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Liam Smith is aiming to prove he can become a two-time World champion and send Jessie Vargas into a new career in politics with a career-ending defeat when they clash at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN. Smith and Vargas meet in a must-win fight that will determine

Undefeated super lightweight prospect Mazlum Akdeniz (16-0-0, 8KO) will have an opportunity June 2nd to cross an important stage of his career as he fights for his first career title – WBC Continental of the Americas –  at the Cabaret of Montreal Casino against powerful, experienced Juan Antonio Rodriguez (32-8-0, 28KO), from Puebla, Mexico. The

Wladimir Klitschko apparently still has some ring ambition left in the tank. Klitschko, the former long-reigning heavyweight titlist who dominated the division from 2004-2015, suggested in an interview Monday that he has not completely ruled out a return to boxing, on the caveats that he can still get into “shape” and that the geopolitical alignment

Middleweight contender Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly has been anxiously waiting for the main event spotlight, and on Saturday, May 21, he’ll hope to seize it. Alimkhanuly will face undefeated Englishman Danny Dignum in a 12-round showdown for the vacant WBO Interim middleweight world title at Resorts World Event Center at Resorts World Las Vegas. In

It was a finish to remember, an uppercut for the ages. Tyson Fury has never had a reputation as a big puncher, but he will never have thrown a sweeter punch than the one that left Dillian Whyte sprawling on the canvas in front of 94,000 people at Wembley Stadium. Never has Fury seemed such

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is hoping that his former foe, Deontay Wilder, is given the ability to fight for the vacant WBC strap. On Saturday night, before a record crowd of 94,000 at Wembley Stadium, Fury knocked out mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte in the sixth round. After the fight, Fury maintained his position of

Devin Haney hopes he has inspired his contemporaries to walk it like they talk it. By switching promoters and network/streaming affiliations, and agreeing to fight George Kambosos Jr. twice in Australia, if necessary, Haney has proven that he is willing to do whatever it takes to make the fights that he wants. If only other

Following comprehensive eligibility checks and skills assessment, the International Boxing Association (IBA) has published the list of candidates for the upcoming election to positions on the IBA Board of Directors, including that of President.  The elections will take place at an Extraordinary Congress on 13–14 May, during the IBA Women’s World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

Tyson Fury remained non-committal to his professional boxing career immediately following his sixth-round knockout win against Dillian Whyte on Saturday night in front of over 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. Heading into the fight, one of the main storylines for the WBC heavyweight champion Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) was if he would retire

Tyson Fury assured skeptics Wednesday that retirement talk didn’t have a negative impact on how he trained for his fight against Dillian Whyte. Fury repeatedly has stated during fight week that this 12-round heavyweight title fight will mark the end of his career. The unbeaten WBC champion will earn at least $29,538,000 for fighting Whyte

Dillian Whyte wasn’t about to let the opportunity pass without making Mauricio Sulaiman understand how frustrated he remains that he has had to wait this long for his WBC title shot. Whyte confronted the WBC president on a stage sometime this week at Wembley Stadium in London, where he’ll challenge Tyson Fury on Saturday night

Dillian Whyte has no illusions about the task that is in front of him as he faces Tyson Fury for the WBC heavyweight title on Saturday night. But he believes he is up to it. Whyte stared upwards at Fury at the head-to-head that followed Friday’s weigh-in but having sparred with Fury a decade ago,

ESPN+ PPV will present the world heavyweight championship from London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday, April 23, when two Britons meet – WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and WBC interim titleholder Dillian Whyte. Promoted by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions and Top Rank, the main event will stream live in the U.S. at 2 pm ET/11 am

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano are set to make history in an epic battle for Taylor’s undisputed Lightweight title at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 30 live on DAZN. Taylor and Serrano will become the first female fighters to headline ‘The World’s Most Famous Arena’ in its 140-year history in the process. Irish favorite

Copenhagen, Denmark – Enoch Poulsen (12-0) won the vacant EBU super lightweight title with a close unanimous decision over Frenchman Franck Petitjean (22-6-3). It was scored 116-113 and 114-113 twice after a fast paced foul-filled fight. Poulsen went down in the second with what looked like a shoulder injury but after some work from the

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson reportedly punched a man aboard an airplane Wednesday night, TMZ reported Thursday. According to TMZ, Tyson allegedly punched a man repeatedly after the guy apparently annoyed him. A video posted by the outlet showed Tyson repeatedly striking a man sitting behind him. The incident occurred around 10:30PM PT as

Tyson Fury has been brutally honest about various sensitive subjects in recent years. Alcoholism. Depression. Drug use. The types of topics that typically embarrass men of his figurative and literal stature. The WBC champion’s candor has made his incredible comeback from the depths of despair to the top of the boxing world all the more

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Canelo Alvarez hasn’t watched Gennadiy Golovkin’s technical-knockout victory over Ryota Murata in its entirety. Spending 24 rounds in the ring with Golovkin was more than enough to educate the four-division champion on his rival’s capabilities. That familiarity limited the Mexican icon to watching highlights of Golovkin’s ninth-round stoppage of