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‘Exploit his tendencies’: Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic talk vacant title fight
With Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic officially set to contend for the vacant IBF title on Aug. 29, DAZN releases their full face off video interview conversation between the combatants. Both fighters expressed a lot of confidence that they will be coming out on top in this matchup, and you can check out some excerpts […]
‘We’ve been really technical with this camp’: Teofimo Lopez eager to show improvements against Rolly Romero
Teofimo Lopez takes some time to catch up and discuss his ongoing training camp as he prepares for a welterweight title fight against Rolly Romero. Here, Teofimo explains how he’s taken lessons from past fights and has worked to improve on his deficiencies, and looks forward to demonstrating a better form in this upcoming fight. […]
Raven Chapman suffers brain bleed in sparring
Former lightweight title challenger Raven Chapman suffered a “brain haematoma and cerebral oedema” during a July 24th sparring session, resulting in an emergency surgery and subsequent induced coma. Per her management, she “has been taken off sedatives” and will be transferred from her current hospital in Denmark to the UK. A GoFundMe has been created […]
‘I’ll be back in the ring soon’: Joseph Parker looks to get back in action after suspension
Former heavyweight world titleholder Joseph Parker aims to pick up where he left off and resume his career after testing positive for cocaine when he lost to Fabio Wardley last October. Parker has just recently announced that his suspension has been lifted, which has also been confirmed by the British Boxing Board of Control, although […]
Skye Nicholson withdraws from Aug. 29 MVPW card due to injury
One of Most Valuable Promotion’s most recent marquee signings in Skye Nicholson won’t be bearing immediate returns for the company as it has just been announced that the WBC’s super bantamweight world champion has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming MVPW-06 card in Birmingham, England due to an unspecified injury. Tysie Gallagher will replace […]
Jai Opetaia vs Noel Mikaelian joins Garcia vs Benn on September 12th
Despite a standing order to defend his WBC cruiserweight title against David Benavidez, Noel Mikaelian will meet Jai Opetaia in the co-feature of Zuffa Boxing’s Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn show in Las Vegas, Nevada. “This is a huge card, and I look forward to showing the world once again why I’m the best cruiserweight […]
Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic set for vacant IBF title
Despite only being 21-year-old, Moses Itauma has been a fast-rising prospect who has been frustrated with his inability to secure many of the kind of fights he wants. In that sense, things are certainly trending in the right direction as he’s officially had his fight with Filip Hrgovic upgraded to a vacant IBF heavyweight title […]
‘That’s insane to me’: Teofimo Lopez surprised Keyshawn Davis declined Devin Haney title fight
Teofimo Lopez was just recently asked for his thoughts on Keyshawn Davis turning down a title fight against Devin Haney, as his Takeover Promotions company also put in bid for the fight. Ultimately Teofimo’s bid was greatly surpassed by Top Rank, but even that bid wasn’t enough to garner Keyshawn enough money to follow through […]
‘I’m a thousand times better than that’: Lamont Roach reacts to his loss to William Zepeda
Immediately following his loss to William Zepeda over the weekend for the WBC lightweight title, Lamont Roach quickly caught up with Fight Hub TV to discuss his thoughts on what transpired in the ring and why he believes he’ll come back to prove his worth once again. Roach on the loss to Zepeda “Tonight wasn’t […]
Johnson-Thorslund, Williamson-Simpson 2, Aaron McKenna, and more: Boxing schedule and previews for August 7-8, 2026
Tuesday, August 4th CountryBox247, 7:00 pm ET CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing POSTPONED! The CountryBox people specifically call this a postponement, not a cancellation, even though they had earlier identified September’s meeting between Music and Boxing as #45, but Edition #44 will shift to that date instead. This will confuse the hell out of future […]
William Zepeda beats Lamont Roach for WBC belt, Muratalla retains IBF title
William Zepeda and Raymond Muratalla will leave Las Vegas with lightweight hardware, but only one of them seems to be keeping it much longer. Zepeda (34-1, 27 KO) won the vacant WBC 135 lb belt with a clear and clean win over Lamont Roach Jr, who is now 0-1-2 in his last three fights, and […]
O’Leary vs Chamberlain result: Watch Mark Chamberlain knock out Pierce O’Leary in Fight of the Year thriller
Mark Chamberlain knocked out Pierce O’Leary in the 10th round of an excellent action fight in front of a hot crowd in Dublin, Ireland. Chamberlain (18-1-1, 13 KO) was the B-side and underdog coming into this one, and also on hostile turf, but the English fighter seemed to feed off of the amped-up audience at […]
Keyshawn Davis officially declines Devin Haney fight
In what turns out to be a pretty bad look, mandatory challenger for the WBO welterweight title Keyshawn Davis has officially backed out of an ordered fight against titleholder Devin Haney. After all of the talk, when it finally came down to it and the bout was ordered and eventually sent to purse bid, Keyshawn […]
Lamont Roach vs William Zepeda: Live streaming results and highlights!
