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Dalton Smith believes he can make a statement by stopping Subriel Matias

As Dalton Smith heads into a WBC 140 lb title fight against Subriel Matias this weekend in Brooklyn, Smith tells Sky Sports that he believes he can outgun the Puerto Rican slugger, aiming for a stoppage win if he can manage it — although securing the win will be his top priority, above all. “My […]

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Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani planned for May 2nd at Tokyo Dome

Arguably the biggest fight on the schedule has a working date and location, as Jake Donovan reports that undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue and former three-division champion Junto Nakatani “is targeted to take place on May 2 at the famed Tokyo Dome.” This would mark Inoue’s (32-0, 27 KO) second appearance at the Dome, […]

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Dmitry Bivol planning spring return against Michael Eifert

Vadim Kornilov, manager of unified light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, tells Lance Pugmire that his charge intends to return in “March or April” against IBF mandatory challenger Michael Eifert. Per Kornilov, Bivol (24-1, 12 KO) underwent back surgery this past August and intends to return to camp “soon.” Bivol overcame an awful stretch in the […]

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‘I’d be extremely keen’: Fabio Wardley interested in Tyson Fury fight

With former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury acknowledging his intended return to boxing this year, he’s mentioned the likes of WBO titleholder Fabio Wardley as a potential opponent. That’s something that has caught Wardley’s strict attention as a fight he’d like to pursue, as he explains to Sky Sports. “It was good [to be named on […]

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Anthony Joshua retirement rumors: Uncle says fighter will retire, no confirmation from AJ

Anthony Joshua suffered a personal tragedy recently, with two friends and team members dying in an automobile accident in Nigeria. Now, retirement rumors are swirling around the former heavyweight champion, with his uncle saying that AJ has privately told the family he will not box again. Joshua, 36, suffered minor injuries in the accident, coming […]

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Brandon Adams vs Caoimhin Agyarko eliminator planned for April 18th in L.A.

Super welterweight contenders Brandon Adams and Caoimhin Agyarko avoided a purse bid by the skin of their teeth today, coming to terms for an April 18th IBF final eliminator “likely” to take place in Los Angeles. California’s Adams (26-4, 16 KO), onetime winner of The Contender, will have the crowd on his side as he […]

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Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia turn down Osleys Iglesias title fight

Here we go again. Last week, the IBF ordered Canelo Alvarez to battle Osleys Iglesias for the super middleweight title Terence Crawford left behind in his retirement. Unsurprisingly, Alvarez declined, citing his ongoing recovery from elbow surgery that will cause him to miss his traditional Cinco de Mayo bout. The sanctioning body then moved on […]

3 days ago | 1 read

How to watch Agit Kabayel vs Damian Knyba, Subriel Matias vs Dalton Smith, and more: Boxing streaming and TV schedule for Jan. 6-10, 2026

Tuesday, January 6th CountryBox247.com, 7:00 pm ET, CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing. From The Texas Troubadour Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee. And if you didn’t already know, you’d better learn, as they seem to be rebranding it “The Troubadour.” It’ll forever be The Texas Troubadour Theatre for CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing originalists, though. All six […]

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‘I’m back now’: Tyson Fury confirms 2026 return to action

In a social media message co-posted by Tyson Fury and Ring Magazine, Fury has publicly announced that he will return to the ring to continue his career. Fury had made his most recent retirement announcement after losing back-to-back decisions against Oleksandr Usyk in 2024, still believing he was hard done by on the scorecards — […]

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Serrano vs Tellez result: Amanda Serrano retains titles with hard-fought decision win

Amanda Serrano successfully defended her WBA and WBO featherweight titles, beating a game Reina Tellez by unanimous decision over 10, three-minute rounds, in front of a lively crowd in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Serrano (48-4-1, 31 KO) was chasing Christy Martin’s KO mark of 32, but didn’t quite get there, though she did press hard […]

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Amanda Serrano vs Reina Tellez prediction, plus Han vs Holm and more

Amanda Serrano will return to defend her WBA and WBO featherweight titles this Saturday, but her homecoming bout in San Juan has seen a fair few issues in the run-up. First, originally scheduled opponent Erika Cruz was taken out of the bout two weeks ago after an “atypical” drug test finding. Serrano vs Cruz was […]

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Jazza Dickens vs Anthony Cacace official for March 14th in Dublin

With Hayato Tsutsumi nursing an eye injury, newly minted WBA super featherweight champion Jazza Dickens will instead make his inaugural defense against former IBF titlist Anthony Cacace on March 14th in Dublin, Ireland. Dickens (36-5, 15 KO) is in career-best form at 34 years old, starting 2025 with an upset of Zelfa Barrett in the […]

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Jose Armando Resendiz officially elevated to WBA champion, must fight Bektemir Melikuziev

So long and good riddance to that Berlanga fight, apparently. Fernando Sabatini reports that the WBA has officially elevated former interim super middleweight champion Jose Armando Resendiz to replace the departing Terence Crawford, ordering “Toro” to take on mandatory challenger Bektemir Melikuziev in the process. Resendiz (16-2, 11 KO), a longtime middleweight whose best prior […]

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Kazuto Ioka scores knockout in bantamweight debut

Four-division champion Kazuto Ioka snapped a two-fight losing streak and secured his first win since 2023 with a fourth-round knockout of Maikel Ordosgoitti in his bantamweight debut. Ioka (32-4-1, 17 KO), who dropped back-to-back bouts against Fernando Martinez to end his super flyweight title reign, used his legendary body attack to break Ordosgoitti (15-2, 14 […]

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IBF orders Canelo Alvarez vs Osleys Iglesias for vacant title

Eye of the Tiger Management’s Camille Estephan claims that the IBF has ordered Canelo Alvarez to face top contender Osleys Iglesias for the super middleweight title Terence Crawford left behind. Jake Donovan clarifies that the IBF “has submitted invitations to enter negotiations,” giving the pair three days to accept or decline. As a finer mind […]

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