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Zak Chelli will defend his British and Commonwealth super middleweight titles against unbeaten mandatory challenger Callum Simpson on Aug. 3 at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, England. Chelli (15-2-1, 7 KOs), 26, of London, will be making his first defense of the titles he claimed…

For eight years, Liam Paro’s life was consumed not by boxing but rugby league. Yes, the same rugby league that can often be confused with watching a car crash. Over and over and over again. “Look, there’s a lot less injuries in boxing,…

Junior lightweight contender Andres Cortes favors Gervonta “Tank” Davis to defeat Frank Martin, even predicting that Davis will win via knockout. Cortes will fight Abraham Nova on June 21 at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in a 10-round bout, while Davis is set to face…

LAS VEGAS – Oleksandr Gvozdyk has summoned the courage of his Ukrainian countrymen, the momentum of his peers’ success and his own redemptive energy to reach Saturday night’s critical co-main event against unbeaten David Benavidez in the MGM Grand’s historic 100th championship card. Former…

Leonard Ellerbe has resigned from his position as CEO of Mayweather Promotions and will be succeeded by former Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced Thursday. In a message posted to Mayweather’s Instagram social media account, the undefeated five-division champion and…

Prenice Brewer and Terrell Gausha were part of the "Fab Five"— not the famous Michigan college basketball team and most certainly not The Beatles — but a standout amateur boxing program put together by Renard Safo in Cleveland, Ohio. The group included Brewer, Gausha, Willie…

LAS VEGAS – In the cat-and-mouse game of pay-per-view piracy, the mouse population is increasing and, as a result, the cats are sharpening their claws and teeth. Amid unsubstantiated reports claiming that last month’s undisputed heavyweight title fight between champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson…

LAS VEGAS – Elijah Garcia is hoping to get back on track when he fights for the first time this year in Las Vegas on Saturday. Garcia will meet Delaware’s gifted Kyrone Davis at the MGM Grand in a fight that had been due…

Chris Billam-Smith has dismissed suggestions Richard Riakporhe is on the eve of the “dream occasion” with which he himself was once crowned champion. It was in May 2023 when Billam-Smith won the WBO cruiserweight title from Lawrence Okolie at the Vitality Stadium – the home of…