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• Joshua preparing to 'demolish' Ruiz Jr

  07-05-2019 23:55 via skysports.com
  
  Anthony Joshua says he is preparing for a tough test against Andy Ruiz Jr, but will 'demolish' the Mexican when the pair meet in the ring.
  
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• Usyk suffers biceps injury, Takam fight postponed

  07-05-2019 23:16
  By Charles Brun: In a bid of bad news, Oleksandr Usyk has suffered a bicep injury and will need to postpone his May 25 fight at heavyweight against former world title challenger Carlos Takam on DAZN from the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie hearn says an announcement will be […]
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• Usyk postpones heavyweight debut

  07-05-2019 22:17 via skysports.com
  
  Oleksandr Usyk has been forced to postpone his heavyweight debut against Carlos Takam due to injury, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
  
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• Reynoso says Canelo will be #1 Mexican boxer ever when he retires

  07-05-2019 22:11
  By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Eddy Reynoso insists that Saul Canelo Alvarez will one day be the #1 Mexican fighter ever when he retires from the sport. Right now, it’s still too early to consider Canelo anything more than just a good fighter. Alvarez didn’t look good in his last fight against IBF middleweight champion Daniel […]
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• Crawford calls out Spence, Thurman & Porter

  07-05-2019 19:59
  By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford took to social media on Monday to call out 147-pound champions Errol Spence, Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter for a unification fight. An increasingly frustrating sounding Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) is hoping that one of those champions will agree to fight him. At this point, it’s unlikely […]
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• WBC orders Luke Campbell vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko for 135 lb title

  07-05-2019 19:16
  By Trevor McIntyre: In a surprising ruling, the WBC has accepted the petition by Top Rank to have their fighter WBA/WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko leap in front of the other contenders in the WBC’s top 15 rankings to face Luke Campbell for the vacant WBC lightweight title that was recently vacated by champion Mikey […]
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• Livan Navarro vs Breidis Prescott at Rumble at the Rock V on May 10

  07-05-2019 18:56
  Undefeated Cuban welterweight Livan “Machine Gun Kid” Navarro says he’s becoming an animal before his fight and is ready to add long-time gatekeeper Breidis Prescott to his list of conquests. Miami via Havana’s Navarro (10-0, 7 KOs) and Miami via Barranquilla, Colombia’s Prescott (31-16, 22 KOs) will meet in the 10-round co-main event of the […]
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• Serhii “El Flaco’ Bohachuk back in action at The Avalon on May 19

  07-05-2019 18:51
  ‘Hollywood Fight Nights’ returns to the famed AVALON on Sunday, May 19 with the highly anticipated return of Super Welterweight Knockout Artist, Serhii “El Flaco’ Bohachuk, (13-0-0, 13 KOs) of Los Angeles, CA. Presented by Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions, remaining tickets for The VIP Boxing Experience priced at $150, $125 and $80 are now on […]
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• WBC order Lomachenko-Campbell

  07-05-2019 18:39 via skysports.com
  
  Luke Campbell has been ordered to fight Ukrainian star Vasyl Lomachenko for the vacant WBC lightweight title.
  
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• Callum Smith accepts Canelo Alvarez’s challenge

  07-05-2019 17:38
  By Tim Royner: Callum Smith (25-0, 18 KOs) says he’s ready to defend his WBA Super World super middleweight title against Saul Canelo Alvarez in September if the Golden Boy Promotions star is serious about wanting to fight him. IBF/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Canelo (52-1-2, 35 KOs) made it clear after his victory over IBF 160-pound […]
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• Chris Algieri vs. Tommy Coyle on June 1 at MSG, NY

  07-05-2019 16:27
  By Barry Holbrook: Chris Algieri (23-3, 8 KOs) will be facing British fighter Tommy Coyle (25-4, 12 KOs) in a 10 round fight on June 1 on the undercard of the heavyweight fight between IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. on DAZN at Madison Square Garden in New York. This will be former […]
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• Whyte: I'm in world top three!

  07-05-2019 16:14 via skysports.com
  
  Dillian Whyte says he should be recognised as one of the world's top three heavyweights and believes his rivals were unwilling to fight his next opponent Oscar Rivas.
  
