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• Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. appears set for June 1

  29-04-2019 22:50 via boxingnews24.com
  By Barry Holbrook: Andy Ruiz Jr. (32-1, 21 KOs) has reportedly agreed to terms as the replacement opponent for Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller to challenge IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) on June 1 on DAZN at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to Mike Coppinger. Matchroom Boxing USA was also considering […]
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• Whyte: ‘I chose Rivas because I’m a warrior’

  29-04-2019 21:48 via boxingnews24.com
  By Trevor McIntyre: Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte and Oscar Rivas met today at their kickoff news conference in London to discus their upcoming fight on Sky Box Office on July 20 at the O2 Arena. Whyte, 6’3″, towered over the shorter 6’0 1/2″ Rivas (26-0, 18 KOs), and it looked like the fighters were from […]
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• Regis Prograis destroys Kiryl Reikh

  29-04-2019 19:34 via boxingnews24.com
  The Fighting Pride of New Orleans, Regis “Rougarou” Prograis (24-0, 20 KOs), promoted by DiBella Entertainment, defended his WBC Diamond Championship and captured the WBA Super Lightweight Championship on Saturday night with a sixth-round stoppage of Kiryl Relikh (23-3, 19 KOs), of Minsk, Belarus, in front of a passionate home-state crowd at the Cajundome in […]
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• DiBella impressed with Regis Prograis: “I want to see him enter every pound-for-pound list”

  29-04-2019 19:34 via boxingnews24.com
  The Fighting Pride of New Orleans, Regis “Rougarou” Prograis (24-0, 20 KOs), promoted by DiBella Entertainment, defended his WBC Diamond Championship and captured the WBA Super Lightweight Championship on Saturday night with a sixth-round stoppage of Kiryl Relikh (23-3, 19 KOs), of Minsk, Belarus, in front of a passionate home-state crowd at the Cajundome in […]
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• De La Hoya tells Jacobs: “Don’t worry about the judges”

  29-04-2019 19:32 via boxingnews24.com
  By Aragon Garcia: Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya wants Daniel Jacobs to rest assured that he doesn’t need to worry about the judges for his unification fight this Saturday night against superstar Saul Canelo Alvarez on DAZN. De La Hoya says Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) should be more focused on winning the […]
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• Regis Prograis: I am chasing immortality

  29-04-2019 19:09 via boxingnews24.com
  The new WBA champion Regis Prograis was ‘flying high’ after outclassing Kiryl Relikh and booking his place in the 140lb final of the World Boxing Super Series. Prograis is the WBA World Champion, the first New Orleans boxer to win a fully recognized world boxing championship since 1963, WBC Diamond Champion and Ring Magazine 140-pound […]
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• UFC Fight Night 150: Greg Hardy Victorious in Controversial Win

  29-04-2019 18:53 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Jesse Donathan
  If I could give Greg Hardy one piece of advice, it would be to remember that, “he’s under a microscope” and that, “he needs to understand that.” The prophetic words of Cowboys COO Stephen Jones concerning the former NFL standout as reported by NFL.com writer Dan Hanzus in his May 4, 2015 piece “Cowboys respond to insensitive Greg Hardy tweet.” Short sighted at best, the insensitive tweet was small potatoes compared to the charges Hard
  
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• Allen: Price falls in one

  29-04-2019 18:40 via skysports.com
  
  David Allen claims he will knock out David Price inside one round and says their heavyweight fight has "zero" chance of going the distance.
  
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• Ryan Burnett Joins Top Rank Stable

  29-04-2019 18:03 via boxingnews24.com
  Top Rank is proud to announce the signing of former unified bantamweight world champion Ryan Burnett to a multi-fight promotional pact in what is the latest collaboration between Top Rank and Burnett’s management group, MTK Global. Burnett (19-1, 9 KOs) will make his ring return May 17 against Jelbirt Gomera in a 12-rounder for the […]
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• Wladimir Klitschko hinting at comeback, again

  29-04-2019 17:43 via boxingnews24.com
  By Kenneth Friedman: Perhaps motivated by the possibility of getting a huge $100 million+ contract with DAZN, former unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko says he has an “obsession” with becoming a world champion again. The 42-year-old Klitschko (64, 53 KOs), who hasn’t fought in two years since his 11th round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua […]
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• Canelo looking sharp training for Jacobs fight

  29-04-2019 16:59 via boxingnews24.com
  By Aragon Garcia: Saul Canelo Alvarez is looking in fine form in wrapping up his last few days of training before his unification fight against IBF middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs this Saturday night at the beautiful T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This fight is not only pay-per-view, which will make a lot of boxing […]
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• Barker: Use your brain, Allen!

  29-04-2019 16:43 via skysports.com
  
  Darren Barker believes David Allen must use his boxing brain when he faces David Price as their heavyweight summer showdown has only "a one-per-cent chance" of going the distance.
  
