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With the “retirement” of Tyson Fury (we know the reason for the quotation marks; hardly anyone believes Fury is actually retired), Anthony Joshua needs to get himself another big fight. Eddie Hearn has said numerous times that the only two fights AJ is interested in…

Of all the fights that could have happened that were close to happening, the one that serves to be absolutely the most tantalizing and causes the most regret that it did not happen is, for me, George Foreman Vs. Mike Tyson. This fight seemed destined…

Dmitry Bivol says he can be better in his rematch with undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev on February 22nd. He knows what he did wrong last time in his 12-round majority decision defeat on October 12th, and he’s used this training camp not to…

Turki Al-Sheikh reports that the long-overdue British domestic-level scrap between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn is “done” for April in London. £19.99 PPV Price Al-Sheikh says the day and location of the fight will be announced later. He wants to set the PPV price…

Eddie Hearn says Canelo Alvarez is not excited about the fight with Terence Crawford, but it’s the “only big fight for him at the moment.” Hearn is unsure if Canelo will face Crawford in September, but he says it could be in May. Hearn would like…

Gareth A. Davies says he’s unsure if Tyson Fury will ever return after announcing his retirement this week. He felt that the 36-year-old Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) displayed a bit of “tiredness” while marketing his rematch with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Tired King Fury…

A recent recipient of the Ring Magazine Prospect of the Year award, red-hot British heavyweight Moses Itauma will be back in action in April, this fight to follow his hugely impressive, it-was-meant-to-be-a-test first-round stoppage of Demsey McKean. And Francis Warren of Queensbury has revealed to…

Opinion Piece by Donn K. Harris, Contributing Writer TO: His Excellency Turki Al-Alshaikh Chairman, General Entertainment Authority The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Your Excellency: I know I speak for many prize-fighting fans around the world when I offer my deepest thanks for the commitment the…

As all fight fans know, former heavyweight champ Tyson Fury announced his retirement from the sport via a video he uploaded on social media, this just yesterday. But as all fans also know, this is far from the first time Fury has made such an…