On June 30, 1975, Muhammad Ali traveled halfway around the world to defend the undisputed heavyweight championship against Joe Bugner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Although the bout officially took place on July 1 local time because of the time difference, it was staged on June 30 for American audiences, making it one of the more unusual dates in heavyweight title history.

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Hopes of a three-belt junior middleweight unification between Jaron “Boots” Ennis and WBC champion Sebastian Fundora have taken a significant hit after Fundora’s promoter revealed that the champion’s next fight will instead be a mandatory title defense.

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Bill Haney has thrown Gervonta “Tank” Davis’ name back into the conversation, but the proposed timeline immediately became the focus of attention.

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Lester Martinez has his sights set well beyond his August 29 title defense, but the Guatemalan champion knows he has business to handle first.

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Terence Crawford expects Errol Spence Jr. to make a successful return when he faces Tim Tszyu on July 25, and he says the Australian already knows where he stands.

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Dana White says he already knows where the long-awaited Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight will take place, but he isn’t ready to reveal the location.

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Jaron “Boots” Ennis is wasting no time looking for his next big win at 154 pounds. Fresh off unifying two junior middleweight straps, Boots is already in talks for a three-belt unification blockbuster. The plan is to face WBC champion Sebastian Fundora, with target dates floating around November or December.

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Oleksandr Usyk vacated his WBA (Super), WBC and IBF World Heavyweight titles last Friday, with many wondering what his exact motive was for doing so. He was quick to point out that he is not retiring from boxing and wants one “last dance”, adding that he is giving up the belts to give other boxers in the division the chance to fight for the top honors.

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On Saturday night, June 27, Jaron “Boots” Ennis showcased his skills en route to capturing the WBA and WBO 154-pound unified world titles, and now a champion-vs.-champion matchup between Boots and Sebastian Fundora is Must-See TV.

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Mike Coppinger says the Nevada State Athletic Commission has ruled there was no foul in Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela’s controversial second-round knockout of Edwin De Los Santos after reviewing the finish from multiple camera angles.

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Roy Jones Jr. believes WBO welterweight champion Devin Haney should not have to give up a three-pound advantage to make a fight with Shakur Stevenson, arguing that challengers should come to the champion’s division rather than asking for a catchweight.

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Jaron “Boots” Ennis has broken into The Ring’s updated pound-for-pound rankings following his seventh-round stoppage of Xander Zayas on Saturday night to unify the WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles.

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Eddie Hearn has spent years trying to establish a genuine attraction in the American boxing market. After Jaron “Boots” Ennis stopped Xander Zayas in seven rounds on Saturday night to unify the WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles, the Matchroom promoter finally looks to have one.

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Lamont Roach believes he’ll do what 27 previous opponents could not by becoming the first fighter to stop William Zepeda when they meet for the vacant WBC lightweight title on August 1.

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Ukrainian great Oleksandr Usyk has announced that he will vacate his world heavyweight titles in a decision that looks to send shockwaves through the sport. The unbeaten 39-year-old became…

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Chris Eubank Jr has broken down Anthony Joshua‘s much-anticipated fight with fellow British heavyweight Tyson Fury. These two have long been on a collision course, with both…

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Dana White says he has no problem seeing boxing’s longtime rivals work together, even joking that he enjoys watching the sport’s changing alliances.

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Dana White made it clear after Saturday night’s Zuffa Boxing card that his company has no intention of targeting just a handful of marquee names. Instead, the UFC CEO says he wants every elite fighter whose contract expires, including Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney.

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Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela immediately set his sights on WBO lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson after avenging his loss to Edwin De Los Santos with a second-round knockout on Sunday night at The Chelsea Ballroom at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Primo Carnera reached the biggest moment of his career on June 29, 1933, when he stopped defending heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey in the sixth round at the Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City, New York. Fighting before about 40,000 spectators, Carnera became the first Italian-born heavyweight champion.

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