Riakpo: "I'm better than Jack in every way"
Andrew Karlov
March 3, 2023, 10:01 a.m.

"I'm better than him in every way," says Richard Riakpo (16-0, 12 KOs), who set his sights on the new WBC heavyweight champion Badu Jack (28-3-3, 17 KOs).

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Hearn: Zhang should check Joyce's jaw
Andrew Karlov
March 3, 2023, 6:09 a.m.

According to Eddie Hearn, Joe Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs) will be the undisputed favorite in the fight scheduled for April 15 against Zhilei Zhang (24-1-1, 19 KOs). The head of Matchroom Boxing, however, believes that a powerful Chinese puncher can seriously test the Englishman's resilience to punches.

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Opetaya promises to return in April or May
Andrew Karlov
March 3, 2023, 4:04 a.m.

Jai Opetaya (22-0, 17 KOs) confirmed the information that he returned to full-fledged training and began sparring in preparation for his next fight. The next fight for the Australian should be a mandatory defense of the IBF world heavyweight title against Mateusz Masternak (47-5, 31 KOs).

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Bidding for the fight Zerafa-Falcao scheduled for March 14
Andrew Karlov
March 3, 2023, 1:01 a.m.

On March 14, a tender will be held to select the organizer of the fight for the vacant IBF world middleweight title between Michael Zerafa (31-4-1, 19 KOs) and Esquivoy Falcao (30-0, 20 KOs). Previously, this belt belonged to Gennady Golovkin.

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Cameron to replace Serrano in Taylor fight?
Andrew Karlov
March 3, 2023, 12:34 a.m.

Absolute world champion in super lightweight Shantel Cameron (17-0, 8 KOs) may become the next opponent Kathy Taylor (22-0, 6 KOs). The fight may take place on May 20 in Dublin.

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Smith was injured, the fight with Stepin will be canceled
Andrew Karlov
March 2, 2023, 5:10 p.m.

Fight between Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs) and Pavel Stepin (18-0-1, 12 KOs), scheduled for March 11, has been cancelled. According to Matchroom Boxing, the Englishman was injured at the final stage of training.

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Tommy Fury thinks he'll knock out Jake Paul in rematch
Andrew Karlov
March 2, 2023, 1:45 p.m.

Promising light heavyweight Tommy Fury (9-0, 4 KOs) believes that he will secure an early victory over Jake Paulif their rematch takes place. Last Sunday in Saudi Arabia, Fury, despite a knockdown in the eighth round, won a split decision over Paul (6-1, 4 KOs).

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Gamboa released from custody awaiting trial
Andrew Karlov
March 2, 2023, 11:01 a.m.

Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-5, 18 KOs) has been under arrest since the beginning of the year and was only able to be released on bail on Wednesday. The Olympic champion and former world champion among professionals in three weight categories knocked down a man to death. The fact that the ...

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Mike Tyson: 'George Foreman was the strongest puncher'
Andrew Karlov
March 2, 2023, 10:01 a.m.

Mike Tyson the strongest puncher in the history of boxing considers the legendary George Foreman, with which it was compared at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s. Mike Tyson, the youngest world heavyweight champion in history. Foreman, in turn, is the oldest champion in this weight category.

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Galal Yafai vs Moses Calleros
Andrew Karlov
March 2, 2023, 9:01 a.m.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Flyweight Champion Galal Yafai (3-0, 2 KOs) in his last fight in the pro ring in November, he won a difficult split decision victory over the Mexican Goan Rodriguez Garcia. Now the 30-year-old athlete from Birmingham is set to perform on April 8 in San Antonio ...

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