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Canelo stunned! Unbeaten star Crawford becomes a legend with historic three-division upset
Terence Crawford has sensationally made boxing history on Sunday, upsetting Canelo Alvarez to claim his undisputed super middleweight world title and become the first male boxer to become an undisputed champion in…
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‘Horrible’ Canelo dealt brutal reality check from Golovkin as boxing superstars make weight
Canelo Alvarez (167.4 pounds) and Gennady Golovkin (167.8 pounds) both made weight on Saturday as the latter fired a brutal shot at his rival ahead of their blockbuster bout. Alvarez (57-2-2, 39…
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Mark Magsayo vows to ‘come back stronger’ after title loss to Rey Vargas
Mexico’s Rey Vargas won the World Boxing Council featherweight title on Saturday, overcoming a knockdown to take a split decision over Filipino star Mark Magsayo in a battle of unbeatens. Two judges…
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Filipino Magsayo, Mexico’s Vargas meet in battle of unbeatens
San Antonio (AFP) – Filipino star Mark Magsayo will defend his World Boxing Council featherweight crown against former world champion Rey Vargas of Mexico on Saturday in a battle of unbeatens. The…
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Nonito Donaire, Naoya Inoue promise repeat of 2019 bantamweight classic
TOKYO, Japan – Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire produced a stone-cold bantamweight boxing classic when they fought in Japan in 2019, and the pair are promising that more is in store in…
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Spence Jr vs Ugas: Everything you must know ahead of blockbuster world title unification bout
Errol Spence says the eye injury that prevented him from fighting Manny Pacquiao last August won’t be a factor when he meets Yordenis Ugas on Sunday [AEST] in a welterweight world title…
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Tyson Fury blasts ‘soft’ Dillian Whyte for no-showing press conference, and says he will ‘fully retire’ after title fight
Tyson Fury says he will retire after next month’s defence of his WBC title against fellow British heavyweight Dillian Whyte in London, stating he has “nothing to prove”. The unbeaten two-time world…
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Jerwin Ancajas wants unification bout but not taking Fernando Martinez lightly
Jerwin Ancajas world title bout against Argentine Fernando Martinez will mark the 10th defense of his IBF super flyweight crown. But the clash at The Cosmopolitan will only be his first in…
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Crawford ready to make point in Porter showdown
Terence Crawford gets the chance to silence his critics on Saturday when he puts an unbeaten record and his WBO welterweight crown on the line against the dangerous Shawn Porter. The 34-year-old…
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KING CANELO! Boxing’s biggest star makes stunning history with ‘insane’, brutal KO
Canelo Alvarez produced an incredible, brutal late-fight flurry to defeat a plucky Caleb Plant in Las Vegas and become boxing’s first undisputed super-middleweight champion. The Mexican champ won by knockout in the…
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Filipino rising boxing star Paalam suffers heartbreak at the hand of Britain’s Yafai in flyweight Olympic final
TOKYO, Aug 7 (AFP): Britain's Galal Yafai defeated Carlo Paalam to win the flyweight Olympic title on Saturday, denying the Philippines a first boxing gold medal in the country's history. On the…
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Philippine boxer Paalam one win from historic Olympic gold
Carlo Paalam is one victory away from winning a first Olympic gold medal for the Philippines in boxing after his masterclass on Thursday in Tokyo. But there is to be no double…
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Fury vows knockout after Wilder’s silent treatment
World champion Tyson Fury is promising to deliver a swift victory over Deontay Wilder next month when the two heavyweights resume their rivalry in a blockbuster trilogy fight in Las Vegas. Fury,…
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Fury v Joshua thrown into jeopardy after Deontay Wilder rematch order
Tyson Fury’s heavyweight unification fight with Anthony Joshua could be put on hold after an independent arbitrator ruled that the WBC heavyweight champion must face former champion Deontay Wilder in a rematch,…
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Heavyweight fight of the century finally ‘100 per cent’ on as Fury reveals date, venue
Tyson Fury said Sunday his long-awaited world heavyweight title unification bout against Anthony Joshua would take place in Saudi Arabia on August 14. “Massive announcement FURY VS JOSHUA IS ON AUGUST 14…
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Deontay Wilder mocks ‘pillow fists’ Tyson Fury ahead of rematch in Vegas
Los Angeles: World heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder ridiculed Tyson Fury’s punching power on Tuesday as the two unbeaten fighters prepare for their eagerly anticipated rematch in Las Vegas. Wilder, the reigning WBC…
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On the hunt for boxing’s next Manny Pacquiao
Manila IN boxing-obsessed Philippines, scores of young fighters dream of becoming the next Manny Pacquiao, but it takes a sharp eye and vast experience to pick out a potential world champion. That…
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Wilder ready to risk all against ‘King Kong’ Ortiz
LAS VEGAS: Deontay Wilder puts his WBC world heavyweight title and the possibility of a money-spinning superfight on the line here Saturday when he climbs back into the ring for a rematch…
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Ancajas flies to Carson ‘95%’ ready for title defense
MANILA, Philippines ? The hard grind over, Jerwin Ancajas flies to Los Angeles on Friday, October 18 to wrap up his preparations for his eighth defense of the International Boxing Federation super…
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Boxing great Lomachenko eyes different catch before he turns 40
Ukraine's world lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko says he wants to enjoy hunting and fishing and not box on into his 40s like fellow great Manny Pacquiao. The 31-year-old two-time Olympic champion will…