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• Golovkin, Tarver, Benn elected to boxing's HOF

  04-12-2025 20:04 via espn.com
  Former champions Gennadiy Golovkin, Antonio Tarver and Nigel Benn have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, the organization announced on Thursday.
  
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• Ranking Saturday's fights: Roach-Cruz, Foster-Fulton, more

  04-12-2025 13:46 via espn.com
  Nick Parkinson ranks this weekend's fights from best to worst and explains what's at stake.
  
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• WBC strips Crawford, who responds in fiery video

  04-12-2025 00:58 via espn.com
  The WBC stripped Terence Crawford of his super middleweight title on Wednesday, prompting a fiery response from the five-division world champion.
  
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• Terence Crawford dethroned over $300k fee, handing Britain’s Sheeraz title shot

  03-12-2025 15:52
  Crawford stripped of WBC belt in sanctioning-fee rowBritain’s Hamzah Sheeraz to fight Mbilli for vacant titleUnpaid fees end brief reign as undisputed championTerence Crawford has been stripped of his World Boxing Council super-middleweight world title after a dispute over unpaid sanctioning fees, a decision that puts Britain’s Hamzah Sheeraz in line to fight for the vacant belt.The WBC announced on Wednesday that it had removed the American star as its champion, three months after h
  
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• WBC strips Crawford; Sheeraz-Mbilli title bout set

  03-12-2025 15:50 via espn.com
  Terence Crawford has been stripped of his WBC super-middleweight title, and Hamzah Sheeraz will fight for the vacant belt against fellow contender Christian Mbilli.
  
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• Terence Crawford stripped of WBC title, Hamzah Sheeraz gets a shot

  03-12-2025 13:16 via espn.com
  Terence Crawford has been stripped of his WBC super-middleweight title, and Hamzah Sheeraz will fight for the vacant belt.
  
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• Tyson supports Ali Boxing Revival Act legislation

  02-12-2025 23:09 via espn.com
  Mike Tyson has thrown his support behind the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act.
  
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• Alimkhanuly fails drug test, pulled from title bout

  02-12-2025 20:03 via espn.com
  Unified middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly has tested positive for a banned substance, and has been pulled from Saturday's unification clash with WBA champion Erislandy Lara, Premier Boxing Champions announced Tuesday.
  
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• Eubank Jr. 'dealing with a lot of health issues'

  02-12-2025 19:16 via espn.com
  Chris Eubank Jr has opened up about the worrying health problems that he had previously hinted at.
  
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• Chris Eubank Jr hints at scary health issue

  02-12-2025 16:39 via espn.com
  Chris Eubank Jr has opened up about the worrying health problems that he had previously hinted at.
  
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• Ben Whittaker is primed for America

  02-12-2025 15:46 via espn.com
  Ben Whittaker looks set to fight in America in the first part of next year as the Brit looks to build his résumé and his global profile.
  
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• Usyk targets Wilder as next heavyweight opponent

  01-12-2025 20:38 via espn.com
  Unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk has identified Deontay Wilder as his next opponent, describing the American as the "first option" for his next fight.
  
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• Lopez-Stevenson showdown slated for Jan. 31

  01-12-2025 17:38 via espn.com
  Teofimo Lopez, who holds two welterweight belts, and Shakur Stevenson, who aims for a title in a fourth weight class, will meet in a 140-pound clash on Jan. 31 in New York.
  
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• Ben Whittaker is primed for America: 'The Yanks will love him'

  01-12-2025 12:48 via espn.com
  Ben Whittaker looks set to fight in America in the first part of next year as the Brit looks to build his résumé and his global profile.
  
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• Whittaker: House was robbed during knockout win

  30-11-2025 15:12 via espn.com
  Ben Whittaker has said his house was robbed while he was fighting at Birmingham's NEC arena on Saturday night.
  
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• Whittaker warns 'I've got something different'

  30-11-2025 09:49 via espn.com
  Ben Whittaker believes there is nobody at light heavyweight that has all the attributes he possesses following his stunning Round 1 knockout of Benjamin Gavazi on Saturday.
  
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• Ben Whittaker vs. Benjamin Gavazi: Brit wins with emphatic knockout - as it happened

  29-11-2025 23:44 via espn.com
  Ben Whittaker produced a savage Round 1 knockout win against Benjamin Gavazi on Saturday. All the action from the night - as it happened.
  
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• Ben Whittaker vs. Benjamin Gavazi LIVE: Brit wins with emphatic knockout

  29-11-2025 23:26 via espn.com
  Join ESPN for live updates as Ben Whittaker makes his Matchroom Boxing debut on Saturday, taking on German Benjamin Gavazi.
  
