Fighting

ESPN+ and Social Media, 1:00 pm ET, Berlanga vs Rolls press conference. DAZN and Social Media, 4:00 pm ET, Ortiz vs McKinson press conference. Note: Probellum’s show in Dubai headlined by Estelle Mossely will be available on discovery+ and Eurosport app for people in the proper territories. The U.S. is not one of those. ESPN+
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UPDATE: Matchroom’s Frank Smith says that Conlan was “conscious and stable” when he arrived at the hospital. Leigh Wood scored one of the most dramatic, unbelievable comeback knockouts you’ll ever see tonight, roaring back to stop Michael Conlan in the 12th and final round of their main event in Nottingham, England. It was a truly
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Blue chip lightweight prospect Keyshawn Davis will not be making his return on March 19 as originally planned, as the Olympic silver medalist posted on social media that he has withdrawn from his scheduled fight with “a non-COVID related virus.” The 23-year-old Davis (4-0, 3 KO) turned pro in early 2021 and fought three times
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David Benavidez’s father and trainer, Jose Sr., announced on Instagram that their team is “[w]orking on closing a deal” to face fellow former champion Caleb Plant in September. That’s got some caveats, however, namely the fact that Benavidez (25-0, 22 KO) has a May 21st interim title fight with David Lemieux on deck. The much
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Leigh Wood defends the WBA featherweight title (the one that anyone should really be recognizing at this point) against Michael Conlan this Saturday on DAZN, in what is an intriguing matchup on paper, perhaps flying a bit under the radar on a slow week in what is still a slow period for boxing, with things
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Golden Boy’s March 19th Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Michael McKinson show has both a broadcast opener and a complete undercard. Rebuilding prospect Bektemir Melikuziev returns to action against David Zegarra ahead of Alexis Rocha’s co-feature clash with Blair Cobbs Uzbekistan’s Melikuziev (8-1, 6 KO) competes for the second time since a disastrous knockout loss to
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The WBC announced on its website today that, as previously reported by Jake Donovan, newly crowned featherweight champion Mark Magsayo’s inaugural title defense could see him face mandatory challenger Rey Vargas this coming July. Vargas (35-0, 22 KO) enjoyed a lengthy reign as super bantamweight champion before a broken leg forced a long stretch of
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The work of an undisputed champion is never done. Less than two weeks after Josh Taylor controversially retained his super lightweight titles with a decision over WBO mandatory challenger Jack Catterall, the WBA has ordered him to former interim champion Alberto Puello. The pair have 30 days to negotiate. Per the press release, Taylor (19-0,
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Following major controversy two weeks again, Josh Taylor says he’s open to a rematch with Jack Catterall, but that it would “most likely” happen at a catchweight, and not for Taylor’s undisputed championship at 140 lbs, which he seems destined to vacate. From Sky Sports: “We’ll see what happens down the line. We can have
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