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Day 12 of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the gold medal match at men’s featherweight, where Team USA’s Duke Ragan will look to win the first gold medal for the men’s American team since Andre Ward in 2004, facing the ROC’s Albert Batyrgaziev in the final bout. We’ll also see semifinal action in

During this video interview with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV, Manny Pacquiao fields some questions about his upcoming title fight with unified champion Errol Spence. Pacquiao says he could’ve easily taken novelty fights just to earn some bucks, but is instead striving for something much deeper, looking to solidify his already astounding legacy in

Day 12 of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the gold medal match at men’s featherweight, where Team USA’s Duke Ragan will look to win the first gold medal for the men’s American team since Andre Ward in 2004, facing the ROC’s Albert Batyrgaziev in the final bout. We’ll also see semifinal action in

Former super middleweight titleholder Jose Uzcategui was on hand for yesterday’s opening virtual press conference, formally announcing his August 28th fight against David Benavidez, airing live on Showtime. And looking ahead to the bout, Uzcategui tells the world that he’s preparing himself for the best performance he’s ever had, expecting Benavidez to bring out the

10) Jason Moloney vs Joshua Greer Jr, Aug. 14 (ESPN) Why to Watch: Moloney (21-2, 18 KO) and Greer (22-2-2, 12 KO) are relatively well-matched. Moloney is a back-end top 10 bantamweight, and the Aussie returns to America on his twin brother’s undercard again. He’s a good fighter, usually good to watch, obviously was no

If Eddie Hearn wants to stage a light flyweight unification match between Hiroto Kyoguchi and Elwin Soto, he’ll have to work fast. Alongside yesterday’s quickly mooted order for Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson, Paco Valcarcel gave Soto a seven-day deadline to negotiate with mandatory challenger Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez before going to an $80,000-minimum purse bid.

Irish super bantamweight Michael Conlan (15-0, 8 KOs) is set for his next fight this weekend when he faces veteran TJ Doheny (22-2, 16 KOs) in a bout set in Belfast. And as Conlan looks to keep his undefeated record intact, he’s also willingly acknowledging that he’s set to square off against a tough and

We’ve got our first boxing gold medalist at Tokyo 2020, and it’s a hometown fighter. 20-year-old Sena Irie of Japan, a Tokyo native, won a very close decision over Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines to claim the women’s featherweight gold medal — the first-ever women’s featherweight gold medalist in Olympics history, in fact, as the

Dan Rafael reports that Triller’s August 29 PPV featuring Jake Paul vs Tyrone Woodley has just added some British talent to its undercard, courtesy of heavyweight Daniel Dubois and cruiserweight (and younger brother of Tyson) Tommy Fury. Daniel Dubois (16-1, 15 KO) will take on Joe Cusumano (19-3, 17 KO) in a ten-round bout, while

In a conversation with Fight Hype, young middleweight Joey Spencer gives his assessment of the upcoming third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Spencer breaks down the fight saying that he’ll be rooting for Wilder and that the fight won’t necessarily go the same way the last fight went. “I’m pulling for Wilder because

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Jonnie Rice TKO-5 Michael Coffie Jonnie Rice was a late substitute here, stepping in against Michael Coffie earlier this week when original opponent Gerald Washington tested positive for COVID. But Rice said before and after the fight that he came in looking to make the most of the opportunity

NBCOlympics.com, 10:00 pm ET, Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Men’s flyweight quarterfinals, men’s featherweight semifinal, men’s lightweight quarterfinals, men’s heavyweight semifinal, women’s lightweight quarterfinals, and women’s featherweight final. Bad Left Hook will have live coverage NBCOlympics.com, 4:00 am ET, Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Women’s lightweight quarterfinals, men’s flyweight quarterfinals, men’s featherweight semifinal, men’s lightweight quarterfinals, men’s heavyweight semifinal,

Women’s flyweight (Quarterfinals) Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Turkey) def. Jutamas Jitpong (Thailand), 5:0: Top seed Cakiroglu looked vulnerable in her first outing in Tokyo, but here, she looked very much like a top seed. Jitpong had been formidable, but Cakiroglu just outclassed her here, and now the Turkish fighter is in the semifinal and guaranteed at

Today at 2 pm ET streaming live on DAZN, Matchroom’s Fight Camp is back from Matchroom HQ in England, with an adjusted but still solid main event. Xu Can will defend his WBA featherweight belt against Leigh Wood in the main event, after Conor Benn vs Adrian Granados was scrapped a couple of days ago.

Premier Boxing Champions is back on FOX tonight at 8 pm ET, with a heavyweight main event between unbeaten Michael Coffie and late replacement opponent Jonathan Rice. We won’t lie to you and say this is the most star-studded FOX show — which is a low bar for FOX shows these days — but Coffie

Day seven of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the men’s flyweights and men’s lightweights in preliminary rounds action, plus women’s middleweight quarterfinals, and both semifinal bouts in the women’s featherweight division, with the losers getting bronze and the winners going on to fight for gold. You can stream live on NBCOlympics.com if you’re

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is obviously encouraged by Tyson Fury’s chances to beat Deontay Wilder in their planned October trilogy, but makes it a point not to discount the fact that Wilder holds that equalizer when it comes to brute force punching. Talking to Sky Sports about his impressions on the fight, Arum says

Luke Campbell, who won a gold medal for Great Britain at the London Olympics in 2012 and fought for a world lightweight title as a pro, has decided to retire from the sport at age 33, releasing a statement this morning via social media. “After a lot of thought and reflection, I have decided that