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Jai Opetaia is giving the edge to WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in his fight against unbeaten knockout machine Artur Beterbiev in eight days from now on October 12th. The IBF cruiserweight champion Opetaia admits to being a fan of Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs),…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says William Zepeda will “duck” Shakur Stevenson in early 2025 rather than taking that fight. He doesn’t say why he thinks Zepeda would do that because he’s been hard, climbing the ranks to challenge Shakur for his WBC lightweight title. Zepeda (31-0,…

Tyson Fury still believes he should have won his first fight against Oleksandr Usyk last May, and he thinks he needs a knockout to defeat him in their rematch on December 21st. According to Fury, Usyk only deserved to win three rounds of their fight…

DAZN revealed today that the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol undercard will be shown on October 12th as part of the normal subscription in the U.S. and Canada. British heavyweights Fabio Wardley (17-0-1, 16 KOs) and Frazer Clarke (8-0-1, 6 KOs) will meet in a…

Journalist Gareth A. Davies doesn’t believe a rematch will happen between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois in light of the outcome of their clash last month. He feels that there’s too much risk for Joshua being “mained and mauled” by IBF heavyweight champion Dubois (22-2,…

Janibek Alimkhanuly (16-0, 11 KOs) easily retained his IBF and WBO middleweight titles with a ninth-round knockout against a badly overmatched novice-like challenger Andrei Mikhailovich (21-1, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Star in Sydney, Australia. After the contest, the 31-year-old Janibek said that he…

IBF and WBO World Middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly stopped IBF title Pan Pacific and WBO Global champion ‘King’ Andrei Mikhailovich in the ninth round in a war on Friday night at The Star, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. A fight had to take place in…

Janibek Alimkhanuly made weight for the IBF’s secondary 10-lb weight check today and is ready to defend his IBF middleweight title against Andrei Mikhailovich tonight, October 4, at The Star in Sydney, Australia. In a photo of Janibek on social media, he thin for the…

Terence Crawford is being given the fast track treatment at 154, putting him in a position to challenge the undisputed champion in two fights. It’s easier said than done. Crawford will turn 38 next year, and he likely won’t get a chance to fight for…