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Retired boxing great Lennox Lewis said today that he would like to see Deontay Wilder retire after his loss last Saturday night against Zhilei Zhang in Riyadh. Lewis feels it would be a good idea for the 38-year-old former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (43-4-1, 42…

The rescheduled date for the undisputed fight between WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol and IBF/WBC/WBO champ Artur Beterbiev was revealed last Saturday night: October 12th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It’ll be great for the fans if the fight comes off without another injury postponement.…

All great rides come to an end eventually, and last night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Deontay Wilder found out the hard way – which is very often the only way in the cruel and unforgiving sport of boxing – that his ride as anything approaching…

How a few months, and a win or two, can drastically alter the opinion a fan may have when it comes to a fighter and how a possible future match up may go. Last night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Daniel Dubois scored the biggest win…

Zhilei Zhang (27-2-1, 22 KOs) called out Anthony Joshua after his fifth-round knockout win over Deontay Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs) on Saturday night in Riyadh. Zhang says he’ll fight Joshua next if he doesn’t have an opponent. Unfortunately for the 41-year-old Zhang, promoter Eddie Hearn…

Tonight in the headlining fight on the ‘5 Vs. 5’ card in Saudi Arabia, Zhilei Zhang took out Deontay Wilder via 5th round KO. The ending came as “Big Bang” cracked Wilder with a right hand that spun the former WBC heavyweight champion around, Wilder…

In an absolute, rock ’em, sock ’em heavyweight banger of a slugfest, Daniel Dubois scored the biggest win of his career tonight on the ‘5 Vs. 5’ show in Saudi Arabia. Dubois and Hrgovic went at it from the opening bell, both men testing…

Tonight on the massive ‘5 Vs. 5’ card, Nick Ball won the WBA featherweight title via close and thrilling – not to mention bloody – 12-round decision victory over defending champ Ray Ford. It was a great fight all the way, the closing rounds especially…

Heavyweight contender Joseph Parker is leaning towards Deontay Wilder winning tonight in his fight against Zhilei Zhang in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Parker, who owns victories over both Wilder and Zhang, feels that the former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay (43-3-1, 42 KOs) will get the victory…