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- Viddal Riley says he would love Oleksandr Usyk fight on cruiserweight returnRiley, who has won all 14 of his contests, told Sky Sports Boxing that the fight would excite him, with Usyk looking set to face unified champion David Benavidez at cruiserweight.
- Derek Chisora offers to meet anyone with suicidal thoughts: "DM me, bro"The 42-year-old told iFL TV he has had those thoughts himself and invited anyone struggling to "come to the farm".
- Lennox Lewis conqueror Oliver McCall wins at 61 as cut stops Jeremiah Williams in round fiveThe win takes McCall to 62-14-1, and BoxingScene said it is unknown why Tennessee sanctioned a fight between two men with a combined age of 115.
- On this day in 1986: Herol Graham stops Mark Kaylor at WembleyMark Kaylor retired in the eighth of a scheduled 12 rounds as Graham retained the European middleweight title at Wembley Arena.
- Denzel Bentley stripped of WBO title before Shane Mosley Jr fight in LondonThe 31-year-old middleweight, who says he has been chased and shot at, has also spoken of losing friends in Battersea to knife and gun crime.
- Dillian Whyte on Derek Chisora trilogy talk: "F*ck Derek" and "he's getting older and older"Whyte told iFL TV that Chisora is "wasting time" and said he could fight Joseph Parker again. In April he told Sky Sports News: "I'd fight Derek Chisora tomorrow."
- Terence Crawford fires at Gervonta Davis: 'I wish I was at 135 I'll stop Tank'Crawford says Davis would "come up with some excuses like he do with Shakur", then turned to Ryan Garcia with a post about 160.
- Lara v Tszyu set for 12 December: "I'll drag him into a fight he doesn't want"Erislandy Lara defends the WBA middleweight title on the Gold Coast on DAZN, with Jermell Charlo back after three years out against Brock Jarvis.
- Lou DiBella rips Oliver McCall's fight at 61: "This is immoral, dangerous, and just sad"The Hall of Fame promoter reacted to the weigh-in for the former WBC heavyweight champion's fight with Jeremiah Williams in Nashville.
- Paulie Malignaggi rips reported Dana White Netflix doc: 'best ... bulls*** artist one of all'The former two-weight world champion says a tell-all about the UFC chief is 'kind of an oxymoron'. Page Six reports the film is expected on Netflix in early 2027.
- Alycia Baumgardner says Caroline Dubois 'has no backbone' and calls herself 'the cash cow'Baumgardner, who challenges Elif Nur Turhan on Sunday, says Dubois turned that fight down, with money the excuse, and gives her a C- for her win over Amelia Moore.
- Jake Paul says he'll retire if he loses to Cedric Doumbe: 'I will hang up the gloves'Paul says he has two titanium plates in his mouth and thought about quitting after Anthony Joshua broke his jaw. He fights Doumbe in Dubai on Christmas Eve.
- 'Who the f*** is that?' Logan Paul's reaction to Jake Paul's next opponent Cedric DoumbeJake Paul told his brother Doumbe is 'super big in France', then listed his view counts and said: 'It doesn't matter who they are.'
- Dalton Smith says Adam Azim gets his publicity by 'throwing delusional comments'The WBC super-lightweight champion told The Ring the fight has never been blocked by his side, and that he is 'thinking of much bigger things at the minute'.
- WBO orders Hernandez v Zerafa for vacant title Denzel Bentley was stripped ofUnbeaten Yoenli Hernandez and Michael Zerafa have 20 days from the formal order to agree terms for the WBO middleweight title, or face a purse bid.
- Lennox Lewis conqueror McCall fights at 61 after weak PPV sales reportedly sank October boutThe former WBC heavyweight champion has fought three times in the last two years, and Bloody Elbow says a defeat to Jeremiah Williams would likely mean retirement.
- Alycia Baumgardner vs Caroline Dubois within 18 months, predicts promoterNakisa Bidarian also names Baumgardner as the new figurehead of women's boxing, before she challenges unbeaten Elif Nur Turhan for the IBF lightweight title on Sunday.
- Chantelle Cameron says Claressa Shields fight is off as she eyes Mayer rematchThe unified junior middleweight champion from Northampton turned away from the superfight only hours after saying she still hoped to make it, and hinted that a deal to face Mikaela Mayer again is close.
- Chris Billam-Smith vs Cheavon Clarke: fight time, undercard and how to watchFormer world champion Chris Billam-Smith seeks revenge for a 2016 amateur final defeat by Cheavon Clarke when Zuffa Boxing 12 comes to London's Copper Box Arena on Saturday 7 November.
- Ben Shalom says Eddie Hearn 'will say whatever suits his thing' after Zuffa and Sky comparisonThe promoter said he was up against "DAZN and Warren and Saudi" at Sky with "no Saudi money" and "no sugar daddies", and that Hearn will "never be able to admit" what he has done in the sport.
- On this day in 2007: Calzaghe beats Kessler to unify titles in CardiffJoe Calzaghe threw 1,010 punches and won all three scorecards against Mikkel Kessler in the 21st defence of his WBO title, in front of 50,000 fans at the Millennium Stadium.
- Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson 2 for vacant WBC title in Manchester on SaturdayBuatsi won the pair's first fight by split decision at Wembley Stadium in September 2024, and now faces Hutchinson again at the AO Arena with a light-heavyweight world title at stake.
- Jake Paul to face Cedric Doumbe in Dubai in first fight since Anthony Joshua knockoutThe eight-round cruiserweight contest will be Paul's first since Anthony Joshua knocked him out in December 2025, a fight that left him with a fractured jaw.
- Deontay Wilder's next fight set to be Jai Opetaia on Tyson Fury vs Joshua cardBoxing Kingdom reports a deal is in place for the 11 December bout, which is expected to be at heavyweight, a division cruiserweight world champion Opetaia has not fought in since 2017.
- Deontay Wilder says he would love Murat Gassiev fight despite Jai Opetaia deal reportThe 41-year-old told the IBA there has been contact with the WBA heavyweight champion's team and that the pair have sparred, but no agreement has been announced.
- Eddie Hearn wants 'back-and-forth debate' with Dana White at Fury vs Joshua press conferenceHearn says he is 'certain' White will be at the fight, as the two dispute who can promote and produce the Netflix bout in Cardiff on 11 December.
- Darren Till says he was two weeks into camp for Jake Paul when Cedric Doumbe was announcedTill said Paul's team approached him and that he thought a price had been agreed for Dubai on 24 December. He said he wasted about £5,000 getting his coach out for camp.
- Adam Azim next fight: IBF eliminator against Gollaz, who lost to Subriel MatiasThe undefeated super lightweight's 4 December date at the Copper Box Arena will share a Boxxer bill with Francesca Hennessy against Johanna Wonyou for the interim WBC bantamweight title.
- Joshua Buatsi rejects Willy Hutchinson's claim he was bullied into rematch: 'By him? No'The pair meet again on Saturday at the AO Arena in Manchester for the vacant WBC light-heavyweight title, two years after Buatsi's split-decision win at Wembley.
- Mbilli's promoter says referee seemed 'influenced' to take point off in Canelo Alvarez fightCamille Estephan questioned the eighth-round deduction but praised Alvarez for "a great performance" after the unanimous decision in Riyadh.
