The Best in Global Boxing News and Commentary
Anson Wainwright, confirming an earlier report from Brunch Boxing, brings word that Nonito Donaire will challenge Seiya Tsutsumi for the WBA bantamweight title in the main event of a December 17th Teiken Promotions title tripleheader in Tokyo. A bit of backstory on this one: Tsutsumi (12-0-3, 8 KO), who took the belt from Takuma Inoue […]
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Wednesday, October 29th iMe PPV (?), 5:00 am ET, Thrilla in Manila 2: 50th Anniversary. A Manny Pacquiao promotion featuring Melvin Jerusalem defending his WBC minimumweight title against Siyakholwa Kuse. Marlon Tapales is on the undercard, as is none other than the one and only MUHAMMAD ALI…’s grandson, Nico Ali Walsh. This streams on a […]
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With Hamzah Sheeraz most recently coming off of a big win over Edgar Berlanga over the summer he’s looking towards the next big fight to come his way. In this video interview with Fight Hub TV, Sheeraz discusses what fights he’s been looking at and what could be potentially on the table for him Sheeraz […]
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Joseph Parker took to the podium following his TKO loss to Fabio Wardley over the weekend and faced the media to give his take on what transpired. Parker was good enough to give credit to Wardley on his performance in the fight and although he felt like the stoppage came premature, he takes the loss […]
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Fresh off of his big stoppage win over Joseph Parker over the weekend Fabio Wardley is flying high, now having his name mentioned as a potential opponent for reigning champion Oleksandr Usyk. Wardley would not have been thought to be proper opponent for the Ukranian given the perceived skill disparity and obvious experience differential — […]
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Promoter Frank Warren has told The Ring that a third bout between heavyweights Derek Chisora and Dillian Whyte will happen on December 13, and that Moses Itauma won’t return in 2025. Itauma was expected to fight again in the main event that night in Manchester. Chisora (36-13, 23 KO) and Whyte (31-4, 21 KO) took […]
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Floyd Schofield will not be fighting on November 8. The young lightweight contender suffered a Grade 2 sprain to his right wrist, with Golden Boy Promotions saying there was also minor ligament damage, and that Schofield was advised to withdraw from his scheduled bout with Joseph Diaz Jr, which was to feature on the Vergil […]
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Koki Kameda’s weekend doubleheader in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan produced an upset, an anticlimax, and an entirely expected result in its biggest bouts. The first evening saw former three-division titlist John Riel Casimero (34-5-1, 23 KO) complete his lengthy fall from grace with an upset decision loss to Kyonosuke Kameda (16-5-2, 9 KO) at featherweight. Kameda, whose […]
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With Fabio Wardley coming off of the new best win of his career on Saturday, where he stopped Joseph Parker in the 11th round, there is of course plenty of talk about Wardley facing undisputed world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in 2026. Wardley (20-0-1, 19 KO) may be the exact sort of challenge that could […]
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Fabio Wardley and Joseph Parker put on a tremendous show at the O2 Arena in London, with Wardley scoring another career-best victory by stopping the former heavyweight titlist in the 11th round of their excellent main event fight. But since this is boxing, there’s no lack of argument about an outcome. Referee Howard Foster should […]
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Results Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley will meet in a high-stakes heavyweight main event today from London’s O2 Arena, and Bad Left Hook is the place to be for live results, plus updates and discussion during the fights down in the comments section. The show will air live on DAZN PPV ($59.99) starting from 1:30 […]
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Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley are set to collide tomorrow in London and in anticipation of the match both fighters sat down for an in person interview with Max Kellerman on behalf of Ring TV. Parker and Wardley both insist they aren’t taking one another lightly considering that the winner will likely have options for […]
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Ahead of their Nov. 8 showdown in Fort Worth, Texas, both Vergil Ortiz and Erickson Lubin sat down for a face to face interview where they discussed their fight and its implications as both look to move on from here to bigger and better opportunities. Lubin on why he wanted to fight Ortiz “I feel […]
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The stop-and-start saga of Raymond Muratalla’s mandatory IBF lightweight title defense against Andy Cruz may finally be reaching a conclusion, as Matchroom Boxing successfully defeated Top Rank at today’s purse bid. Per Jake Donovan, Matchroom’s $888,888 bid soundly trounced Top Rank’s $550,000, a rare victory for Eddie Hearn in this arena. This still leaves them […]
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As is becoming tradition, Most Valuable Promotions will host a November 11th show at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino as part of their Jake Paul vs Gervonta “Tank” Davis fight week programming. The card airs on Netflix and is “free and open to the public.” The featured attraction sees former WBA super bantamweight titlist […]
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There’s been plenty of speculation as to whether or not Tyson Fury will return to the ring again after announcing his most recent retirement, especially considering his history, but in this video interview Fury claims he’s at peace with his life exactly how it is, and has no motivation to come back to the sport […]
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Heavyweight contender Agit Kabayel will have a homecoming fight on January 10, as he returns to Oberhausen, Germany, for a bout against an opponent to be named. The 33-year-old Kabayel hasn’t fought in his home country since his 2023 win over Agron Smakici, with his last three bouts all coming in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as […]
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Eddie Hearn says that Anthony Joshua could still fight before the year is out, and told Ring Magazine that a possible return could come in a lower-stakes fight on an undercard. Hearn said it’s “probably 50/50” that Joshua will fight in 2025. “If he goes on an undercard somewhere, it gives him a chance to […]
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As David Benavidez prepares for his next outing against Anthony Yarde, he answers some questions from Fight Hype during a training session on what he makes of his opponent’s training philosophy, who he rates as the top pound for pound fighter in the world at the moment, and more. Check out some of what he […]
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Arslanbek Makhmudov explains to Sky Sports that before his most recent fight against David Allen he was told by Anthony Joshua that he would agree to fight him should he come through that fight victorious. Well, Makhmudov did come out with a unanimous decision win over Allen earlier this month, and now he’s looking for […]
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Lawrence Okolie is officially scheduled for his next outing as ESPN reports that he’s slated to headline in Lagos, Nigeria in a December 19 card that will also feature David Adeleye — both of whom are of Nigerian descent as Queensberry seeks to further develop the emerging market in the country. “Big time boxing comes […]
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Jermell Charlo recently took to IG Live to talk to his audience about what’s going on in his life and his career, and Charlo openly says he’s looking to make the biggest fights possible for him, including potential ones against Errol Spence and rival Terence Crawford. “I honestly think Errol Spence is a good fight,” […]
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ProBox is filling up its end-of-year schedule, announcing a November 21st show in Fort Lauderdale last Friday and one on the 29th in Fresno earlier today. The November 21st card, itself on a Friday, sees Argentina-born Fort Lauderdal…ian(?) Francisco Veron (15-1-1, 10 KO) take on former welterweight contender Roiman Villa (37-3, 25 KO). Former Olympian […]
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Brian Norman Jr defends his WBO welterweight title against Devin Haney on November 22 and in anticipation of the fight he talks to Sky Sports about what this opportunity means to him and facing a name opponent despite already having the belt. “He is the opponent I’ve been dreaming of,” Norman told Sky Sports. “His […]
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With the California State Athletic Commission recently voting unanimously to support a bill that would effectively gut the Ali Act, which has heavy support from the coming TKO boxing group but faced significant public backlash immediately, the Association of Professional Boxing Commissions (APBC) has stepped forward with clear opposition. The APBC say that they “vehemently […]
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