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Jun 29 2026

Dana White Wants Them All: Zuffa Boxing Ready to Target Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney and Every Top Free Agent

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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Jun 29 2026

Jose Valenzuela Wants Shakur Stevenson, But Major Obstacles Stand in the Way

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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Jun 29 2026

June 29, 1933: Primo Carnera Knocked Out Jack Sharkey to Win the Heavyweight Title

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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Jun 29 2026

Jose Valenzuela Knocks Out Edwin De Los Santos in Two Rounds, Avenges 2022 Defeat at Zuffa Boxing 08

Jose “El Rayo” Valenzuela gained revenge over Edwin “La Granada” De Los Santos on Sunday night, knocking out his longtime rival in the second round of their lightweight rematch in the main event of Zuffa Boxing 08 at The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

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Jun 29 2026

Terence Crawford Responds to Claims He Retired to Avoid Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis

Terence Crawford insists he has no intention of ending his retirement, but he also made it clear he believes he would have defeated Jaron “Boots” Ennis had the fight ever happened.

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Jun 29 2026

O’Shaquie Foster Says Haney and Tank Have More to Their Arsenal Than Shakur Stevenson

O’Shaquie Foster believes Devin Haney or Gervonta Davis would have the edge over Shakur Stevenson if the three unbeaten stars eventually face each other, saying both fighters bring more to the table physically and mentally.

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Jun 29 2026

Eddie Hearn Expects Oleksandr Usyk To Fight Deontay Wilder Next

Oleksandr Usyk is likely to fight Deontay Wilder next, according to Eddie Hearn, who believes the former undisputed heavyweight champion is chasing one final lucrative payday after vacating his world titles.

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Jun 28 2026

Boots Kicks in the Door in Brooklyn

Jaron “Boots” Ennis (36-0, 32 KO) went into Brooklyn and came out with Xander Zayas’ junior middleweight championships. Ennis showed he belongs in the upper echelon of any pound-for-pound discussion with a seventh-round TKO stoppage. Zayas (23-1, 13 KO) demonstrated mettle, but Boots was just too much for the 23-year-old Puerto Rican native. Ennis became a unified champion in his second weight division, winning the WBO and WBA championships.

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Jun 28 2026

Thomas Hearns Named One Of The Four Kings As The Hardest Puncher He Ever Faced

The legendary Thomas Hearns has no doubt who hit him the hardest during his illustrious professional career. Born and raised in Grand Junction, Tennessee, Hearns entered the paid ranks…

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Jun 28 2026

Eddie Hearn Doubts Turki’s Boxing Summit Will Change Anything: “Everybody Starts Again Anyway”

Eddie Hearn isn’t convinced next week’s planned meeting involving promoters and stakeholders will accomplish much, despite Turki Alalshikh’s efforts to bring boxing’s rival power brokers together.

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Jun 28 2026

Haney Sparks Outrage by Calling Zayas a Quitter After Ennis Defeat

Devin Haney immediately went on the attack after Jaron “Boots” Ennis stopped Xander Zayas on Saturday night, focusing entirely on what he perceived as a lack of heart. The moment trainer Javiel Centeno waved off the seventh-round contest following a heavy knockdown, Haney took to social media to label the former WBA and WBO junior middleweight champion a quitter.

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Jun 28 2026

Arum Predicts Christian Mbilli Will Bring Canelo Alvarez’s Career To A Crossroads

Bob Arum believes Christian Mbilli won’t just beat Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. He believes the fight will mark the end of Canelo as a championship-level force.

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Jun 28 2026

Jack Catterall Predicts Teofimo Lopez To Beat Rolly Romero, Plans Ringside Scouting Mission

Jack Catterall says he’ll be watching from ringside when Rolando “Rolly” Romero defends his WBA welterweight title against Teofimo Lopez, while making it clear he expects to face the winner next.

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Jun 28 2026

Jaron Ennis Dismisses Vergil Ortiz Jr.: ‘He Gets Hurt A Lot’

Jaron “Boots” Ennis did not sound overly concerned about a potential showdown with Vergil Ortiz Jr. after becoming a unified junior middleweight champion on Saturday night, suggesting his unbeaten rival has defensive flaws that would be exposed against him.

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Jun 28 2026

Terence Crawford Appears To Take Shot At Jaron Ennis After Xander Zayas Victory

Jaron “Boots” Ennis delivered one of the biggest wins of his career on Saturday night, but retired five-division world champion Terence Crawford was not ready to join the growing praise.

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Jun 28 2026

Eddie Hearn Says Ben Whittaker Is Now Being Positioned For A World Title

Ben Whittaker’s dominant second-round knockout of Richard Rivera has changed the focus of his career, with promoter Eddie Hearn saying the Olympic silver medalist is now being positioned for a world title shot.

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Jun 28 2026

The Bite Fight: When Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II Changed Boxing Forever

June 28, 1997, remains etched in sports history as the night boxing went completely off the rails. Evander Holyfield walked into the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to defend his WBA heavyweight title against Mike Tyson. Nobody expected a standard boxing match, but nobody could have predicted an ending that left the entire world in absolute disbelief.

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Jun 28 2026

Jaron Ennis Gives Himself C+ Despite Dominant Title-Winning Performance Over Xander Zayas

Jaron “Boots” Ennis may have delivered the biggest victory of his career on Saturday night, but he wasn’t ready to hand himself top marks afterward.

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Jun 28 2026

Rolly Romero And Teofimo Lopez Agree To August 22 WBA Title Fight

Rolly Romero and Teofimo Lopez have agreed to fight for Romero’s WBA welterweight title on August 22 in Las Vegas.

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Jun 28 2026

Jaron Ennis Stops Xander Zayas In Seven Rounds, capures WBA And WBO Titles At 154

Jaron “Boots” Ennis delivered one of the best performances of his career on Saturday night, stopping previously unbeaten Xander Zayas in the seventh round to capture the WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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