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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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