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Mairis Briedis is set to defend his IBF cruiserweight title against unbeaten challenger Jai Opetaia, with Briedis going on the road in Australia for the fight. The main event is expected to go on sometime around 7 am ET. We’ll have discussion and live updates in the comments section. How you can watch Briedis vs

There’s currently two vacant world titles at 140 lbs after news broke that Josh Taylor would be giving up his WBC title, which has now been ordered to be filled in a fight between Jose Ramirez and Jose Zepeda. Regis Prograis, however, doesn’t seem to be in the mix right now for either the WBC

Former junior middleweight titleholder Liam Smith has just inked a new deal with Ben Shalom of BOXXER, which will make way for him to continue on appearing on Sky Sports for the foreseeable future. “I’m delighted to put pen to paper with Boxxer,” said Smith. “I had a lot of offers but I’m glad to

Well, friends, next Monday is Independence Day here in the United States, which means it’s pretty much a dead weekend for boxing in the States. But have no fear! There are international fights. Well, maybe have a bit, because mostly they’re not so great. But there is a world title fight in Australia, and we’ve

Ryan Garcia is set to return on July 16, headlining a DAZN card from Los Angeles against Javier Fortuna, a 12-round lightweight main event. Garcia (22-0, 18 KO) spoke with media today and discussed his prediction for that fight, training under Joe Goossen (including some not very subtle shots at Eddy Reynoso and the Canelo

Ahead of his July 16 fight scheduled with Javier Fortuna, lightweight Ryan Garcia fields some media questions and expresses his continued desire to make a big fight against Gervonta Davis, while also reflecting how he missed out on that opportunity last year when he was mislead to believe he had a fight lined up with

Gennadiy Golovkin will finally get a long-awaited third fight with Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 17, a fight Canelo has said repeatedly is a personal issue for him now. But GGG says that if it’s really personal for Canelo and has been for the last four years, the Mexican superstar simply should have fought him sooner

After kicking off her movie and screenwriting career last year with the critically acclaimed Catch the Fair One, unified WBO/WBA super lightweight champion Kali Reis is set to co-star in season four of HBO’s True Detective alongside Jodie Foster. The official synopsis: When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the six men that

The ESPYS, which are kind of like the MTV Movie & TV Awards for sports, have dropped their nominations for the various awards this year, and Tyson Fury, Shakur Stevenson, Katie Taylor, and Mikaela Mayer are up for Best Boxer. Fury, Stevenson, and Mayer are all ESPN and Top Rank house fighters. Taylor is the

A very fun domestic clash is on the horizon, as Chris Billam-Smith and Isaac Chamberlain are set to square off on a July 30th BOXXER show in Bournemouth. Billam-Smith (15-1, 11 KO) and Chamberlain (14-1, 8 KO) sit right behind Lawrence Okolie and Richard Riakporhe, who handed them the only losses of their careers, on

Tommy Fury is signed and ready to face Jake Paul at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Aug. 6, and a press conference to fully and officially announce the fight was set for Wednesday. But Fury now says via his Instagram that he has been denied entry into the United States. “Me and my team

Mikey Garcia appears to have announced his retirement via an updated Instagram bio that says he’s a “Retired World Champ.” The 34 year old Garcia (40-2, 30 KO) was a fixture on pound-for-pound lists for years, collecting belts in four different weight classes during a 15 year professional career. He beat Orlando Salido for the

Of course there’d be some eleventh-hour drama. WBA “world” super featherweight champion Roger Gutierrez announced on Instagram that his upcoming title defense against Hector Garcia, previously planned for July 10th in the former’s native Venezuela, has been moved to the United States after Garcia allegedly declined to fight on his opponent’s home turf. Gutierrez (26-3-1,

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez put to bed any lingering doubts about how good he really might be, solidifying himself as a serious rising star and threat at 115 lbs by dominating and stopping Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in San Antonio. The 22-year-old Rodriguez — the youngest recognized world champion in boxing today — retained his WBC title

Not much on the boxing schedule this week, which is because it’s Independence Day weekend in the U.S. and boxing promoters here generally avoid the weekend. A couple of years ago, Oscar De La Hoya had the idea to make it an annual big Golden Boy thing but that went nowhere. But there will be

Stephen Fulton Jr and Murodjon Akhmadaliev have clearly separated themselves from the pack at 122 lbs, not just because combined they hold all four world titles, but because they have faced and beaten the top competition. They are a clear 1-2 at 122, no matter which way you have them ordered. And there’s no other

Veteran Hekkie Budler scored an upset over Elwin Soto tonight in Mexicali, Mexico, winning by unanimous decision on scores of 114-113 from all three judges, meaning that a 12th round knockdown gave Budler the fight. In all reality, Budler (34-4, 10 KO) simply won the bout, but the South African was the road fighter in

Prospects Nikita Ababiy and Jesus “Panterita” Martinez both got decent tests this evening in San Antonio, but won their fights on the Rodriguez vs Rungvisai prelims to stay unbeaten. Live coverage for Rodriguez vs Rungvisai continues! Click here! A quick rundown of what we saw early: Nikita Ababiy UD-8 Noe Larios Jr Ababiy (12-0, 6