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Adam Azim’s trainer, Shane McGuigan, believes Azim can be as good as his former fighter and undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor. McGuigan was in Taylor’s corner for the majority of his professional career, helping the Scot win the World Boxing Super Series and…

Jeamie Tshikeva (7-1, 4 KOs) picked up a sixth-round stoppage victory over Franklin Ignatius (6-1-1, 1 KOs) at London’s Copper Box Arena tonight (October 19). Tshikeva, 30, started the fight on the front foot and Ignatius strangely seemed to be happy to sit in the…

Promoter Boxxer announced Friday that they had formed a partnership with Riyadh Season, which would start with Saturday’s show at the Copper Box Arena in London. The bill is headlined by Adam Azim versus Ohara Davies and, according to a press release, “The partnership…

Now that Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol is behind us, I’ve started to look forward to Bakhram Murtazaliev-Tim Tszyu more and more. I’m a big fan of Tszyu. I love the way that he fights; the way that he carries himself; his willingness to fight anyone…

Friday, October 18 Bakhram Murtazaliev-Tim Tszyu outlasted the threat posed by Hurricane Milton to remain at Orlando’s Caribe Royale, but at Friday morning’s weigh-in – the “weigh-in” seen from 4pm in the afternoon was ceremonial – it was briefly threatened by inaccurate scales. One…

Friday, October 18 Bakhram Murtazaliev-Tim Tszyu outlasted the threat posed by Hurricane Milton to remain at Orlando’s Caribe Royale, but at Friday morning’s weigh-in – the “weigh-in” seen from 4pm in the afternoon was ceremonial – it was briefly threatened by inaccurate scales. One…

In this week’s mailbag, trainer Stephen “Breadman” Edwards looks back on the undisputed light heavyweight bout between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, assesses how to score, looks at the cards and also addresses the immediate future of the 175lbs greats. Hey Bread, I am…

Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom has thus far had a week to forget, with marquee fighters Frazer Clarke and Ben Whittaker having the worst nights of their young careers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and having exchanged barbs with rival promoters via YouTube channels.  On Saturday,…

Middleweight Marquis Taylor didn’t get the call he expected after handing undefeated Cuban prospect Yoelvis Gomez his first defeat.  A big fight seemed inevitable, but instead, his phone stayed silent—until former titleholder Shawn Porter rang, offering help. For the last two months, Taylor,…