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This year, we have unfortunately seen some debatable, even flat-out bad decisions announced at the end of a fight. Fans are still arguing over who really won the following fights – Artur Beterbiev-Dmitr Bivol, Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury II, Vergil Ortiz-Serhii Bohachuk, O’Shaquie Foster-Robson Conceicao I,…

WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani (29-0, 22 KOs) will defend his belt against #6 David Cuellar (28-0, 18 KOs) in a 12-round fight on February 24th, live on ESPN+ at the Ariake Arena, in Tokyo, Japan. Nakatani’s Title Defense This isn’t the fight that fans…

Tyson Fury was less effective in his rematch with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk than in his first fight last May. The former WBC heavyweight champion Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) lost the rematch last Saturday night, on December 21st, by a 12-round unanimous decision in…

Middleweight Jose Benavidez Jr. has been added to the undercard of David Benavidez vs. David Morrell on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be shown live on PBC on Prime Video PPV. The opponent for Benavidez Jr. (28-3-1, 19…

Today in Thailand, fans were treated to a very late FOTY contender and also, unfortunately, some extremely debatable scoring from the ringside judges. Panya Pradbsri, AKA Petchmanee CP Freshmart, edged Carlos Canizales over 12 all-action rounds to win the vacant WBC light-flyweight title. The result,…

We saw some chilling, shocking knockouts this year across numerous weight divisions. At heavyweight, Daniel Dubois smashed Anthony Joshua in memorable fashion, while we also saw super-bantamweight king Naoya Inoue deliver two nasty KOs. At featherweight, Angelo Leo took down Luis Alberto Lopez in brutal…

For reigning heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk, the plaudits keep rolling in from most people. But while we fans find ourselves agreeing with (or maybe not, as the case may be), people like Adam Smith, Spencer Oliver, Gareth A. Davis, Carl Froch, and so many others…

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are expected to fight next in their ‘Battle of Britain’ heavyweight clash in the first half of 2025. The two aging Brits will make an absolute fortune, and their loyal UK fans will eagerly order it on PPV to watch.…

IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins says he’s interested in fighting a unification against WBO champ Teofimo Lopez or face former WBC champ Devin Haney next when he returns to the ring in May. Richardson sounded bitter & angry in a video clip, like a…