David Benavidez new fight plan emerges as top target rejects unification

Since claiming the WBA and WBO cruiserweight world titles, David Benavidez has made it clear that unifications are his priority and that undisputed is his target. However, there has now been a last-minute change of plans, despite agreeing to a fight with a fellow world champion. Benavidez dispatched of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez back in May […]
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now knows who he will be taking on when he makes his Zuffa Boxing debut next month. Fisher has competed under the Matchroom Boxing banner in his professional career to date, notably having two fights with Dave Allen in the past 18 months, narrowly winning the first by split decision before suffering a knockout defeat […]
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Robert Garcia, the trainer and manager of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, has expressed his annoyance with a lack of communication from Team Nayoa Inoue. ‘The Monster’ made a seventh successful defence of his undisputed crown in May, unanimously outpointing Junto Nakatani in their all-Japanese encounter. As a result, Inoue is not only considered the super-bantamweight king […]
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Contrary to the vast majority of predictions, it seems, is unsure that vs ends inside the scheduled 12-round distance. The pair will headline an event at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12, with Garcia making a first defence of his WBC title. He became a world welterweight champion in February, dethroning Mario Barrios with […]
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Following the WBO’s decision to name its mandatory challenger at 168lbs, has alleged that “corruption” and “ulterior motives” could be at play. The 27-year-old claimed his world super-middleweight title in May, scoring a second-round finish against overmatched challenger Alem Begic for the vacant belt. Prior to that, Sheeraz had stopped Edgar Berlanga in five rounds […]
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is set to take on in a clash for the vacant IBF heavyweight world title next weekend and now esteemed British boxing trainer Peter Fury has offered his final verdict for the fight. Up until this month, Frank Sanchez had been set to compete for the vacant IBF crown, following Oleksandr Usyk’s decision to relinquish […]
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and are expected to collide with one another later this year, and three three-division world champion has shared his thoughts on the fight. While he may be older and recently retired, it is Fury who fight fans seem to believe has more left in the tank ahead of a long-awaited clash against Joshua, with ‘The […]
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has criticised his father for showing a lack of competence during his unanimous decision defeat to Shakur Stevenson. ‘The Takeover’ was handily outboxed and dethroned by Stevenson in January, winning just one round as his opponent became a four-division world champion at 140lbs. As a result, Lopez is now moving up to 147lbs in an […]
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is making the first defence of his WBC welterweight title when he takes on next month, and two-division world champion Teofimo Lopez has shared his thoughts on the fight. Lopez lost his WBO super-lightweight title to Shakur Stevenson in January and revealed plans to move up to welterweight soon after. On Saturday, he makes his […]
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A three-division world champion has dismissed the accomplishments of and told him what he must do in order to become the pound-for-pound king. Stevenson became the third-youngest four-division world champion of all time when he dethroned Teofimo Lopez to capture the WBO super-lightweight world title back in January, but the 29-year-old is yet to fight […]
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‘s longtime trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre has responded to speculation that ‘Bud’ will return to the ring. Crawford hung up the gloves in December following his monumental victory over Canelo Alvarez three months earlier, retiring with a perfect 42-0 record and as a five-division world champion Since then, he has been continuously linked to a […]
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The long-running saga surrounding the and rolls on as Eddie Hearn has responded to both Fury and Netflix suggesting the fight was set to be announced imminently. Fury and Joshua both came through warm-up bouts in July to set up their overdue battle, but issues still surround the fight. Netflix are set to broadcast the […]
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is praised as one of the best British fighters of all time, but when ‘The Cobra’ was quizzed on which fellow super-middleweights he could have beaten, there was one former world champion that he feared would be ‘too fast for him’. In a stacked 168lb era, Froch overcame the likes of Jean Pascal, Mikkel Kessler […]
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and are set to square off on Saturday in a battle for the WBA welterweight title, and esteemed trainer and fight analyst Teddy Atlas has provided his prediction for the fight. ‘Rolly’ got his hands on the WBA welterweight crown 15 months ago in an upset win over Ryan Garcia at Times Square in New […]