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• Ben Whittaker produces extraordinary R1 knockout

  29-11-2025 23:09 via espn.com
  Ben Whittaker produced a savage Round 1 knockout win over Benjamin Gavazi on Saturday in his first fight with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing.
  
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• Ben Whittaker vs. Benjamin Gavazi LIVE: Latest updates from Birmingham

  29-11-2025 21:56 via espn.com
  Join ESPN for live updates as Ben Whittaker makes his Matchroom Boxing debut on Saturday, taking on German Benjamin Gavazi.
  
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• McCann wins second pro boxing bout in thriller

  29-11-2025 20:46 via espn.com
  Molly McCann won her second professional boxing bout in as many fights with a points win over Ebonie Cotton on Saturday.
  
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• Rivals Wood, Warrington clash in heated faceoff

  28-11-2025 23:38 via espn.com
  Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington re-ignited their fierce rivalry in a face off on Thursday ahead of their rematch on Feb. 21 in Nottingham.
  
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• Rising star Azim set for Jan. 31 return in London

  28-11-2025 23:24 via espn.com
  Adam Azim is set to fight on Jan. 31 in London, potentially against top 15 junior welterweight rival, promoter Ben Shalom has confirmed to ESPN.
  
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• Offer made for Mayer-Price undisputed showdown

  28-11-2025 23:04 via espn.com
  An offer has been made for Lauren Price to fight American Mikaela Mayer in a women's undisputed welterweight title fight next year, Ben Shalom said.
  
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• What does Boxxer's new broadcast deal mean for boxing?

  28-11-2025 12:53 via espn.com
  Boxxer's broadcast deal with the BBC officially kicks off on Saturday, so what does it mean for both parties and the sport as a whole?
  
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• Fury vs. Klitschko: 10 years since Brit's win

  28-11-2025 11:05 via espn.com
  Tyson Fury was supposed to be just another routine mandatory defence for Wladimir Klitschko on November 28, 2015, in Dusseldorf.
  
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• Wood, Warrington clash in heated face-off

  27-11-2025 16:31 via espn.com
  Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington re-ignited their fierce rivalry in a face off on Thursday ahead of their rematch on Feb. 21 in Nottingham.
  
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• Frazer Clarke hoping British heavyweight title can be catapult to bigger things

  27-11-2025 11:23 via espn.com
  Frazer Clarke hopes winning the British heavyweight title can launch him to bigger things just like it did for the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Lennox Lewis.
  
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• Molly McCann: ‘I’m a scouse female gay athlete who supports Everton – it’s like my cards are marked already’

  27-11-2025 07:30
  Britain’s most successful female UFC fighter on knowing when to stand her ground, why she won’t box in Saudi Arabia and aiming to win a world title in the next year“I give my hidings and I take my hidings and so they have seen me with snapped ligaments in my knee, broken feet, broken toes, broken hands, stitches, broken legs,” Molly McCann says of the damage she has endured as a fighter and the impact it has had on her mum and her partner, Fran Parman. “It’s t
  
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• Offer made for Mayer-Price undisputed fight

  26-11-2025 18:22 via espn.com
  An offer has been made for Lauren Price to fight American Mikaela Mayer in a women's undisputed welterweight title fight next year, Ben Shalom said.
  
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• Adam Azim set for Jan. 31 fight in London

  26-11-2025 18:16 via espn.com
  Adam Azim is set to fight on Jan. 31 in London, potentially against top 15 junior welterweight rival, promoter Ben Shalom has confirmed to ESPN.
  
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• Ben Whittaker eyes global stardom, but knows he can't please everyone

  26-11-2025 16:07 via espn.com
  Ben Whittaker returns to the ring in his first fight with Matchroom on Saturday, taking on Benjamin Gavazi in Birmingham. ESPN caught up with the 28-year-old ahead of the bout.
  
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• Jake Paul's new wish list: Canelo Alvarez, Ryan Garcia, more

  26-11-2025 14:13 via espn.com
  Jake Paul has fought six fighters off his original wish list of 12. Now the YouTuber-turned-boxer shares a new list of opponents with ESPN.
  
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• 'Most talented fighter' in UK? Adam Azim new era date set

  26-11-2025 14:01 via espn.com
  Adam Azim is set to fight on Jan. 31 in London, potentially against top 15 junior welterweight rival, promoter Ben Shalom has confirmed to ESPN.
  
