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WBA junior welterweight titleholder Jose “El Rayo” Valenzuela and top contender Gary Antuanne Russell are close to finalizing a 2025 showdown, multiple sources have confirmed with BoxingScene. The bout could land on the Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach PBC Pay-Per-View card on Prime Video.…

Not long after a press conference for Ryan Garcia’s scheduled exhibition bout concluded in Los Angeles, Garcia’s promoter declared that Garcia’s match with Rukiya Anpo cannot happen without permission. “Golden Boy Promotions has exclusive rights to Ryan Garcia’s fights,” Oscar De La Hoya, the…

The long and tumultuous relationship between Jarrell Miller and promoter Dmitriy Salita has bubbled up with another conflict – this time over a fight “Big Baby” was hoping to have with fellow heavyweight Derek Chisora in 2025. Just days ago, it was reported…

The WBO’s latest ratings update — released November 23 — includes five new fighters who have been named the #1 contender in their respective divisions. At light heavyweight: Dmitry Bivol, 23-1 (12 KOs), is now ranked No. 1 after losing the WBA title last…

The citizens of California may not realize it, but they have a pretty darned cool one-upmanship statement available to them for bragging-rights purposes whenever needed: “The executive director of my state athletic commission could kick the executive director of your state athletic commission’s ass.” …

David Avanesyan will return to the ring in December before launching yet another assault on the welterweight division in 2025. Next month the former European and WBA welterweight champion will box on a BCB Promotion against a selected opponent. In July, Avanesyan, 30-5…

A rematch of one of the best fights of 2024 is on tap for February 2025. The unified light heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev, who holds all four belts, and former WBA champion Dmitry Bivol is likely headed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in…

Bakhodir Jalolov will return for the first time as a pro since his second Olympic triumph, in Paris, against French heavyweight champion David Spilmont. Jalolov, tipped by many as a future star in the division, is 14-0 (14 KOs), while Spilmont is 16-8-1 (11…

With the WBA regular heavyweight title on the line, Mahmoud Charr makes a defense against Kubrat Pulev. They will fight on December 7 in the Arena Sofia in Bulgaria in a bout shown on DAZN. Charr is 34-4 (20 KOs), born in Syria…