Billy Joe Saunders returns to the ring on Oct 22 vs Artur Akavov

Billy Joe Saunders returns to the ring on Oct 22 vs Artur Akavov

Undefeated WBO World Middleweight Champion Billy Joe Saunders (23-0 12 KOs) will make the first defence of his title against Russia’s Artur Akavov (16-1 7 KOs) on Frank Warren’s mouth-watering October 22 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff show, live and exclusive on BoxNation.

Last December, Saunders defeated Irish hero Andy Lee to take his WBO crown in a close and absorbing fight in Manchester that saw the Hatfield star floor the former champion twice in the third round and go on to claim a majority decision from the judges.

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Tyson Fury will still be THE heavyweight champ even if stripped says Warren

Tyson Fury will still be THE heavyweight champ even if stripped says Warren

Top British promoter Frank Warren is sticking by troubled heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, refuting claims the unbeaten 28-year-old who is currently battling mental health issues is finished as a fighter. A number of people are ready to put the boot in on Fury (if they haven’t done so already) and with the governing bodies looking at stripping Fury of his belts, rival fighters are ready to come in and snatch them.

Still, no matter what happens to the WBA and WBO titles that are still, for the time being, the property of Fury, nothing can happen to his status as THE linear heavyweight king. Fury cannot lose this status unless he is beaten in the ring – as Warren has pointed out whilst writing for his website, as quoted by The Mirror.

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Artur Beterbiev vs. Isidro Prieto on December 23

Artur Beterbiev vs. Isidro Prieto on December 23

Ottawa and Outaouais boxing fans in Canada will receive a special Christmas gift when Montreal’s adopted son and the most dangerous world title challenger,Artur Beterbiev (10-0, 10 KOs), faces Paraguay slugger and reigning WBC Latino light heavyweight champion Isidro Ranoni Prieto (26-1-3, 22 KOs) in a real power punching affair, December 23 in Gatineau as part of the GYM Boxing Series, presented by the Casino de Lac Leamy in collaboration with Videotron.

Beterbiev is world ranked by all over the major sanctioning bodies: International Boxing Federation (IBF) #2, World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) #3, World Boxing Organization (WBO) #4, and The Ring magazine #6.

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Abel Sanchez says Danny Jacobs is second best middleweight in the world, says GGG-Jacobs is a great fight

Abel Sanchez says Danny Jacobs is second best middleweight in the world, says GGG-Jacobs is a great fight

Though the fight is not yet official, it is highly likely that world middleweight king Gennady Golovkin will fight Danny Jacobs next, with the target date being December 10. And Abel Sanchez, trainer of course of GGG, likes the fight a whole lot, calling it a great fight. Speaking with ESPN.com, Sanchez said that in his opinion, Jacobs, holder of a version of the WBA 160-pound title, is the second best middleweight in the world today.

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Brähmer vs Cleverly Live US Coverage

Brähmer vs Cleverly Live US Coverage

FloSports today announced it has agreed to terms with MP & Silva, an international sports marketing agency, for the live media rights in the United States to the WBA Light Heavyweight title fight Oct. 1 between Juergen Braehmer (48-2) and Nathan Cleverly (29-3). The fight in Hamburg, Germany, will begin at 12:45 p.m. ET between Braehmer, the current title holder, and the former champion Cleverly. The event will stream on FloBoxing.tv.

“We are thrilled to cover this marquee matchup with so much at stake,” FloSports co-founder and CEO Martin Floreani said. “FloBoxing is committed to featuring the best boxing content in the world, and title fights like these help us achieve that goal and grow the sport.”

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Lomachenko vs Walters live on Boxnation!

Lomachenko vs Walters live on Boxnation!

Super-featherweight king Vasyl Lomachenko’s sensational world title showdown against undefeated Nicholas Walters will be shown exclusively live on BoxNation on November 26th.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Lomachenko will defend his WBO title in a thrilling clash against knockout artist and former featherweight champion Walters from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

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Vasyl Lomachenko faces Nicholas Walters on November 26

Vasyl Lomachenko faces Nicholas Walters on November 26

Boxing Day comes to Las Vegas one month early with a blockbuster fight between two of the hardest hitters in the sport. Two-division world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist VASYL LOMACHENKO will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight title against undefeated former world featherweight champion NICHOLAS “Axe Man” WALTERS. Lomachenko vs. Walters will take place Saturday, Nov. 26, at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. It will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET/PT.

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Now Joseph Parker’s manager says a fight with Andy Ruiz Jr could happen

Now Joseph Parker's manager says a fight with Andy Ruiz Jr could happen

The heavyweight boxing landscape took a huge shift with the news that world champ Tyson Fury would be unable to fight for the foreseeable future due to mental health issues, and with Fury likely to be stripped of the belts he currently holds: the WBA and WBO titles, rival fighters are looking at getting their hands on them.

The latest news – subject to change, of course – tells us this: IBF champ Anthony Joshua will box in November; either against mandatory challenger Joseph Parker or former king Wladimir Klitschko. The WBO belt is expected to be declared vacant in the next ten days. The WBA will look into Fury’s position and make a decision forthwith.

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No truth to Mike Tyson-Bobby Gunn bare-knuckle “super-fight” rumours

No truth to Mike Tyson-Bobby Gunn bare-knuckle “super-fight” rumours

Fight fans might have read the various stories that suggested Bobby Gunn was set to face boxing star Mike Tyson in a bare-knuckle “super-fight” that would go out on pay-per-view. The story began who knows where but it picked up momentum and even RingTV.com has a piece on it. But Michael Woods of The Bible of Boxing has done us all a favor by quashing the rumors once and for all.

Woods got hold of former pro/turned bare-knuckle king Gunn, and though Gunn said he would “love to” fight the former world champion, a Tyson spokesman informed Woods that “There’s no truth to it.”

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David Price will box a six-rounder on Braehmer-Cleverly card, then possibly box Joseph Parker on November 26

David Price will box a six-rounder on Braehmer-Cleverly card, then possibly box Joseph Parker on November 26

Former British heavyweight champ David Price will continue his comeback under new trainer Dave Coldwell out in Germany, when the 33-year-old will box a six-rounder against a TBA on the Juergen Braehmer-Nathan Cleverly card on Saturday, October 1. After that, Price will appear on the under-card of Anthony Joshua’s November 26 IBF title defence (which could see AJ fight Wladimir Klitschko in what would of course be a huge fight).

The plan, Coldwell said in speaking with Sky Sports today, is for Price to get the tune-up done and dusted and then face unbeaten New Zealander, current IBF mandatory challenger Joseph Parker on the Joshua bill – with the aim being to beat Parker to earn a shot at AJ.

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