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Super Welterweight

39 stories covering Super Welterweight — news, results and analysis.

Jaron 'Boots' Ennis in the ring during a super-welterweight title fight
Boxing

Jaron Ennis Says It's Josh Kelly, Not Fundora, Who Scares Him at 154

The unbeaten 36-0 'Boots' Ennis thinks the slick IBF champ Josh Kelly is a tougher stylistic puzzle than the towering Sebastian Fundora.

Oct 20, 2026

Jaron 'Boots' Ennis in the ring after a stoppage victory
Boxing

Fundora's Camp Draws a Line: It's 50/50 or No Ennis Fight

Sampson Lewkowicz says the WBC champ won't accept anything less than an even split against 36-0 unified titlist Jaron Ennis.

Oct 19, 2026

Terence Crawford speaking at a boxing press conference
Boxing

Crawford Backs Boots Ennis to Outspeed Fundora in 154lb Unification

After Fundora needed until the final second to stop Hadribeaj, Crawford thinks Ennis' hand speed would decide a showdown between the 154lb champs.

Oct 18, 2026

Sebastian Fundora throws a punch during a super welterweight title fight
Boxing

Fundora Drops Hadribeaj With One Second Left, Eyes Ennis Unification

The WBC super welterweight champ closed the show at 2:59 of Round 12, and he's already calling for an undisputed showdown in early 2027.

Oct 18, 2026

Sebastian Fundora standing in the ring during a championship boxing bout
Boxing

Fundora Eyes Boots Ennis Undisputed Clash After Hadribeaj Defense

The 6'6" WBC/WBO champ says the winner of Ennis vs Kelly is the only fight that matters at 154 — and he wants it next.

Oct 15, 2026

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis ahead of his boxing return
Boxing

Anthony Pettis Takes Boxing to India vs Neeraj Goyat on Jan. 23

The former UFC lightweight champ is 1-1 as a boxer and faces a 27-fight pro riding a five-win streak — with a family score to settle.

Oct 14, 2026

Vergil Ortiz in the ring during a professional boxing bout
Boxing

Vergil Ortiz Picks 160 and Walks Away From the Ennis Fight

Ortiz is moving permanently to middleweight, closing the door on a Boots Ennis showdown. First up at 160: a December date with Keith Thurman.

Oct 12, 2026

Sebastian Fundora in the ring during a junior middleweight title fight
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Fundora Eyes 154 Unification — But Only If He Beats Hadribeaj First

The WBC/WBO junior middleweight champ wants Boots Ennis and Vergil Ortiz next. First, there's an October 17 title defense to handle.

Oct 8, 2026

Terence Crawford poses after a victory in the ring
Boxing

Abel Sanchez Says Ennis Hasn't Earned Terence Crawford Yet

Ennis (36-0, 32 KO) wants Crawford out of retirement, but Sanchez says Boots must get past Ortiz and Fundora first — and predicts a knockout loss if they meet.

Sep 30, 2026

Jaron Ennis in the ring during a super welterweight title fight
Boxing

Jaron Ennis vs Josh Kelly: Terms Agreed for 154lb Unification

Adam Booth says all terms are locked for a Kelly-Ennis title clash. It pits a 36-0 pound-for-pound star against an IBF champ riding a comeback.

Sep 29, 2026

Terence Crawford poses after a title victory
Boxing

Crawford Calls Out Ennis: The Comeback Tease Was a Trap

The 42-0 legend says his retirement U-turn was bait to expose why Jaron Ennis keeps swerving Vergil Ortiz. 'Clear as day,' he says.

Sep 28, 2026

Terence Crawford in the ring during a championship fight
Boxing

Teofimo Lopez Backs Crawford Over Ennis If 'Bud' Returns at 154

Lopez says the retired 5-division champ would out-think unbeaten 36-0 Ennis — even at 38, and even coming off a layoff since December.

Sep 25, 2026

Terence Crawford poses after a fight, reflecting on a possible showdown with Jaron Ennis
Boxing

Crawford Breaks Down Jaron Ennis — And Why Boots Doesn't Scare Him

Crawford retired 41-0 as a five-weight world titleholder. He rates Ennis' tools but says none of it survives contact once the bell rings.

