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WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight champion, Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs), will defend his titles against Anthony Yarde (23-2, 22 KOs), on Saturday, January 28 at the OVO Arena Wembley in London. “I never back down from a challenge, and Anthony Yarde is one of the top contenders who called for this fight. I

The pugilistic pace is accelerating in Russia and Kazakhstan at the year’s end, even despite an ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which disrupted everything in Eastern Europe.  The biggest card is pre-planned by the RCC Boxing Promotions on Dec. 11 in Ekaterinburg, which features local stars Magomed Kurbanov and Evgueny Tischenko as well as

Lennox Lewis, the last fighter to be crowned as the undisputed heavyweight champion, believes Oleksandr Usyk is a very formidable opponent for Tyson Fury. This past Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Fury retained the WBC title when he battered and stopped Derek Chisora in the tenth round of their trilogy fight. The victory moved

Glendale, Arizona – For the WBC flyweight title, Julio Cesar Martinez (19-2-2, 14 KOs) had all he could handled in winning a tough twelve round majority decision over previously unbeaten Samuel Carmona (8-1, 4 KOs). (photos by Melina Pizano) The scores were 114-114, 117-111 and 116-112. Carmona was boxing well and landing quick, accurate punches

2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (11-1, 6 KOs) continued his career renewal with an important points victory over fellow compatriot Jamshid Karimov in an all-Uzbeki light middleweight showdown. The fight crowned a nice-packed event that took place on Friday night at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, under Akromhoja Shadihojaev. Karimov offered solid

Tyson Fury revealed during his post-fight interview Saturday night that he’ll need some time to deal with two injuries in the aftermath of his dominant victory over Dereck Chisora. “I’ve gotta do some stuff,” Fury told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel in the ring at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. “I’ve got some hand problems and I’ve

Tyson Fury defeated Dereck Chisora relatively easily the last time they fought. The eventual heavyweight champion dominated Chisora for much of a rematch that was stopped by Chisora’s handlers following the 10th round in November 2014 at ExCeL London. Fury mostly controlled that bout with his jab and occasionally connected with right hands, but some

Daniel Dubois, at 25, remains the junior member of the heavyweight pack, but the Londoner is not one for hanging around. Dubois makes the first defense of his WBA “regular” heavyweight title against South Africa’s Kevin Lerena in the chief support to Tyson Fury’s WBC heavyweight title defense against Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur

Tyson Fury feels optimistic about the probability of facing Oleksandr Usyk next if he defeats Dereck Chisora on Saturday night and leaves the ring unscathed. The undefeated Usyk is expected to watch Fury-Chisora III from a ringside seat at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Bob Arum and Frank Warren, Fury’s co-promoters, have consistently stated in

The last time Brandon Glanton fought an undefeated opponent, the cruiserweight contender defeated Efetobor Apochi in what was one of the most memorable action fights of 2021. Seventeen months later, the unbeaten Glanton envisions another victory over David Light on Friday night moving him toward a shot at WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie. The hard-hitting

Leigh Wood is ready to return to the ring. Whether or not his secondary WBA featherweight title will depend on what comes of his latest round of ordered talks with Leo Santa Cruz. The threat of a title consolidation bout is back on the table for the streaking Brit, who was medically cleared to resume

GLENDALE, Arizona – Callum Smith will head home for his next bout while waiting out a shot at becoming a two-division champ. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the former WBA super middleweight titlist and current WBC number-one light heavyweight contender is set to return to the ring on March 11 in Smith’s hometown Liverpool. England. The

Spanish veteran Kiko Martinez (44-11-2) has relinquished the EBU featherweight title. According to Espabox his next fight could be against WBA ‘regular’ champ Leigh Wood (26-2) on January 28 in the UK but this is to be confirmed. As for the EBU title it will now be contested by Italians Mauro Forte (17-0-2) and Francesco

Derek Chisora says he has shaken hands with Fury on an agreement to fight in center ring from the start of Saturday’s WBC heavyweight title fight. Chisora is 0-2 in his two previous meetings with Fury and the last time they met, in November 2014, Fury used his size to box at distance and slowly

Boxlab Promotions is hosting the World Boxing Association (WBA) KO Drugs fight night Sunday, December 11 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL. The card will be televised live on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. ET. This special evening of boxing opens the annual WBA Convention, which takes place December 11-14 at the Caribe

A world title opportunity was the furthest thing from David Avanesyan’s mind. Sure, the 34-year-old successfully rebuilt his career following a sixth-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Egidijus Kavaliauskas but with Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) and Errol Spence Jr. seemingly on a collision course, the rest of the division was forced to play

Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul (6-0, 4 KOs), is hoping the third time is the charm when it comes to finalizing a fight with light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (8-0, 4 KOs). In December of 2021, they were scheduled to collide on Showtime Pay-Per-View. Fury would withdraw from the fight with an injury rib

A few days go until it is Tyson Fury time again, when the Gypsy King will rock up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to take on his old rival Derek Chisora for the WBC world heavyweight championship. There is heavyweight action at the double, because the WBA champion, the hulking Daniel Dubois, will be making