De La Hoya confirms his return to the ring
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 19, 2020, 7:54 a.m.

Oscar De La Hoya has officially confirmed in an interview to ESPN that he is ready to stop his sports retirement and return to the ring. The fight with the participation of the 47-year-old boxer may take place this year.

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Joshua will watch Whyte vs Povetkin from ringside
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 19, 2020, 3:49 a.m.

Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) will join Sky Sports' team of experts to comment in the ring on Saturday's WBC interim and diamond heavyweight title fight of Dillian Whyte (27-1, 18 KOs) and Alexander Povetkin (35-2-1, 24 KOs). AJ will be accompanied by Tony Bellew and Natasha ...

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DAZN to not approve Yildirim as Alvarez's next opponent
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 18, 2020, 9:51 p.m.

Avni Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs) will not be accepted by DAZN as the next opponent for Saul Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs). The leadership of the World Boxing Council has ordered boxers to hold a meeting for the vacant super middleweight title.

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Jones officially vacates his belt and negotiates on heavyweight fight
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 18, 2020, 1:17 p.m.

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has officially announced that he is leaving his title vacant. The Bones noted that he does not end his career, but puts it on pause. He also added that he will definitely take part in the testing conducted by USADA.

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Tyson vs Jones to be judged and the title is at stake
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 18, 2020, 3:25 a.m.

The fight of Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will be served by the judging panel. It will be judged by three judges appointed by one of the main boxing organizations, which will also prepare a special championship belt for the winner of the exhibition boxing fight of ...

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Joshua sees risk for Whyte in his fight against Povetkin
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 18, 2020, 1:20 a.m.

Dillian Whyte (27-1, 18 KOs) is the bookmaker's favorite for Saturday's interim WBC heavyweight title clash with Alexander Povetkin (35-2-1, 24 KOs). On average, the chances of the Briton win, according to bookmakers, are 1.25 compared to 3.75 for the Russian. But Anthony Joshua isn't sure his compatriot ...

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Kharitonov believes that Volkov is able to beat Miocic
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 17, 2020, 11:16 p.m.

Sergei Kharitonov, a heavyweight of the Bellator roster, has commented on whether Alexander Volkov can defeat UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic.

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Bellew to join the project of a new weight category 225 pounds?
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 17, 2020, 5:23 p.m.

Former WBC Cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew will chair the committee set up by the WBC leadership to work on a project to create a new weight class of 225 pounds.

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Tukhugov vs. Dawodu on Sept 27 at UFC 253
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 16, 2020, 11:38 a.m.

Russian featherweight Zubaira Tukhugov will have his next fight on September 27. His rival will be Hakim Dawodu, and the fight will take place at the 253rd UFC tournament. Tukhugov had his last fight this February, defeating Kevin Aguilar by TKO in the first round.

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Kriegel refutes Lomachenko's "generosity"
Andrew Karlov
Aug. 16, 2020, 9:42 a.m.

Renowned journalist Mark Kriegel, who is currently mostly associated with ESPN, said that recent reports of the generosity of WBA, WBO and WBC lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) towards the IBF champion Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) are not true.

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