has explained why he exited the T-Mobile Arena just as was gearing up to deliver a ruthless performance against Gilberto Ramirez. ‘The Mexican Monster’ became a three-weight world champion by beating Ramirez, who was relieved of his WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles via a sixth-round stoppage. Prior to the finish, Benavidez had scored a fourth-round […]

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has considered ’s chances against and , as either man could soon be ordered to face the rising star. Before anything else, Wardley must first defend his WBO world title against Dubois on May 9, headlining a Queensberry show at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena. The 31-year-old was elevated from ‘interim’ to full heavyweight champion following […]

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has given his immediate reaction to David Benavidez’s punishing beatdown of Gilberto Ramirez, which culminated in a stunning sixth-round finish at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. The pair squared off for Ramirez’s WBO and WBA cruiserweight belts, with Benavidez jumping up from 175lbs in pursuit of three-division world championship glory. And he did so with remarkable […]

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Oleksandr Usyk could be persuaded to amend his three-fight plan, potentially shifting his focus away from a clash with the winner of Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois. The Ukrainian outlined his exit strategy in March, shortly after it was announced that he would collide with Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven on May 23. This represents Usyk’s […]

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has revealed his toughest opponent in 27 professional outings, rather surprisingly mentioning a fighter he defeated inside the distance. Most would suspect the American’s “hardest fight” came against Gervonta Davis, who stopped ‘King Ry’ with a sickening seventh-round body shot in their 2023 encounter. Alternatively, Rolando Romero gave Garcia a tricky night’s work in May […]

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has shared his reaction to taking on , believing the former undisputed king should be fighting an alternative opponent. It was reported on Thursday that the pair have agreed to collide for Mbilli’s WBC super-middleweight strap in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 12. The showdown would present Canelo with an opportunity to reclaim one of […]

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remains baffled by the result of his one of his fights, believing that even his opponent knows who deserved to emerge victorious. Boxing legend Pacquiao has competed on 73 occasions in his professional career, but it was his most recent outing against Mario Barrios that has left him confused. The pair squared off last July, […]

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’ comeback could soon become clear as “real talks” with an opponent are set to be occurring “very soon”. The 31-year-old has not fought since March 2025, when he retained his WBA world lightweight title with a controversial draw against Lamont Roach. Since then, ‘Tank’ has been made ‘champion in recess’ by the WBA, largely […]

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has questioned the punch resistance of ahead of his world cruiserweight title challenge against . The pair will square off at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena this Saturday, with Benavidez jumping up from 175lbs in an attempt to claim Ramirez’s WBO and WBA belts. Victory would see him become a three-division world champion, while retaining the […]

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Junto Nakatani has assessed the lofty status of , who many consider to be a top two pound-for-pound star. The pair will square off at the Tokyo Dome on May 2, with Inoue making the seventh defence of his four major super-bantamweight titles. As a two-division undisputed champion, the 33-year-old sits alongside Oleksandr Usyk as […]

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