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Well, that didn’t take long. Just three days after Christian Mbilli’s 40-second wipeout of Mark Heffron, Top Rank has officially announced “Solide’s” previously revealed August 17th showdown with Sergiy Derevyanchenko. ESPN and ESPN+ carry the broadcast in the States, Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. As I mentioned in the post above, Mbilli (27-0,

Former undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford is another belt lighter at 147 with the WBC moving to name Crawford their champion in recess as he gets set to challenge Israil Madrimov for a 154 lb WBA world title on Aug. 3. The move presumably makes space for others to either contend or move into the

Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will meet again, with Turki Alalshikh announcing that the heavyweights will square off in their expected rematch on Saturday, Dec. 21, from Saudi Arabia. Usyk defeated Fury on May 18 in Riyadh, becoming boxing’s first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era, unifying the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO titles.

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Heavyweight Zhilei Zhang will be back in action this weekend when he takes on Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia, and says he still looks as Wilder as the dangerous fighter he was known as a few years ago. But despite his expectations to face a fully motivated Wilder, Zhang

Despite confronting undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue in the ring after “The Monster’s” knockout of Luis Nery, IBF mandatory challenger Sam Goodman isn’t jumping straight into a title fight. No Limit Boxing announced yesterday that Goodman will meet Chainoi Worawut atop a July 10th show in Wollongong. The plan is reportedly to face Inoue

As Dmitry Bivol readies himself to take on a replacement opponent this weekend, he talks to reporters about learning the news of Artur Beterbiev’s injury which will pushed back their heavily anticipated meeting. Instead Bivol will take on Malik Zinad this weekend but is still confident that his fight with Beterbiev will take place at

So, remember how the WBA officially named Jono Carroll the mandatory challenger for Lamont Raoch Jr’s super featherweight title earlier this year, only to turn around and allow Roach to fight the hapless Feargal McCrory in a couple weeks? It turns out that they’ve altered the deal further, as Carroll will now face Tokyo gold

Nearly two months after its initial reveal, Teofimo Lopez’s next title defense is official. Top Rank announced today that “The Takeover” will meet Canadian veteran Steve Claggett on June 29th at Miami, Florida’s James L. Knight Center. It’s worth noting that this ESPN show will almost certainly run head-to-head with Juan Francisco Estrada vs. “Bam”

Heading into this weekend’s rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, Matchroom Boxing and DAZN release behind the scenes footage of the entire build-up to this sequel which has been delayed several times. Taylor, who won a controversial decision over Catterall in the first meeting, will have the opportunity to prove himself the superior fighter

It’s rare in boxing to be offered the perfect moment to bow out. The perfect moment to say goodbye and stroll off into the sunset. Like haunted gamblers gripped by addiction, generations of fighters have found it impossible to cash their chips in at the opportune moment and are still found sitting at the table

Next update will come on Monday, June 3. Ranked fights this period: Heavyweight: (6) Zhilei Zhang vs (9) Deontay Wilder, June 1 Heavyweight: (5) Filip Hrgovic vs Daniel Dubois, June 1 Light Heavyweight: (1) Dmitry Bivol vs Malik Zinad, June 1 Super Middleweight: (3) Christian Mbilli vs Mark Heffron, May 25 Middleweight: (7) Hamzah Sheeraz

Another day, another Queensberry show called “The Magnificent Seven.” Frank Warren announced today that the latest installment will land at Resorts World Casino in Birmingham on July 20th. Rising super bantamweight Liam Davies (16-0, 8 KO) gets the spotlight this time after an impressive two-round mauling of Erik Robles Ayala, battling fellow unbeaten Shabaz Masoud

Step aside, Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury, it’s time for a real heavyweight fight. Matchroom announced today that cult heroes Johnny Fisher and Alen Babic will meet atop a July 6th NXTGEN show at London’s Copper Box Arena. “I have no words other than I am locked in and ready for the hardest fight of

During a video interview captured by Fight Hype, longtime trainer Vergil Hunter weighs in on the whole drama between Errol Spence and his trainer Derrick James splitting up over a dispute regarding trainer fees, and gives his take on why James should be paid appropriately, even without knowing the particulars of their agreement. “Fighters got

On this week’s show: Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed king of the heavyweights after beating Tyson Fury. How’d he do it, where did Tyson Fury fall short, and would a rematch between the two of them go any differently? Emanuel Navarrete fell short in a bid for a world title in a fourth division. What’s

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk finally square off for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world on Saturday in Riyadh. Two unbeaten champions, the men who have fought their way to this spot, and our first undisputed heavyweight champion to be crowned in a quarter-century, the first in the four-belt era. So who wins boxing’s

While the eyes of the boxing public remained firmly fixed on Saturday’s undisputed showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, something extremely bizarre developed elsewhere, starting with Frank Martin’s claim yesterday that the WBA had instituted a rehydration clause for his June 15th lightweight title fight against Gervonta Davis. Davis (29-0, 27 KO) took to

It’s an old adage in boxing that precision beats power and timing beats speed. And this saying is also conducive to analysis outside of the ring as we narrow in on this Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. At their final press conference last night dripping in the heat of