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Anthony Joshua to Defend Titles in New York

Anthony Joshua will make his American debut on June 1 after agreeing to defend his world heavyweight titles against Jarrell Miller in New York. The WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO champion...... Read more Miller gets offer to challenge Anthony Joshua in June

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has made an offer to heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller to challenge unified world titleholder Anthony Joshua in June, Miller co-promoter Greg Cohen told ESPN...... Read more Pacquiao’s boxing career threatened by eye injury

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao might have suffered a potentially career-ending detached retina in his left eye in beating Adrien Broner on Saturday, the New York Daily News reported Monday. Pacquiao...... Read more Mayweather knocks out kickboxer, pockets $88m

Floyd Mayweather beat Japanese kickboxing phenomenon Tenshin Nasukawa by a technical knockout on Monday in the first round of a New Year’s Eve “exhibition” bout that brought the US boxing superstar...... Read more Khabib offered huge sum for McGregor rematch

The October UFC fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor was one of the most anticipated in history and there could be a second battle. Khabib overcame the Irish fighter in four rounds,...... Read more Adonis Stevenson out of induced coma after brain injury

Former light heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson, who suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a knockout loss on Dec. 1, has been brought out of a medically induced coma. “Despite recent...... Read more Tony Harrison upsets Jermell Charlo, wins junior middleweight world title

Tony Harrison pulled a major upset to win a junior middleweight world title by controversially outpointing Jermell Charlo on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Harrison, in his...... Read more Light heavyweight world titleholder Alvarez joins Top Rank

Light heavyweight world titleholder Eleider “Storm” Alvarez has joined the Top Rank stable. The company on Thursday announced that it has entered into a multiyear agreement with Yvon Michel, Alvarez’s longtime...... Read more Joshua camp ‘begging’ for fight — Wilder

Anthony Joshua’s team are “begging” for a world heavyweight unification bout, says WBC champion Deontay Wilder. The American, 33, controversially drew with Britain’s Tyson Fury in Los Angeles earlier this month....... Read more WBC sanctions Wilder-Fury rematch

The WBC has sanctioned a “direct rematch” between heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. Britain’s Fury and American Wilder shared a controversial and thrilling draw in Los Angeles on Saturday....... Read more Wilder wants Tyson Fury rematch sooner than later

Deontay Wilder has called for an immediate rematch with Tyson Fury, dismissing claims from his British rival he would attempt to avoid a return bout after their epic heavyweight duel in...... Read more Former world cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew hangs gloves

Former world cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has confirmed his retirement from boxing aged 35. Bellew (30-3-1, 20 KOs) was defeated in his last fight by WBA-WBO-IBF king Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12...... Read more Mayweather takes fight to Japan

Floyd Mayweather’s over-stated arrival to his unveiling as the new figurehead for a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion proved that, no-matter what the event or the location, the American boxing legend...... Read more Pulev defeats Fury in IBF heavyweight eliminator

Kubrat Pulev ended an 18-month exile with a unanimous points win over Hughie Fury to become IBF No. 1 challenger for world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. After a scrappy fight, Pulev...... Read more Hughie Fury eager to set up Anthony Joshua fight

Hughie Fury hopes victory on Saturday will set up his dream fight against Anthony Joshua in April next year. The cousin of world heavyweight title challenger Tyson Fury faces Kubrat Pulev...... Read more Train crushes Team Nigeria boxer in Lagos

The Nigerian boxing community reacted with shock and sadness on Wednesday to the death of National team middleweight Okosun Godwin in a train accident in Lagos. A close source who wished...... Read more Mayweather says ready to fight Nurmagomedov

Former world welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather insisted Wednesday he plans to fight mixed martial arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov following the Russian’s victory over Conor McGregor. In comments to the TMZ...... Read more Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez signs ‘most lucrative’ deal with sports service DAZN

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez says he has signed an “historic” contract after agreeing a reported £278m ($365m) deal with streaming service DAZN. The Mexican, who holds the WBA and WBC world middleweight...... Read more Saunders refused licence to defend title

Billy Joe Saunders looks set to lose his WBO middleweight title after being refused a licence to fight against Demetrius Andrade. Saunders, 29, returned an adverse finding in a Voluntary Anti-Doping...... Read more Klitschko backs Anthony Joshua to hold titles for long

Anthony Joshua will hold his world heavyweight titles “for a very long time”, says former champion Wladimir Klitschko. Briton Joshua, 28, is the IBF, WBO and WBA champion and beat Klitschko...... Read more McGregor eyes Mayweather, Anderson clash

Conor McGregor will be competing in what some consider the biggest fight in MMA history Saturday when he faces Khabib Nurmagomedov for UFC's lightweight belt in Las Vegas. But that doesn't...... Read more Khabib Nurmagomedov angry ahead of Conor McGregor clash

Khabib Nurmagomedov admits he’s a “little bit angry” going into his lightweight title defense against Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on Saturday in Las Vegas, but said he will not allow...... Read more BREAKING NEWS: Anthony Joshua stops Alexander Povetkin to retain world heavyweight titles

Anthony Joshua delivered a stunning finish to stop a game Alexander Povetkin and retain his world heavyweight titles at Wembley Stadium. The IBF, WBO and WBA champion, criticised in some quarters...... Read more Joshua adds weight for title fight against lighter Povetkin

Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua hit the scales nearly two stones heavier than Russian opponent Alexander Povetkin as the two weighed in for Saturday’s title fight at Wembley Stadium. The Briton,...... Read more GOtv Boxing NextGen Search 4 produces 20 boxers

The 4th GOtv Boxing NextGen Search ended in Abeokuta on Saturday on a good note as no fewer than 20 talented young boxers were discovered from the 150 participants. The programme,...... Read more