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Rhiannon Dixon makes the first defence of her WBO lightweight title against Terri Harper on the undercard of Jack Catterall-Regis Prograis in Manchester on August 24. Dixon, 29, earned the vacant title when she outpointed Karen Elizabeth Carabajal on the undercard of Zelfa Barrett’s victory…

Dennis McCann will get his chance to clean up the one blotch on his 15-0-1 (8 KOs) record when he rematches Ionut Baluta on July 27, 11 months after they battled to a technical draw. The 12-rounder, which is for the vacant European junior-featherweight title,…

Charlie Edwards is in advanced discussions to fight the EBU bantamweight champion Thomas Essomba. Edwards, 31, revived his career – following a period of inactivity that started when he lost the WBC flyweight title to Julio Cesar Martinez in a fight that was later…

The undercard for the Salita Promotions July 27 show - topped by Claressa Shields challenging WBC heavyweight titlist Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse - is taking shape. Junior welterweight contender Michel Rivera (25-1, 14 KOs) takes on Hugo Alberto Roldan (22-2-1, 7 KOs) over 10 rounds and, in…

The flyweight title fight between Ricardo Sandoval and Angel Acosta will act as the co-main event to William Zepeda-Giovanni Cabrera at the Toyota Center in Ontario, California on Saturday. Sandoval is 24-2 (17 KOs), and the Rialto, California resident meets Puerto Rico’s former champion…

Australian heavyweight Justis Huni is to fight Troy Pilcher on July 25 at Fortitude Music Hall in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Eighteen months will have passed since he last fought in his home country, and the 25 year old will do at a time when…

Danny Garcia has said he wants to avenge losses to Errol Spence Jr. and Keith Thurman before his career is over. Philadelphia’s Garcia is 37-3 (21 KOs) and now 36 years old. He has not boxed since a majority decision win over Jose Benavidez…

Teofimo Lopez Jr. scored a unanimous decision win against Steve Claggett and defended his WBO junior welterweight title on Saturday night in Miami. Many expected a stoppage win by Lopez, but the durable Canadian contender Claggett fought until the 12th round for the first…

While we await a potential unification bout between lightweights Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko, there’s plenty else to keep an eye on in this young and talented division – including two notable fights this week. On Saturday, in separate broadcasts, Shakur Stevenson will…