In a highly competitive fight, WBA/WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) defeated Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBC 135-lb title on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England. Both fighters were hurt numerous times in the fight. The size and the power of Campbell gave Lomachenko a lot of problems tonight.
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Canelo Alvarez could be next for light heavyweight world titleholder Sergey Kovalev
Kovalev retained his 175-pound belt for the first time by scoring a one-punch knockout of Anthony Yarde in the 11th round on Saturday on ESPN+ at the Traktor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
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Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) has a deal set for him to fight Tyron Spong (13-0, 12 KOs) in his heavyweight debut on October 12 on DAZN at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, according to Mike Coppinger.
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WBC super flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada (40-3, 27 KOs) defeated fringe contender #14 WBC Dewayne Beamon (16-2-1, 11 KOs) by a ninth round technical knockout at the Centro de Usos Multiples, in Hermosillo, Mexico. The fight was stopped at 0:51 of round nine.
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Billy Joe Saunders (28-0, 13 KOs) will be making his defense of his WBO super middleweight title in November or December, potentially in Los Angeles, California, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
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Andy Ruiz Jr. and his management reps have signed the paperwork to finalize his rematch with Anthony Joshua for December 7, according to ESPN. The rematch will be taking place at an outdoor stadium on the 7th of December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is the rematch that Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn wanted.
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Light heavyweight world titlist Sergey Kovalev knows his days as a professional boxer are numbered, but that is not going to prevent the 36-year-old from unchecking the remaining items on his bucket list.
The WBO light heavyweight champion would like at least five more fights and become the undisputed champion before hanging up his gloves.
“For myself, what I see,” Kovalev said, “like five more fights and to be the undisputed champion.”
When he ultimately decides to end his career makes no difference, Kovalev is a certain first-ballot Hall of Fame fighter.
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Anthony Joshua is calling people “shallow-minded, Small-minded” for them suggesting that he replace his trainer Rob McCracken to help him with his December 7th rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr. Rather than the advice given by fans and former fighters trying to be helpful, Joshua has refused, and is labeling the people as “small-minded.”
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