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Jai Opetaia seemed bitter on Saturday, talking about his inability to get the unification fight he wants against WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez. Opetaia (27-0, 21 KOs) says he’s defending his IBF belt against Claudio Squeo just to “stay busy” for his next fight on May 13th on DAZN at the Gold Coast…

Teofimo Lopez trashed Shakur Stevenson on X on Friday, ridiculing him over his comments about taking over the sport. Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) says Shakur’s “boring style” is not suited for taking over in this era inside the ring. Herrera Avoided Teofimo has been enjoying messing with Stevenson recently. His reposting of the Cuban lightweight…

George Kambosos Jr. was up in arms during the glove selection on Friday, going off after what he believes were some slick moves by his replacement opponent Jake Wyllie ahead of their headliner tonight, with the event start time at 4 a.m. ET and 7 p.m. AEDT [Sydney time], live on DAZN. The ring walks…

WBC and WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundor and challenger Chordale Booker successfully made weight today at their weigh-in for their event this Saturday, March 22nd, with the start time at 8:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm PT  on PBC on Prime Video from the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. (Credit: Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing…

David Benavidez says he “definitely” beat the winner of the Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev trilogy match. Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) is the mandatory WBC for the belt undisputed light heavyweight champion Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) holds. Smith Offer Rejected Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, says an offer was made for Benavidez to defend his WBC…

Jermell Charlo will resume his career late this summer. The former undisputed junior middleweight champion Charlo (35-2-1, 19 KOs) has taken a two-year vacation since getting a big payday in a fight against Canelo Alvarez on September 30, 2023. Title Shot? It’s believed that Jermell will target one of the champions at 154, with WBC…

An erratic-looking George Kambosos Jr. and his opponent substitute Jake Wyllie both weighed in successfully during today’s weigh-in for their 12-round headliner this Saturday, March 22nd, for the 4:00 am ET, 7:00 PM AEDT Australian time fight at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The ringwalks for the main event are expected to be around 7:05…

David Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, says they want their WBC-mandated title shot against undisputed champion Dmitry Bivol next, and they won’t agree to a step aside. Bivol has to fight Benavidez, vacate, or be stripped of his WBC title if he stubbornly refuses to face him. No More Waiting Understandably, Benavidez isn’t interested in being…

Jake Wyllie says he’s coming to defeat former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. and change his life forever financially on Saturday, March 22nd, in their event, live on DAZN with a start time at 4:00 am ET, 7:00 pm Australian AEDT from the Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney. The ringwalks for Kambosos vs. Wyllie are…

Promoter Eddie Hearn says he would be interested in David Morrell fighting Callum Smith next for his WBO interim light heavyweight title. Morrell’s management will need to pay the asking price. The way Hearn is talking, he has no interest in letting Morrell anywhere near Smith, especially with him turning his career around with a…