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The WBA’s latest ratings update, released November 1, includes three new fighters who have been named the No. 1 contenders in their respective divisions. At bridgerweight: Leon Harth (22-6-1, 13 KOs) dropped from No. 1 to No. 5 following his decision loss last month…

“Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around,” the eponymous Calvin once said in Bill Watterson’s legendary comic strip Calvin and Hobbes . Boxing seems to apply the same principle to those who lose close, controversial decisions. In this case,…

For Gabriela Fundora, boxing came naturally, at an early age as a family affair.  Florida’s Fundora, 22, has risen to the top echelon of the sport and currently holds the IBF flyweight title. On Saturday, she will come up against WBC, WBA and WBO…

Juan Francisco Estrada’s loss earlier this year to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez will wind up being the final fight at 115 pounds for the former lineal junior bantamweight champion. Estrada will be heading three pounds north, a member of his camp confirmed during a Thursday…

Padraig McCrory returned to winning ways with a decision victory over Leonard Carrillo on Friday in Belfast, Northern Ireland. McCrory was boxing for the first time since his loss to Edgar Berlanga earlier in the year, and he dropped Carrillo in the first on…

Lightweight Floyd Schofield and Rene Tellez Giron are set for Saturday's 12-round bout at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The fight, airing on DAZN, was made official as both fighters weighed in at 134.4lbs. Schofield, 22, from Austin, Texas, will make…

Boxing has found openings in this post-World Series, football-season window to still stage some landmark U.S.-based fights in recent years. Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury 1 in December 2018, Canelo Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev in November 2019, Fury-Wilder 3 in October 2021, Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in…

Rudhain Farrell won his first Belfast derby with Conor Kerr over eight rounds on Friday to win the Boxing Union of Ireland junior featherweight title – and he retained it against the same opponent in a terrific encounter. The scores after 10 rounds were…

O'Shaquie Foster and Robson Conceicao both came in under the junior lightweight limit at the Friday weigh-in for their Saturday title fight at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York (5:50 p.m. ET), despite each carrying a considerable chip on his shoulder. …