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It’s been announced that unbeaten heavyweight hope Johnny Fisher will collide with “The Savage,” former bridgerweight title challenger and fun heavyweight in his own right, Alen Babic on July 6, the fight to go down at The Copper Box in London. And this fight does…

Cruiserweight warrior and a former IBF champ, Lee Roy Murphy had some exciting ring career. But though the man from Chicago engaged in five world title fights, and though he also made a dent up at heavyweight and was a special amateur, Murphy is best…

As fight fans have most likely read by now, it looks as though Oleksandr Usyk will be stripped of the IBF heavyweight belt; this just days after the amazing Ukrainian defeated Tyson Fury to become the very first four-belt heavyweight title holder in the history…

A hugely controversial decision, numerous postponements, genuine bad blood, death threats, and a whole lot of anger. This is the story, so far, of the Josh Taylor-Jack Catterall rivalry. It was back in February of 2022, when unified super-lightweight champ Taylor faced hefty underdog Jack…

Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, confirmed that they will honor the rematch clause in their contract with Tyson Fury by fighting him again. What’s unclear is if Fury will take the rematch because Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, revealed today that they’re willing to fight…

Oleksandr Usyk has been named Ring Magazine’s new pound-for-pound king after handing Tyson Fury his first career defeat last Saturday night in their undisputed heavyweight championship in Riyadh. With the win over Fury, Usyk has one of the best resumes in the sport, as has…

Oleksandr Usyk’s stint as undisputed heavyweight champion will likely end within the next two weeks, and his IBF title will be stripped or vacated. Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) has only been undisputed champion since last Saturday when he defeated Tyson Fury in Riyadh. The IBF…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says he’s ready to make a fight between the dethroned WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua next if the Gypsy King doesn’t fight a rematch with undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk. Fury’s Fork in the Road: Humiliation or More Humiliation? It’s…

For quite a while now, unbeaten French super-middleweight contender Christian Mbilli has been making noise, and he has been leaving fight fans happy in his wake. This looks set to continue this summer. As per a news story from RingTV.com, Mbilli, if he comes through…