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By Will Vickers - 11/23/2024 - Comments William Zepeda suffered a right-hand injury last weekend in his ten-round split decision victory over Tevin Farmer at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Golden Boy president Eric Gomez revealed that Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) had suffered a hand…

Richardson Hitchins warned Liam Paro not to hit him with rabbit punches when he challenges him for his IBF light welterweight title in 14 days on December 7th at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The fight will be shown live on DAZN. The…

Tyson Fury posted on social media today, saying the three heavyweight titles Oleksandr Usyk holds will be “mine again” four weeks from now when they meet for their rematch on December 21st. The former WBC champion Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) is largely being dismissed as…

By James Slater - 11/23/2024 - Comments Fight fans know all about Amanda Serrano wanting a third fight with Katie Taylor, who has now edged her twice in great, razor-close wars. The second fight had “a lot of headbutting going on,” Serrano said, and we sure…

This match-up has been spoken of before now, but it seems the fight is actually pretty close to being a done deal. Dan Rafael reports how veteran heavyweights Derek Chisora and Jarrell Miller are close to having their fight finalized, the date February 8th, the…

Conor Benn, recently cleared to box at home in the UK, this after a lengthy and well-documented battle to prove himself innocent of ever intentionally taking any illegal stimulants, is eager to fight again. Benn, speaking with Sky Sports, said he feels great and that…

Edgar Berlanga is mocking the haircut of WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell, calling him “Michael Myers” and begging David Benavidez not to lose to him. WBC interim 175-lb champion Benavidez is fighting Morrell on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.…

Eddie has signed former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs) to a co-promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing. It’s unclear how many fights Hearn has signed the 31-year-old Kambosos Jr. to, but it’s likely two or three at best. He wants to match…

By Tim Compton - 11/22/2024 - Comments Shakur Stevenson took to social media to question promoter Oscar De La Hoya for why it took so long for William Zepeda to fight him. WBC lightweight champion Shakur told De La Hoya that he believes both of them…