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- 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.
- Marat Grigorian's fight with Luo Chao is off after Luo fails weight and hydrationONE Championship said no catchweight could be agreed, so the bout has been pulled from ONE Samurai 4 in Japan on Saturday.
- 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.
- Charles Oliveira says Ian Garry showed Carlos Prates the blueprint to beat Islam MakhachevOliveira, who trains with Garry, believes Prates's kicks to the ribs and calves could catch the welterweight champion off guard.
- Henry Cejudo says Brendan Allen's wife sent his wife a 'nasty message'Cejudo did not reveal what the message said but told Allen not to bring his family into their feud: "let men be men".
- Movsar Evloev's 1,500 push-ups an hour, taken from Kostya Tszyu's training methodThe unbeaten featherweight described the Saturday session to Sport-Express in 2020. He faces Alexander Volkanovski for the title at UFC 333.
- 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.
- Joaquin Buckley says Rampage Jackson and King Green pushed him into streamingBuckley filmed content in 2023 but never posted it because he "didn't trust" himself. He headlines UFC Edmonton against Mike Malott on Saturday.
- Prajanchai Pongsuphan PK faces Wang Junguang in Lumpinee kickboxing returnWang Junguang makes his first appearance for the promotion in six years in The Inner Circle 35 main event, on a Bangkok bill that also includes the rematch between Johan Ghazali and Diego Paez.
- Bo Nickal says Joe Pyfer fight has moved to February as a Cleveland main eventThe middleweight fight had been set for UFC 335 on 12 December. Nickal made the announcement at a political rally in Ohio, before any word from the UFC.
- Paulo Costa contrasts Rampage Jackson's $7m Liddell payday with Raoni Barcelos' payCosta estimates Barcelos made $80,000 to $100,000 for the five-round fight with Raul Rosas Jr. in which he lost consciousness.
- Valter Walker tells Alex Pereira he is still waiting for that sparring ticketWalker said Pereira has "a very wounded ego" before the former two-division champion faces Walker's teammate Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335.
- Jasmine Jasudavicius says $10,000 Winnipeg fine for 'dip' was really over chewing gumJasudavicius says the Manitoba commission fined her after cameras appeared to show chewing tobacco in her mouth against Karine Silva. She says the gum fell out on the mat and officials declined to retrieve it.
- 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.
- Robert Whittaker wants Brendan Allen to face Khamzat Chimaev rather than Dricus du PlessisRobert Whittaker says Brendan Allen should fight Khamzat Chimaev after his UFC Vegas 122 win, and wants Dricus du Plessis to face Gregory Rodrigues instead.
- Raoni Barcelos says retirement 'hasn't been ruled out' as he waits for diagnosisRaoni Barcelos is serving a six-month suspension with no head contact and a monitored heart rate after collapsing during his UFC Vegas 121 main event against Raul Rosas Jr.
- Barber meets Carli Judice at UFC 335 as Oliveira-Lopes card adds flyweight boutBarber, No 8 at flyweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, returns from a knockout loss to Alexa Grasso against Judice, who has won four in a row.
- Darren Till vs Tommy Fury bare-knuckle fight hinges on Fury family issue, says Dave FeldmanBKFC president Dave Feldman says he will try to resolve objections from Tommy Fury's family within the next couple of weeks, or the grudge match with Darren Till will not happen.
- Liz Carmouche shaves her head to make weight for PFL Chicago title rematchCarmouche weighed 125lb for Friday's vacant flyweight title fight with Jena Bishop, whom she knocked out in their first meeting.
- Erick Visconde outpoints Ilias Bulaid in Contender Series Week 10 main eventErick Visconde beat Ilias Bulaid by unanimous decision at featherweight at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, while Smilla Sundell defeated Aline Pereira on the scorecards in the co-main event.
- 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.
- Victor Ortiz and Paulie Malignaggi to headline BKB 62 in Los AngelesThe former boxing world champions, who never met with gloves on, will fight over five rounds at super welterweight in BKB's three-sided Trigon on 5 December, Low Kick MMA reported.
- 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.
- Chihiro Sawada to face unbeaten Anastasia Nikolakakos for vacant ONE atomweight titleSawada will bid to become the first Japanese woman to win a ONE world title when she meets the 7-0 Canadian at Yokohama Buntai on Wednesday 2 December.
