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Jaron Ennis became a two-weight unified world champion last night in Brooklyn, stopping Xander Zayas inside seven rounds. Watching on was a man who previously held belts in both divisions, Terence Crawford. Ennis knocked Zayas down three times at the Barclays Center before the Puerto Rican’s corner threw in the towel, ending his reign as […]
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This week, Oleksandr Usyk announced that he has vacated his WBC, WBA and IBF world titles, while also confirming that he will have one final fight before retiring. The Ukrainian cemented himself as this generation’s leading heavyweight by beating Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois and Tyson Fury twice. With his first victory over Fury, Usyk became […]
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Two of boxing’s brightest unbeaten stars collide tonight as unified WBA and WBO super-welterweight champion Xander Zayas defends his titles against former unified welterweight ruler Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Zayas, still just 23, puts his unified crown on the line against Ennis, who moved up from welterweight after establishing himself as one […]
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believes one of his fellow Four Kings was more intimidating than even , who terrorised the heavyweight division in his early 20s. The most physically imposing king was surely Thomas ‘The Hitman’ Hearns, who somehow squeezed his 6ft 1in frame down to 147lbs when he collided with Leonard in 1981. Back then, Sugar Ray claimed […]
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is likely to have no shortage of options if he emerges victorious against Christian Mbilli on September 12. The pair will collide for Mbilli’s WBC world super-middleweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with Canelo entering his first outing since losing to Terence Crawford. It came as an iconic moment when, last September, Crawford moved up […]
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