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UPDATE (9:04 pm ET): The new target date for Fury-Wilder 3 is October, according to ESPN. Earlier today, it was reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN that there was a “COVID-19 outbreak” in Tyson Fury’s camp, and that his scheduled July 24 fight with Deontay Wilder would “inevitably” be postponed. That caused a stir, of

Next week’s Showtime tripleheader has received some late-notice tweaks. WBA interim lightweight champion Rolando Romero, slated to open the July 17th show against Austin Dulay, claimed yesterday that Dulay had pulled out of the fight due to a “panic attack.” Dulay took to Instagram to fire back, revealing that he’d suffered a knee injury and

Ahead of the July 17th 154-pound undisputed title unification between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano, Charlo shared some of his final thoughts heading into the fight as he looks to secure his legacy in the weight division. Charlo says he’s come up hard in his life so he’s fully prepared for whatever Castano plans to

Four months after scoring the biggest win of his career, 22-year-old lightweight slugger Angel Fierro has joined forces with Matchroom Boxing ahead of a planned return “later in the summer.” ✍️ Welcome to the team, rising Mexican Lightweight star Angel Fierro! Read more ⬇️ — Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) July 7, 2021 “Tashiro” (18-1, 14 KO),

After almost three years together, David Haye will no longer manage heavyweight Derek Chisora. The pair announced the move though a joint statement on Haye’s website. Haye teamed with Chisora for the most recent six fights of his career, and both sides seem to be parting on pleasant terms. In the statement, Haye said: “When

Tim Tszyu returns to action today in Australia, and we’ll be here with live coverage of the full show, including round by round for the main event between Tszyu and Steve Spark. Live coverage for the show will kick off at 5 am ET. All updates, including results and highlights, will come in this stream:

August 20 will be a big night in the women’s super-lightweight division as Kali Reis and Mary McGee make their returns to the ring in respective bouts. On the line are three of the four major belts in the division, potentially making this card the beginning of a mini-tournament for super-lightweight supremacy. Chantelle Cameron (14-0,

Josh Warrington suffered a shock — and legitimate — defeat in February at the hands of little-known Mauricio Lara, but the former featherweight titlist is going to go right back at the man who beat him. ESPN reports that a Lara-Warrington rematch is set for Sept. 4, though Matchroom have not made an official announcement

Three time cruiserweight champion and reigning IBF belt-holder Mairis Briedis says he’s leaving the division and moving up to heavyweight. The 36 year old Latvian made his announcement on TikTok, which is apparently the latest social platform we’ll need to monitor for news like this. Briedis was last seen in action winning the finals of

MTK Global announced the undercard lineup for the August 6 super-bantamweight showdown between Michael Conlan and former IBF champion TJ Doheny. This event is part of the Feile an Phobail (The Community’s Festival) in Belfast, Ireland. Perhaps the most interesting of the matchups (outside of the main event) is a super-lightweight contest between Tyrone McKenna

Nonito Donaire is now officially out of his planned Aug. 14 bantamweight title unification against John Riel Casimero, ending a big, dumb whirlwind that began just a couple of weeks ago. Donaire-Casimero was announced on June 19, replacing a scheduled fight between Casimero and Guillermo Rigondeaux for the same date, also on Showtime. Now, Rigondeaux

ESPN+, 5:00 am ET, Tim Tszyu vs Steve Spark. Finally, someone in the States gets into the Tim Tszyu business again. I mean, look, is this really a good matchup for supposed emerging top contender Tszyu? No! It isn’t! Let’s be honest about it! It wasn’t when it was Michael Zerafa, either. Tszyu should really

ESPN+, 5:00 am ET, Tim Tszyu vs Steve Spark. Finally, someone in the States gets into the Tim Tszyu business again. I mean, look, is this really a good matchup for supposed emerging top contender Tszyu? No! It isn’t! Let’s be honest about it! It wasn’t when it was Michael Zerafa, either. Tszyu should really

Chris Colbert took a short-notice challenge from Tugstsgot Nyambayar and came away with a solid win tonight on Showtime, out-pointing the 2012 Olympic silver medalist to win a clear decision. Colbert (16-0, 6 KO) won on scores of 117-111, 118-110, and 118-110. Bad Left Hook also had the fight 118-110 for Colbert, as did Showtime’s

As Triller plans their expansion into the world of boxing, the company has just penned a one-year deal with Madison Square Garden company to kick off a monthly Tuesday night boxing series that will be held at the Hulu Theater, entitled “TrillerVerz”. The series will begin August 3 with heavyweight Michael Hunter facing Mike Wilson

Tonight at 9 pm ET on Showtime, Chris Colbert and Tugstsogt Nyambayar meet in the main event of a doubleheader from Carson, Calif., in a 12-round junior lightweight fight for the interim WBA title. We’ll have live coverage, including highlights and updates for both fights, in this stream: Colbert, a rising contender, was originally supposed

Former welterweight champion Danny Garcia spent some time talking to Fight Hype about his thoughts on big upcoming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence, saying he thinks it’s an even fight that could legitimately go either way. Moreover, Garcia rates Spence as a puncher, saying he’s not the hardest hitter he’s even been in

53 year old former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe is getting into the celebrity boxing exhibition business. In an Instagram post, Bowe announced he’s signed a deal with a promotion and called out a series of potential opponents: Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Shaq, and “Joe Mama”. Bowe and Holyfield fought a legendary trilogy between 1993 and