The WBO has now officially ordered Devin Haney’s first mandatory defence of his welterweight world title. Haney won the belt in November last year, defeating the hard-hitting Brian Norman Jr to become a three-weight world champion. Despite a public back-and-forth with Shakur Stevenson for a catchweight bout, Haney must now face Keyshawn Davis should he […]

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Tyson Fury will make one more stop on his route to a long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua, with the former heavyweight champion set to return to the ring in Thailand later this month. Fury and Joshua finally signed contracts earlier this year after almost a decade of speculation, although both men will take one final […]

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Terence Crawford will be ringside to watch Errol Spence Jr’s comeback fight against Tim Tszyu. The fight marks Spence’s long-awaited return after three years out of the ring. The former unified welterweight champion has not fought since suffering the only defeat of his professional career, a ninth-round stoppage loss to Crawford in their undisputed showdown […]

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Many in the sport would like to see Terence Crawford return to the ring to face Jaron Ennis, particularly following the latter’s statement victory over Xander Zayas this weekend in Brooklyn. Ennis and Zayas thrilled fans at the Barclays Center on Saturday night, a clash ultimately defined by Ennis’ superior skill. Outside of a tense […]

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Bob Arum has weighed in on Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s comeback fight against new WBC super-middleweight world champion Christian Mbilli. Formerly undisputed at 168lbs, Canelo lost all four of his belts to Terence Crawford last year. It was his first loss in the division and just the third of his 68-fight career, having previously been beaten […]

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Jaron Ennis became a two-weight unified world champion last night in Brooklyn, stopping Xander Zayas inside seven rounds. Watching on was a man who previously held belts in both divisions, Terence Crawford. Ennis knocked Zayas down three times at the Barclays Center before the Puerto Rican’s corner threw in the towel, ending his reign as […]

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This week, Oleksandr Usyk announced that he has vacated his WBC, WBA and IBF world titles, while also confirming that he will have one final fight before retiring. The Ukrainian cemented himself as this generation’s leading heavyweight by beating Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois and Tyson Fury twice. With his first victory over Fury, Usyk became […]

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Two of boxing’s brightest unbeaten stars collide tonight as unified WBA and WBO super-welterweight champion Xander Zayas defends his titles against former unified welterweight ruler Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Zayas, still just 23, puts his unified crown on the line against Ennis, who moved up from welterweight after establishing himself as one […]

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A new era in the heavyweight division has begun after Oleksandr Usyk vacated his WBC, WBA and IBF world titles. Usyk became the dominant force in boxing’s premier weight class with double wins over Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois. The Ukrainian became undisputed via the Fury rivalry, but vacated his WBO belt last […]

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