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1 day ago | 
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Benn based his training camp for Eubank Jr in Mallorca sparring Denzel Bentley, Bruno Surace and William Scull, all to prepare him for the toughest and biggest challenge of his career. The addition of Scull to camp was an intriguing one, with the IBF super middleweight champion looking to upset the odds when he faces Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed championship on May 3 in Riyadh.
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1 week ago | 
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The teams of Whittaker and Cameron have been locked in a dispute for weeks ahead of their rematch at the B Pulse LIVE in Birmingham on Sunday. Cameron said he signed for a 12-round clash, but claimed Whittaker’s team was trying to change it to a 10-round fight. Whittaker’s promoter, Ben Shalom admitted an error was made with both fighters sent different contracts, with Whittaker signing for a 10-round showdown.
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1 week ago | 
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Eubank Sr was vocal in his disdain towards his son facing Benn when the pair were first meant to fight in October 2022, before the bout was shelved after Benn failed two drug tests. The former two-weight world champion has maintained his stance since it was rearranged to April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and admits he’s “hurt” by it taking place. “My son having to boil himself down to 160lbs,” Eubank Sr told IFLTV. “Three years ago they were talking about him coming down to 157lbs.
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1 week ago | 
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Hearn promoted his third straight bout for Ennis at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday, which saw the 27-year-old unify the welterweight division with a sixth round win over Eimantas Stanionis. ‘Boots’ drew a crowd of almost 10,000, which is similar to the audience which turned up to watch his title defence against Karen Chukhadzhian at the Wells Fargo Center in his hometown of Philadelphia in November.
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3 weeks ago | 
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Wilder is set to fight for the first time since a damaging fifth round defeat to Zhilei Zhang last June when he faces compatriot Tyrell Herndon in Kansas on June 27 at the Charles Koch Arena. Some thought at 39-years-old and having suffered back-to-back losses, the once feared knockout artist would call time on a career which saw him make 10 defences of the WBC heavyweight world title.
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4 weeks ago | 
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Where Crawford ranks remains subjective, with many believing that unified heavyweight world champion, Oleksandr Usyk should be considered as the number one fighter in the sport. However, the Omaha man made a good case for him being the premier fighter, particularly after his demolition of Errol Spence Jr in July 2023, which was followed up with his victory over Israil Madrimov last August to become a four-weight world champion.
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1 month ago | 
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Smith secured the WBO interim light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision win over long-time Yarde rival, Joshua Buatsi in a fight of the year contender in Saudi Arabia last month. The Liverpudlian, a former super middleweight world champion, is in touching distance of a second world title tilt at light heavyweight, having fallen short in a bid for the unified titles against Artur Beterbiev last January.
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1 month ago | 
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Eubank Jr and Benn both appeared on the chat show with Morgan to promoter their April 26 showdown at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The pair were supposed to have fought in October 2022, but their meeting was cancelled just days before after it emerged that Benn twice tested positive for the banned substance Clomiphene.
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1 month ago | 
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Hearn has been plotting Joshua’s comeback after a fifth round defeat to Daniel Dubois last September, but confirmed on Wednesday that he won’t be able to start punching again for another eight weeks. The Matchroom Chairman did not divulge details of the injury, but anticipated that the two-time heavyweight world champion would be back in August at the earliest. “He’s not really ready to start camp,” Hearn told IFLTV. “He needs another eight weeks or so on his injury.
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1 month ago | 
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Usyk, the unified WBO, WBA ‘super’ and WBC heavyweight champion has been ordered to defend his WBO crown against interim titlist, Joseph Parker. However, the 38-year-old remains keen to regain the IBF title by facing Daniel Dubois in a rematch, whom he stopped in nine rounds in August 2023. And ‘The Cat’ is hopeful that Saudi Arabian boxing chief, Turki Alalshikh can arrange the bout. “WBO told us that I should defend this title [against Parker],” Usyk told Al Arabiya English.
