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Adam Azim to fight Ohara Davies on October 19 live on Sky Sports at the Copper Box Arena in London | Boxing News
Adam Azim will fight Ohara Davies at the Copper Box Arena in London on October 19, live on Sky Sports. Having won and defended the European title in record time, Azim puts his undefeated record (11-0, 8 KOs) on the line against Davies (25-3, 18 KOs) as he looks to continue his impressive career trajectory…
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Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke: British champ says he pushed rival to the ‘absolute depths’ in first fight | Boxing News
Fabio Wardley claims that Frazer Clarke cannot box any better than he did in their brutal first fight. Wardley retained the British heavyweight title after he and Clarke fought to a draw earlier this year. But the champion maintains that he can make the changes he needs to win when they rematch on October 12…
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Anthony Joshua ‘when fully drilled is unbeatable’ | Oleksandr Usyk could be after Daniel Dubois fight | Boxing News
Anthony Joshua will want to pursue his dream of undisputed heavyweight championship glory, even if it means fighting Oleksandr Usyk a third time. First Joshua is focused on trying to defeat Daniel Dubois to claim the IBF belt and become a three-time heavyweight world champion himself. Joshua clashes with Dubois on September 21 at Wembley…
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Naoya Inoue is a generational talent but TJ Doheny must be aggressive and ‘jump on him’ early like Luis Nery | Boxing News
TJ Doheny will not be overawed when he challenges the brilliant Naoya Inoue for the undisputed super-bantamweight world championship at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo. It will be the fifth time the Australia-based Irishman has fought in Japan and he has never lost there before. Doheny is a highly experienced former world champion with a…
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Ben Whittaker on fighting Chris Eubank Jr: ‘I’m bigger, younger, fresher. I wouldn’t turn it down’ | Boxing News
Chris Eubank Jr has opened the door to a fight with rising British star Ben Whittaker, even though they both operate in different weight classes. Eubank Jr has established himself in the upper echelons of the middleweight division, while Whittaker won his Olympic silver medal at light-heavyweight and picked up the IBF International strap in…
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Paris bronze just fuels Villegas’ drive, but will boxing be in LA28?
Turkey’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu and The Philippines’ Aira Villegas (Blue) compete in the women’s 50kg semi-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) Don’t get her wrong, but Aira Villegas isn’t entirely satisfied with her feat in the…
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Martin Bakole wants Zhilei Zhang fight in China after stunning Jared Anderson win | Boxing News
Martin Bakole has vowed to beat Zhilei Zhang in front of his own fans as he targets a heavyweight showdown in China in the wake of his statement win over Jared Anderson. Bakole thrust himself among the world’s leading heavyweight contenders earlier this month as he derailed the progress of rising American hope Anderson with…
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Beterbiev v Bivol: Frazer Clarke’s rematch with Fabio Wardley confirmed on bill in Saudi Arabia on October 12 | Boxing News
Frazer Clarke’s rematch with Fabio Wardley has been confirmed on the undercard for Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol in Saudi Arabia on October 12. The British heavyweights will renew their rivalry on the same bill as Beterbiev’s light-heavyweight world title fight against Bivol, with Chris Eubank Jnr and Ben Whittaker also returning to action in…
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Guido Vianello upsets Arslanbek Mahkmudov while Christian Mbilli dominates Sergiy Derevyanchenko | Boxing News
Italian Olympian Guido Vianello registered the most important win of his career by upsetting Arslanbek Mahkmudov via an eighth-round TKO victory on the same evening Christian Mbilli dominated Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Vianello and Mahkmudov met in the World Series of Boxing nearly 10 years ago, with Vianello retiring in the fourth due to an ear injury. This time, things were different. From…
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Arslanbek Makhmudov will do ‘everything he can’ to challenge Oleksandr Usyk if he beats Guido Vianello | Boxing News
Arslanbek Makhmudov has vowed to do ‘everything he can’ to secure a fight against unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk will renew his rivalry with Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia on December 21 following their May showdown in Riyadh which saw the Ukrainian become the first undisputed heavyweight champion for 25 years after a…
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