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Terence Crawford is facing easily his most difficult opponent of his 16-year career against Israil Madrimov on August 3rd at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The unbeaten 29-year-old Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) is viewed as a younger, stronger, more powerful version of Canelo Alvarez,…

Anthony Joshua has revealed that the negotiations for his next fight are “nearly finished” for his September 21st clash at Wembley Stadium in London. Potential Opponents: Dubois or Zhang? Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) isn’t giving any hints about who might be standing across from him…

David Benavidez will be an excellent substitute for IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev if a knee injury prevents him from facing WBA champ Dmitry Bivol on October 12th in Riyadh. Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) captured the WBC interim light heavyweight title in his debut…

Jai Opetaia, the IBF and Ring cruiserweight champion, says he wants a fight against Oleksandr Usyk at heavyweight. Opetaia’s Ambitions Beyond Cruiserweight The 28-year-old Opetaia (25-0, 19 KOs) is being talked about moving up to heavyweight to look for bigger opportunities in that weight class…

Devin Haney showed interest in the news that Mario Barrios had been upgraded to the full WBC welterweight champion on Tuesday. Haney made a cryptic post on social media that hinted that he was interested in Barrios’ WBC title. Some fans believe Haney (31-1, 15…

Devin Haney’s father, Bill Haney, says they won’t start negotiations for a rematch with Ryan Garcia until his PED case has been dealt with and Devin’s record changed from his loss last April. Haney’s Diminished Leverage Devin Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) isn’t in a strong…

In a night billed as ‘Return Of The King’, light heavyweight contender Lyndon Arthur (23-2) will return to home-soil after a failed crusade against WBA Super Light-Heavyweight champion Dmitrii Bivol (23-0) on the Day of Reckoning last December. The main card is set to get…

Jaime Munguia is in talks to face unbeaten super middleweight contender Erik Bazinyan on September 21st in Arizona. Salvador Rodriguez reports the Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) and the highly ranked Bazinyan (32-0-1, 23 KOs) are negotiating. Munguia Eyes Quick Return After Canelo Loss Munguia is…

Marios Barrios has been elevated from WBC interim 147-lb champion to full champ in a predictable move by the sanctioning body. The WBC recently downgraded champ Terence Crawford to ‘Champion in Recess’ tag after he chose to move up to 154 to fight for the…