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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 Mayweather, Pacquiao set for rematch in December: Reports

Floyd Mayweather has claimed he will come out of retirement to face Manny Pacquiao in a rematch in December, according to reports. The pair first faced off in 2015 as the...... Read more Munguia batters Cook to retain light-middle crown

Mexico’s Jaime Munguia successfully defended his WBO light-middleweight crown for the second time on Saturday, battering outclassed Canadian Brandon Cook to score a one-sided knockout win. The talented 21-year-old from Tijuana...... Read more Will Canelo v GGG be ‘fight of century’?

Gennady Golovkin’s rematch with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has been called the “fight of the century”, one that will be “remembered for the ages” and “the biggest in the sport of boxing”....... Read more Sparring Partner Of Both Wilder and Fury Only Sees One Winner

A man who has shared the ring in sparring with both WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and former champion Tyson Fury can only see one outcome in the fight. The pair...... Read more Deontay Wilder WARNS Tyson Fury AGAINST USING ROPE-A-DOPE when they fight

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder discussed tactics for his forthcoming clash with Tyson Fury in a radio interview this weekend. The 32 year-old, who is undefeated in 40 contests with 39...... Read more 'Tyson Fury is a FREAK show’: Tony Bellew predicts Deontay Wilder clash

TYSON FURY is nowhere near ready for Deontay Wilder, according to Tony Bellew. Fury extended his professional record to 27-0 last night, outpointing Francesco Pianeta at Windsor Park on the undercard...... Read more Tyson Fury sets up Wilder fight after win in 2nd comeback bout

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Tyson Fury says he has signed the contract. Deontay Wilder said the fight is “official.”All it needs now is a time and a place.Fury, the former world...... Read more 'Wilder would KO Fury in three'

Tyson Fury will be knocked out inside three rounds if he takes on WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, says Tony Bellew. Fury fights Francesco Pianeta at Windsor Park, Belfast, on Saturday,...... Read more Anthony Joshua Sends Message To His Enemies

The cut throat world of professional boxing has slowly eroded the previously held public persona of the nice guy, humble Anthony Joshua over the last year or so, to where he...... Read more Tyson Fury calls Anthony Joshua an “idiot” who is “afraid of his own shadow”

Tyson Fury 26-0 (19) has lashed out at local rival and unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua 21-0 (20) labelling him an “idiot” and saying he is “afraid of his own shadow”....... Read more Evander Holyfield reveals his thoughts about Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder

All-time boxing legend Evander Holyfield has gone public with his thoughts on two of the modern game's most fearsome competitors as they prepare to go head-to-head. The 55-year-old pundit has made...... Read more Parker: AJ lacked respect

Joseph Parker says Anthony Joshua did not show him enough respect and accused his British rival of 'making excuses' after his knockout streak was ended. The New Zealander has returned to...... Read more Anthony Joshua: 'I'd rather lose than be a drugs cheat'

Anthony Joshua has professed that he “would rather lose than be classed a drugs cheat” as the heavyweight world champion came face to face with Alexander Povetkin, who has twice tested...... Read more Anthony Joshua launches expletive-laden tirade at Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller

British heavyweight Anthony Joshua was involved in expletive-laden exchanges before his face-off with next opponent Alexander Povetkin in New York. Former Olympic champion Joshua had to square up to another boxer,...... Read more Pacquiao knocks out Matthysse to win WBA welterweight title

Manny Pacquiao gave the people what they came to see. Finally. The Filipino senator scored his first finish in nearly nine years when he dropped Lucas Matthysse Sunday at Axiata Arena...... Read more