Crawford vs Porter may head to promotional bids
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 18, 2021, 9:02 a.m.

The teams of Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) and Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17 KOs) have yet to reach an agreement on a WBO welterweight title fight. The negotiation time set by the World Boxing Organization ends August 20. The date for promotion bids will be determined on that ...

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Haye: "I'll make more money fighting Fournier than I did with Bellew"
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 18, 2021, 5:39 a.m.

On September 11, former world heavyweight and cruiserweight champion David Haye (28-4, 26 KOs) will return to the ring at an evening hosted in Los Angeles. The opponent for "Haymaker," who announced his retirement three years ago, will be Joe Fournier (9-0, 9 KOs).

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Benjamin Whittaker is going pro
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 17, 2021, 6:38 p.m.

Yesterday it was reported that Olympic champion Galal Yafai of Great Britain will turn professional this year. Yafai's compatriot Benjamin Whittaker, a freshly crowned Olympic silver medallist, made the same announcement today.

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Callum Smith vs Lenin Castillo on the Joshua vs Usyk undercard
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 17, 2021, 3:06 p.m.

Former world super middleweight champion Callum Smith (27-1, 19 KOs) returns to the ring after losing to Saul Alvarez last December. The Briton will make his bantamweight debut and will face former world title challenger Dominican Lenin Castillo (21-3-1, 16 KOs) at the Anthony Joshua vs Alexander ...

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Pacquiao vs Ugas. Predictions and betting odds
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 17, 2021, 2:07 p.m.

Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) is the bookmakers' favorite in the fight against WBA welterweight champion Jordenis Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs). The bout will be Saturday night's main event in Las Vegas.

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Joyce is open to fights against Ortiz and Ruiz
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 17, 2021, 1:08 p.m.

Joe Joyce (13-0, 12 KOs) is looking for an opponent to face on October 9. The Brit recently called Derek Chisora out. Now Joyce is targeting two more interesting opponents.

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Fury's daughter wins fight for his life, Tyson returns to training
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 16, 2021, 3:04 p.m.

Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) recently went through a tough time, whose newborn daughter Athena was fighting for her own life within days of her birth.

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Bivol vs Buatsi for WBA title early next year
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 16, 2021, 1:54 p.m.

Eddie Hearn has announced that he will arrange a fight of Joshua Buatsi (15-0, 13 KOs) and WBA lihgt heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) in February or March next year. The British promoter plans to host the event at the O2 Arena in London.

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Michael Hunter: "They don't want me to fight Dillian Whyte"
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 16, 2021, 10 a.m.

Michael Hunter (20-1-1, 14 KOs) defeated Mike Wilson and become an official challenger for the WBA heavyweight belt. But instead of waiting months for his chance, the American is looking for a new challenge. The boxer from Las Vegas, who recently celebrated his 33rd birthday, challenged Dillian ...

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Mike Tyson: "At my peak I would beat both Fury and Joshua"
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 16, 2021, 9:08 a.m.

Mike Tyson once seemed invincible and indestructible. He made up for his lack of anthropometry with aggression, dynamism and fighting instincts. Today's 55-year-old boxer believes that at the peak of his career he would have beaten both Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) and Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 ...

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