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Lawrence Okolie made a dominant display of power on Friday night, winning the WBC briderweight title with a first round knockout over the hapless champion Lukasz Rozanski at the Podpromie Arena in Rzeszow, Poland. Fighting at Briderweight for the first and likely the last time,…

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum predicts that Tyson Fury will defeat undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch later this year, then move forward to face Anthony Joshua in a “massive fight” in 2025 at Wembley Stadium in London. Arum confirmed today that Fury…

Tyson Fury has officially activated his rematch clause in hopes of redemption against his conqueror, undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. The fight will take place either late this year or early 2025. Arum Confirms Rematch & Joshua Fight The ‘Gypsy King’ Fury’s promoter, Bob Arum,…

According to a breaking news tweet from Mike Coppinger, Sebastian Fundora and Errol Spence have agreed to fight each other in October, the fight to take place in Dallas. According to the tweet, the plan is for the fight that will see Fundora defend his…

Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall II will stream  LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S. and live on DAZN outside of the US – The event will begin at 3 p.m. UK / 12 p.m. ET with the ringwalks scheduled for 10:30 p.m. UK / 5:30…

Last night in San Jacinto, California, unbeaten Ukrainian heavyweight prospect Tsonte Rogava scored a wide eight-round unanimous decision win over tough and experienced journeyman Terrell Jamal Woods. 31 year old Rogava, trained by Joe Goossen, won by the same score of 80-71 on all three…

Jermain Franklin Stops A Game Devin Vargas In Six Rounds! Moments ago in Detroit, heavyweight contender Jermain Franklin scored a one-sided corner retirement stoppage over a game but outgunned Devin Vargas. Franklin dominated throughout, with him landing plenty of good and heavy shots on the…

How much gasoline does Josh Taylor have left in his tank as we approach Saturday’s long-due rematch? Add to the fact Josh is coming off his only pro loss of his career to Teofimo Lopez. Adding another layer the bout being fought at junior welterweight,…

Challenger Lawrence Okolie and WBC bridgerweight champion Lukasz Rozanski both weighed in successfully at Thursday’s weigh-in for their headliner fight this Friday night at Sky Sports at the Podpromie Arena in Rzeszow, Poland. Former WBC cruiserweight champion Okolie (19-1, 14 KOs) weighed in at 223.5…