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Hamzah Sheeraz in the ring during a super middleweight bout
Boxing

Hamzah Sheeraz Walks Away From WBO Title Rather Than Face Janibek

Two days after Queensberry won a $1M-plus purse bid, the unbeaten Brit (24-0-1, 19 KO) vacated instead of taking a mandatory that would've paid roughly $750K.

Sep 19, 2026

Canelo Alvarez in the ring during a super-middleweight title fight
Boxing

Canelo Names His 3 Hardest Punchers Before Mbilli Clash

After 67 fights and a 63-2-2 record, Canelo picks the three men who hit him hardest — and none of them beat him inside the distance.

Sep 18, 2026

Conor Benn during a professional boxing bout
Boxing

Luke Campbell Floats Comeback to Fight Conor Benn After Garcia Loss

Fresh off a second-round battering by Ryan Garcia, Conor Benn (25-1) has an unlikely suitor: an Olympic gold medallist willing to end retirement.

Sep 18, 2026

Daniel Dubois in the ring as WBO heavyweight champion
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Kabayel Backs Dubois to Repeat, But Tells Wardley: Fix the Jab

WBC champ Agit Kabayel (27-0) sees Dubois winning the October 17 rematch — unless Wardley rediscovers the weapon he abandoned in May.

Sep 18, 2026

Terence Crawford in the ring during a professional boxing match
Boxing

Terence Crawford Says Boots Ennis Is Ducking Vergil Ortiz

The 42-0 retiree insists he's 'chilling' — but he's still poking at Ennis and questioning who's really being avoided at 154.

Sep 18, 2026

Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz posing at a boxing press conference
Boxing

Pitbull Cruz Eyes Big Names, But First He Has to Get Past Nestor Bravo

Cruz promises fireworks at Pechanga Arena this weekend, but he's blunt: win over Bravo, or the marquee fights don't happen.

Sep 17, 2026

David Benavidez in the ring during a cruiserweight bout
Boxing

Paulie Malignaggi Still Leans Opetaia to Beat David Benavidez

Benavidez is 32-0 after bullying his way to cruiserweight, but the two-weight champ says the unbeaten Aussie is still the pick to hand him a first loss.

Sep 17, 2026

Shakur Stevenson in the ring during a boxing bout
Boxing

Tim Bradley Fires Back at Shakur Stevenson Over Hall of Fame Jab

The three-time Hall of Famer reminded the 25-0 WBO champ that he once sat at pound-for-pound No. 3, right where Stevenson sits now.

Sep 17, 2026

Terence Crawford in the ring during a championship fight
Boxing

JoJo Diaz Says Ryan Garcia Can Hurt and Beat 42-0 Terence Crawford

Garcia stopped Conor Benn in two rounds, then called out Crawford. A former world champ thinks the 39-year-old's undefeated run is beatable.

Sep 17, 2026

Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz in the ring during a super lightweight bout
Boxing

Pitbull Cruz vs Nestor Bravo: A Title Shot Rides on Saturday

Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KO) is a heavy favorite over Bravo (24-1, 17 KO) on DAZN, with a WBC interim belt and a bigger 140 title fight on the line.

Sep 16, 2026

Hamzah Sheeraz celebrating a win in the ring
Boxing

Sheeraz Wins Purse Bid War, Must Face Janibek in London or NYC

Queensberry's $1,001,809 bid trumped Top Rank's $820,000 to land Sheeraz's mandatory WBO defence — a fight he's called 'corruption' and hinted he might dodge.

Sep 16, 2026

Hamzah Sheeraz posing in the ring after a victory
Boxing

Hamzah Sheeraz Plots His Next Move: 'The Most Important Contract of My Career'

The unbeaten WBO super middleweight champ (23-0-1, 19 KO) is heading to purse bids on a mandated fight — and says no promoter has made an offer yet.

Sep 16, 2026

Dmitry Bivol in the ring, unified light-heavyweight world champion
Boxing

Bakhram Murtazaliev Joins Bivol-Smith Card in Russia Comeback

The former IBF 154 champ (23-1, 17 KO) returns Dec. 12 in Yekaterinburg, his first fight since a disputed loss to Josh Kelly in January.

Sep 16, 2026

Former heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis in the ring
Boxing

Oliver McCall, 61, Eyes Ibeabuchi Fight and an Age Record

The man who once stopped Lennox Lewis wants to box on at 61 — but the Thanksgiving card only happens if 12,500 fans pay $9.95 up front.

Sep 16, 2026

David Benavidez in the ring during a cruiserweight bout
Boxing

Tim Bradley Backs Benavidez to 'Smoke' Opetaia in Cruiserweight Clash

Bradley thinks Opetaia's 30-0 record and pound-for-pound status are inflated. Benavidez, 32-0 with 26 KOs, could meet him for undisputed in 2027.

Sep 16, 2026

British heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma inside the ring
Boxing

Dave Allen's Warning to Moses Itauma After Stretcher Exit vs Hrgovic

Itauma's 14-0 run ended in a round-nine collapse against Filip Hrgovic. Dave Allen, stretchered from the same arena in 2019, says he was never the same.

Sep 16, 2026

Heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois in the ring during a title fight
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Dubois Says His Hrgovic Win Aged Better Than Anyone Admits

With a Wardley rematch on October 17, Dubois (23-3, 22 KO) argues his 2024 stoppage of Filip Hrgovic deserves far more respect than it got.

Sep 16, 2026

Shakur Stevenson posing after a title fight victory
Boxing

Shakur Stevenson Says Tank Davis Beef Comes Down to 'Insecurity'

The unbeaten WBO super lightweight champ (25-0) breaks down his cold war with Gervonta Davis — and insists he still gives Tank his due.

Sep 15, 2026

Henry Cejudo, two-division UFC champion and Olympic gold medalist, ahead of his boxing debut
Boxing

Henry Cejudo Gets a New, Undefeated Boxing Debut Opponent

With Deen The Great injured, Cejudo now faces MVP prospect Wanna Walton, 3-0-1, at the Sept. 26 Misfits card in Miami.

Sep 15, 2026

Canelo Alvarez in the ring during a super-middleweight title fight
Boxing

Hamzah Sheeraz Wants Canelo Next — If the Mexican Beats Mbilli First

The unbeaten WBO champ (23-0-1, 19 KO) is angling for a super-middleweight superfight, but Canelo has to clear Christian Mbilli on Halloween first.

Sep 15, 2026