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Results Joshua Buatsi and Zach Parker meet in a pivotal light heavyweight main event from Manchester, England, and Bad Left Hook will be here with live coverage and updates. We’ll have the live results as they come in in this post, plus discussion during every bout starting from 3 pm ET down in the comments […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
Heavyweight (Limit: None) Last Rank Name Record 1 1 Oleksandr Usyk 24-0-0 (15) 6 2 Fabio Wardley 20-0-1 (19) 2 3 Agit Kabayel 26-0-0 (18) 3 4 Joseph Parker 36-3-0 (24) 4 5 Daniel Dubois 22-3-0 (21) 5 6 Derek Chisora 36-13-0 (23) 7 7 Filip Hrgovic 19-1-0 (14) 8 8 Moses Itauma 13-0-0 (11) […]
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Lance Pugmire reports that, a week after outbidding Top Rank for the right to stage Raymond Muratalla’s mandatory IBF lightweight title defense against Andy Cruz, Matchroom has booked a January 24th event at Las Vegas’ Fontainebleau to host it. This is the same working date Mike Coppinger linked to Emanuel Navarrete’s planned unification against Eduardo […]
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In this video interview with trainer Stephen ‘Breadman’ Edwards he reveals that he’s officially split with Caleb Plant over the summer, following Plant’s loss to Armando Resendiz. Unlike most of these situations where the fighters seemingly blame their losses on their trainers, resulting in them being let go, Edwards suggests here that he was the […]
5 months ago | 3 reads
Most Valuable Promotions has officially announced this morning the women’s WBC interim super lightweight world champion Chantelle Cameron has opted to vacate her title in order to show her commitment to advancing equality in women’s boxing, specifically as it pertains to women fighting under the same rules as men which includes three-minute rounds for title […]
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Mikaela Mayer is now a three-division world champion, taking a trio of super welterweight titles with a one-sided win over Mary Spencer in Montreal. Mayer (22-2, 5 KO) captured the WBA title from Spencer, and also won the vacant WBC and WBO titles, which were recently won and given up by the retiring Cecilia Braekhus. […]
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Brian Norman Jr just recently spent some time talking to Fight Hype about his upcoming welterweight title defense against Devin Haney and why it’s a well-matched fight for both participants. That said, Norman says he’ll prove on the night that he’s superior to Haney in all areas as he looks to secure a win over […]
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The already-proposed and hyped super featherweight title unification fight between Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez and Emanuel Navarrete is close to being done. Mike Coppinger of The Ring reports that January 24 in Phoenix is a possible date for the Matchroom-promoted bout, but that Top Rank — Navarrete’s promoter — must first get the details done for […]
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Earlier today at the WBO’s rating meeting, Top Rank’s Carl Moretti informed the sanctioning body that they were actively negotiating a unification bout between lightweight titlist Emanuel Navarrete and IBF champion Eduardo Nunez. Mike Coppinger names January 24th in Phoenix as a “possibility being explored” for the DAZN-aired bout. This doesn’t come as much of […]
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Baller Alert reports that Courtney Rossel, “ex-girlfriend” of WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis, has filed a civil suit alleging “battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” Baller Alert claims to have read the complaint in its entirety, but shared only an image of the opening page. That said, the […]
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Results Mary Spencer and Mikaela Mayer will square off for a trio of super welterweight titles tonight in Montreal, and you can catch all the action live and free via the Top Rank Classics streaming channel. The show will begin at 8 pm ET, and we’ll be here with updates and results, plus we’ll be […]
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A rematch between WBC cruiserweight titleholder Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelian has officially been added to the docket, now scheduled for the Ace Mission Studio on December 13 in Los Angeles. Jack will be officially defending his title for the second time again in this outing after having originally took the strap from Junior Makabu […]
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Fresh off the reveal that O’Shaquie Foster vs Stephen Fulton would land on PBC’s December 6th Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs Lamont Roach Jr undercard in San Antonio, Haymon and co. have revealed the full lineup, which includes Janibek Alimkhanuly’s three-belt middleweight unification against Erislandy Lara and another middleweight tussle pitting Jesus Ramos against Shane Mosley […]
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A fight between Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson has yet to be officially signed, but signs continue to point towards the fight happening and here Lopez says it’s looking like early 2026 during this conversation with Brian Custer. Check out some excerpts of what Lopez had to say below with the full video interview at […]
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No Limit Boxing held a press conference today to announce an Australian grudge match between Nikita Tszyu and Michael Zerafa on January 16th at a location to be determined. Tszyu (11-0, 9 KO), son of Kostya and brother of Tim, excelled as an amateur before leaving the sport in his teens to pursue a career […]
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s legendary “Thrilla in Manila” rubber match with Joe Frazier, Manny Pacquiao Promotions teamed up with the IBA to stage an unofficial sequel event earlier today, which saw multiple Filipino A-sides push through adversity to emerge victorious. The featured attraction saw WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem (25-3, 12 […]
5 months ago | 3 reads
While Moses Itauma has been a fast-rising prospect in the heavyweight division, he himself has been lamenting the difficulty in securing his next fight date as he looks to keep his momentum rolling. With Itauma now not expect to return to action until the new year rolls around, Richard Torrez tells Sky Sports that he’s […]
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During a press conference held by Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino legend spoke about continuing his fighting career and how he’s currently in the midst of negotiating his next outing. While most of us have already heard that Pacquiao is hoping to secure a rematch against Floyd Mayweather, he also says he’s in talks for a […]
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Earlier today, Lance Pugmire reported that IBF super welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev and mandatory challenger Josh Kelly had finally come to terms for their long-brewing title bout and would meet this coming January in Newcastle, England. Dan Rafael now confirms that the pair narrowly avoided a scheduled purse bid and will fight on January 31st. […]
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Multiple outlets report that Fresh Promotions will stage Subriel Matias’ mandatory super lightweight title defense against Dalton Smith on January 10th at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, scheduling a November 10th press conference to confirm the news. Mike Coppinger first reported the date last month and noted that Emmanuel Rodriguez, Jeyvier Cintron, and Alfredo Santiago would appear […]
5 months ago | 2 reads
A big fight between O’Shaquie Foster and Stephen Fulton, who would be moving up in weight for a shot at another belt, was most recently scheduled to take place on a Oct. 25 card headlined by Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman. However, with Fundora sustaining an injury that nixed that headlining fight for the time […]
5 months ago | 5 reads
Ben Whittaker has some profile over in the U.K. as having future star potential for his flashy and flamboyant style inside the ring. In certain respects he has a bit of a Prince Naseem quality even if not held in quite the same regard, but he’s certainly got enough that has had major British promoters […]
5 months ago | 1 read
Thursday night’s main event between Mary Spencer and Mikaela Mayer will now have three world titles on the line. Spencer (10-2, 6 KO) was already set to defend her WBA super welterweight title against Mayer (21-2, 5 KO), and the WBC and WBO have both added their vacant 154 lb belts to the fight. Those […]
5 months ago | 3 reads
With Fabio Wardley coming off of the biggest win of his career this past Saturday over Joseph Parker, a shot at undisputed world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk could loom for 2026. Wardley told Sky Sports that he hopes the fight will happen, and believes that Usyk will stand as a man of his word. “It’s […]
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A rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao — which is an even more expired idea than their long-delayed first fight from 2015, at least in a sporting sense — is “being explored” for 2026, according to Mike Coppinger. Mayweather will turn 49 in February and hasn’t had a sanctioned bout since his 2017 win […]
5 months ago | 3 reads