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Keith Thurman is hoping his prizefighting fortunes change, if not now, then at least next year. The former unified welterweight champion from Clearwater, Florida, has been plagued by inactivity for the past several years, with his last fight coming in February of last year, when he outpointed Mario Barrios by unanimous decision.
Tyson Fury can’t help but feel a bit dismayed by a particularly glaring irony heading into his high-profile showdown with Francis Ngannou. The WBC heavyweight titlist from Manchester, England, is set to go 10 rounds on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with
Oscar De La Hoya has offered a word of advice to Jermell Charlo ahead of his big bout with Canelo Alvarez. Take a hard look at the Dmitry Bivol template. Bivol, the WBA light heavyweight titlist, upset oddsmakers last year, when he unanimously outpointed Alvarez, the
Regis Prograis apparently isn’t sold on what many perceive to be one of the pinnacles of boxing achievements. In a recent interview, the WBC 140-pound titlist from New Orleans poured water over the concept of the undisputed champion, a distinction given to a fighter who is able to collect all four major titles in a given division.
Retired welterweight Amir Khan continues to maintain that his positive drug test last year was a complete accident. It was revealed earlier this year that Khan, the former junior welterweight titlist from Bolton, England, tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. The test was administered immediately after his sixth-round knockout loss to
Canelo Alvarez admits it was not easy for him to come to terms with the only defeat he has suffered in the ring in nearly a decade. The current undisputed champion of the 168-pound division saw his momentum stymied in May 2022, when he went up to light heavyweight to challenge one of the division’s titlists in Dmitry Bivol.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya believes Vergil Ortiz Jr. will be plenty competitive at a higher weight class. Ortiz, the highly regarded welterweight contender from Grand Prairie, Texas, is looking to rebound from a series of serious health issues in the past several years that have complicated his career.
A prominent representative involved in the entertainment complex in Saudi Arabia has advised boxing fans to disregard the latest gossip about possible fights in that region. Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, a governmental body tasked with expanding cultural offerings in Saudi Arabia, recently issued a terse, if opaque, notice about ongoing developments concerning
Chris Eubank Jr. is as keen as ever on a fight with Gennadiy Golovkin. England’s Eubank seemingly revived his career earlier this month when he stopped Liam Smith in 10 rounds in their middleweight rematch in Manchester, only nine months after Eubank suffered a humiliating technical knockout loss to Smith in their first fight at the same venue.
Josh Taylor believes he simply had a “bad night” when he lost to Teofimo Lopez earlier this summer. The former undisputed 140-pound champion from Scotland still thinks he is the best in the division and is hoping to move onto bigger money fights, possibly at the 147-pound limit.