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Another week has passed and we’ve still yet to receive official confirmation on the undisputed heavyweight title unification between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Even yesterday Joshua himself took to social media to express some of his frustration that negotiations have continued to linger. “Spartan.” I’m tired. My fans are tired. Your fans are tired.

Well, Scott called it. After going through a whole stretch of negotiations that culminated in Matchroom winning the purse bid, Michael Hunter has officially withdrawn from his ordered IBF eliminator against Filip Hrgovic. Eddie Hearn had some choice words for “The Bounty” on Boxing Social; Boxing News 24/7 transcribed the relevant bits. “What a waste

Rankings go up on Mondays at Noon ET. Ranked fights this week: Junior Featherweight: (3) Danny Roman vs Ricardo Espinoza, May 15 Junior Featherweight: (4) Brandon Figueroa vs (5) Luis Nery, May 15 Junior Flyweight: (5) Elwin Soto vs Katsunari Takayama, May 8 Upcoming Fights: (1) Tyson Fury vs (2) Anthony Joshua, TBA … (9)

Billy Joe Saunders was pulled from his fight with Canelo Alvarez on Saturday after eight rounds, suffering a very clear injury to the eye. The severity was speculated on overnight, with a broken orbital bone seeming most likely, and we do have an update today from promoter Eddie Hearn, who says Saunders will undergo surgery

DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Joshua Buatsi vs Daniel Blenda Dos Santos, Lerrone Richards vs Giovanni De Carolis, Tommy McCarthy vs Alexandru Jur, Gamal Yafai vs Jason Cunningham, Dalton Smith vs Lee Appleyard. This show was originally meant to be headlined by a 130 lb world title unification between Terri Harper and Hyun Mi Choi, but

Canelo Alvarez made his second fight in the first half of 2021 one to remember, as he stopped Billy Joe Saunders in front of over 70,000 fans at AT&T Stadium in Texas, unifying the WBC, WBA, and WBO super middleweight titles. Saunders (30-1, 14 KO) will surely be back, as an orbital bone injury —

Tonight at 8 pm ET on DAZN, Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders headline a four-fight card from DAZN, with the main event itself expected around 11 pm ET. We’ll be here with full live coverage starting from 5:25 pm ET for the live streaming prelims, and then Wil Esco will have round-by-round coverage for

With Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders making weight and set for tomorrow’s big fight on DAZN, here’s a rundown of the card, and how can watch online. Click here for our Canelo-Saunders live coverage and round by round updates! But first, to answer the question everyone always has: The main event ring walks are

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Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders are ready for Saturday night’s main event on DAZN (8 pm ET), live from AT&T Stadium in Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. 60,000 or so fans are expected in the stadium for what will be one of the biggest fights of 2021. Scott Christ (33-8-2) I’ve really tried

As the horrendous story behind a murdered young Puerto Rican woman develops, Felix Verdejo — who’s been formally accused of being behind the killing — has just been indicted by a grand jury, with the possibility of the death penalty. Keishla Rodriguez’s body was recently found in a local body of water in Puerto Rico

Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders went face-to-face for the first time today in Texas, just a few days ahead of their fight Saturday night on DAZN (8 pm ET), and with the ring size controversy settled, it’s full steam ahead for the three-belt unification. Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KO) is defending the WBC and WBA

Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders had something of a tense photo shoot faceoff on Wednesday, but at today’s press conference, you could feel the seriousness from the fighters, but everyone was on their best behavior for the most part, excepting possibly Tyson Fury and the Saunders supporters in the back of the room. Canelo

Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders went face-to-face for the first time Wednesday, and today meet up for the final press conference ahead of Saturday’s fight. You can stream the presser live in the video up top via DAZN’s YouTube, or watch live at DAZN. The event kicks off at 1 pm ET. Canelo (55-1-2,

Faced with the prospect of sharing a weekend with Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul, Triller’s June 5th Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr. PPV is reportedly on the move. According to Chris Mannix, “organizers are targeting June 19th as a rescheduled date, in Miami.” While this does solve the Mayweather problem, it further bloats an

WBO light heavyweight titleholder Joe Smith Jr says he’s on the hunt to unify world titles. Smith snagged a belt in a hotly debated win over Maxim Vlasov last month and has since been linked to a potential unification fight against WBC and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev, though nothing official has been announced at this

Domestic rivals Tim Tszyu and Michael Zerafa announced plans for a summer showdown in an entertaining press conference yesterday. The fight will be coming to the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on July 7, welcome news to the ears of Zerafa who had long been agitating for this fight. Zerafa (28-4, 17 KO) is coming off a

Tyson Fury is in Texas to see his friend Billy Joe Saunders take on Canelo Alvarez this Saturday, and while Canelo is a clear if not crazy betting favorite, Fury is leaning the other way, and hard. “Absolutely, 100 percent (Saunders is) gonna smash this motherfucker. 100 percent,” Fury said. “I think he’s gonna give