Boxing news
- Andy Cruz to face Artur Subkhankulov for vacant IBF lightweight title in Ufa on November 27The belt is open after Raymond Muratalla gave it up to move up in weight. Subkhankulov is unbeaten and fights in the city where he last won.
- Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua card: Deontay Wilder vs Jai Opetaia deal reportedThe bout has been agreed but not yet signed, boxing journalist Dan Rafael said, and would be unbeaten Australian Opetaia's heavyweight debut on the Cardiff bill on 11 December.
- Darren Till responds to Jake Paul choosing Cedric Doumbe for Dubai boxing returnPaul will face Doumbe at the Coca-Cola Arena on 24 December. Till, who had said he was waiting for a contract, tagged Paul and Most Valuable Promotions chief Nakisa Bidarian in his response.
- Cedric Doumbe vows to 'finish the job' Joshua started as Jake Paul fight set for Christmas EveThe former two-time kickboxing world champion meets Paul over eight rounds at 200lbs in Dubai on 24 December.
- Tyson Fury targets 280lbs for Anthony Joshua fight in CardiffFury's target would put him more than a stone above the 265lbs he weighed in July, and within a pound of the heaviest weight of his career.
- Shauna Browne: 'I cry my eyes out' in fight week after up to 16 weeks away from familyBrowne told iFL TV that boxing's stigma pushes fighters to hide how hard camp is, in an interview for the charity Men and Their Emotions.
- On this day in 2019: Katie Taylor takes Linardatou's WBO title in ManchesterThe points win made her only the third boxer from Ireland, after Steve Collins and Carl Frampton, to capture world titles in two weight divisions.
- Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua hospitality tickets cost £299 per personThe official package for the December fight in Cardiff includes a seat in blocks U20-U22 and complimentary pre-fight drinks, after standard general admission seats sold out in 40 minutes.
- Floyd Mayweather to fight Matt Floyd next, leaving Manny Pacquiao rematch unclearThe Bangkok bout on 19 December is expected to be an exhibition, but Mayweather said only last month that his next two fights would be against Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao.
- Canelo Alvarez beats Christian Mbilli to regain WBC super middleweight titleThe judges scored the 12-round main event in Riyadh 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110, handing Mbilli the first defeat of his professional career.
- Jake Paul says he and Canelo Alvarez 'will dance' after Christian Mbilli winPaul, who returns in Dubai on Christmas Eve with no opponent named, said Alvarez was the same fighter after 13 months out but "did take a lot of punches".
- Oleksandr Usyk wants cruiserweight return for David Benavidez fightUsyk says he now weighs 96 to 97kg and would take the chance to move down, while Benavidez must first face WBC champion Michal Cieslak in December.
- Eddy Reynoso says he would like Terence Crawford next for Canelo Alvarez after Mbilli winAlvarez's trainer said the team will rest first and then see what comes next, after Alvarez won the WBC super middleweight title in Riyadh.
- Canelo Alvarez beats Christian Mbilli by unanimous decision to win WBC super middleweight titleThe judges scored it 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110 in Riyadh, and Mbilli lost a point in the eighth round for a punch to the back of the head.
- Rafael Espinoza retains WBO featherweight title as a cut stops Ricardo Blandon in round threeThe ringside doctor waved the fight off at 1:22 of the third round in Riyadh, and the unbeaten Mexican moves to 29-0 with 25 knockouts.
- Carl Jammes Martin beats David Picasso by split decision on Canelo vs Mbilli undercardThe unbeaten Filipino won the WBC Silver title over ten rounds in Riyadh, handing Picasso his first defeat since Naoya Inoue beat him last December.
- Denzel Bentley stripped of WBO middleweight title ahead of Shane Mosley Jnr fightThe WBO refused Denzel Bentley permission to make a voluntary defence against Shane Mosley Jnr in London on 7 November, and declared its middleweight title vacant after he did not fulfil his mandatory obligation against Hernandez.
- Canelo Alvarez faces unbeaten WBC champion Christian Mbilli in RiyadhAlvarez returns at the Kingdom Arena on Saturday seeking to recover from his unanimous decision defeat by Bud Crawford, which cost him four super middleweight titles.
- Oleksandr Usyk targets cruiserweight return in 2027 in blow to Tyson Fury trilogyUsyk's team director Sergey Lapin said the Ukrainian wants to become undisputed cruiserweight champion again, with David Benavidez the target, in what he called the final chapter of Usyk's career.
- Rafael Espinoza sings for Canelo Alvarez with a mariachi guitarist at the Riyadh weigh-inThe unbeaten WBO featherweight champion took the mic minutes after weighing in for his own title defence against Ricardo Blandon on the same card.
- Deontay Wilder vs Jai Opetaia reportedly agreed for Fury vs Joshua card but not yet signedOpetaia, the lineal cruiserweight champion, would move up in weight for the fight in Cardiff on 11 December. Wilder's side accepted the offer earlier this month.
- Robert Garcia doubts Oleksandr Usyk will drop to cruiserweight for David BenavidezThe trainer thinks Benavidez wants Usyk a few pounds under his normal weight, but expects Usyk to insist on fighting at whatever weight he comes in at.
- Ryan Garcia gives Floyd Mayweather 'final warning' and says he fights on 6 February regardlessGarcia wrote that the Mayweather fight is gone unless it is made. He and Teofimo Lopez have been in advanced talks for a unification fight on the same date.
- Oleksandr Usyk plans cruiserweight return for David Benavidez super fight, says adviserUsyk, whose last nine fights have been at heavyweight, also wants to become undisputed cruiserweight champion again, and the IBF title is currently vacant.
- Canelo Alvarez weighs 167.6lb and Christian Mbilli 167.8lb for WBC title fight in RiyadhBoth men are inside the 168lb super middleweight limit for Saturday's fight, Alvarez's first since he lost to Terence Crawford in September 2025.
- Jake Paul next fight set for Dubai on 24 December after broken jawThe YouTuber-turned-boxer will headline an MVP event on Christmas Eve, with his opponent and the broadcaster yet to be announced.
- Carlos Adames to fight Gerome Warburton in Zuffa Boxing 13 main event in RiyadhJason Moloney returns on the 14 November undercard against Andres Teran in a bantamweight contest.
- Jazza Dickens says even Frank Warren has dropped the ball with the Ryan Garner fightDickens challenges Garner for his WBC interim super-featherweight title at the Bournemouth International Centre on 9 January, live on DAZN.
- Jake Paul's Christmas Eve comeback fight in Dubai will reportedly not be shown on NetflixPaul's opponent for his first fight since Anthony Joshua broke his jaw is still to be named, with Darren Till reported as the most likely.
- King Charles III visits Bahamas boxing academy with Frank Warren BuildingThe academy was built by Nicholas Maughan CBE, co-founder of the boxing charity BoxWise, whose development board is chaired by the veteran promoter Frank Warren.
