Oleksandr Usyk’s fight against Rico Verhoeven is being treated more like a spectacle than a serious heavyweight title defense by Teddy Atlas, who spent much of his preview joking about pyramids, King Tut, and whether Usyk even needs to focus fully on the fight.

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The vacant WBO super middleweight title fight between Hamzah Sheeraz and Alem Begic looks less like a battle for a world championship and more like a carefully arranged shortcut to put a belt around Sheeraz’s waist.

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Fabio Wardley is moving quickly toward a second fight with Daniel Dubois, but not everyone around boxing believes that is the smartest move after the punishment he absorbed in Manchester.

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Oscar Duarte may have lost his clearest route to a world title without ever stepping into the ring for it.

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Ben Davison has given his unique perspective to the upcoming showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. This heavyweight battle is finally lined up to take place…

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Russell says he wants Dalton Smith’s title next while allowing a future showdown with Shakur Stevenson to grow bigger

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Conor Benn is looking to step into one of the biggest fights of his career so far later this year. So far, his time in the…

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Keith Connolly says the arrival of Zuffa Boxing changed the direction of Conor Benn’s career and altered negotiations with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom.

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The IBF has moved Andy Cruz another step toward a world title shot after officially scheduling a purse bid for his lightweight eliminator against Albert Bell.

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On his 70th birthday today, Sugar Ray Leonard remains one of the few fighters who could carry boxing’s most famous nickname without sounding presumptuous. After Sugar Ray Robinson retired in 1965, “Sugar” stopped being just another boxing nickname and became something attached to greatness.

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Anthony Joshua reopening the door to a third fight with Oleksandr Usyk would have sounded unrealistic a few years ago. Now it sounds possible, even after two defeats and a friendship that has developed between the pair outside the ring.

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David Benavidez is one of the few fighters who openly questioned Canelo Alvarez’s choice of Christian Mbilli for September 12, though he didn’t explain why he would have preferred Diego Pacheco as the opponent instead.

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The May 23 DAZN PPV card in Giza, Egypt, has struggled to generate much visible excitement online despite the unusual setting near the pyramids and Oleksandr Usyk’s return to the ring. The standalone $59.99 price tag has drawn criticism from fans on social media, especially given the mismatch feel surrounding Usyk’s heavyweight title defense against kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven. Usyk remains the best heavyweight in boxing, while Verhoeven enters with one professional boxing match from 2014 against an opponent with an 0-5 record.

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The public tension between Keith Connolly and Eddie Hearn has not slowed down plans for Conor Benn’s next fight.

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Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. says he wants a tune-up bout followed by a heavyweight title eliminator as he prepares to return after nearly two years out of the ring.

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Brian Norman Jr. does not sound interested in taking much time off following his second-round knockout win over Josh Wagner last Saturday night in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Shakur Stevenson is letting the rumors around Zuffa Boxing and a possible fight with Devin Haney keep building without shutting any of them down.

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Pound-for-pound star Shakur Stevenson has been accused of avoiding a potential showdown with a highly-rated unbeaten contender. The undefeated 28-year-old from Newark made his much-anticipated return to the ring…

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Keyshawn Davis says he still does not know why a fight with Devin Haney never happened after conversations earlier this year between the two camps.

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At the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, promoter Bob Arum and Top Rank presented “Unfinished Business,” headlined by a rematch between former WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis and Nahir Albright. In the co-main event, former WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. stopped Josh Wagner in two rounds.

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