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Queensberry Promotions are the latest to enlist some of Uzbekistan’s best, announcing the signings of amateur light heavyweight world champion Javokhir Ummataliev and 2024 Olympic welterweight gold medalist Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev. Ummataliev, 20, is one of if not the youngest of the Uzbek standouts to turn pro. He’s just over two months removed from that world […]
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Trainer Abel Sanchez weighed in about his thoughts on the recently announced fight between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua and he explains why Paul might’ve put himself in harms way even in spite of all the money he’s due to earn in this matchup. “Jake Paul has done something that few people have been able […]
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Immediately following Devin Haney’s win over Brian Norman Jr, Haney’s main rival Ryan Garcia took to social media to give his immediate reaction to what he saw in the fight as he looks forward to what will be an inevitable rematch between Haney and himself. “Norman looked like what I thought he was going to […]
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Devin Haney is once again a world champion and this time in the welterweight division following a decision win over Brian Norman Jr over the weekend. With Haney’s win the attention immediately turned to where he will look for his next opponent in a rather weak division at the moment, and with Conor Benn being […]
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With Jake Paul set to take on what will obviously be the most dangerous opponent to date in Anthony Joshua, it’s been revealed to ESPN that the fight — despite being a ‘heavyweight fight’ — will have some stipulations for Joshua, with him not being allowed to weigh over 245 lbs for the official weigh-in, […]
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2004 Olympian and longtime super welterweight contender Vanes Martirosyan passed away yesterday at the age of 39 after a “two-year battle with skin cancer.” Though he never managed to claim a world title, Martirosyan spent much of his career giving top fighters everything they could handle. He fought Erislandy Lara to a technical decision in […]
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Takuma Inoue is once again a bantamweight champion, winning the vacant WBC title by hard-fought unanimous decision over Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo. Inoue (21-2, 5 KO), spoke openly about considering retirement before accepting this fight. And, fighting for the first time in a year after a loss to Seiya Tsutsumi, he got off to a […]
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Results: Tenshin Nasukawa and Takuma Inoue will meet for the vacant WBC bantamweight title in Tokyo today, and Bad Left Hook will be here with live updates, results, and discussion down in the comments section of this post. The show will stream live for U.S. viewers on Top Rank Classics, starting at 3:45 am ET. […]
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Monday, November 24th Top Rank Classics, 3:30 am ET, Tenshin Nasukawa vs Takuma Inoue. From Tokyo, Japan, for the vacant WBC bantamweight title. Solid main event, and a nice undercard, too. Mikito Nakano vs Ra’eese Aleem at featherweight, plus Tomoya Tsuboi, 29 years old but in just his 3rd pro fight, stepping up big against […]
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David Benavidez says he will move up to cruiserweight next May to challenge Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez for the WBO cruiserweight title. Benavidez announced the plan after his win over Anthony Yarde in Riyadh, and it’s a bit of a curveball, with Benavidez retaining his WBC light heavyweight title, but it may simply be the best […]
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David Benavidez stayed unbeaten overall and went to 3-0 as a light heavyweight, looking like a dangerous potential foe for Dmitry Bivol or anybody else with a dominant win over Anthony Yarde in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Benavidez (31-0, 25 KO) felt it out early on, but once he started turning the screw, as they say, […]
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Devin Haney shut down some skeptics and proved some doubters wrong, taking the WBO welterweight title in his full 147 lb debut. Haney dropped Brian Norman Jr in the second round and otherwise smartly boxed his way to victory, taking scores of 114-113, 116-111, and 117-110 from the judges, winning a world title in a […]
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Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez unified three of the four world titles at super flyweight, having it pretty much all his way en route to a 10th round knockout win over Fernando Martinez. Martinez (18-1, 9 KO) lost the WBA title in the defeat, which Rodriguez added to the WBC and WBO belts he already held coming […]
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Abdullah Mason and Sam Noakes both had questions coming into their fight this evening in Riyadh, and both fighters answered those questions with violent aplomb. Mason (20-0, 17 KO) out-pointed Noakes (17-1, 15 KO) in a fantastic action fight to win the previously-vacant WBO lightweight title, making the Ohio native, at age 21, boxing’s new […]
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Results World titles are on the line in four fights today from Riyadh, and Bad Left Hook will be here with live updates, results, and discussion down in the comments section of this post starting from 3 pm ET. David Benavidez will defend his WBC light heavyweight title against Anthony Yarde, and Devin Haney will […]
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Four world title fights highlight tomorrow’s Ring IV pay-per-view event from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde and Devin Haney vs Brian Norman Jr headlining the show, and those are arguably the two worst fights of the top four on the bill. A look at the card and some predictions. Who do […]
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All fighters made weight in Riyadh ahead of Saturday’s Ring IV: Night of the Champions card, co-headlined by David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde and Devin Haney vs Brian Norman Jr. Benavidez (30-0, 24 KO) will defend his WBC light heavyweight title against Yarde (27-3, 24 KO) in the closing fight of the show. Both came […]
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Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua are really going to fight. The two stars made the official announcement for their December 19 bout in Miami, which will stream live on Netflix, going face-to-face and sharing their thoughts at the press conference. “I like to challenge myself. I like to take on the biggest, the best. I […]
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Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn just recently gave his take on the recent news of Subriel Matias flunking a drug test for ostarine and the implications it might have for the title Matias holds. Hearn says he must imagine that Matias will receive a suspension and believes the WBC title he holds should become vacant, and […]
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Queensberry promoter Frank Warrent recently caught up with Fight Hub TV to get his take on a number of topics including Anthony Yarde’s upcoming title fight against David Benavidez tomorrow, as well as his thoughts on a few other notable fights on the horizon. Here’s some of what he had to say below. Warren on […]
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Mike Coppinger reports that WBC super lightweight champion Subriel Matias, less than two months away from what would almost certainly be the biggest payday of his career, has failed a drug test for the banned SARM (selective androgen reception modulator) ostarine. Matias (23-2, 22 KO) is presently scheduled to face mandatory challenger Dalton Smith on […]
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With Brian Norman set to defend his welterweight title against Devin Haney this weekend in Riyadh, both fighters appeared for a final press conference today to discuss their impending collision. Naturally, if you know anything about the participants in this contest you’ll know it wasn’t too long before both father/trainers engaged in a war of […]
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A month and a half after “accepting” an ordered IBF final eliminator against Frank Sanchez, Queensberry Promotions tells Sky Sports that Daniel Dubois has changed his mind. “The eliminator holds little value right now for Daniel. Derek Chisora was named the IBF mandatory at their last convention so the fight vs Frank Sanchez is to […]
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In a rather surprising announcement, Ryan Garcia has taken to social media to record himself signing a contract for a WBC welterweight title fight against Mario Barrios on February 21. “Like I said, guys, I’m pretty tired right now. It’s a long day but I promised you guys I would have this video for you,” […]
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Jose “Chapulin” Salas Reyes will have home-field advantage for his vacant IBF bantamweight title fight against Landile Ngxeke, as Bxstrs Promotions announced that the pair will meet on December 13th in Mexico City, Mexico. Salas (16-0, 10 KO) has been owed a crack at the belt for a good bit, but stepped aside to let […]
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