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This was supposed to be Hamzah Sheeraz’s night. That didn’t mean Carlos Adames was just going to let it happen. Sheeraz came into Kingdom Arena in Riyadh as the top middleweight contender, a 25-year-old who had worked his way up the rankings while scoring…

Vergil Ortiz had a statement to make in taking on former junior-middleweight champion Israil Madrimov after the former champion’s August title loss to Terence Crawford. Texas’ Ortiz underlined that message Saturday, outworking Madrimov and flashing impressive strides with his jab and defense to win…

The first fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol was quite close, both on the scorecards and with the statistics. Beterbiev took the majority decision on October 12 in Riyadh, two judges seeing him ahead 116-112 and 115-113, while the third judge had it…

Junior welterweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez may finally have a new opponent of his own, but on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he was content just to show up to the fights as an observer and an amateur analyst. Lopez, who was interviewed on the…

Agit Kabayel pushed his way towards the front of the queue to challenge world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk when he bullied Zhilei Zhang into a sixth-round defeat Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, even surviving a fall himself along the way. Aside from that moment…

Liverpool's Callum Smith put himself in position for another world title tilt after scoring a unanimous decision win over previously-unbeaten Joshua Buatsi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Neither man touched the canvas during the contest, but both were hurt over the course of 12 tough,…

I scored Dmitry Bivol the winner of October’s fight with Artur Beterbiev. It was close, because of the strong way Beterbiev ended it, but while I didn’t think it was close to a robbery, given how close it was, Bivol’s control of the early rounds…

TRUJILLO ALTO, Puerto Rico — After debuting in a second weight class, Wilfredo Mendez says he’s ready to make another run at a world title. The former WBO strawweight titleholder Mendez, 20-3-1 (6 KOs), made a successful first step towards contention in the junior…

Promoter Frank Warren believes his man Hamzah Sheeraz will become world champion today in Saudi Arabia. Sheeraz, 21-0 (17 KOs), will face WBC middleweight belt-holder Carlos Adames as part of Riyadh Season’s “The Last Crescendo” event. Sheeraz has staked his claim as one of…