Eddie Hearn believes there is an “80%” chance that Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Josh Kelly will meet in a three-belt junior middleweight unification fight before the end of 2026. November or December remain under consideration, although Hearn ruled out December 12.

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Ryan Garcia believes Conor Benn will compensate for the difference in speed and skill by turning their September 12 welterweight fight into a physical battle at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Denzel Bentley’s planned voluntary defense may have disappeared after Yoenli Hernandez successfully appealed for immediate enforcement of his WBO middleweight title opportunity.

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Tyson Fury blamed Eddie Hearn’s ego for the delay in finalizing his November 20 fight against Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden. Fury believed Hearn was unhappy about Dana White and TKO taking a role in the event, leaving the long-awaited heavyweight clash at only “50/50.”

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Tony Bellew has faced one of the greatest heavyweights of the modern era in Oleksandr Usyk, but has picked another of his opponents as the one who hit him…

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TNT’s decision to approve Andy Ruiz Jr. against Damian Knyba exposes the limits of the quality control the network claims to exercise over its monthly boxing series. The heavyweight fight headlines this Friday, September 4, on TNT, truTV, and DAZN from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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Moses Itauma’s first professional loss has produced a matchmaking question with no easy answer. At 21, the British heavyweight has time to rebuild, but Queensberry must find someone durable enough to test him without throwing him straight back into another punishing fight.

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Jack Catterall continues reminding WBA president Gilberto Mendoza of his promise that the Rolando “Rolly” Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez winner must face him next. What Catterall still does not have is a formal order requiring Teofimo to honor it.

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Moses Itauma has blown through almost everything put in front of him so far, but tonight’s meeting with Filip Hrgovic should finally answer some of the questions that remain around…

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Teofimo Lopez has outlined the one thing that could separate Conor Benn and Ryan Garcia when they step into the ring together later this year. Benn will be fighting…

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Roberto Durán proved that leaving the lightweight division had taken nothing from his speed, power, or menace when he dominated Carlos Palomino at Madison Square Garden on June 22, 1979. Durán won the 10-round non-title welterweight bout by scores of 99-90, 99-90, and 99-91.

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Andy Ruiz Jr. believes a heavyweight title fight may be within immediate reach, although his work since losing the Anthony Joshua rematch in December 2019 gives him little sporting basis for such a quick return to the championship level.

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Trainer Abel Sanchez entered Filip Hrgovic’s fight with Moses Itauma believing the Croatian heavyweight had almost no chance of receiving a decision in London. Hrgovic was facing a heavily promoted British favorite, so his trainer treated the 12-round distance as an opportunity to produce a stoppage rather than collect enough rounds for the judges.

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Oleksandr Usyk’s determination to fight Deontay Wilder asks fans to attach more value to the American’s name than to the competitive threat he offers. Choosing Wilder after the Rico Verhoeven crossover makes Usyk’s direction harder to defend.

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Frank Sanchez should not have to surrender another title opportunity because Filip Hrgovic prefers the money available elsewhere.

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Moses Itauma might be one of the most promising stars in world boxing, but he has been warned to steer clear of Oleksandr Usyk. Itauma is just 21…

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Moses Itauma learned the hard way that talent without stamina gets exposed in deep waters. His ninth-round stoppage loss to Filip Hrgovic showed glaring flaws in preparation. The blame rests squarely on trainer Ben Davison. When a fighter gasses out completely after dominating early, the captain of the ship must take the fall.

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Sugar Hill Steward has been sharing his feelings about the delayed mega fight between his man Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Fire and Joshua have had careers running in…

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Daniel Dubois wants “another dominant victory” over Fabio Wardley, a description that skips over the two knockdowns he had to survive in their first fight in May. Winning after being dropped twice proves resilience. It also gives the beaten challenger a reason to want another chance.

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James Toney beat Mike McCallum on August 29, 1992, but the wide scorecards made a hard championship fight look like a comfortable night’s work. Their rematch in Reno remains a useful lesson in the difference between picking a winner and giving the losing fighter too little credit.

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