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• Billy Joe Saunders Dares Canelo To Face Him

  07-05-2019 16:01
  BILLY JOE SAUNDERS has dared Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to face him at either middleweight or super-middleweight. Saunders was boosted over the weekend when it was confirmed that his showdown against German based Albanian Shefat Isufi at Stevenage FC’s Lamex Stadium on Saturday May 18 will be for the vacant WBO world super-middleweight championship, live on […]
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• Boxing Insider Notebook: Harrison, Charlo, Golovkin, Ali, Foreman, Algieri, and more…

  07-05-2019 15:40 via boxinginsider.com
  Compiled By: William Holmes
  The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of April 30th to May 7th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed.Chris Algieri to Clash with Tommy Coyle at the Garden on June 1st
  Chris Algieri and Tommy Coyle will clash in a crossroads showdown on Saturday June 1 at Madison Square Garden, New York, live on DAZN in the US and Sky Sports Box Office.
  Algieri (23-3 8 KOs) puts the WBO International Junior Welterweight
  
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• Canelo’s trainer says GGG won’t be next

  07-05-2019 15:28
  By Sean Jones: Gennady Golovkin won’t be the next opponent for Saul Canelo Alvarez in September, according to the Mexican star’s trainer Eddy Reynoso, who says they’re interested in unification fights at 160 or 168. However, Reynoso isn’t the one that’s calling the shots for Canelo’s fight in September. It’s going to be Golden Boy […]
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• TGB Promotions President Tom Brown Discusses the Heavyweight Landscape

  07-05-2019 15:06 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Hans Themistode
  The Heavyweight division is about to heat up in the next few weeks. Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) will make his Heavyweight debut when he takes on Carlos Takam (36-5-1, 28 KOs). Unified champion Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs), will be fighting in the U.S. for the first time as he battles against once beaten Andy Ruiz (32-1, 21 KOs). The “Gypsy King” Tyson Fury also takes his undefeated record and Lineal crown on the line when he takes on the obscure Tom Schwarz (2
  
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• Alleged DAZN Bias Front Page News after Canelo Decision Victory

  07-05-2019 15:01 via boxinginsider.com
  By: Jesse Donathan
  The lead up to Saturday nights highly anticipated clash between Mexican middleweight superstar Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs brought out a range of emotions and fears among fight fans and pundit alike. Straight out of the mandatory Boxing 101 course, BoxingInsider.com’s Sean Crose wrote in his May 03, 2019 article titled, “Judging Concerns Hang Over Canelo-Jacobs Fight Week,” that, “There is no doubt that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is the big
  
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• Josh Warrington vs Kid Galahad: Galahad Knows He Won’t Get Another World Title Shot

  07-05-2019 06:55
  KID GALAHAD enters his world title challenge against Josh Warrington knowing it will be his one and only shot at becoming one of boxing’s elite, according to trainer Dominic Ingle. The Sheffield slickster challenges for Yorkshire rival Warrington’s IBF featherweight championship at First Direct Arena Leeds on Saturday June 15. Warrington (28-0, 6 KOs) will […]
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• Leigh Wood vs Ryan Doyle at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham this Friday

  07-05-2019 06:50
  Leigh Wood is eager to emulate fellow Nottingham fighter Carl Froch by becoming a regular headline attraction in his home city as he prepares to make the first defence of his Commonwealth Featherweight crown against Ryan Doyle at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham this Friday, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the […]
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• Thorslund vs. Adams on June 22 at the Forum Horsens in Denmark

  07-05-2019 06:17
  Dina Thorslund (13-0, 6 KOs) will defend her WBO Female World Super Bantamweight title against mandatory challenger April ‘Armageddon’ Adams (11-1-1, 4 KOs) on June 22 at the Forum Horsens in Denmark. The Danish star returns to action following a bloody battle with Alesia Graf on January 19 at the Struer Energi Park, which saw […]
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• Richard Riakporher added to Whyte – Rivas undercard

  07-05-2019 06:08
  Richard Riakporhe will make the second defence of his WBA Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title against Chris Billam-Smith on the undercard of Dillian Whyte’s crunch Heavyweight clash with Oscar Rivas at The O2 in London on July 20, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Riakporhe (9-0, 8KOs) displayed destructive punch power as he halted Belfast’s highly-touted Tommy […]
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• Sergey Kovalev vs. Anthony Yarde being planned for June 29 in Russia on ESPN

  07-05-2019 03:55
  By Charles Brun: Negotiations are underway for WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev to defend his title against mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde (18-0, 17 KOs) on June 29 in Russia on ESPN, according to Mike Coppinger. The Kovalev-Yarde fight finally has a set date. Now it just needs to be official along with the venue […]
  Read full article: Sergey Kovalev vs. Anthony Yarde being planned for June 29 in Russia on ESPN @Boxing News 24
  
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• Jose Ramirez vs. Maurice Hooker being negotiated

  07-05-2019 02:18
  By Charles Brun: Negotiations are underway between WBC light welterweight champion Jose Ramirez (24-0, 16 KOs) and WBO champion Maurice Hooker (26-0-3, 17 KOs) for fight that will take place on DAZN, according to Mike Coppinger. Ramirez, 26, is promoted by Top Rank and fights on ESPN. Hooker, 29, is with with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom […]
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