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Janibek Alimkhanuly successfully weighed in below the middleweight limit for his unified title defense on Friday. The bout, which headlines an ESPN+ event at The Star in Sydney, Australia, will see Alimkhanuly (15-0, 10 KOs) face IBF mandatory challenger Andrei Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs).
Along with Manny Pacquiao, Shawn Porter, Lucian Bute and Mikey Garcia have been added to the International Boxing Hall of Fame ballot for induction in 2025.
Gervonta Davis today dropped a rather large hint that his next fight, already confirmed to be against Lamont Roach, will take place in Houston, TX, with December the month in which it will take place.
ProBox TV CEO Garry Jonas and Jamie Conlan will be working together to bring the ProBox TV ethos of “evenly-matched action fights” to the UK, starting on November 1, with a big show in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Krystal Rosado, the first fighter signed by Puerto Rican future-Hall-of-Famer Amanda Serrano, will head up the undercard of Most Valuable Prospects 9 in Caguas on October 11. Rosado (4-0, 2 KOs) will take on Mexico's Perla Lomeli (6-2) in a six round junior featherweight clash on a card headlined by a featherweight contest between Jan Paul Rivera (10-0, 6 KOs) and Andy “Skeletor” Beltran (8-0, 5 KOs).
Terence Crawford’s legal team have asked the WBO for 10 more days for an agreement to be struck between the WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora and Crawford, who holds their Interim title.
Daniel Kinahan has been ordered to pay $9.7 million in damages to the promoter Moses Heredia
Lamont Roach Jnr has been given “special permission” to move up from super featherweight to fight Gervonta “Tank” Davis for the WBA lightweight title on December 14
Toro Promotions, Inc. launched its new pro boxing series, “The Heartbeat of LA Boxing”, with great success last night at Pacific Palms Resort. Undefeated Tsotne “Mr. T” Rogova (10-0, 7 KOs) clinched the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) U.S. heavyweight title, headlining an event that featured six pro debuts, including celebrated Walnut (CA) High School senior Paolo “Pow” Barredo.
Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn believes Devin Haney’s lawsuit against Ryan Garcia could be a positive tipping for the sport.