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Liam Paro defeats Lewis Crocker for IBF welterweight world title
Liam Paro solidified his Australian boxing legacy Wednesday evening, battling past Northern Ireland's Lewis Crocker to secure the IBF welterweight title.
Read moreHearn: 'No request' for Joshua-Fury to be in U.S.
There has been no request for the fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury to be held in the United States despite mounting speculation that Las Vegas will host the British heavyweight clash, Eddie Hearn told ESPN.
Read moreShields to face unified middleweight champ Scott
Claressa Shields, the undisputed women's heavyweight champion, will move down three divisions to challenge unified middleweight champion Kaye Scott for her WBA and WBC titles on Aug. 15.
Read moreAussie Paro barbs Crocker on eve of title fight
Australia's Liam Paro fired an early shot at IBF welterweight champion Lewis Crocker, claiming the Northern Irishman has adopted the wrong mindset ahead of their blockbuster world title fight on Wednesday evening.
Read moreRetired Poirier arrested; allegedly drunk in public
Dustin Poirier was arrested for alleged public drunkenness on Sunday in Georgia.
Read moreHrgovic 'not impressed' by future opponent Itauma
Filip Hrgovic has said he is "not impressed" with Moses Itauma the way the rest of the boxing world is.
Read moreTyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua FAQ: The biggest questions answered
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have been linked for years. We break down where talks stand, and what it will take to make the fight happen.
Read moreWhere is heavyweight morale a year after Jon Jones...
Perception of the heavyweight division was in the dumps when Jon Jones retired. Has anything changed in a year?
Read moreUsman moving up to face Du Plessis on July 18
Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will move up to 185 pounds to face former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis at UFC Fight Night on July 18.
Read moreKape topples Horiguchi for fourth straight KO
Manel Kape (24-7) picked up his fourth knockout in a row with a third-round finish of Kyoji Horiguchi (36-7) at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
Read moreNew UFC champ Gaethje 'planning' to fight again
Justin Gaethje, who upset Ilia Topuria last week to win the UFC's lightweight title, said he is "planning" on fighting again, tempering talk of his possible retirement, at least for the time being.
Read morePaul, Rousey mock UFC White House TV figures
Jake Paul and Ronda Rousey mocked UFC and Dana White after viewing figures for the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House failed to surpass Most Valuable Promotions' MMA record.
Read moreItauma to fight Hrgovic in his hardest test yet
Moses Itauma will fight Filip Hrgovic at The O2 in London on August 29, Queensberry Promotions have confirmed.
Read moreMayweather faces suit over Tyson, Pacquiao bouts
CSI Sports Events, which is contracted to produce upcoming Floyd Mayweather fights with Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao, filed a lawsuit against Mayweather alleging he breached his contract when he agreed to fight Mike Zambidis next weekend in Greece.
Read moreUFC at White House averages 7M viewers in U.S.
The UFC's seven-bout card at the White House last weekend reached 17 million total viewers across the U.S. and Latin America and averaged 8.2 million across the U.S. and Latin America on Paramount+.
Read moreRobinson-Thibeault title fight added to MVPW-05
Unified women's middleweight champion Desley Robinson will put her WBO and IBF titles on the line against Tamm Thibeault in the co-main event of MVPW-05 on Aug. 8.
Read moreBoxing's key storylines: What's next for 'Tank' Davis? Is 'Bam' Rodriguez-Inoue next?
Andreas Hale and Nick Parkinson weigh in on Gervonta Davis' potential return, Jesse Rodriguez's next move, Mikaela Mayer-Chantelle Cameron and more.
Read moreMakhachev to headline UFC 330, defend title
The UFC announced that welterweight champ Islam Makhachev will defend his title against Ian Machado Garry in UFC 330's headline bout on Aug. 15 in Philadelphia.
Read moreManager: Fury has no contract with Zuffa Boxing
Tyson Fury's manager, Spencer Brown, shut down speculation that the heavyweight boxer has a contract with promoter Zuffa Boxing and said no date has been set, yet, for Fury's upcoming fight with Anthony Joshua.
Read moreMayweather facing charges for passing bad check
Floyd Mayweather is facing two felony charges alleging theft and "intent to defraud" by passing a bad check to purchase a $200,000 watch in Las Vegas, according to court records.
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