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and are scheduled to square off next month, and ‘King Ry’ has reacted to news that this will be the Briton’s final bout at welterweight, following a difficult weight cut. Benn has not fought at 147lbs since a knockout victory over Chris van Heerden back in April 2022, but he was installed as the WBC’s […]
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scored a career-best win over Errol Spence Jr last time out, and now it seems as though the Aussie will take on another tough assignment, with a showdown against a former undisputed world champion supposedly in the works. Tszyu was knocked out by Sebastian Fundora for a second time in their rematch for the WBC […]
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Tyson Fury has addressed fans with a positive message as they wait for an announcement concerning his long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua. Fury beat Mariusz Wach last month in Thailand, with Joshua winning the night after against Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia – though not without drama. Both victories tee-up the all-British heavyweight fight fans […]
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is set to take on later this year but, following his performance against Kristian Prenga last month, one British boxing legend has declared that his ‘punch resistance has clearly gone’. Joshua was brutally stopped by Daniel Dubois in a savage five-round beatdown in September 2024 when challenging for the IBF heavyweight world title. Upon his […]
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became the UK’s latest two-time heavyweight ruler when he halted Fabio Wardley back in May, and now four-time super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch has predicted how the 28-year-old would fare against a prime . In 2024, Dubois stopped Filip Hrgovic to get his hands on the IBF Interim world title, but he was elevated to […]
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Former undisputed super-lightweight world champion Josh Taylor has offered his thoughts on ’s chances of defeating . Fury returned to the ring and scored a first stoppage win in almost four years as he halted Polish veteran Mariusz Wach in an unusually low-profile bout in Thailand on July 24, as former world title challenger Wach […]
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suffered defeat just twice in his legendary career, and while he may have avenged both of those losses, one of the two men to have trumped ‘The Lion’ is set to return to action next month. Lewis first lost out to Oliver McCall on a shocking night at Wembley Stadium in 1994, surrending his WBC […]
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Mexico is home to some of the greatest fighters to have graced the sport of boxing, and now three-division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera has shared his list of the top five Mexican fighters of all time. Barrera won his first 43 fights before a duo of defeats to Junior Jones cost him both his […]
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The position of pound-for-pound number one has become much more open during 2026, but James Toney offered a left-field selection when asked to name his pound-for-pound king, overlooking each of Naoya Inoue, Oleksandr Usyk and Shakur Stevenson. As 2025 came to a close, fans were debating whether Terence Crawford becoming a three-division undisputed champion outweighed […]
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There has been a late addition to the vs. card later this month after an unbeaten British heavyweight was added to the bill in an interesting showdown with a world-ranked contender. Unbeaten sensation Itauma will meet Hrgovic at The O2 Arena in London on August 29, with the vacant IBF heavyweight title up for grabs […]
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and are set to collide in three weeks’ time, but there is one reigning world champion who claims that both men have swerved him. Benn tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug named Clomifene ahead of a grudge match with Chris Eubank Jr in September 2022, which was cancelled as a result. Against Garcia, ‘The Destroyer’ […]
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Next month, will go toe-to-toe with in the first defence of his WBC welterweight title, and now former pound-for-pound king has doubled down on his prediction for the clash. Crawford hung up the gloves whilst recognised as the pound-for-pound number one in December, but that has not stopped ‘Bud’ from developing a heated rivalry with […]
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collides with in a showdown for the vacant IBF heavyweight world title next week, and ahead of the action, former British heavyweight champion David Price has offered his thoughts. Itauma has been fast-tracked to the peak of the heavyweight division since his professional debut in 2023, rising the rankings without ever fighting beyond round six […]
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is set to face off with in a clash for the vacant IBF heavyweight world title next weekend – and the Croatian already knows who he wants to take on in his first fight as champion. ‘El Animal’ could have become a heavyweight world champion back in 2024, but lost to Daniel Dubois in a […]
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