Sep 23, 2026

Terence Crawford in the ring during a professional boxing match
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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

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

Jaron Ennis in the ring after a fight
Boxing

Ennis vs Kelly: 154lb Unification Heads to Atlanta This Winter

Jaron Ennis, 36-0 with 32 KOs, is set to defend against IBF champ Josh Kelly at State Farm Arena in a three-belt step toward undisputed.

Sep 13, 2026

Floyd Mayweather in the ring during a title fight
Boxing

Jeff Mayweather Picks Floyd Over Crawford — But Gives 'Bud' One Edge

Floyd's uncle admits Crawford (42-0, 31 KO) might've been the harder puncher, but he's still backing the 50-0 legend in a prime-for-prime clash.

Sep 12, 2026

Terence Crawford celebrating in the ring after a victory
Boxing

Dana White Thinks He Can Coax Terence Crawford Out of Retirement

The UFC boss says he could tempt the 42-0 Crawford back for the 'right fight' — nine months after the 38-year-old walked away undefeated.

Sep 12, 2026

Terence Crawford poses after a career-defining victory
Boxing

Shawn Porter Says Ennis Isn't Ready for Crawford Just Yet

Porter calls the 36-0 Ennis an 'unwashed Lamborghini' and says only undisputed gold at 154 tempts a retired, 42-0 Crawford back.

Sep 10, 2026

Terence Crawford in the ring during a championship fight
Boxing

Boots Ennis Eyes Crawford Superfight — But There's a Long Road First

Jaron Ennis (36-0, 32 KO) needs two more wins to lure retired Terence Crawford out of the shadows. Eddie Hearn maps the path to boxing's biggest fight.

Sep 8, 2026

Jermell Charlo posing during a boxing press event
Boxing

Jermell Charlo Wants Ennis, Ortiz or Tszyu Next: 'Line 'Em Up'

Three years out of the ring, Charlo is calling out the entire 154-160 pack. Trouble is, none of them seem to want the fight.

Sep 8, 2026

Claressa Shields poses during a boxing press conference
Boxing

Chantelle Cameron Wants Claressa Shields — But Mayer's Rematch Clause Looms

Cameron unified three super-welterweight belts by beating Mikaela Mayer, but a contractual rematch clause could stall the Shields superfight she really wants.

Sep 7, 2026

Terence Crawford in the ring during a championship bout
Boxing

Eddie Hearn Bets Terence Crawford Won't Stay Retired for Boots Ennis

Hearn thinks a Crawford vs Ennis showdown lures the 38-year-old out of retirement — but only if Boots (36-0, 32 KO) clears two more champions first.

Sep 6, 2026

Terence Crawford in a post-fight interview during a DAZN broadcast
Boxing

Crawford and Ennis Trade Words on Air as the Fight That Never Was Rumbles On

Retired at 41-0, Crawford still swears he'd have handled 'Boots'. Ennis, 36-0 with 32 KOs, calls it 'easy work'. The debate isn't cooling down.

Sep 5, 2026

Jaron Ennis in the ring during a super welterweight title bout
Boxing

Robert Garcia Says Jaron Ennis Is Dodging Vergil Ortiz Jr at 154

With Ennis 36-0 and eyeing a Josh Kelly unification, trainer Robert Garcia says the two-belt champ is swerving the biggest fight at 154.

Aug 31, 2026

Sebastian Fundora in the ring during a super-welterweight title fight
Boxing

Fundora Puts WBC Belt on the Line vs Unbeaten Hadribeaj on Oct 17

The 6ft 6in champ picks his mandatory over a unification payday, facing a 23-0-1 challenger stepping up in class in his maiden title shot.

Aug 26, 2026

Chantelle Cameron in the ring during a professional boxing bout
Boxing

Chantelle Cameron Says Katie Taylor Loss Made Her 'Dangerous' vs Mayer

The two-weight champ carries her only pro defeat into a Birmingham title fight with Mikaela Mayer — and reckons freedom from pressure makes her deadlier over 10 rounds.

