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Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of a barely-watchable fight tonight from Miami, which featured four knockdowns overall from Joshua, who all the same probably looked the least effective he ever has as a professional. Paul (13-2, 7 KO) was on the run from the opening bell, which was in all […]
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Anthony Joshua offered some final words to the public ahead of tonight’s Netflix fight against Jake Paul, simply saying his talent and experience will carry the day as he expects to put a hurting on his opponent this evening. A lot of folks have been questioning the legitimacy of this fight, but Joshua says he’s […]
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With Jake Paul set for a monstrous challenge tonight when he takes on former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Netflix, Lawrence Okolie tells Sky Sports of the time he’s spent in camp with Paul and the improvements he’s seen during that time. Okolie says when he first arrived at Paul’s camp to aid him […]
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Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua will take to the ring tonight on Netflix for a special eight-round heavyweight main event, as the influencer-boxer puts it all on the line against by far his most dangerous opponent to date, a former world heavyweight champion. Bad Left Hook will be here with live updates and results for […]
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Dan Rafael reports that Erika Cruz, slated to rematch Amanda Serrano on January 3rd, has been pulled from the fight after turning in an “atypical VADA test result for clenbuterol.” Rafael emphasizes that the result is an “adverse finding” rather than an outright failure, “meaning it needs more analysis,” but Serrano will instead face undefeated […]
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Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua are really going to fight on Friday, December 19, headlining a Netflix-streamed card from Miami’s Kaseya Center. The journey to get to this fight was as odd as the matchup itself, which pits a social media celebrity with a questionable but profitable professional boxing career against a former multiple-time world […]
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Jake Donovan reports that former bantamweight champion Ryosuke Nishida is officially set to follow recent conqueror Junto Nakatani up to 122 pounds, where he’ll face Bryan Mercado in a February 15th IBF eliminator in Osaka. Mercado (32-1, 26 KO), BoxRec’s no. 3 at the weight, hasn’t lost in over a decade since dropping a split […]
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Today during the final press conference ahead of Friday night’s Netflix show headlined by Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua, both fighters made an appearance to discuss the impending fight. One of the biggest questions from fans surrounding this fight is the legitimacy — as in, is this actually a real fight at all? Well, according […]
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Lewis Crocker says that if he had his choice, he’d face Devin Haney next in a welterweight title unification. Crocker (22-0, 11 KO) holds the IBF 147 lb title after a controversial split decision win over Paddy Donovan on September 13, which followed an even more controversial DQ win over Donovan in March. Haney (33-0, […]
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Riyadh Season’s final event of 2025 just took an unfortunate hit, as Jazza Dickens confirmed that his inaugural title defense against Hayato Tsutsumi is off after the latter suffered a cut in training. Dickens (36-5, 15 KO) is in the midst of a career-best run, upsetting Zelfa Barrett in February before knocking out interim WBA […]
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Ahead of Friday’s Neftflix main event fight between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua, both fighters appeared for a sit-down interview with Cam’ron to discuss their upcoming event, expectations from both sides, and more as they look forward to putting on a show for fans. Both Paul and Joshua insist they’re really be going at it […]
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Junto Nakatani will make his ring return on a Dec. 27 card in Riyadh where he’ll be taking on Sebastian Hernandez in what is expected to be a prelude to an all-Japanese showdown between him and Naoya Inoue. Here, Nakatani spends some time talking to Mike Coppinger on behalf of Ring Magazine about his upcoming […]
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Tim Tszyu picked up a win in Sydney today, beating Anthony Velazquez over 10 rounds to bounce back from his July loss to Sebastian Fundora. The win improves the 31-year-old Tszyu’s record to 26-3 (18 KO), and keeps the former titleholder in the super welterweight mix, while Velazquez suffered his first loss, dropping to 18-1-1 […]
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Seiya Tsutsumi retained his WBA bantamweight title with a split decision win over Nonito Donaire in Tokyo. It was a genuinely competitive fight with the 29-year-old Tsutsumi (13-0-3, 8 KO) coming on strong in the second half against the 43-year-old Donaire (43-9, 28 KO), who still looked plenty capable this far into his remarkable, Hall […]
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Three months after authoring one of 2025’s biggest upsets to fully unify a third division, Terence “Bud” Crawford has announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 38. Six years after his professional debut, Crawford went across the pond to defeat Ricky Burns for the WBO lightweight title. A vicious firefight with Yuriorkis Gamboa […]
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In anticipation of the upcoming rematch between Claressa Shields and Franchon Crews-Dezurn both fighters appeared for their opening press conference today, where they both showed immense respect for one another while talking to the public about their impending battle. Shields and Crews-Dezurn have fought before both on the professional and amateur levels, and still expect […]
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Alright, a quick recap before we start. During their annual convention earlier this month, the WBC ordered no. 3 lightweight Jadier Herrera to face no. 1 Ricardo Nunez for the interim title. This is a rare case where such a fight is justified, as reigning champ Shakur Stevenson is challenging Teofimo Lopez for the super […]
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This past Friday, Dan Rafael reported that cruiserweight contender Robin Safar’s planned January 16th bout against Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez was off, with Ramirez potentially skipping the date entirely in favor of going right into his blockbuster showdown with David Benavidez on May 2nd. The following day, FightsATW caught up with Safar and his manager at […]
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Shakur Stevenson just recently joined Ariel Helwani’s show to talk about his upcoming title fight against Teofimo Lopez, their history, and how he’s looking to handle his career going forward. Check out some excerpts from Shakur below with the full video interview in the link at the top. Shakur on his relationship with Teofimo growing […]
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Former heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder say down for an interview and gave his thoughts on Oleksandr Usyk calling him out for a fight, saying that his promoter has been contacted and he believes there’s genuine interest from Usyk’s camp. Wilder also mentioned that now might be the right time for him to finally face Derek […]
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Bill Haney just recently took to social media to gloat about a newly acquired vehicle as well as take some shots at Gervonta “Tank” Davis, with Haney saying that Tank is on their list of fighters they want to take on the in the coming year. “Coach Calvin, Coach Kenny, Team Tank Davis — I […]
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Over the weekend boxing media were able to catch former unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and asked him numerous questions, including his thoughts on Dmitry Bivol supposedly turning down a big money offer for a rubber match in Russia. Here’s some of what Beterbiev had to say below. Beterbiev on Bivol turning down a […]
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In a pair of main events that slipped under the radar last night, thanks in no small part to awkward broadcasting arrangements, Noel Mikaelian and Jose “Chapulin” Salas Reyes turned in strong performances to claim world titles. Mikaelian (28-3, 12 KO) spent 18 months on the sidelines after his title-winning whupping of Ilunga Makabu in […]
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Wednesday, December 17th FOX Australia/Kayo Sports, 3:00 am ET, Tim Tszyu vs Anthony Velasquez. From Sydney, Australia. Also, Sam Goodman vs Tyler Blizzard, and Callum Peters vs Cody Beekin for a vacant Australian middleweight title. No TV option outside of Australia at this point, which isn’t unusual for this level of get-well activity. Given that […]
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Pacheco vs Sadjo Scorecards Judges officially turned in a unanimous decision win for Diego Pacheco, 117-110, 116-111, 115-112. Unofficial Pacheco vs Sadjo scorecard BLH scored the fight for Diego Pacheco, 116-111, more or less on par with how the official judges had it. Pacheco vs Sadjo post-fight analysis and comments Diego Pacheco may have won […]
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