Boxing news
- David Benavidez rules out Canelo Alvarez fight but calls him a Mexican legendThe 29-year-old, now a three-division world champion campaigning at cruiserweight, said there is no chance of the long-awaited fight happening but that he hopes to follow in Alvarez's footsteps.
- David Benavidez names Jai Opetaia, Artur Beterbiev and Oleksandr Usyk as targetsThe unbeaten WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion wants Usyk to drop back to 200lbs, but must first face WBC champion Michal Cieslak in a December unification bout.
- Shakur Stevenson granted release from Dana White's Zuffa BoxingThe unbeaten 25-0 star said he left because Zuffa Boxing could not deliver the fights he wanted, and that he is now starting his own promotional company.
- Frank Warren praises Daniel Dubois after second-round stoppage of Fabio WardleyDaniel Dubois kept his WBO heavyweight title at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night after Fabio Wardley's corner threw in the towel in the second round of their rematch.
- Shakur Stevenson granted release from Zuffa Boxing and becomes a free agentShakur Stevenson says he is starting his own promotional company after leaving Zuffa Boxing just months after signing, following the collapse of a proposed fight with Devin Haney.
- Daniel Dubois to fight in February after Fabio Wardley rematch, says Frank WarrenFrank Warren says Daniel Dubois will box again in February, and he has named unification fights with his fellow promoted champions Agit Kabayel and Filip Hrgovic among the options.
- Eddie Hearn mocks Zuffa Boxing after Shakur Stevenson's exit without a fightThe Matchroom chairman told iFL TV he assumed Shakur Stevenson's release was a publicity stunt until the fighter's team contacted him, calling it humiliating for Dana White's promotion.
- Jaron Ennis names Josh Kelly as his toughest test at 154, not Sebastian FundoraThe WBA and WBO super-welterweight champion's unification fight with IBF titleholder Kelly is close to being finalised for early January, with Atlanta's State Farm Arena the most likely venue.
- Shakur Stevenson leaves Zuffa Boxing three months after signing dealThe unbeaten WBO and The Ring welterweight champion says he asked for his release over a lack of movement on signing fights, and plans to start his own promotional company.
- Daniel Dubois stops Fabio Wardley in round two to win heavyweight rematchDubois dropped Wardley with a right cross inside 20 seconds, the first knockdown of Wardley's career, five months after beating him in 11 rounds.
- Shakur Stevenson leaves Zuffa Boxing without a fight as Eddie Hearn mocks Dana WhiteThe WBO super-lightweight champion, who signed with Zuffa in July, plans to set up his own promotional company after his request to be released from his contract was accepted.
- Derek Chisora reacts: Fabio Wardley was not ready for Daniel Dubois rematchDerek Chisora said Fabio Wardley called for his rematch too early after Daniel Dubois stopped the Ipswich heavyweight in the second round at The O2 Arena on Saturday night.
- Mikey Garcia says Devin Haney has size advantage over Shakur StevensonThe former four-division world champion told ESNEWS the fight would be close. Talks at the catchweight collapsed when, according to Stevenson, Haney's lawyer demanded they box at 147lb.
- Thomas Taylor: referee defended by Fundora promoter over last-second stoppageTaylor stopped Sebastian Fundora's WBC super welterweight title defence against Ermal Hadribeaj at an official 2:59 of the 12th round, with Fundora already well clear on all three scorecards.
- Derek Chisora names Hrgovic as toughest test for Daniel Dubois after Wardley winDerek Chisora says nobody can beat Daniel Dubois right now, but believes Filip Hrgovic could give him trouble. Dubois is expected to return in February 2027, with Hrgovic pencilled in to face Frank Sanchez in Croatia.
- Tony Bellew delivers verdict that Tyson Fury has never been a puncherTony Bellew said Tyson Fury has never been a puncher, calling it a fact rather than an opinion, as Fury prepares to face Anthony Joshua, who has 27 knockouts from 30 wins.
- Carl Froch backs Filip Hrgovic to give Daniel Dubois all he wants in rematchThe IBF heavyweight champion climbed into the ring to demand a second fight with Dubois moments after Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley in the second round of their rematch.
- Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua: official hospitality packages priced at £249Seat Unique, the official hospitality partner for the Cardiff fight on Friday 11 December, is selling packages at £249 per person after standard general admission seats sold out in 40 minutes.
- Eddie Hearn calls Shakur Stevenson's Zuffa Boxing exit an embarrassmentEddie Hearn has mocked Dana White after Shakur Stevenson left Zuffa Boxing without a fight, claiming the promotion has not staged a show in America since July.
- Shakur Stevenson, who beat Teofimo Lopez in January, leaves Zuffa BoxingThe WBO super lightweight champion says he is starting his own promotional company after planned fights with Devin Haney, Manny Pacquiao and Gary Antuanne Russell all fell through.
- Manny Pacquiao, 47, reportedly set for Fury vs Joshua card in Cardiff with no opponent namedNetflix has yet to announce him, and Eddie Hearn has offered four British fighters, including Jack Catterall and Joe Cordina, as possible opponents.
- Fabio Wardley should retire, says Filip Hrgovic, who vows to smash Daniel DuboisFilip Hrgovic believes Fabio Wardley should walk away after two straight defeats by Daniel Dubois. The Croatian is set to face his mandatory, Frank Sanchez, in a homecoming bout in early 2027, according to his manager Keith Connolly.
- Ryan Garcia says Floyd Mayweather talks have begun and wants his 50-0 record on the lineThe WBC welterweight champion, who knocked out Britain's Conor Benn in the second round last month, has ruled out an exhibition with the unbeaten American.
- Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: promoter backs final-second stoppageLewkowicz, Sebastian Fundora's promoter, says referee Thomas Taylor was right to wave off the fight with one second left. Fundora led 107-100, 109-98 and 108-99 when it ended.
- MVP challenges Floyd Schofield's WBA lightweight title win over Lucas BahdiBahdi's promoter says knockdowns were missed and that, scored correctly, Bahdi would have won by majority decision.
- Janibek Alimkhanuly vs Jacob Bank set for 23 January in Horsens for the vacant WBO titleThe unbeaten pair meet at the Forum in Denmark, live on DAZN, for the super-middleweight belt Hamzah Sheeraz gave up rather than face Alimkhanuly.
- Lennox Lewis backs Anthony Joshua's return to Ben Davison for Tyson Fury fightThe former undisputed heavyweight champion said Davison's time training Fury gives him insight into Joshua's opponent before their Principality Stadium fight in Cardiff on Friday 11 December.
- Naoya Inoue next fight: Carrington open to clash after Junto Nakatani winWBC featherweight champion Bruce Carrington has said he would gladly defend his belt against Naoya Inoue, who is weighing a move to 126lbs ahead of a planned 2027 fight with Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez.
- Eddie Hearn says Sela confirmed in writing that Dana White and UFC won't produce Fury vs JoshuaHearn says White cannot do the production under their contract, which Whisper is signed to do, and claims he has won the battle to keep the fight out of America.
- Dalton Smith vs Alberto Puello: Sheffield world title defence on 24 OctoberDalton Smith defends his WBC light-welterweight title for the first time on home soil, months after a training injury forced the original June date against former champion Alberto Puello to be postponed.