We’ve got a world title doubleheader tonight on DAZN and TNT, with Lamont Roach Jr and William Zepeda fighting for the vacant WBC lightweight title in the main event. That will follow the IBF lightweight title bout between Raymond Muratalla and Robson Conceicao, plus two more bouts on the main card this evening! We’ll have […]
Pierce O’Leary vs Mark Chamberlain: Live streaming results and highlights!
Pierce O’Leary and Mark Chamberlain will fight in front of what should be a loud and passionate crowd today in Dublin, Ireland, where O’Leary has home advantage in what could be a cracking main event. The two will meet in a 12-round bout at super lightweight, with the winner really getting into the conversation for […]
Lamont Roach vs William Zepeda Predictions: Who will win and how
The vacant WBC lightweight title will be on the line in an intriguing style clash matchup between Lamont Roach and William Zepeda this Saturday night, live on DAZN and TNT. Will Roach show up in form after a pair of exceptionally frustrating draws in his last two fights, and even if he’s at his best, […]
Raymond Muratalla vs Robson Conceicao Predictions: Who will win and how
Raymond Muratalla will defend his IBF lightweight title against former super featherweight titlist Robson Conceicao in the first-half of a world title doubleheader this Saturday night on DAZN and TNT. Muratalla, 29, is coming off of a career-best win over Andy Cruz, and Conceicao is definitely in what should be his declining years, but could […]
‘I’m sure they will comply’: Mauricio Sulaiman talks WBC involvement in Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman recently caught up with reporters to field questions on a number of topics from Zuffa Boxing’s grand entrance into the sport, to Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn for their 147 lb title, to a prospective fight between David Benavidez vs Noel Mikaelian, and much more. Here’s some of what he had […]
‘It’s going to be war’: Lamont Roach and William Zepeda look forward to weekend showdown
With Lamont Roach and William Zepeda going head-to-head this weekend in Las Vegas for the WBC’s vacant lightweight title, both fighters tell the public they intend on bringing it as they look forward to taking home the hardware. Here’s some excerpts of what both fighters had to say during today’s final press conference with the […]
Rolly vs Teofimo pay-per-view undercard announced
The undercard for the Rolly Romero vs Teofimo Lopez pay-per-view on Saturday, August 22, has been announced. Before you get too excited, you’re probably not going to be too excited, so let’s get to it. It’s certainly not packed with big names, but PBC have a pretty limited roster these days. Still, there’s a rising […]
Top Rank wins Devin Haney vs Keyshawn Davis purse bid, targets October 3rd
Both WBO welterweight champion Devin Haney and mandatory challenger Keyshawn Davis will be making tidy sums for their ordered title defense after Top Rank handily won today’s purse bid with an $8,550,000 offer. Teofimo Lopez’s Takeover Promotions, the sole other bidder, came just a we bit short at $2,350,000. October 3rd is the target date, […]
‘He’s like my little brother’: Rolly Romero and Teofimo Lopez discuss personal relationship ahead of title fight
Reigning WBA welterweight champion Rolly Romero sits down with upcoming opponent Teofimo Lopez to discuss their August 22 title fight, their friendship, and what that all means now that they’ll be squaring off in the ring against one another. Here’s some excerpts of what both had to say with the full video interview in the […]
‘We need to be in those big fights’: Eddie Hearn talks partnership with MVP for women’s boxing
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn spent some time talking more in depth about his recently announced partnership with MVP, who have largely consolidated women’s boxing. Here, Hearn gives an honest account of his inability to deliver the biggest fights for some of his fighters, which necessitated this alliance if he’s to provide the best opportunities to […]
‘Action-packed fight’: Mikaela Mayer predicts Fight of the Year against Chantelle Cameron
After a formal announcement of a fight between Mikaela Mayer vs Chantelle Cameron set for an August 29 MVPW-06 card in Birmingham, Englands, both appeared for a formal press event where they promised to showcase both their skills and heart. In fact, Mayer says this fight is happening at the perfect time in their respective […]
‘Very disappointing’: Caroline Dubois hasn’t managed to land unification fight
Caroline Dubois spends some time talking about her disappointment in not being able to secure a title unification fight just yet as she aims to go undisputed, and keeping busy in the meanwhile rather than sitting around and waiting for the big fights to come her way. Dubois would also call out some rivals who […]
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