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• Mayer vs. Price undisputed fight? Offer is made

  26-11-2025 14:00 via espn.com
  An offer has been made for Lauren Price to fight American Mikaela Mayer in a women's undisputed welterweight title fight next year, Ben Shalom said.
  
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• Men's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Haney in, Canelo out, Benavidez moves up

  26-11-2025 13:52 via espn.com
  Where do Devin Haney, David Benavidez and Jesse Rodriguez land after dominant victories? Here are the latest ESPN P4P rankings.
  
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• Christy review – Sydney Sweeney pummels a boxing pioneer’s story into lifeless cliche

  26-11-2025 12:00
  Underpowered David Michôd film fails to land the story of the groundbreaking 90s female boxing champion and the horrendous abuse she faced at home An uninspired and undirected performance from Sydney Sweeney means there’s a fatal lack of force in this movie from director and co-writer David Michôd. It manages to be unsubtle without being powerful. His subject is Christy Salters Martin, who under the grinning tutelage of Don King became the world’s most successful female b
  
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• Shalom: Eubank Jr. won't retire, wants to continue

  25-11-2025 16:31 via espn.com
  Chris Eubank Jr. wants to continue boxing and hopes to aim for a return to the ring by mid-2026, promoter Ben Shalom has told ESPN.
  
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• Eubank Jr. promoter Shalom: 'He does want to continue'

  25-11-2025 16:05 via espn.com
  Chris Eubank Jr. wants to continue boxing and hopes to aim for a return to the ring by mid-2026, promoter Ben Shalom has told ESPN.
  
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• Boxing divisional rankings: Haney takes over at welterweight, Mason makes debut at 135

  25-11-2025 15:12 via espn.com
  Devin Haney and Abdullah Mason shined in decision victories. Here are the latest ESPN rankings in all weight classes.
  
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• Opetaia jumps at Jack after latest unification twist

  25-11-2025 07:21 via espn.com
  Jai Opetaia plans to begrudgingly fly to Los Angeles and bail up his next target in person after the Australian declared he wouldn't be rushed out of achieving his cruiserweight unification dream.
  
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• Hearn: Here's why Paul wanted Joshua weight limit

  24-11-2025 11:30 via espn.com
  Eddie Hearn has explained why Jake Paul wanted to impose a weight limit on Anthony Joshua -- and admitted his own crafty response to regain the edge.
  
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• Did Haney silence critics? No denying stardom of Benavidez, 'Bam'

  23-11-2025 19:00 via espn.com
  David Benavidez, Devin Haney, Jesse Rodriguez and Abdullah Mason all won on Saturday. Andreas Hale provides takeaways on all four fighters.
  
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• Benavidez rolls, targets 'Zurdo' at cruiserweight

  23-11-2025 04:48 via espn.com
  David Benavidez pummeled Anthony Yarde in a one-sided TKO victory, then announced plans to move up to cruiserweight to challenge Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez for a title.
  
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• Haney becomes 3-division champ in dominant win

  23-11-2025 03:49 via espn.com
  Devin Haney rolled to an emphatic win over Brian Norman Jr. to capture the WBO welterweight crown Saturday, giving him a title in his third division.
  
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• Mason tops Noakes in brutal lightweight title fight

  23-11-2025 02:01 via espn.com
  Abdullah Mason became boxing's current youngest men's world champion when he unanimously outpointed Sam Noakes to win the vacant WBO world lightweight title.
  
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• Devin Haney: ‘They said I couldn’t take a punch. But I got up and I’m still here’

  22-11-2025 15:42
  A year and a half after his unstoppable rise was hijacked, the 26-year-old boxing star aims to become a three-weight champion against big-punching Brian Norman JrRain falls in thin, needling lines over Hell’s Kitchen as Devin Haney walks into the Victory Boxing Gym. Somewhere along Ninth Avenue an ambulance threads through the congestion, its siren drawn out into a long, mournful ribbon that slips past the gym’s walls. He nods to a few familiar faces, peels off a Supreme Vanson leath
  
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• Joshua to train out of Usyk's camp for Paul fight

  21-11-2025 20:58 via espn.com
  Anthony Joshua has confirmed he won't train under Ben Davison ahead of his upcoming fight against Jake Paul in December but will instead prepare with members of Oleksandr Usyk's team.
  
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• Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua news conference - as it happened

  21-11-2025 20:14 via espn.com
  Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua faced off for the first time on Friday ahead of their bout on Dec. 19 in Miami.
  
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• Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua: News conference live updates

  21-11-2025 18:42 via espn.com
  Join ESPN for live updates as Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua come face-to-face at a pre-fight news conference in Miami.
  
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