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The IBF has ordered Christian Mbilli (28-0) and the reigning European champion Kevin Lele Sadjo (24-0) to meet in a final eliminator to earn the status of mandatory challenger to William Scull, the IBF super-middleweight champion.   Mbilli-Sadjo represents an all-French match-up with considerable appeal but…

The heavyweight Pryce Taylor is feeling good after his first win with his new promoter, Salita Promotions. Earlier in December, Taylor stopped KeShawn Jackson in the third round at the Dort Federal Event Center, in Flint, Michigan. Taylor holds a record of 5-0…

Chris Kongo and Aadam Hamed took part in the now customary midweek fight card following the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II media workout in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Kongo, now 17-2 (7 KOs), picked up his first victory at junior welterweight with a shutout…

Tyson Fury’s sparring partner Kevin Lerena believes that Fury is stronger and more explosive than his first camp to fight Oleksandr Usyk. Fury fights Usyk again on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in a rematch for the WBA, WBO and WBC heavyweight titles after…

As previously reported by BoxingScene, the super middleweight clash between Diego Pacheco and Steven Nelson is heading to Las Vegas. They will box at The Cosmopolitan on Saturday, January 25, on a bill that is made up with Cuban star Andy Cruz fighting Omar…

The Puerto Rican referee Roberto Ramirez Jnr will referee the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. The three scoring judges are Gerardo Martinez, also of Puerto Rico, Chicago’s Pat Morley, and Miami’s Fernando Barbosa. Like their first…

The WBO has granted an extension for negotiations regarding their eliminator for the junior-welterweight title between Jack Catterall and Arnold Barboza Jnr. Their promoters – Catterall is guided by Matchroom, and Barboza Jnr by Golden Boy Promotions – both requested the extension, which means that…

The winner of the all-Ireland clash between Paddy Donovan and Lewis Crocker should be in line to fight the IBF welterweight champion Jarron “Boots” Ennis. Donovan, 14-0 (11 KOs), and Crocker, 20-0 (11 KOs), meet at the SSE Arena in Belfast on March 1…

Shannon Briggs believes Tyson Fury is capable of avenging his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk however “he feels like” on Saturday evening. The 36 year old Fury and Usyk again fight at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – seven months after Usyk threatened to…