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defends his WBC Light Heavyweight World title against at the top of the bill of the Ring IV card in Riyadh, with challenging for ‘s WBO Welterweight World title as the co-main event. Boxing News brings you the results as they happen, as well as an unofficial scorecard for the main event. Benavidez enters his […]
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was given a rude awakening when he sparred a future world heavyweight champion, just a few years before entering his last professional bout. This was around the time that Holyfield, a shadow of his former self, had suffered back-to-back defeats to Russian operators Sultan Ibragimov and Nikolai Valuev. He did, of course, later secure an […]
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has been presented with a monumental opportunity for his next assignment, even though the former unified welterweight champion has not fought since July 2023. It came as a sizeable shock for many fans when Spence found himself on the receiving end of a one-sided beatdown against Terence Crawford. Prior to that, the Texan had amassed […]
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has recalled the response of Ben Davison, his former head coach, after initially expressing his interest in joining Oleksandr Usyk’s training set-up. It was considered an unlikely partnership when Joshua joined forces with Davison, the former trainer of , ahead of his fifth-round stoppage victory over Otto Wallin in December 2023. The duo’s following assignment […]
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has been invited to walk straight into a world title fight, albeit against a champion that has seemingly flown under his radar. It was exactly a week ago that the 29-year-old exacted his revenge on Chris Eubank Jr, his fierce rival, after losing their first encounter via a unanimous decision in April. This time around, […]
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While the return of remains up in the air, there nonetheless appears to be one fight in particular that he would take in a heartbeat. The 37-year-old called time on his storied career at the beginning of this year, not long after suffering a second points defeat to . It was a unanimous verdict, in […]
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After being upgraded to full WBO heavyweight world champion earlier this week, fans are debating who will take on in his first defence of the title. Now, the newly crowned fan-favourite has revealed his preference. Oleksandr Usyk has dominated the heavyweight scene in recent years, establishing himself as the top dog in the division by […]
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