Eddie Hearn is already considering a fight next year between WBC champion Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KO) and interim titleholder Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KO). The British promoter says the most likely scenario for negotiations between the two camps could end up being a bid tender.
The presidents of the four major boxing sanctioning bodies met. It was attended by Mauricio Suleiman (WBC), Gilberto Jesus Mendoza (WBA), Daryl Peoples (IBF) and Francisco Valcarcel (WBO). The topics of talks included unification bouts, among others.
Saul Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) said he will fight four professional fights next year. The fighter had a similar plan this year but a protracted negotiations with Caleb Plant (21-0, 12 KOs) led to the postponement of the fights from early September to November 6.
WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) serves as a mentor of Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs), one of the best and most popular prospect in the boxing world. Canelo and Garcia train under the same trainer, Eddie Reynoso, but the work ethic ...
Jose Uzcategui (31-4, 26 KOs) was caught doping and will now be unable to step in the ring with David Benavides (24-0, 21 KOs) in a bout scheduled for November 13. Their fight was supposed to be the main event of the evening at the Premier Boxing Champions ...
Nov. 27 Azinga Fuzile (15-1, 9 KOs) and Kenichi Ogawa (25-1-1, 18 KOs) will challenge for the vacant IBF super featherweight world title at a boxing night in New York City. The bout will be part of an event hosted by Matchroom Boxing.
Claressa Shields suffered her first professional mixed martial arts loss. The American lost by split decision to Abigail Montes as part of the Professional Fighters League's MMA night. After three rounds, the judges tallied 29-28 in favor of Shields and 29-28 twice in favor of Montes.
On September 25, Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) made a sensation in the boxing world by taking the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles from Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs). AJ will get a chance to take a revenge from his winner next spring. Usyk assures that he ...
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) will face former champion Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17 KOs) on November 20 in Las Vegas. According to Crawford, the November bout with his fellow countryman will have a huge workload.
The only four-time world heavyweight champion in boxing history and former cruiserweight king 59-year-old Evander Holyfield analysed the situation at the top of the royal division following recent significant fights of Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III, which the Briton won by knockout, and Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua, ...