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• Saunders vs. Isufi: Billy Joe battles Shefat for interim WBO 168 lb title

  29-04-2019 16:10 via boxingnews24.com
  By Charles Brun: Billy Joe Saunders (27-0, 13 KOs) will be trying to reinvent himself at super middleweight next month on May 18 against Shefat Isufi (27-3-2, 20 KOs) in a scrap for the interim WBO 168 lb title at the Lamex Stadium, in Stevenage, England. The Saunders vs. Isufi fight will be streamed on […]
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• Hearn – Wilder to Face Ortiz and Kownacki After Breazeale, Joshua to Face Ruiz

  29-04-2019 15:18 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Michael Kane
  Eddie Hearn has revealed that he keeps being told Deontay Wilder has a further two fights lined up for after the Dominic Breazeale fight. Unfortunately they are not against either Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury.
  According to Hearn, Wilder will face Luis Ortiz and Adam Kownacki in his next fights. Pushing a likely unification fight with Anthony Joshua to next year at the earliest. Wilder defends his WBC Heavyweight title against Dominic Breazeale on May 18th.
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• Hearn says Joshua’s next opponent could be revealed Tuesday

  29-04-2019 15:17 via boxingnews24.com
  32-1, 21 By Tim Royner: Matchroom Sport chairman Barry Hearn says the announcement for Anthony Joshua’s next opponent for his U.S debut could be revealed on Tuesday for his June 1 fight at Madison Square Garden in New York. Barry isn’t saying who the possible fighter will be, but many believe that it’s either Andy […]
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• Saunders – Isufi undercard update

  29-04-2019 15:05 via boxingnews24.com
  THE EARLY SUPPORTING cast for Billy Joe Saunders’ WBO Interim world super middleweight title showdown with Shefat Isufi on Saturday May 18 can now be revealed, with a number of further title contests to be confirmed shortly. Saunders takes on the WBO No.1 ranked super middleweight Isufi at the Lamex Stadium – home of Stevenage […]
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• 'Warrior' Whyte accepted gamble

  29-04-2019 14:54 via skysports.com
  
  Dillian Whyte believes he showed his 'warrior spirit' by taking the Oscar Rivas fight and admits defeat is unthinkable if he wants to finally secure a world title shot.
  
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• Price vows to halt 'White Rhino'

  29-04-2019 14:40 via skysports.com
  
  David Price has vowed to be the first man to floor David Allen when the British heavyweights collide in London this summer.
  
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• AJ opponent set to be revealed

  29-04-2019 13:51 via skysports.com
  
  Anthony Joshua's opponent for his US debut is set to be confirmed on Tuesday, says Matchroom Sport chairman Barry Hearn.
  
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• Ex Olympic Boxer, Anthony Ogogo, Announces Plans To Go Into Politics

  29-04-2019 13:44 via boxingnews24.com
  The Olympian discusses plans to become Prime Minister or try a new sport after forced exit from boxing LONDON 29th APRIL: Anthony Ogogo has questioned whether those in charge of Brexit really care about the country stating, “In 4-6 years’ time when they’re done and retiring it’s going to be our mess to pick up […]
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• Nonito Donaire wants Naoya Inoue for WBSS final

  29-04-2019 08:54 via boxingnews24.com
  By Jim Dower: Nonito Donaire has made it clear that the fighter that he’s hoping to face in the final of the World Boxing Super Series tournament is Naoya “Monster” Inoue. WBA Super World bantamweight champion Donaire (40-5, 26 kOs) put himself in the final of the tournament with a sixth round stoppage victory over […]
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• Canelo Alvarez vs Jacobs: Where To Watch & Live Stream Info

  29-04-2019 06:23 via boxingnews24.com
  *** Click here to join DAZN to watch Canelo vs Jacobs and 100+ fight nights a year *** Boxing’s biggest star will take a step closer to becoming undisputed champion as Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) defends his WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Titles in a 12-round unification fight against IBF Middleweight […]
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• Spence: ‘Jacobs can beat Canelo if he boxes him’

  29-04-2019 03:04 via boxingnews24.com
  By Dan Ambrose: Errol Spence Jr. says IBF middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs can win on Saturday night against WBA/WBC unified champion Saul Canelo Alvarez if he chooses to box him, and be the more active of the two fighters when they face each other on DAZN. Canelo is the favorite to win with the odds-makers, […]
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• Postol Defeats Mimoune, Easter Draws with Barthelemy

  29-04-2019 01:47 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Hans Themistode
  It was an uneventful night of boxing at the Cosmopolitan, in Las Vegas Nevada, on April 27th.Both Robert Easter Jr (21-1-1, 14 KOs) and Rances Barthelemy (27-1-1, 14 KOs) battled it out for the vacant WBA Super Lightweight title. The word battled might be a phrase to strong for what actually occurred.
  Barely any punches were thrown or landed throughout the contest. Easter connected on a mere 54 of his 415 shots while Barthelemy wasn’t much better, landing 52 of 328.It
  
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• Regis Prograis wants Josh Taylor next for WBSS final

  29-04-2019 01:18 via boxingnews24.com
  By Barry Holbrook: WBC Diamond light welterweight champion Regis Prograis (24-0, 20 KOs) dispatched WBA World champion Kiryl Relikh (23-3, 19 KOs) in the sixth round last Saturday night in their World Boxing Super Series 140 lb tournament semifinal at the Cajun Dome, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Prograis says he prefers that his opponent be Josh […]
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