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Conor Benn has called for all drug cheats to be banned for life and says he does not accept he ever had Clomifene in his body at all. Benn is still fighting to clear his name after an arranged contest with Chris Eubank Jr in October was pulled during fight week after it was revealed that there was an adverse finding in a VADA test.
OHARA DAVIES broke down Lewis Ritson before stopping him with a savage left hook to the body in the ninth round to book a long-awaited world title shot.
OTABEK KHOLMATOV cemented a crack at the WBA featherweight title by crushing Thomas Patrick Ward inside five rounds in Newcastle.
MURAT GASSIEV maintained his perfect start to life as a heavyweight by flattening the previously undefeated Mike Balogun inside two rounds.
Mikael Lawal is set to put his British cruiserweight title on the line against fit-again Isaac Chamberlain early this summer. Undefeated Lawal won the belt by beating David Jamieson at Alexandra Palace in November but is yet to make his first defense.
DAZN’S significant 2023 price hike was not a risk, according to Joe Markowski, who has also opened the door for more promoters to get their boxers on the platform.
FORMER IBF, WBA and WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch says he will happily begin contract talks with Jake Paul if he beats Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia.
Eddie Hearn wants to take the undisputed light-heavyweight clash between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev to Abu Dhabi this summer. But he has declared that Joshua Buatsi is ready to step in should the holy month of Ramadan preclude Beterbiev from boxing in May or June.
Jermaine Franklin has questioned Anthony Joshua’s decision to hire Derrick James, his third coach in as many fights, ahead of their April 1 clash.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will take a pay cut by facing John Ryder back home in Mexico instead of the United States, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn.