Boxing news
- On this day in 2009: Froch edges Dirrell to keep WBC belt in NottinghamThe split decision handed Andre Dirrell his first professional defeat and opened Carl Froch's campaign in the Super Six World Boxing Classic.
- Lawrence Okolie targets ring return after WBC resolves his caseThe WBC accepted evidence that a prohibited substance entered his system through a third party, without his knowledge or consent.
- Dubois vs Wardley 2 weigh-in results: Daniel Dubois 253.9lbs, Fabio Wardley 248.3lbsDubois is 5.6lbs heavier for Saturday's WBO heavyweight title rematch at The O2 in London.
- Brandon Figueroa v Tomoki Kameda cancelled after Figueroa falls ill following weight missFigueroa lost his WBA featherweight title on the scale after weighing 127.4lbs, then became "very sick" after weighing in and withdrew.
- Fabio Wardley weighs in at career heaviest for Daniel Dubois WBO rematchFabio Wardley came in at 248.3lbs on Friday, six pounds up on their first fight, while Daniel Dubois weighed 253.9lbs before Saturday's WBO heavyweight title rematch at The O2 Arena in London.
- Daniel Dubois rates Wardley, Joshua and Fury zero out of 10 and gives himself 12Lennox Lewis got a 10 in the light-hearted talkSPORT quick-fire round. Hamed, Groves, Froch and Hatton all scored 6, Dubois's "favourite number".
- Carl Froch picks Tyson Fury to beat Anthony Joshua on pointsFroch called the fight close but said Joshua will "really struggle" against a Fury who boxes and moves. He warned that both men have slowed down.
- Moses Itauma says body shut down in first defeat against Filip HrgovicThe 21-year-old is expected to return in January, but an immediate rematch is off because Hrgovic must first face Frank Sanchez in an IBF mandatory defence.
- Oleksandr Usyk eyes Tyson Fury trilogy or David Benavidez for last fight as Wilder talks endA third Fury fight depends on Fury beating Anthony Joshua in Cardiff. Benavidez says he is "actively looking" to make a Usyk fight happen.
- Dave Allen says an 18-year-old Daniel Dubois 'absolutely punched my head in' in sparringAllen said Rob McCracken asked him to look after the teenager. He singled out Dubois's jab: "heavy, but like I say, it's fast".
- Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney blame each other as their fight talks fall apartStevenson says Haney's lawyer insisted on 147 at the last minute. Haney says he agreed to 145 and Stevenson's side tried to add a rehydration clause.
- Bruno Surace, who knocked out Jaime Munguia, signs with Zuffa BoxingThe Frenchman's stoppage of Munguia in Tijuana in December 2024 was The Ring's Upset of the Year. His first Zuffa fight has not been announced.
- Tyson Fury manager Spencer Brown says poster order was silliest Joshua disputeTyson Fury and Anthony Joshua meet at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on 11 December after talks that Fury's manager, Spencer Brown, said took in four or five venues and, at one stage, a summer date.
- Lee Reeves moved to University Hospital Limerick, closer to his familyThe Limerick boxer has not regained consciousness since his fight on 1 August. More than €120,000 has been raised for him and his family.
- Deontay Wilder: Rico Verhoeven accepts offer to fight him on Fury vs Joshua cardVerhoeven said he is waiting on a response from Wilder's side for a bout at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December, where a Wilder fight with cruiserweight Jai Opetaia has also been discussed.
- Wardley's manager slams 'dirty Dan' Dubois tactics as Don Charles hits backMichael Ofo wants a stronger referee for Saturday's WBO heavyweight rematch at the O2. Dubois' trainer put the claims down to "insecurity and weakness".
- On this day in 2021: Marshall stops Muzeya to keep WBO titleSavannah Marshall needed less than two rounds at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, ending the scheduled 10-round contest after 1:58 of the second.
- Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello UK start time: main event expected at 22:00 BSTDalton Smith makes the first defence of his WBC super lightweight title against former two-time champion Alberto Puello at the Utilita Arena Sheffield on Saturday 24 October.
- Conor Benn admits weight struggles before Ryan Garcia stoppage and plans move upConor Benn will fight at middleweight or super-middleweight in future after admitting he struggled to make 147lb for his second-round stoppage loss to WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia.
- Denzel Bentley targets Aaron McKenna and Hamzah Sheeraz after Zuffa Boxing moveThe WBO middleweight champion told Metro he would move up to super-middleweight to face Sheeraz, but first faces Shane Mosley Jr on 7 November with his title status unresolved.
- Carl Froch would rather not see old rival Mikkel Kessler return to the ring at 47Kessler, the former three-time super-middleweight world champion, will face Bernard Joseph on Saturday 28 November in his first fight in almost 12 years, live on DAZN.
- Ellie Scotney out of MVPW-07 with injury as Ramla Ali fight becomes co-main eventEllie Scotney's featherweight title fight with Tiara Brown has been postponed after she was injured, and Ramla Ali's bout with Mikiah Kreps for vacant WBO and IBF super-bantamweight titles moves up to co-main event.
- Ricky Hatton's family demand answers as estate stays in trust a year after his deathHatton's eldest son, Campbell, says his phone calls to the trustees controlling his late father's estate have been blocked, the Mirror reported, as the family wait to learn when the money will be shared out.
- Moses Itauma to fight in January as Frank Warren plots route back to title contentionFrank Warren says Itauma's opponent for his first fight since the August defeat by Filip Hrgovic will be named within the next couple of weeks.
- Lauren Price to defend unified welterweight titles against Michaela Kotaskova in CardiffThe Welsh world champion returns to the Utilita Arena on 20 November to face a Czech challenger who has lost once in 15 professional fights.
- Wilder, Pacquiao and Verhoeven among names linked to Fury vs Joshua undercard in CardiffNone of eight possible fights for the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua undercard has been confirmed, World Boxing News reported, though Dana White has said he wants Jai Opetaia vs Deontay Wilder on the card.
- Ryan Garcia and Teofimo Lopez in 'advanced talks' over welterweight unificationLopez appears ready to give up his WBA title rather than face mandatory challenger Jack Catterall, as the pair target a fight with Garcia's WBC belt in the first quarter of 2027, according to Boxing News.
- Frank Warren targets heavyweight unification fights in 2027 and wants Usyk involvedWarren promotes three of the four major heavyweight champions, including Daniel Dubois, who defends his WBO title against Fabio Wardley in London on Saturday.
- Rico Verhoeven says he has said yes to Deontay Wilder fight on Fury vs Joshua cardThe fight is not confirmed: Dana White has said Jai Opetaia agreed to face Wilder in Cardiff on 11 December.
- On this day in 2006: Calzaghe outpoints Bika to keep three world titlesThe Welshman beat a future WBC champion over 12 rounds at the MEN Arena in Manchester to stay unbeaten.
