Boxing News & Results — Page 9
Crawford Wants Usyk vs Kabayel, Not Wilder, for Farewell Fight
Terence Crawford, 42-0, would rather see the 25-0 Usyk close out his career against WBC champ Agit Kabayel than face Deontay Wilder in March.
Sep 21, 2026
Sheeraz Walks Away From His WBO Belt — Hearn Says He'd Better Have a Plan
Hamzah Sheeraz vacated his WBO super middleweight title rather than face mandatory Janibek Alimkhanuly. Eddie Hearn isn't hiding his frustration.
Sep 21, 2026
Alimkhanuly Wants the WBO Belt, Then Canelo: "I'm Ready"
With Sheeraz vacating rather than fight him, Janibek Alimkhanuly is chasing a vacant WBO title and a shot at Canelo — who fights Mbilli on Oct 31.
Sep 21, 2026
Jack Catterall Wants Teofimo Lopez Mandatory After Egypt Title Win
Now 33-2, the WBA 'regular' champ says he's next in line for Lopez's super title — and expects the order to drop soon.
Sep 21, 2026
Naoya Inoue vs Tenshin Nasukawa 2: Why the Tokyo Rematch Matters
Inoue defends his WBC bantamweight belt against Nasukawa on Sept. 26 — a year after their first meeting, and after Nasukawa stopped Juan Francisco Estrada in nine.
Sep 20, 2026
Jai Opetaia Wants the Benavidez Fight in Writing: 'Send Me the Date'
Two undefeated cruiserweights, a Cinco de Mayo verbal handshake, and 56 wins between them — Opetaia just wants it on paper before he buys in.
Sep 20, 2026
Nelson Hysa Walks Away From Agit Kabayel WBC Title Shot
Kabayel (27-0, 19 KO) still fights in Germany this year after Hysa agreed terms then bailed. Frank Warren promises a top-10 replacement within days.
Sep 20, 2026
Isaac Cruz Grinds Out Nestor Bravo in an Ugly, Foul-Filled War
Cruz (29-3-2, 19 KO) retained his interim WBC 140 title with a sixth-round stoppage, then called out Ryan Garcia in a night defined by fouls and a fed-up referee.
Sep 20, 2026
Hasim Rahman, 53, Returns After 12 Years Chasing Foreman's Record
The man who KO'd Lennox Lewis in 2001 fights for the first time since 2014 on September 24, targeting the oldest-heavyweight-champ record at 53.
Sep 19, 2026
Zab Judah Backs a Shakur Stevenson vs Pacquiao Fight as a 'Legend' Move
Judah says beating a 47-year-old Manny Pacquiao would only pad the 25-0 Stevenson's resume. Most fans disagree.
Sep 19, 2026
Eddie Hearn Casts Doubt on Conor Benn Beating Eubank Jr at 168
Hearn admits Matchroom engineered a 160lb, rehydration-clause edge for Benn — and isn't sure a fair fight at super-middleweight ends the same way.
Sep 19, 2026
Moses Itauma Eyes Early 2027 Return After First Career Loss to Hrgovic
Frank Warren promises "serious changes" for the 21-year-old, who was winning until the ninth round before Hrgovic claimed the vacant IBF belt.
Sep 19, 2026
Dave Allen Wants Andy Ruiz Jr for His 40th and Final Fight
Fresh off a decision loss to Damian Knyba, Ruiz already has options — including a farewell bout with Doncaster's Dave Allen, who eyes a December return.
Sep 19, 2026
Oscar Collazo's Flyweight Jump Stalls After Rib Injury Scraps Sandoval Fight
The undefeated 15-0 minimumweight champ was set to move up two divisions on October 10 before a training injury shut the bout down.
Sep 19, 2026
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 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
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
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 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
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