleweight world championship by Terence Crawford last year, his first loss at 168lbs and third overall after coming up short against Floyd Mayweather in 2013 and […]

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Oleksandr Usyk has named his ideal final three fights, starting with Rico Verhoeven in May, followed by the winner of Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois and ending with a trilogy against a returning Tyson Fury. Only the Verhoeven fight is secured — controversially for Usyk’s WBC heavyweight title – and the other match-ups must still […]

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The WBC recently approved Oleksandr Usyk’s title defence against Rico Verhoeven but ordered the Ukrainian to face interim champion Agit Kabayel next. Usyk will face kickboxing star Verhoeven in Egypt this May, with the contest originally thought to be for a commemorative WBC belt but later sanctioned as a legitimate world title bout. The WBC […]

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Oleksandr Usyk has three fights left in the game, hoping to extend his record to 27-0 before hanging up the gloves for good. The elite Ukrainian was undisputed at cruiserweight before twice repeating that feat at heavyweight. Across the two divisions, he has statement wins over Murat Gassiev, Mairis Briedis, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. […]

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Oleksandr Usyk is taking Rico Verhoeven seriously, perhaps because he is looking ahead to a bigger challenge afterwards. The elite southpaw faces kickboxing icon Verhoeven in Egypt on May 23 in a fight that focuses on spectacle after years of hard-fought wins on the road. Despite straying away from his usual matchmaking, Usyk has now […]

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Dana White has a unique insight into the Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao rematch announced for September this year. The two boxing icons face off 11 years on from their first encounter, which Mayweather won via unanimous decision, both now within touching distance of 50. Though many fans doubt the level of the action warrants […]

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Oleksandr Usyk’s return to the ring comes against kickboxing icon Rico Verhoeven. UFC heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall, has weighed in after training with the Dutch fighter for a decade. Following years of elite wins on the road – becoming undisputed cruiserweight champion and repeating the feat at heavyweight twice – Usyk is taking a spectacle […]

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