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David Adeleye is back in the ring in just over a week in a first defence of his WBO European heavyweight title when he takes on the big-hitting Serbian Emir Ahmatovic on Friday, 9 June at York Hall, live on BT Sport.
As previously reported, unified WBC, WBA and IBF welterweight world champion Errol “The Truth’’ Spence Jr. will take on WBO 147-pound world champion Terence “Bud’’ Crawford for the undisputed welterweight world championship on Saturday, July 29 in a highly anticipated Showtime PPV clash from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The undercard is now set for the next exhibition fight return of Floyd Mayweather, who enters the ring on Sunday, June 11, in a clash against John Gotti III, the grandson of organized crime icon John Gotti.
Undefeated super middleweight contender Erik Bazinyan returns in a 10-round main event against Mexico’s Jose de Jesus Macias this Thursday, June 1 at Casino de Montreal in Montreal, Canada.
Former unified and lineal lightweight world champion George Kambosos Jr. makes his Top Rank debut in a 12-round IBF world title eliminator against English southpaw Maxi Hughes on Saturday, July 22, at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Fight fans get a double dose of title action on June 9th with belts on the line at Liverpool’s Olympia, and with all the action broadcast live on Fightzone, and on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport app and website.
Lani Daniels has become the first-ever IBF world heavyweight champion after dominating her opponent Alrie Meleisea, in a history-making fight for women's boxing.
June 16 will mark the date for 42nd edition of the Australian iconic boxing series, known as Thunderdome. Based out of Perth, Western Australia at Metro City the home of Western Australian boxing.
Diego Pacheco has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom – and the super-middleweight sensation headlines Matchroom’s latest fight night in Mexico, defending his WBO International and USWBC titles against Manuel Gallegos on Friday July 7 in Monterrey, live worldwide on DAZN - with co-main action provided by Matchroom's latest signing, super featherweight star Rocky Hernandez, who takes on unbeaten Venezuelan Joniker Tovar.
Returning the ring for the second time in 2023, Shane Mosley, Jr. (19-4, 10 KOs) will face a tough dance partner from Temple Hills, Massachusetts, D’Mitrius “Big Meech” Ballard (21-1-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight scrap.