William Zepeda believes Lamont Roach Jr. may be drawing confidence from his recent loss to Shakur Stevenson, but he doesn’t think the result accurately reflects how competitive the fight was.

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Tyson Fury says he has no plans to attend Anthony Joshua’s return on Saturday night, choosing instead to head home after stopping Mariusz Wach in Thailand. Fury revealed he has spent six of the last seven months away from his family and intends to regroup before turning his attention to a planned fight with Joshua later this year.

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Josh Kelly believes he’s operating at a higher level for Saturday’s title defense against Caoimhin Agyarko, but he’ll have to do more than make bold predictions to persuade critics after his disputed victory over Bakhram Murtazaliev.

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Wach’s corner retired the veteran after seven rounds as Fury boxed with control throughout the heavyweight fight in Thailand.

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Fury dismissed talk of attending Joshua’s fight with Kristian Prenga after stopping Mariusz Wach in Thailand.

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Matchroom CEO Frank Smith has little sympathy for Jai Opetaia’s legal battle with the IBF, arguing the Australian champion put himself in the position by embracing an organization that rejected the traditional sanctioning bodies before criticizing the IBF for stripping him of its title.

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Arturo Gatti delivered one of the quickest title defenses of his career on July 24, 2004, stopping previously unbeaten Leonard Dorin at 2:55 of the second round before a near-capacity crowd of 11,863 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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Richardson Hitchins already knows who he wants to target next, but he has no intention of revealing that name before taking care of business against Ricardo Salas on Sunday night at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The former IBF light welterweight champion says a post-fight callout is already planned, provided he comes through successfully in his welterweight debut.

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The heavyweight exhibition has no TV or streaming broadcaster, with footage instead filmed for Netflix’s At Home With the Furys.

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The Ring Magazine CEO believes Prenga’s knockout power and lack of exposure make the DAZN PPV main event far tougher to read than many expect.

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The heavyweight exhibition has no TV or streaming broadcaster, with footage instead filmed for Netflix’s At Home With the Furys.

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Edgar Berlanga believes Dana White has discovered something that many boxing promoters have struggled to duplicate. The hard-hitting super middleweight says the UFC boss understands how to build stars in a way that separates him from everyone else, but he also knows publicity alone will not satisfy him if he never captures a world title.

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Former champions trade bold predictions before Saturday’s Sydney main event on Amazon Prime, with both expecting a statement victory in the 154-pound division.

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Ernesto Mercado’s pursuit of bigger fights drew an interesting reaction from Tim Bradley, who does not believe Top Rank is prepared to match Emiliano Vargas with the hard-hitting contender despite both men being among the brightest young names at light welterweight.

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Ray Mancini returned home on July 24, 1982, for the first defense of his WBA lightweight title, carrying the expectations of an entire region into Mollenkopf Stadium in Warren, Ohio. Before an estimated crowd of 20,000, the Youngstown favorite gave his supporters exactly what they wanted, stopping former champion Ernesto España at 2:59 of the sixth round in a scheduled 15-round championship bout.

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Montell “Ice” Griffin is remembered by many boxing fans for one controversial night against Roy Jones Jr., but that single moment has overshadowed a career that deserves far more recognition. Griffin defeated James Toney twice, captured a world championship, and spent much of the 1990s competing against the best light heavyweights in the sport.

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Joe Gans delivered another masterclass on July 24, 1902, retaining the world lightweight championship with a 15th-round knockout of dangerous challenger Rufe Turner before a packed Acme Athletic Club in Oakland, California.

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Andy Cruz believes he is nearly ready to challenge the best fighters at 130 pounds after deciding to drop from lightweight, with only one adjustment fight likely standing between him and the division’s champions.

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George Rose believes Tim Tszyu’s move to middleweight gives him a real opportunity to hand Errol Spence Jr. another defeat when they meet this weekend in Sydney.

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Richardson Hitchins already has his sights set on bigger names at welterweight, but first he must get through Ricardo Salas in his divisional debut this Sunday, July 26, at Madison Square Garden. The former IBF light welterweight champion also begins a new chapter under the Zuffa Boxing banner after giving up his title to campaign at 147 pounds.

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