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• Stephen McKenna faces Kris Pilkington on September 5

  25-08-2020 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Promoter Mick Hennessy is thrilled to announce that one of the emerging young stars of World boxing, Stephen’ Hitman’ McKenna, will make his UK debut on his 5th September show, live on free-to-air Channel 5. Red-hot Irish talent McKenna will feature on the undercard of Alex Dilmaghani’s European Super-Featherweight title challenge against champion Samir Ziani, […]
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• Claressa Shields named Women’s boxing #1 P-4-P

  25-08-2020 21:26 via boxingnews24.com
  Women’s boxing superstar Claressa Shields has added two more impressive distinctions to her already unparalleled boxing career laurels. 25-year-old “T-Rex” Shields (10-0, 2 KOs), currently the unified WBC and WBO World Female Super Welterweight and WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO Middleweight Champion, has been named #1 in both The Ring and ESPN’s inaugural pound-for-pound women’s […]
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• David Benavidez wants to be reinstated in WBC’s rankings at 168

  25-08-2020 20:45 via boxingnews24.com
  By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC 168-lb champion David Benavidez’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz has written to the WBC to have him reinstated in the World Boxing Council’s rankings at super middleweight after the sanctioning moved him to #1 at 175 due to him missing weight on August 15. Team Benavidez wants Benavidez to be ranked in the […]
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• Oleksandr Usyk vs. Dereck Chisora on October 31

  25-08-2020 18:46 via boxingnews24.com
  By Jeff Aronow: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Dereck Chisora has been tentatively scheduled for October 31, according to Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. That’s the working date that they plan on staging the Usyk-Chisora heavyweight clash, but it’ll depend on fans being allowed back into events. Hearn wants to ensure that there’s a gate of some […]
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• Eddie Hearn Admits Terence Crawford vs Kell Brook Talks Underway: “We’re Trying To Make That Fight Happen”

  25-08-2020 18:44 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Hans Themistode
  After months of hearing his name associated with the likes of Shawn Porter, Keith Thurman and even Gary Russell Jr--Terence Crawford is heading in another direction entirely. The WBO welterweight titlist is on a collision course with former belt holder Kell Brook.  Their clash is far from a reality, but according to promoter Eddie Hearn, everything is pointing in the right direction. 
  “I had a couple of conversations with Bob and Carl Moretti yesterday,&r
  
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• Artur Beterbiev vs. Adam Deines on October 9 in Moscow, Russia

  25-08-2020 17:07 via boxingnews24.com
  By Kenneth Friedman: Artur Beterbiev will now be defending his IBF/WBC light heavyweight titles against #6 IBF Adam Deines on October 9 instead of Fanlong Meng in Moscow, Russia. IBF mandatory Meng (16-0, 10 KOs) potentially wouldn’t have been able to make the trip from China to Russia to face the unbeaten Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs). […]
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• Horn vs Tszyu: Preview, start time, how to watch & full card details

  25-08-2020 13:03 via boxingnews24.com
  Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The fight on ESPN+ in the US begins at 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT – In Australia: Five fights will be aired on Main Event PPV from 7 pm. Horn and Tszyu are scheduled to fight at 9:30pm. (photo: No Limit Boxing) Fight preview […]
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• Nelson: In every situation, you can find a way

  25-08-2020 11:50 via skysports.com
  
  Johnny Nelson has revealed how he overcame shyness and derision to become a record-breaking world champion, having learned to gain unwavering confidence.
  
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• Errol Spence Jr vs. Danny Garcia is 50-50 fight says Amir Khan

  25-08-2020 08:33 via boxingnews24.com
  By Dan Ambrose: Amir Khan says he feels the November 21 fight between IBF/WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr and Danny Garcia is a 50-50 affair with either guy capable of winning. One of the reasons why Khan has doubts about Spence (26-0, 21 KOs) is his recent car crash from last October. Spence, 30, […]
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• Jeff Horn vs. Tim Tszyu Aug. 26 ESPN+ Weigh In Results

  25-08-2020 07:50 via boxingnews24.com
  Horn vs Tszyu ESPN+ livestream begins at 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT Wednesday morning By Sean Jones: Jeff Horn 153.4 (69.6kg) vs. Tim Tszyu 152.3 (69.1kg): 154-pound contenders Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu will be battling on August 26 at the North Queensland Stadium in Townsville, Australia. The Horn-Tszyu will take place in front of […]
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• Whyte rematch warning - 'I took Povetkin's punch'

  25-08-2020 07:00 via skysports.com
  
  Hughie Fury says he withstood Alexander Povetkin's "best" punch and has warned that Dillian Whyte is facing a precarious rematch with the Russian powerhouse.  
  
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• Tszyu vs Horn ESPN+ Live Stream on Aug.26

  25-08-2020 06:11 via boxingnews24.com
  Horn vs Tszyu livestream begins at 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT for a special Aussie edition of Breakfast and Boxing — Lewis Crocker-Louie Greene welterweight battle tops MTK Global show Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET — MTK Global-promoted show from Kazakhstan to stream Sunday starting at 12 p.m. ET Australia’s most anticipated fistic showdown in […]
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• Culcay vs Baraou & Feigenbutz v Saidi in Berlin, Germany on Aug. 28

  25-08-2020 06:00 via boxingnews24.com
  BIG TIME BOXING RETURNS TO GERMANY AS BARAOU CHALLENGES CULCAY – Team Sauerland’s exciting super welterweight contender Abass Baraou (9-0, 6 KOs) will challenge former World Champion Jack Culcay (28-4, 13 KOs) in a mouth watering 50/50 clash on August 28th at the Harvel Studios in Berlin. The fight, already being billed as the ‘Fight […]
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• Jose Ramirez vs. Viktor Postol this Saturday, Aug.29 on ESPN+

  25-08-2020 03:27 via boxingnews24.com
  By Chris Williams: Jose Ramirez will finally be defending his WBC/WBO light welterweight title against his WBC mandatory Viktor Postol this Saturday, August 29, on ESPN+ in the headliner. The action starts for the Ramirez-Postol card at 7:30 p.m. ET. Ramirez and Postol’s mutual promoter Bob Arum had the two scheduled for February 1 in […]
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• Tyson Fury Declares He’s “Ruling The Roost” At Heavyweight

  25-08-2020 02:31 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By Sean Crose
  The last time the world saw Tyson Fury in the ring, the lineal and now WBC heavyweight champion was beating  up (Is there another way to put it?) undefeated rival Deontay Wilder last February in Las Vegas. The world has become a different place since that time. The international Covid 19 pandemic gripped the globe and boxing was forced to spend months being essentially on the sidelines. With the sport being back in action, however, Fury is making it clear that he wants back in
  
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