Aug 25, 2026

Jermell Charlo poses during a boxing event
Boxing

Jermell Charlo Says Tim Tszyu Is Next — And the Location's Being Sorted

Charlo hasn't fought since his September 2023 loss to Canelo, but he says a Tszyu bout is locked in — and shot down Ortiz rumours cold.

Aug 18, 2026

Terence Crawford celebrating a victory in the ring
Boxing

BoMac Tells Jaron Ennis to Leave Terence Crawford in Retirement

Crawford's trainer says the 36-0 Ennis 'can't touch' a fighter who retired unbeaten across 42 opponents and three undisputed crowns.

Aug 15, 2026

Jaron 'Boots' Ennis in the ring during a super-welterweight title fight
Boxing

Eddie Hearn Puts Jaron Ennis in the Same Breath as Leonard and Hearns

The 36-0 Ennis is P4P number one, says his promoter — and next comes an undisputed super-welterweight showdown with Josh Kelly.

Aug 14, 2026

Devin Haney in the ring after a title win
Boxing

Shakur Stevenson Says Haney Is Out of Excuses — Fight Boots Ennis

With Keyshawn Davis out, Stevenson argues Devin Haney (33-0) has one path left: a jump to 154 against 36-0 KO machine Jaron Ennis.

Aug 9, 2026

Terence Crawford speaking at a boxing media appearance
Boxing

Crawford Says Vergil Ortiz Jr, Not Fundora, Is Jaron Ennis' Real Problem

Ennis is 36-0 with 32 KOs and now holds two belts at 154. Terence Crawford thinks the toughest test isn't a champion at all.

Aug 8, 2026

Jaron 'Boots' Ennis in the ring after a super-welterweight title fight
Boxing

Jaron Ennis Wants Fundora, Not Ortiz, in Chase for Undisputed at 154

The 36-0 two-belt champ says the Ortiz superfight can wait — he'd rather collect Fundora's WBC strap and 'run through the whole division'.

Aug 1, 2026

Josh Kelly poses with the IBF super-welterweight title belt
Boxing

Josh Kelly Defends IBF Super-Welterweight Belt vs Unbeaten Agyarko

Kelly (18-1-1) makes his first title defence against 18-0 Caoimhin Agyarko in Jeddah, with Ennis and Fundora unifications waiting on the other side.

Jul 25, 2026

A pair of boxing gloves resting on the ropes of a professional ring
Boxing

Tank Davis Backs Errol Spence Over Tim Tszyu in Sydney Return

Spence fights for the first time in three years Saturday at 160lbs. Gervonta Davis, 30-0-1, has already picked his side.

Jul 25, 2026

A pair of boxing gloves resting on the ropes inside a lit ring
Boxing

Robert Garcia Backs Tszyu Over Spence, Hints at Late Stoppage

Spence returns from a three-year layoff at middleweight this weekend, and his old rival's trainer isn't sold on 'The Truth' having anything left.

Jul 25, 2026

A pair of boxing gloves resting on the ropes inside a professional ring
Boxing

Errol Spence Explains Ducking the Crawford Rematch Before Tszyu Return

Spence says he simply wouldn't have been ready inside the contract window. Three years later, at 36, he faces Tim Tszyu in Sydney.

Jul 24, 2026

Empty boxing ring under bright arena lights before a title fight
Boxing

Tim Tszyu Wants to Retire Errol Spence on Home Soil in Sydney

Spence returns from a three-year layoff at 28-1 to face a 27-3 Tszyu who says he's picked the perfect moment to close the book on a legend.

Jul 24, 2026

A pair of boxing gloves resting on the ropes of a ring under arena lights
Boxing

Teddy Atlas Backs Tszyu Over Spence: Too Many Question Marks After 3-Year Layoff

Errol Spence hasn't fought since his 2023 loss to Terence Crawford. Atlas says the uncertainty is too much to pick 'The Truth' this weekend in Sydney.

Jul 24, 2026