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- Louie O'Doherty says Michael Gomez Jnr won their fight eight rounds to fourO'Doherty conceded he won no more than four rounds after the bout ended in a majority draw, with one judge scoring it 115-114 for Gomez and the other two 114-114.
- Shakur Stevenson exits Zuffa after reported $7m offer, less than Conor Benn's $15mStevenson asked to be released 102 days after signing and never fought for the promotion. TKO president Mark Shapiro has said Saudi partner Sela, not TKO, paid British welterweight Benn's purse.
- David Benavidez names Jai Opetaia and Artur Beterbiev for three-fight dealDavid Benavidez says he will sign a new three-fight contract after facing WBC champion Michal Cieslak in Phoenix on 12 December, the last bout of his current promotional agreement.
- Eddie Hearn says Zuffa made history by signing Shakur Stevenson and never giving him a fightThe Matchroom boss also mocked Zuffa's shows in England, rating them at 10 or 20 per cent of the quality of the previous promoter on Sky.
- Sebastian Fundora camp demands 50/50 split for Jaron 'Boots' Ennis fightPromoter Sampson Lewkowicz says the WBC super-welterweight champion will settle for nothing less than an even split, after Fundora stopped Ermal Hadribeaj in the final second of their 12-round title fight.
- Shakur Stevenson leaves Zuffa Boxing and launches own promotional companyShakur Stevenson is a free agent after Zuffa granted his release request, and says he will stay at lightweight and super-lightweight rather than move up to welterweight for now.
- Teofimo Lopez petitions WBA to face Ryan Garcia instead of Jack CatterallLopez's manager, Keith Connolly, says talks for a unification fight with Garcia in the first quarter of 2027 have made significant progress, despite the WBA ordering Lopez to defend against Catterall.
- Shakur Stevenson, who beat Teofimo Lopez, released by Zuffa Boxing without a fightThe unbeaten WBO light-welterweight champion says he is now a free agent and is setting up his own promotional company, after never fighting under the Zuffa Boxing banner.
- Shakur Stevenson, who beat Teofimo Lopez, says he has left Zuffa BoxingThe four-weight world champion, who never fought for the promotion, says he will start his own promotional company after talks over a fight with Devin Haney appeared to break down.
- Luke Littler backs Anthony Joshua over fellow Man Utd fan Tyson FuryThe 19-year-old darts world champion also questioned why the heavyweight fight is being staged in Cardiff after fans called for it to be held at Wembley.
- On this day in 2018: Katie Taylor outpoints Cindy Serrano in BostonThe Irish fighter beat a former WBO featherweight champion over 10 rounds at TD Garden to keep her WBA title and her unbeaten record.
- Daniel Dubois next fight due in February, Frank Warren says after Wardley winFrank Warren has named WBC heavyweight champion Agit Kabayel, if he beats Nelson Hysa in Germany on 28 November, and IBF champion Filip Hrgovic among the options for Daniel Dubois.
- Wales' Gerome Warburton to face Bronco Adames in Zuffa Boxing main event in RiyadhThe 14 November bout will be Adames' Zuffa Boxing debut and a non-title fight above the middleweight limit, Dan Rafael reports.
- Shakur Stevenson released from Zuffa Boxing and plans to start his own promotionStevenson, who had not fought for the promotion since signing in July, says he is willing to work with other promoters and wants the biggest fights at 135 or 140 pounds.
- Jake Paul rules out Tommy Fury rematch after jibe over Anthony Joshua defeatFury threatened to break the other side of Paul's jaw, which was broken when Anthony Joshua knocked out the American last December, after Paul mocked him over a viral clip from a Halloween event.
- On this day in 2013: Frampton stops Parodi in Belfast title eliminatorThe Belfast fighter kept his European and IBF Inter-Continental super-bantamweight titles against the IBF's fourth-ranked contender.
- Fabio Wardley admits preparation was not ideal after Daniel Dubois rematch lossDaniel Dubois kept the WBO heavyweight title by beating Wardley inside two rounds, five months after stopping him in the 11th round of their first fight.
- Denis Boytsov, boxer said to hit harder than Anthony Joshua, dies aged 40The Russian heavyweight's father said a detached blood clot caused his death. Boytsov had been unable to speak for 11 years after suffering serious head injuries in Berlin in what his camp suggested was an attack.
- Daniel Dubois targets Oleksandr Usyk trilogy after Fabio Wardley rematch winThe WBO heavyweight champion stopped Wardley in the second round at The O2 in London and says he now has what it takes to beat the Ukrainian, who has defeated him twice.
- On this day in 2003: Moore stops Logan to keep British and Commonwealth beltsThe finish came 2:44 into the fifth of 12 scheduled rounds at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester.
- Daniel Dubois stops Fabio Wardley again as Frank Warren eyes unification fightsFrank Warren is targeting heavyweight unification fights in 2027 after Daniel Dubois kept his WBO title, with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua meeting in Cardiff on 11 December for the vacant WBA 'super' belt.
- Sebastian Fundora stops Ermal Hadribeaj in the final second to keep WBC titleThe junior middleweight champion dropped Hadribeaj with a left hand at the end of round 12 for his fourth successful title defence.
- Terence Crawford says he doesn't see Christian Mbilli beating Canelo AlvarezCrawford picks Alvarez to stop Mbilli late with a left hook when they fight for the WBC super middleweight title in Riyadh on 31 October.
- George Liddard's IBO fight with Michel Soro billed as a world title shotMatchroom's announcement of the unbeaten British middleweight's Monaco fight made no distinction between the IBO and boxing's four major belts, as Zuffa Boxing's own championship and the WBA Regular title stretch the list of world-title designations to seven.
- Daniel Dubois stops Fabio Wardley in the second round to retain WBO heavyweight titleWardley's corner retired him at 2:21 of round two at The O2. Louie O'Doherty and Michael Gomez Jr fought to a majority draw on the undercard.
- Bakhodir Jalolov drops Solomon Dacres in fifth but wins on points at O2 ArenaThe double Olympic champion took a wide decision over the West Midlands fighter with scores of 99-91, 99-90 and 99-90, but again failed to force a stoppage. Dacres fell to 10-2.
- Dubois vs Wardley 2 results: Daniel Dubois beats Fabio WardleyEvery result from Dubois vs Wardley 2, with the method, round and time of each finish.
- Ryan Garcia demands $100K bet from Adrien Broner over Gervonta Davis fightBroner said Davis would beat Garcia "regardless". Garcia wanted the money on the table, but no bet was agreed on camera.
- Zab Judah tells Jaron Ennis to stay in his lane: Terence Crawford is 'a class ahead'Judah told Fight Hub TV he does not want to see Ennis fight Crawford, comparing it to "being in the fifth grade trying to go mess with the seventh graders".
- Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2: heavyweight rematch at London's O2 ArenaDaniel Dubois meets Fabio Wardley again on Saturday, five months after knocking him out in the 11th round in May to win the WBO heavyweight title.
