Fighting

After joining forces with Frank Warren earlier this year, former light heavyweight title challenger Callum Johnson is officially set to end a two-year layoff against Bosnia’s Emil Markic on Queensberry’s April 24th Denzel Bentley-Felix Cash card. Johnson (18-1, 13 KO) has struggled badly with inactivity this last half-decade, managing just three fights since 2016. In
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After initially falling apart due to mutual bouts with COVID, the WBC bantamweight title fight between champion Nordine Oubaali and top contender Nonito Donaire has a new date. Julius Julianis, confirming an earlier report from Dan Rafael, claims that the pair will meet on May 29th in Los Angeles atop a three-fight bill. Oubaali (17-0,
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DAZN, 2:00 pm ET, Conor Benn vs Samuel Vargas, Shannon Courtenay vs Ebanie Bridges, Savannah Marshall vs Femke Hermans. Matchroom return in the UK with a mild step up for Benn, more a test of style for him than a big step up from his last fight against Sebastian Formella. Vargas definitely brings a different,
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No purse bid needed. The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger reports that WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia has “agreed to terms” with mandatory challenger Javier Fortuna for a July title defense “in either Los Angeles or Las Vegas.” Both men had previously been named mandatories for world champion Devin Haney, who defends his belt against Jorge
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During this conversation with Fight Hype, WBC titleholder Devin Haney discusses his upcoming fight against Jorge Linares and his expectations to put on a much better performance now that he’s feeling physically better. Check out some excerpts of what Haney had to say on the fight below. Haney on what he believes will be the
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Ring City USA has officially announced its April 22nd show at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, headlined by unbeaten heavyweights Jermaine Franklin and Stephan Shaw. In addition to the usual Twitch prelims and NBCSN main card, “Armed Forces Network Europe and Pacific will make the broadcast available to U.S. Forces serving overseas
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Queensberry’s April 30th show on ESPN+ and BT Sport, headlined by Moruti Mthalane vs. Sunny Edwards and also featuring Michael Conlan vs. Ionut Baluta, officially became a tripleheader yesterday when BT Sport revealed a British super welterweight eliminator between Troy Williamson and Kieran Smith. As the Tweet states, the winner gets next crack at Ted
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