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- Denzel Bentley to face Shane Mosley Jr at Zuffa Boxing 12 and seeks WBO voluntary defenceBentley has signed a multi-fight Zuffa deal and asked the WBO to let him defend against Mosley Jr instead of mandatory Yoenli Hernandez.
- Raul Rosas Jr., 21, moves into the UFC bantamweight top 10 at No. 8Raoni Barcelos drops out of the top 15 after the UFC Vegas 121 main event, and Montel Jackson climbs to No. 12.
- Ben Whittaker says Conor Wallace is "happy to be here" before IBF eliminatorWallace says Whittaker's side are "overlooking me" and predicts "a massive upset" in Birmingham on Saturday.
- Eddie Hearn says Dana White is "cooked" and hears "Eddie, Eddie, Eddie"Hearn says he has thought about White "a lot" in the past month, "because it's motivated me to win".
- On this day in 2010: Crolla stops Morris to win English titleThe seventh-round stoppage in Bolton gave Anthony Crolla the first title of a career that later brought him the WBA lightweight championship.
- Dana White calls Eddie Hearn "incredibly delusional" over Fury vs JoshuaWhite says he has not spoken to Anthony Joshua and does not expect to: "Eddie is his guy, and he's standing by Eddie, and I respect that."
- Dana White backs King Green for a BMF title shot if he beats Esteban RibovicsWhite told the UFC 332 press conference "I absolutely agree", and Green meets Ribovics on a main card due at 01:00 UK time early on Sunday.
- Dana White on missing Fury vs Joshua press conference: "I don't know how that's a PR disaster"White, speaking at the UFC 332 press conference, says "UFC is going to produce the show" in Cardiff.
- Joe Cordina offered as possible Manny Pacquiao opponent for Fury-Joshua undercardPromoter Hearn has named the Welshman among four Matchroom fighters put forward to face Pacquiao, in a contest that would be at 147lbs, though he said he has not yet discussed the weight with Cordina.
- Dan Hardy: "Maybe Dana's time in mixed martial arts has passed"The former UFC title challenger says he got "the vibe" Ronda Rousey wants to be the next face of the UFC.
- Sean Sharaf says Gable Steveson KO was "karma and divine intervention"Sharaf told The JRE MMA Show he was paid "30 to show, 30 to win" plus a $100,000 bonus, and had a message for Jon Jones.
- Chris Eubank Jr apologises to Robert Smith and the British Boxing Board of ControlEubank says he has agreed a settlement "on confidential terms", and Eddie Hearn says he has "cleared the air with him".
- Eddie Hearn on Dana White's Zuffa: "There's an arrogance and they're control freaks"Hearn invited White to Birmingham on Saturday and told Netflix: "Don't try and Americanize this fight too much."
- Eddie Hearn says Simon Jordan "has to apologise" over comments about his dadHearn says he will still "talk to everybody at talkSPORT", just not Jordan, and calls Anthony Joshua "one of the most loyal people".
- Anthony Joshua says Tyson Fury "doesn't possess one-punch power"Joshua told The Ring he is "not fighting for no championship", amid questions over the WBA super title for the fight.
- Mikkel Kessler to fight again at 47, his first bout since losing to Carl Froch in 2013The Dane faces American Bernard Joseph in Denmark on 28 November: "If you think this is a stunt, a gimmick or a sudden whim, you don't know me well."
- Frank Smith questions why Dana White set a Fury vs Joshua press conference he "couldn't make"The Matchroom chief executive also called Zuffa Boxing's first year "uninspiring", despite what he says is a $100 million a year Paramount deal.
- Anthony Joshua says "higher powers" sent him personal messages during contract negotiationsJoshua says he "took less money" to bring his first world title fight to the UK, and backs Eddie Hearn in his feud with Simon Jordan.
- Anthony Joshua on Tyson Fury's landlord claim: "Fury's going to dance for me"Joshua says "it's the loudest ones who hold the least power", and backs Eddie Hearn over Dana White: "My loyalty is with Eddie."
- UFC Fight Night UK start time: Allen vs Duncan main event at 03:00 on SundayChristian Leroy Duncan faces Brendan Allen at middleweight at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, with the card opening at 22:00 BST on Saturday and the main event expected at 03:00 early on Sunday.
- Alex Pereira says Dana White will announce his next fight on Saturday nightWhite told streamer Nina Drama he would reveal the fight on her stream at UFC 332 if it reached 25,000 comments. Pereira called it "a big challenge".
- Israel Adesanya admits his Yoel Romero fight was 'one of the most boring' in UFC historyAdesanya said neither man wanted to take risks against the other, and gave Romero credit: "It was a boring fight but he's a dangerous man."
- On this day in 1993: Lewis stops Bruno in Cardiff's Battle of BritainFrank Bruno was ahead on one judge's scorecard when a Lennox Lewis left hook turned the WBC heavyweight title fight in the seventh round.
- Denzel Bentley signs with Zuffa Boxing and will vacate his WBO title, Dan Rafael reportsThe London middleweight will not take the $160,000 on offer to defend against Yoenli Hernandez and fights on the Billam-Smith vs Clarke card in London on 7 November.
- Eddie Hearn: Dana White was 'not permitted' at the Fury vs Joshua press conferenceHearn called the past week "one of the greatest PR disasters in boxing" for White's side, and said that contractually White cannot be involved unless Hearn allows it.
- Anthony Joshua says he will stop Tyson Fury inside 10 roundsJoshua told The Ring he is "ready from that first bell", and The Ring reports he is in regular contact with Fury's uncle Peter: "He's willing to help me as well."
- Tyson Fury says he is using Anthony Joshua 'as a warm-up for Usyk'Fury told The Ring that Joshua's side tried to get out of the contract several times and that without Turki Alalshikh the fight "would not have happened".
- Joshua Van to Manel Kape: 'Start cutting now cuz u better make weight'The UFC flyweight champion aimed a crude post at his likely next challenger, who says he will weigh as much as 160 pounds on fight night.
- Fury vs Joshua press conference live: Turki Alalshikh says his health 'is not good'Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua face each other at Olympia at 6pm UK time for the launch of their Cardiff fight on 11 December.
- IBF champion Filip Hrgovic calls Wardley's win over Parker 'a big robbery'The Croatian, who beat Moses Itauma for the title in London, also called Agit Kabayel "a funny champion" and says he will not retire until he gets revenge on Daniel Dubois.
