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Bakhram Murtazaliev will defend the IBF super welterweight title against Josh Kelly in the main event today from Newcastle, England. Bad Left Hook will be here with live results and updates, and we’ll be down in the comments section to chat as the card goes on. Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KO) won this title back in […]
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In what’s become a disturbingly common thread, Diego Pacheco has pulled out of his vacant WBO title fight with Hamzah Sheeraz on the cusp of the purse bid. Jake Donovan reports that Pacheco (25-0, 18 KO) backed out “to get better acclimated to his new management team and trainer,” which doesn’t explain why he strung […]
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Misfit Boxing’s first-ever professional show on DAZN will see Derek Chisora battle former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on April 4th at London’s O2 Arena. Once floundering amidst a 1-4 skid that could easily have been 0-5, Chisora (36-13, 23 KO) just keeps truckin’ at 42 years old, entering the ring on a three-fight winning streak […]
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Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson are set for the first really big fight of 2026 in boxing, as the two will meet tomorrow night in a DAZN main event from the famed Madison Square Garden. Lopez (22-1, 13 KO) will be defending his WBO super lightweight title, as Stevenson (24-0, 11 KO) comes up in […]
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As first reported by Keith Idec, WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames is out of tomorrow’s title defense against Austin “Ammo” Williams after falling ill before weigh-ins. Williams’ team is on the hunt for a last-minute replacement. Per Lance Pugmire, Adames (24-1-1, 18 KO) was hospitalized due to dehydration. The Dominican slugger has fought just once […]
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Another day, another crop of quality female fighters joining the Most Valuable Promotions roster, as Jake Paul’s outfit announced the signing of featherweight champ Tiara Brown, super welterweight titlist Oshae Jones, and four others. Brown (20-0, 11 KO), a former world amateur champion, scored by far the biggest win of her career last March by […]
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TMZ and USA Today report that Miami police took Gervonta “Tank” Davis into custody today, two weeks after putting out a warrant for his arrest. Davis (30-0-1, 28 KO) faces charges of false imprisonment, battery, and attempted kidnapping following an alleged assault on ex-partner Courtney Rossel, who also filed a civil suit in October. That […]
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Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn talks to Fight Hub TV about how long they plan to try to make a Vergil Ortiz fight for Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis before moving on to another opponent, where things stand with Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, Zuffa’s first boxing show and this weekend’s main event between Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson. Check […]
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Tyson Fury’s return to boxing is officially set. The “Gypsy King” will break his latest “retirement” when he steps back into the ring on Saturday, April 11. An exact location has not been announced, but Turki Alalshikh put out a press release stating that the bout will be in the United Kingdom, and Fury will […]
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Ryan Garcia has called the undercard for his February 21 clash with Mario Barrios “insane,” and indeed there are two world title fights at 140 lbs and some notable names in action. Garcia will be challenging Barrios for the WBC welterweight title in the night’s main event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Whether the […]
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Sergio Mora recently gave his breakdown of this weekend’s junior welterweight title fight between Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson. Here, Mora explains why he thinks he believes Shakur is the justifiable favorite in this matchup and what Teofimo will need to do in order to have a chance at keeping his belt. Mora on Shakur’s […]
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Christian Mbilli won’t need another win to elevate his WBC interim super middleweight title to the real thing, as Mauricio Sulaiman and co. held an event today to announce his ascension. They had previously ordered Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KO), who ran over Maciej Sulecki for the belt last June before defending it in a punishing […]
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U-Next Boxing has announced a March 15th show in Yokohama highlighted by two true title fights and a final eliminator featuring a familiar face. The main event sees Anthony Olascuaga (11-1, 8 KO) defend his WBO flyweight belt against OPBF champ Jukiya Iimura (9-1, 2 KO). There were rumblings of a three-belt unification between Olascuaga […]
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In a conversation with iFL TV, Conor Benn spends a lot of time sharing his perspective on a number of topics including his current position as WBC mandatory challenger at welterweight, family feuds, and a whole lot more. Benn, who says he’s in a great position with a lot of options on the table expects […]
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After a bevy of “no thank you’s” and a long string of purse bid delays, Dan Rafael reports that Frank Sanchez and Richard Torrez Jr have finally come to terms for an IBF heavyweight eliminator. Per Rafael, the bout is “likely” to land on the undercard of Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman on March 28th. […]
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Shakur Stevenson has his next fight set for this weekend when he takes a shot at Teofimo Lopez’s 140 lb title, but there are multiple fighters already calling out Shakur. Recently Raymond Muratalla claimed he wants the winner of Teofimo vs Shakur, and now WBC 130 lb champion O’Shaquie Foster says he also has Shakur […]
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Fresh after his big win over Andy Cruz to maintain his IBF lightweight title, Raymond Muratalla gives he reaction to what took place in the ring, vindicating himself against Cruz, and explains that he’s now targeting the winner of this upcoming weekend’s fight between Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson. Check out some of what he […]
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The scheduled fight between Adam Azim and Gustavo Lemos has been postponed. Boxxer announced that Lemos has suffered an injury in training, after which the promotional company secured a replacement opponent, only to have Azim also get hurt in his final sparring session. Needless to say, Azim vs Lemos is not happening on January 31, […]
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Friday, January 30th ProBox, 5:30 pm ET, Bryan Flores vs Starling Castillo. A Lamont Roach Sr. promoted show from Hanover, Maryland. Flores has one pro loss, to Lindolfo Delgado. One pro loss for Castillo, too, four years ago to Otar Eranosyan. Both of these guys were on Showtime broadcast undercards, back when that was a […]
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Tyson Fury has his eye on a potential fight with Fabio Wardley later in 2026, though it won’t be what he does upon return in April. The 37-year-old Fury (34-2-1, 24 KO) is ending his latest “retirement” this spring, and will fight for the first time since his December 2024 rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk. […]
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Raymond Muratalla took a majority decision win over Andy Cruz in very closely contested fight to retain his IBF world lightweight title, even closer than the official scores would make it seem. Cruz suffers his first professional loss and despite feeling he did enough to win, he didn’t make any excuses for the result. Muratalla […]
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Andy Cruz will look to win his first pro world title tonight in Las Vegas, as he faces Raymond Murtalla for Muratalla’s IBF lightweight title in a Matchroom Boxing main event. Cruz (6-0, 3 KO) was a highly-decorated amateur, winning gold for Cuba three times at the World Championships and at the Tokyo Olympics, as […]
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Remember how I complimented Khalil Coe for finally getting his head on straight after his loss to Manuel Gallegos? Turns out I spoke too soon, as he hit the scales at a staggering 182.8 pounds for tomorrow’s DAZN light heavyweight co-feature against Jesse Hart. Coe (10-1-1, 8 KO) forfeits 30% of his purse to Hart […]
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Just a short time after largely dismissing the importance or relevance of a potential fight between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Vergil Ortiz, and a subsequent lawsuit filed against him by Ortiz, Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya now says that he certainly wants to see that fight happen. At the kickoff press conference for […]
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Zuffa Boxing will premiere tonight on Paramount+, and Bad Left Hook will be here with live updates, results, and discussion during the first of the Dana White-promoted boxing events from UFC’s Meta Apex near Las Vegas. The main event will see Callum Walsh take on Carlos Ocampo in a 10-round middleweight fight, which isn’t really […]
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