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Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora prediction: Who will win and how

Sporting a combined age of 82, heavyweight veterans Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora get the spotlight in Greenwich this Saturday when they collide at the O2. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 1:00 pm ET. Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KO) snapped a 1-4 skid last June with a rout of […]

‘It’s a real fight’: Manny Pacquiao says Floyd Mayweather rematch no exhibition

After word broke that Floyd Mayweather would be coming out of retirement to rematch Manny Pacquiao, Floyd sort of doused some even more cold water on the notion by insisting for the rematch to only take place as an exhibition match. Here, Fight Hub TV catches up with Pacquiao to get his take on what’s […]

IBF orders Etinosa Oliha vs Aaron McKenna for vacant middleweight title

Jake Donovan brings word that the IBF has ordered no. 2 middleweight contender Etinosa Oliha to meet no. 4 Aaron McKenna for the vacant title formerly held by Janibek Alimkhanuly. If the numbers seem odd, two things: Oliha (22-0, 10 KO) has spent the last several years chewing up mid-level competition in Germany. He’d intended […]

Most Valuable Promotions signs multi-year deal with Sky Sports

Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) company has just announced that they’ve officially reached a multi-year deal with Sky Sports to become the home of MVPW (its women’s boxing brand) in the United Kingdom. The deal with Sky will include two exclusively broadcast all-female fight cards from MVPW in the UK annually, starting with MVPW-01, […]

Shakhram Giyasov vs Jack Catterall joins Usyk vs Verhoeven

Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven may have its first undercard bout, as Declan Warrington and Dan Rafael report that Shakhram Giyasov will face Jack Catterall for the WBA “world” welterweight title on May 23rd. This news seemingly guarantees that Rolly Romero will face Devin Haney in a unification match in the coming months. Giyasov (17-0, […]

Dmitry Bivol returns in Russia, defends titles against Michael Eifert

Dmitry Bivol will finally be back in action, returning to the ring on May 30 in Russia to defend his light heavyweight titles against Michael Eifert. The fight had been previously linked to the Usyk vs Verhoeven card on May 23 in Egypt, but instead will headline its own card in Ekaterinburg. The 35-year-old Bivol […]

Mayweather vs Pacquiao rematch in doubt: Here’s hoping it falls apart

The rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao may be falling apart. If it does, we should be glad. In February, the streaming giant Netflix announced that the two would fight again on September 19 at The Sphere in Las Vegas, with Mayweather announcing around the same time that he was “resuming his boxing career” […]

Promoter ‘very confident’ Moses Itauma will fight for world title in 2026

Promoter Frank Warren says he’s “very confident” that rising superstar Moses Itauma will fight for a world heavyweight title this year, following Itauma’s vicious fifth round knockout win over Jermaine Franklin today in Manchester. Warren says that Itauma (14-0, 12 KO) will return in the summer first, and let the big names in the division […]

Brutal! Sensational Moses Itauma knocks out Jermaine Franklin

Moses Itauma once again looked like the future of boxing’s heavyweight division, and even the future of boxing entirely, as he scored a highlight reel knockout over the durable veteran Jermaine Franklin today in Manchester, England. Itauma (14-0, 12 KO) once again looked sharp, fast, skilled, and devastating, dispatching Franklin (24-3, 15 KO) in the […]

Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic official for May 16th in Doncaster

Fan-favorite heavyweight Dave Allen has signed a new contract extension with Matchroom Boxing, which kicks off May 16th when he meets Filip Hrgovic in Doncaster. Allen (25-8-2, 20 KO) will be taking a significant step back up in class here. A two-fight series with Johnny Fisher saw him drop a highly questionable split decision before […]

Albert Ramirez vs Lerrone Richards interim title fight rescheduled for June 4th

After a planned February date fell through, WBA interim light heavyweight champion Albert Ramirez is once again scheduled to defend his belt against Lerrone Richards. As before, the bout will air on subscription service PunchingGrace.com. Venezuela’s Ramirez (22-0, 19 KO), a 2016 Olympian went 3-0 with three finishes in 2025, notably taking out Marko Calic […]

Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman prediction: Who will win and how

Previously slated to meet in October before “Towering Inferno” injured his back, Sebastian Fundora and Keith Thurman now helm an Amazon Prime PPV this coming Saturday at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 8:00 pm ET. Fundora (23-1-1, 15 KO) put the screws to Tim […]

Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin prediction: Who will win and how

It took a bit longer than expected, but Moses Itauma and Jermaine Franklin will finally share the ring this Saturday as the chief attraction of Queensberry’s latest Manchester show. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 1:00 pm ET. Itauma (13-0, 11 KO) has dispatched his last nine opponents in […]