Ray Close, former world title challenger, dies aged 57
Ray Close, the former European super-middleweight champion twice deemed unlucky not to dethrone Chris Eubank, has died at the age of 57.
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Eddie Hearn reveals extent of Anthony Joshua's pay cut for fighting Tyson Fury in UK
Anthony Joshua lost out on at least £10 million ($13m) to bring his December 11 fight with Tyson Fury to Britain, promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed.
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Paulie Malignaggi and Victor Ortiz to meet in bare knuckle match on December 5
On Saturday, December 5, former professional boxing world champions Paulie Malignaggi and Victor Ortiz will meet for a five-round bare-knuckle match in the main event of the BKB 62 event at the Opheum Theater in Los Angeles.
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Still waiting for his shot, WBO mandatory contender Charly Suarez being celebrated in his homeland
While patiently waiting to face the winner of the October 24 unification fight between WBO and IBF junior-lightweight champion Emanuel Navarrete and WBC champ O’Shaquie Foster, WBO #1 contender Charly Suarez returned home to much fanfare this week.
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Canelo Alvarez has held talks about staging his last fight at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has already had preliminary talks about staging his final fight in Mexico at the Estadio Azteca.
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Mikkel Kessler, 47, announces comeback: 'This is not a stunt or a gimmick'
Mikkel Kessler, 47, is planning to return on November 28 in Brondby, Denmark, against little-known Bernard Joseph
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Anthony Joshua will win by KO if Tyson Fury tries to do the same, says Eddie Hearn
Eddie Hearn, promoter of Anthony Joshua, is picking his charge to stop Tyson Fury inside six rounds if the “Gypsy King” follows through on his promise to initiate a “gun fight” when the heavyweights clash on December 11.
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Litzy Vazquez and Stephanie Pineiro meet for WBC, WBA junior welterweight titles
On Saturday, December 5, WBA Interim world female junior-welterweight champion Litzy Vazquez and top-ranked Stephanie Piñeiro will meet for the unified WBC and WBA junior welterweight world championships vacated by the recent retirement of Katie Taylor.
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Agit Kabayel-Nelson Hysa confirmed for Dusseldorf on November 28
Agit Kabayel is set to make the first defense of his WBC heavyweight title against Nelson Hysa on November 28 inside Dusseldorf, Germany's Mekur Spiel Arena which has a 60,000 capacity
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First-round KO for Anthony Joshua 'predicted' by Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury has been known to grow bored during media days and have a little fun. The latest case in point came on Thursday in London following the press conference to confirm his December 11 battle with Anthony Joshua.
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