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WBC No. 1 middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz believes he is more than ready for his February 22 shot at Carlos Adames. The Englishman is 21-0 (17 KOs) having posted an impressive 2024 with victories over Liam Williams, Ammo Williams and Tyler Denny. Adames…

Vergil Ortiz believes his fight could steal the quality-packed February 22 show in Saudi Arabia. The junior middleweight contender meets Israil Madrimov in a mouth-watering clash on the undercard of the 175lbs unification fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. Ortiz, fresh off…

“I’m very excited to be fighting for the championship of the world for the second time,” said New Zealand’s Joseph Parker ahead of his February 22 fight challenge of IBF heavyweight ruler Daniel Dubois. “Two-time world champion sounds beautiful.” At today’s London press…

WBC cruiserweight champion Badou Jack has been ordered to face mandatory challenger Ryan Rozicki. The two sides will have until February 4 to negotiate a deal, at which point a purse bid will take place that same day, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman confirmed to…

Former WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol has said he is not just focused on Artur Beterbiev’s belts. He wants revenge. Beterbiev won a high-level clash between the world’s leading 175-pounders by narrow margins in Saudi Arabia in October, with Bivol’s team believing they…

On the same night that many of boxing’s movers and shakers and givers and takers descended on London for The Ring awards ceremony, a British super middleweight title fight was happening in Sheffield between Callum Simpson and Steed Woodall which kept the sport…

Pick it: Omar Trinidad vs. Mike Plania When to watch: Friday, January 17 at 10 p.m. ET (3 a.m. GMT) How to watch: UFC Fight Pass Why to watch: Omar Trinidad is a featherweight prospect who is aiming for…

Junior welterweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez, who continues to search for his next professional dance partner, said that Subriel Matias – a former belt holder in the division – doesn’t measure up to his standards as an opponent. “I didn’t turn down no fight, OK?”…

The January 17 show featuring featherweight prospect Omar Trinidad vs. Mike Plania will go forward in Commerce, California, which is just south of Los Angeles but is not near any of the active wildfires currently affecting the region. The show’s promoter, Tom Loeffler of…