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Junior middleweight Anthony Fowler is still set to return Saturday at Matchroom’s Fight Camp show on DAZN, but he’ll have a short-notice opponent. Roberto Garcia is out with a back injury, so Rico Mueller (28-3-1, 19 KO) will take on Fowler in a 10-round bout with a regional WBA title on the line. The last

As unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua prepares for his September 25th title defense against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua looks forward to the meeting while telling Sky Sports that facing good opposition only brings the credit deserved from the fans. Joshua obviously is looking to put on a good performance here as he believes it

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Shannon Courtenay was set to make the first defense of her WBA bantamweight title on Aug. 14 — which had been pushed back from an earlier Matchroom Fight Camp date already — but has withdrawn from the bout due to an injury in training camp. “I’m absolutely devastated but we’ve had to postpone this fight,”

Day three of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the men’s flyweight, men’s middleweight, and women’s featherweight divisions in action. You can stream live on NBCOlympics.com if you’re in the United States, I’m sure there are options elsewhere if you live elsewhere. Probably easy to Google. We’ll have live updates and results in this

Filed under: Keyshawn Davis turned in Team USA’s best performance so far, but didn’t have the most dominant showing of today’s first session. Share this story Share All sharing options for: Tokyo 2020 boxing results (Day 2, Morning Session): Keyshawn Davis wins for Team USA, Khataev and Bachkov dominate, more in full recap

Joe Joyce had some early tough moments against veteran Carlos Takam, but his increasingly famous durability and engine held true to reputation, and he was able to force a stoppage early in the sixth round to stay undefeated. Joyce (13-0, 12 KO) arguably lost the first three rounds of this fight, but had a turning

Day two of boxing at the 2020 Olympics will see the women’s flyweights, men’s lightweights, and men’s light heavyweights in action. You can stream live on NBCOlympics.com if you’re in the United States, I’m sure there are options elsewhere if you live elsewhere. Probably easy to Google. We’ll have live updates and results in this

Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant appear headed for a Sept. 18 undisputed super middleweight championship showdown. ESPN’s Mike Coppinger Tweeted this evening that Canelo has been sent a draft contract for the bout, and details are “still in the process of being finalized.” It’s not a done deal, but it’s looking very close indeed. Canelo

Tonight at 9 pm ET and 3 am ET, Olympic boxing is back, as we’ve got fights in various weight classes from Tokyo and 10 pm ET and 4 am ET for the first sessions. We’ll have live updates and highlights for both sessions tonight, streaming live on NBCOlympics.com: At 10 pm ET, we’ll see

On Wednesday, the WBO sent out an order for welterweight titlist Terence Crawford to face Shawn Porter, opening a very good chance for Top Rank’s Crawford to finally get a big fight against one of the top Premier Boxing Champions welterweight contenders. Speaking with ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, Crawford said he’s ready for the fight, and

The boxing official at the heart of the Brian Castano vs Jermell Charlo scoring controversy this past Saturday has spoken up to defend his honor. While he acknowledges the fight was very close, fans might be skeptical of his justification for scoring it in such a lopsided manner. “It was a close fight, but in

Earlier this week, Bellator MMA fighter Dillon Danis shared what he claimed was a text from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu great Viktor Doria, who claimed that Logan Paul and Anderson Silva would headline a September 19th event in Dubai. As Danis is a prick of the highest order, I decided to take it with a grain

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz The WBO have sent out a letter to promoters for welterweight titlist Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter, ordering negotiations for a title fight with a 30-day window to get a deal done. Crawford (37-0, 28 KO) has been expected to face 140 lb

In an effort to raise the profiles of its young talent, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions has announced an additional six shows for 2021, which will air on both BT Sport and the network’s YouTube channel. “It is particularly important in the times we are currently living to provide every opportunity we can for those starting

There’s no doubt that unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is a bit bummed out that he won’t get his opportunity to become undisputed champion by facing Tyson Fury next, but Joshua tells Sky Sports that he’s still fully focused on his scheduled fight with mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk on September 25. Joshua says he doesn’t

In this video interview with Fight Hub TV, trainer Ronnie Shields shares his perspective on the big upcoming welterweight showdown between unified champion Errol Spence and challenger Manny Pacquiao. In Shields’ estimation, he says he’s expecting a close fight that could go either way depending on the game plans implemented. Check out some excerpts of

After a lengthy brewing process, WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez’s inaugural title defense agaisnt Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao is officially set to go down Friday, September 10th in Tucson. Valdez (29-0, 23 KO), whose apparent lack of size and string of underwhelming performances left him a sizable underdog against Miguel Berchelt in February,