Janibek Alimkhanuly already has plans for Hamzah Sheeraz’s WBO super middleweight title and the belt Christian Mbilli will defend against Canelo Alvarez on October 31.

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Roy Jones Jr thinks only a small selection of modern boxers generates the excitement and throws the number of punches of greats from eras gone by.

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Ernesto “Tito” Mercado’s fight against Emmanuel Tagoe has been canceled after Tagoe came in 10 pounds over the contracted 140-pound limit for Saturday’s card in Atlanta.

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Jack Catterall believes his contract guarantees him a shot at the winner of Rolando “Rolly” Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez. Getting that fight may prove considerably harder than having the paperwork that calls for it.

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Wilkens Mathieu is moving fast to find out how close he is to the top of the super middleweight division. The 21-year-old will defend his NABF belt against former world title challenger Vladimir Shishkin on October 8 at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City.

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Hamzah Sheeraz has spent months pursuing the biggest names at super middleweight. The WBO has now given him something very different: a dangerous mandatory against Janibek Alimkhanuly that brings considerable risk without anything resembling a Canelo Alvarez payday.

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Brian Norman Jr. has the punching power to regain his WBO welterweight title from Devin Haney. What he needs is a different approach from the one that failed him in their fight last November.

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Legendary heavyweight Lennox Lewis surprisingly overlooked Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield when tasked with naming the hardest punching opponent he ever faced. Lewis remains one of…

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Walking away from boxing is the hardest thing any fighter has to do, and now one former world champion from the UK has revealed that he has resisted the urge…

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Frank Warren has responded to Eddie Hearn’s recent threat about calling off the fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. The path has seemingly been cleared for these…

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Dave Allen has lost interest in Anthony Joshua against Tyson Fury, mirroring the frustration of boxing fans who spent years hoping the fight would happen while both men were closer to their best.

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Muhammad Ali’s first defense of his reclaimed heavyweight championship became far rougher than anticipated against Chuck Wepner on March 24, 1975, at the Richfield Coliseum near Cleveland. Ali dominated most of the fight, but Wepner scored an official knockdown and repeatedly infuriated the champion with hard punches behind the head.

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Rocky Marciano’s perfect record nearly vanished against Roland La Starza on March 24, 1950, at Madison Square Garden. Ten tough rounds left Marciano with a thin split decision win that La Starza disputed for the rest of his life.

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Eddie Hearn views Devin Haney as a massive favorite against Liam Paro, questioning how the IBF welterweight champion can beat him if their proposed unification goes forward.

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Teofimo Lopez says taking a tuneup after his one-sided loss to Shakur Stevenson isn’t an option. Considering the risk involved in fighting even a fringe 147-pound contender, there may be good reason for him to go directly after Rolando “Rolly” Romero’s WBA title instead.

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Edgar Berlanga claims signing with Zuffa Boxing made him richer than his fight against Canelo Alvarez. The admission offers a glimpse at how much money the new promotion may be spending on its high-priced acquisitions.

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Martin Bakole looked ready to break into the heavyweight elite after destroying Jared Anderson in August 2024. Two years later, Bakole has failed to build on that victory, with promoter Ben Shalom believing inactivity alongside poor conditioning is damaging his career.

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Ernesto Mercado promised to knock out Emmanuel Tagoe within three rounds after the two traded insults Thursday at the final press conference for their light welterweight fight.

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Andy Cruz returned to No. 3 in the IBF lightweight rankings, placing the Cuban contender near the front of the line if champion Raymond Muratalla follows through on moving to 140 pounds.

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Dmitry Bivol could be back in the ring and defending his unified light heavyweight titles against a British star before the year is out. Bivol is a Russian stylist…

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