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is expected to be a major force in the heavyweight division, but whether he will get the chance to announce himself with a fight agains the likes of Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua remains to be seen. In his last two fights, Itauma has bettered performances of Fury and ‘AJ’, halting Dillian Whyte […]
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is on the verge of recognition as one of boxing’s best and he has moved higher up the rankings following the retirement of good friend, . However, despite their relationship, there is one fighter that Stevenson believes could have beaten ‘Bud’, if they met in their primes. Crawford hung up the gloves with an undefeated […]
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Jesse Rodriguez became a three-division world champion on Saturday when he halted Antonio Vargas inside six rounds, but a further move up to face pound-for-pound rival may be stalled. Following Inoue’s latest defence of the undisputed super-bantamweight world titles against Junto Nakatani last month, Rodriguez has been the name that he has been linked to […]
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has no doubt who would have come out on top in a fantasy match-up between and . Boxing legends Mayweather and Leonard both have the honour of being five-weight world champions, but it is perhaps their respective times at welterweight where they were each at the peak of their powers. Mayweather defeated the likes of […]
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Last night, a host of boxing stars were in attendance at the ‘UFC Freedom 250’ event at The White House, including recently retired pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford. After he commented on the main event, former MMA champion Conor McGregor took issue with his analysis.  Headlining the UFC bill was Georgian lightweight world champion Ilia Topuria, […]
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Former world champion , who fought Manny Pacquiao in 2010, has offered his take on the Filipino’s expected rematch with Floyd Mayweather. The Mexican lost a wide unanimous decision to ‘Pac Man’ in their WBC super-welterweight title clash, just two fights removed from his infamous encounter with Shane Mosley. Prior to suffering a ninth-round stoppage […]
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Following his win over Rico Verhoeven, Oleksandr Usyk has been ordered to face WBC mandatory challenger Agit Kabayel next. Four-time super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch has offered his thoughts on the proposed fight. Usyk scored a round 11 stoppage over Verhoeven last month, but the result did not tell the full story of the bout, […]
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once named the heavyweight fighter that had surpassed the achievements of the legendary . Foreman knew first hand what it was like to share the ring with Ali, having come up short in their iconic ‘Rumble In The Jungle’ meeting back in October 1974. ‘Big George’ would go on to compete for another 20 years […]
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won the WBO super-middleweight world title last month, and with the unbeaten star willing to have a quick turnaround, a fellow 168lber has declared that he would be ready for a short-notice opportunity to challenge the Brit. Next month, Anthony Joshua will make his return to action as he takes on Kristian Prenga in Jeddah […]
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Tyson Fury is set to return to action in “July or August” ahead of a long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua. Now, ‘The Gypsy King’ has confirmed that one undefeated knockout artist is being ‘spoken about’ as a possible opponent. Fury originally wanted to take on Anthony Joshua in the summer, but ‘AJ’ – whose solitary […]
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A new surprise twist has emerged ahead of the showdown between and . After being linked to a clash with one another for over a decade, Fury and Joshua are set to finally do battle later this year, provided that both men can successfully come through obstacles in the interim. Joshua will compete in Jeddah, […]
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