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Christian Mbilli is ready to position himself as the next heir to the super middleweight throne, and the first big test for the Canada-based French-Cameroonian contender comes in the form of Sergiy Derevyanchenko, the tough Ukrainian who’s nearly spoiled plenty of plans.  The matchup…

Oscar De La Hoya retired in April 2009, four months after his 2008 technical knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao. But during the fight itself, De La Hoya didn’t just want his career to end — he wanted his life over as well. Before facing…

Sergei Derevyanchenko has been here before. The unbeaten opponent, the enticing prospect of a world title challenge, taking on a quality foe in a 50-50 fight. The Ukrainian has never been one to back down from a challenge, which is why he says of…

Super middleweight Christian Mbilli successfully made weight for his ESPN main event against Sergiy Derevyanchenko on Saturday at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada.  Mbilli weighed in at 167.4 pounds, while Derevyanchenko came in at 167.1 pounds. Both fighters appeared in good shape on…

Trevor McCumby says he is in great shape ahead of his super middleweight contest with Caleb Plant on Sept. 14. McCumby (28-0 (21 KOs) revealed in an interview with BoxingScene that he has now started sparring following a successful eye examination in Las Vegas,…

Junior middleweight prospect Callum Walsh’s first professional fight in his home country will come against Przemyslaw Runowski on Sept. 20, according to Dana White, whose UFC Fight Pass regularly spotlights Walsh . The fight will take place at the 3Arena in Dublin. Tickets…

Hands are important in boxing. Curled into fists, then toughened in the gym, they are protected by hand wraps and gloves before being used on fight night to cause grievous bodily harm. They do damage. They settle disputes. They decide things. They also carry power…

Super middleweight Osleys Iglesias has been on a quick rise of late, with two first-round knockouts already in 2024. Iglesias took just two rounds total to stop Evgeny Shvedenko and Marcelo Coceres, in June and March, respectively. Despite his impressive performances, there's some debate…

When Joshua Buatsi sat back and surveyed the light heavyweight landscape after his decision victory over Dan Azeez in February, the picture couldn’t have looked much better. With the WBO, WBC and IBF 175-pound champion Artur Beterbiev set to unify the division against his…