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Oleksandr Usyk’s cutman Russ Anber feels the referee, Mark Nelson, shouldn’t have stopped the fight in the ninth round to give Tyson Fury a standing eight count after he’d been hurt last Saturday night in Riyadh. Usyk Denied a Potential Knockout Russ notes that Fury…

Shakur Stevenson took to social media to gripe [read: throw a hissy fit] about IBF lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko fighting WBO champ Denys Berichyk next in a unification. Shakur’s Discontent and Desired Opponent WBO 135-lb champion Shakur (21-0, 10 KOs) wants Lomachenko (18-0, 12 KOs)…

Boxing analyst Paulie Malignaggi is in favor of the referee giving Tyson Fury a standing eight count in round nine when he’d been hit with 20 consecutive headshots by Oleksandr Usyk and ropes were holding him up. Malignaggi’s Referee Rant: Stop the Stoppages! Paulie wants…

Joe Cordina will be moving up to lightweight after losing his IBF super featherweight title to challenger Anthony Cacace by an upset eighth-round knockout last Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn revealed today that Cordina (17-1, 9…

Promoter Eddie Hearn is offering a way out for Tyson Fury of his rematch clause for Oleksandr Usyk by suggesting that he can fight Anthony Joshua next. This is a chance for Fury to avoid further humiliation. It’s a generous offer by Hearn, giving Fury…

Diego Pacheco (21-0, 17 KOs) is now the #1 contender for Canelo Alvarez’s WBO super middleweight title. The previous #1 WBO, Jaime Munguia was beaten last May by Canelo, clearing the way for Pacheco, 23, to take the top spot. It’s only taken Pacheco six…

Brian Norman Jr. wants a unification fight against WBC interim champ Mario Barrios next following his tenth-round knockout win over Giovanni Santillan last Saturday night in San Diego, California. Title Upgrades on the Horizon Norman Jr. (26-0, 23 KOs) claimed the vacant WBO interim welterweight…

Boxing pundit Gareth A. Davies thinks Tyson Fury won’t face Anthony Joshua if he’s victorious in his rematch with undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in October. Gareth doesn’t say why he thinks Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) will walk away from the sport rather than stay…

WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez defends against #13 Steve Claggett (38-7-2, 26 KOs) on June 29th live on ESPN at the James L. Knight Center in Downtown Miami, Florida. The event begins at 10:00 p.m / 7:00 p.m. PT on ESPN and ESPN You…