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• “Bam” and Martinez in talks for spring unification

Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images WBC super flyweight champion Jesse Rodriguez and WBA champion Fernando Martinez are reportedly on a collision course The Ring’s Jake Donovan reports that WBA super flyweight champion Fernando “Pumita” Martinez is no longer pursuing a rematch with Kazuto Ioka, which fell apart last December when Martinez caught the flu at the eleventh hou...2025
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• Prograis withdraws from Duarte fight with shoulder injury

Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images Regis Prograis appears to have injured his shoulder in preparation for his February 15th DAZN main event Jake Donovan announced yesterday that super lightweight Regis Prograis has suffered a shoulder injury in training, forcing him out of a February 15th DAZN main event opposite Oscar Duarte. Prograis (29-3, 24 KO) appeared to confirm the news on his Twit...2025
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• Cacace vacates IBF super featherweight title

IBF super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace’s title reign is over without an official defense Rather than face mandatory challenger Ricardo “Sugar” Nunez, IBF super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace announced that he’s vacated the belt in favor of chasing “the biggest fights possible. He technically ends his reign, which began with a controversial knockout of Joe Cordina last May, without ...2025
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• WBO orders Lopez to face Barboza vs Catterall winner

Photo by Kelly Gavin/Getty Images Teofimo Lopez has until mid-August to fight the winner of next month’s Arnold Barboza Jr vs Jack Catterall interim title bout WBO president Gustavo Olivieri decreed today that super lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez must defend his title against the winner of Arnold Barboza Jr vs Jack Catterall within 180 days of that February 15th interim title fight. Fo...2025
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• ProBox outbids Salita for Lubin vs Holmes eliminator

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Erickson Lubin will battle Ardreal Holmes for a shot at Bakhram Murtazaliev, potentially within 90 days IBF super welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev’s first mandatory challenger could be decided on ProBox TV, as Jake Donovan reports that the outfit narrowly outbid Salita Promotions $225,000-$220,000 for the rights to stage a final eliminator between...2025
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• Angel Ayala vs Masamichi Yabuki flyweight title fight in negotiations

Twitter IBF light flyweight champion Masamichi Yabuki is reportedly looking to move up and challenge flyweight titlist Angel Ayala An update on a story from earlier this month: light flyweight champions Masamichi Yabuki (IBF) and Erick Rosa (WBA) have broken off negotiations for a proposed unification. Jake Donovan reports that it came down to timing, with Yabuki pushing for a March date o...2025
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• Prograis withdraws from Duarte fight with shoulder injury
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• ProBox outbids Salita for Lubin vs Holmes eliminator
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• Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 officially leads Feb. 22 Riyadh Season

Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Israil Madrimov, Joshua Buatsi vs Callum Smith, and Shakur Stevenson vs Floyd Schofield have joined the undercard Riyadh Season’s previously revealed February 22nd show is officially set, with Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 serving as the featured attraction. “The Last Crescendo” has received some slight adjustments from last week’s report. Daniel Dubosi (22-2, 21 KO) vs Jose...2024
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• Julio Cesar Martinez suspended nine months for failed drug test

Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Julio Cesar Martinez’s win over Angelino Cordova was also overturned to a no contest Former flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez will have an excuse for his next bout of inactivity, as Jake Donovan reports that he’s been suspended nine months and fined just over $11,000 after failing a drug test for his March bout with Angelino Cordova. Th...2024
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• Crawford named mandatory challenger for Tszyu vs Fundora winner

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Tim Tszyu currently holds the WBO super welterweight title and can claim the vacant WBC belt by beating Fundora Turns out there will be a prize arguably bigger than two world titles on the line when Tim Tszyu meets Sebastian Fundora for the WBO and WBC belts next week. Jake Donovan reports that Terence Crawford, exercising his right as WBO welterweight champi...2024
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• Subriel Matias vs Liam Paro in the works for summer

Photo by David Becker/Getty Images Subriel Matias is reportedly negotiating a deal with Matchroom IBF super lightweight champion Subriel Matias won’t face Teofimo Lopez in his return from injury, but he’ll at least enjoy a homecoming. El Nuevo Dia reports and Jake Donovan confirms that plans are in place to pit Matias against Liam Paro this summer in the former’s native Puerto Rico. Per El...2024
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• Inoue vs Nery targeted for May 6 at the Tokyo Dome

Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images Luis Nery remains suspended “indefinitely” from fighting in Japan, though organizers are confident said suspension will be lifted If everything goes to plan, Naoya Inoue’s first undisputed super bantamweight title defense will be the biggest spectacle of his career. MyNavi reports and Jake Donovan confirms that plans are in place to stage his gru...2024
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• Cordina vs Cacace planned for Feb. 17 Fury vs Usyk card

Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing via Getty Images Anthony Cacace owns the IBO super featherweight belt and is ranked no. 9 by the IBF IBF super featherweight champion Joe Cordina may be set for his quickest turnaround in years, as iFL TV’s Colm McGuigan reports and Jake Donovan confirms that Cordina could face Anthony Cacace on Riyadh’s February 17th Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk sho...2024
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• Estrada vs Ioka likely off over purse dispute

Juan Francisco Estrada claims he’s been offered half of what he made against “Chocolatito” Gonzalez After losing Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk on December 23rd, all signs point to another hotly anticipated year-end showdown going by the wayside. Juan Francisco Estrada, previously tabbed to face Kazuto Ioka in a year-end super flyweight unification bout, told Mexican media earlier this week that he’...2023
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• Lubin vs Ramos could join Canelo vs Charlo

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Both men are coming off of knockout wins, Erickson Lubin over Luis Arias and Jesus Ramos over Joey Spencer If things pan out as expected, Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo will have at least one standout fight among its supporting cast. Dan Rafael reports and Jake Donovan confirms that a super welterweight crossroads bout between Erickson Lubin and Jesus Ra...2023
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"Per Jake Donovan, the two met separately with Alalshikh in London over the weekend."

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"Jake Donovan reports that Terence Crawford, exercising his right as WBO welterweight champion, has successfully petitioned to be named mandatory challenger for the winner."

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"International Boxing News reports and Jake Donovan confirms that Edwards’ previously announced clash with Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez will land on December 16th in Arizona."

• Cacace vacates IBF super featherweight title
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• WBO orders Lopez to face Barboza vs Catterall winner
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• ProBox outbids Salita for Lubin vs Holmes eliminator
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• IBF orders Canelo to face mandatory challenger Scull

Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images WIlliam Scull has been Canelo Alvarez’s IBF mandatory challenger since 2022 As speculation abounds regarding Canelo Alvarez’s next opponent, the IBF has pulled an IBF and finally ordered him to face longtime mandatory challenger William Scull. Scull’s promoter, AGON Sports and Events, claims the pair have four weeks to come to terms and avoid a pu...2024
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• Spence reportedly in ligation with former trainer over unpaid fees

Errol Spence has suggested his need for a new home after apparently parting ways with his longtime trainer. | Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Derrick James is seeking over $5M in damages from Errol Spence. There’s been rumors swirling for at least a couple of months now, but it appears the working relationship between Errol Spence and his longtime trainer Derrick James has come to head ...2024
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• Madrimov vs Kurbanov WBA title fight set for Mar. 8 in Riyadh

Photo by Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images Israil Madrimov and Magomed Kurbanov will reportedly meet for the secondary “world” super welterweight title Super welterweight contenders Israil Madrimov and Magomed Kurbanov agreed to square off in a WBA title fight early last month, and seven weeks later, we have a date and location. Jalol Akhmedov reports that the pair will meet on Ma...2024
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• Benavidez vs Gvozdyk interim title fight in play

Photo by David Becker/Getty Images The winner of David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk would be in line to challenge the winner of Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol Mauricio Sulaiman revealed on Twitter today that the WBC has sanctioned an interim light heavyweight title fight between current interim super middleweight titlist David Benavidez and former unified champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Tho...2024
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• Subriel Matias vs Liam Paro in the works for summer
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• Rolando Romero vs Isaac Cruz, not Ryan Garcia, reportedly set for Mar. 30

Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Erislandy Lara vs Michael Zerafa and Sebastian Fundora vs Serhii Bohachuk are also on tap Those of you questioning the credibility of Ryan Garcia’s recent claim that he’d face Rolando Romero on April 20th, pat yourselves on the back. Mike Coppinger reports that “Rolly” has instead “finalized a deal” to face Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz in the PPV co-feature of Ti...2024
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• Zhang vs Parker joins Joshua vs Ngannou on Mar. 8

Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images Zhilei Zhang scored two knockouts of Joe Joyce in 2023, while Joseph Parker went 4-0 After surging to prominence with big wins in 2023, top heavyweights Zhang Zhilei and Joseph Parker are set to meet in the co-feature of Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou on March 8th. Declan Taylor first brought word early this morning, with Mike Coppinger and Jake Donov...2024
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• WBO orders Lopez to face Barboza vs Catterall winner
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• Angel Ayala vs Masamichi Yabuki flyweight title fight in negotiations
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• WBA orders Zurdo to face mandatory challenger Dorticos

Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images Unified cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will likely face WBSS veteran Yuniel Dorticos his next time out We’ll have to wait a bit longer for the seemingly inevitable cruiserweight unification between Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Jai Opetaia, as Jake Donovan reports that the WBA has ordered Ramirez to face mandatory challenger Yun...2025
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• Title Fights From Around the World: Masamichi Yabuki Champion, Baumgardner Returns

Today, boxing world title fights take place around the globe and are more accessible to watch than ever before. Sometimes, championship bouts do not receive as much attention and go underreported. Big Fight Weekend commits to writing about boxing news, previews, and recaps. As such, the site now has a recurring segment on championship bouts – from around the world from the past week. The focus of ...2024
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• Okolie moves to heavyweight

Photo by Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images Lawrence Okolie vacated his “bridgerweight” belt ahead of a purse bid with Kevin Lerena After allegedly agreeing to defend his “bridgerweight” title against interim champ Kevin Lerena and subsequently heading to a purse bid instead, Lawrence Okolie has officially vacated the belt and confirmed a move to heavyweight. As Jake Donovan points...2024
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• Martinez tests positive for banned diuretic

Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Julio Cesar Martinez vacated his flyweight title after winning a majority decision over Angelino Cordova in his final defense Julio Cesar Martinez’s decision to vacate the WBC flyweight title may have been motivated by more than just a desire to fight at 115. Jake Donovan reports that “Rey” tested positive for a banned substance under the “Di...2024
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• IBF orders Canelo to face mandatory challenger Scull
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• ‘Knockout Chaos’ Fight Card Receives Vital Boost

On Friday, March 8, “Knockout Chaos” will be here, and the stacked card will surely provide plenty of fireworks. One fight was added late to the card, with Magomed Kurbanov (25-0, 13 KOs) and Israil Madrimov (9-0-1, 6 KOs) set to clash for the WBA junior middleweight title. Due to a medical issue – it was reported that the fight was off – however, it now appears that the fi...2024
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• Inoue vs Nery targeted for May 6 at the Tokyo Dome
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• Gonzalez withdraws from Teraji unification with pneumonia
ProBox TV Kenshiro Teraji could face Gerardo Zapata or Anthony Olascuaga Japanese boxing had it too good for too long, apparently. Fresh on the heels of Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton getting pushed back to summer, Kenshiro Teraji’s April 8th three-belt light flyweight unification against Jonathan Gonzalez is off after “Bomba” developed pneumonia. Kiko Martinez vs Reiya Abe and Takuma Inoue...2023
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• Nery to face Kameda on Feb. 22 in Mexico

Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images Luis Nery’s return to action will reportedly pit him against Japan’s Kyonosuke Kameda in Mexico next month Having surrendered his pound of flesh to Japan in last May’s violent knockout loss to Naoya Inoue, super bantamweight contender Luis Nery has his sights on some revenge in his backyard, as Julius Julianis reports that “Pantera” will move up to...2025
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• Nontshinga vs Suganob title fight set for June 16 in South Africa
Photo by Luis Gutierrez/Norte Photo/Getty Images Regie Suganob beat Mark Vicelles in a February final eliminator WBO champ Jonathan Gonzalez may be out of commission for the moment, but the light flyweight division continues to move forward. Jake Donovan and others confirm an earlier report from ProBox TV that IBF titlist Sivenathi Nontshinga’s inaugural defense will see him face mandatory...2023
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• Crawford named mandatory challenger for Tszyu vs Fundora winner
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• Zhang vs Parker joins Joshua vs Ngannou on Mar. 8
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• Canelo vs Crawford reportedly agreed for September in Las Vegas

Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford could be on the cusp of squaring off after meeting with Turki Alalshikh over the weekend Julius Julianis reports that Turki Alalshikh’s long-desired clash between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford is on the horizon, as the two have made a deal to meet this coming September in Las Vegas. Per Jake Donovan, the two met ...2025
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• Rodriguez vs Edwards reportedly set for Dec. 16 in Arizona

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards will meet in December | Meg Oliphant/Matchroom and George Tewkesbury/PA Images via Getty Images The flyweight titleholders will unify toward the end of the year. Sunny Edwards’ first shot at unified flyweight gold will also be his first trip across the pond. International Boxing News reports and Jake Donovan confirms that Edwards’ previously announce...2023
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• Teofimo Lopez vs Subriel Matias unification discussed for 2024

Teofimo Lopez and Subriel Matias are discussing a unification fight | Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images and Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Teofimo Lopez wants it in February, while Subriel Matias wants it in March or April to let his hand heal up After IBF super lightweight champion Subriel Matias notched his fifth consecutive corner stoppage a few weeks back, the question was obv...2023
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• Ugas vs Thurman in talks for August
Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images Neither Yordenis Ugas nor Keith Thurman has fought since 2022 ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that welterweights Yordenis Ugas and Keith Thurman are in talks to square off this coming August, which Thurman himself later confirmed to Showtime’s Last Stand podcast. Jake Donovan claims the two will fight for the interim WBC title while Errol Spence Jr an...2023
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• Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 officially leads Feb. 22 Riyadh Season
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• Benavidez vs Gvozdyk interim title fight in play
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• “Bam” and Martinez in talks for spring unification
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• Prograis withdraws from Duarte fight with shoulder injury
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• Nery to face Kameda on Feb. 22 in Mexico
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• Sheeraz withdraws from Alimkhanuly negotiations, could face Adames in February

Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images The winner of Denzel Bentley vs Brad Pauls will be in line to replace Hamzah Sheeraz in the WBO rankings WBO president Gustavo Oliveiri announced today that top-ranked middleweight contender Hamzah Sheeraz has withdrawn from his ordered title shot against Janibek Alimkhanuly just before the purse bid. Per Jake Donovan, Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KO) will “most l...2024
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• Title Fights From Around the World: Masamichi Yabuki Champion, Baumgardner Returns
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• Charlo planning Dec. 14 return, could face LaManna

Photo by David Becker/Getty Images Jermall Charlo last fought in November 2023 and has since been stripped of the WBO middleweight title Jake Donovan reports that disgraced former WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo will return on PBC’s December 14th Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach Jr show in his hometown of Houston, Texas. Charlo (33-0, 22 KO) enjoyed some of the most blatant favoriti...2024
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• Smith injured, Sept. 28 Fernandez fight postponed

Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images The rest of the show will proceed, though at a new venue to be named One of Matchroom’s upcoming main events is off the table, as Jake Donovan and Tris Dixon report that top super lightweight prospect Dalton Smith is out of his September 28th European title fight against Jon Fernandez. Both add that the rest of the show, which includes Rhiannon Dixon vs Te...2024
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• Martinez tests positive for banned diuretic
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• Canelo and Scull head to June 6 purse bid

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The IBF and WBA reportedly still have to determine who is next in the rotation Two weeks ago, the IBF ordered Canelo Alvarez to make a long-overdue defense against mandatory challenger William Scull, potentially derailing a planned September showdown with Edgar Berlanga. Now, Jake Donovan reports that Scull’s team have called for an immediate purse ...2024
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• WBA adds, then removes rehydration clause from Tank vs Martin

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images The WBA are reportedly looking to institute fight day weight checks going forward While the eyes of the boxing public remained firmly fixed on Saturday’s undisputed showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, something extremely bizarre developed elsewhere, starting with Frank Martin’s claim yesterday that the WBA had instituted a rehydration clause for h...2024
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• Ramirez vs Barthelemy and Ortiz vs Dulorme set for Apr. 27

Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images Joseph Diaz Jr vs Oscar Duarte and Marlen Esparza vs Gabriela Alaniz are also on tap Golden Boy Promotions is reportedly gearing up for an absolute crapshoot on April 27th, as Mike Coppinger reports that Jose Ramirez vs Rances Barthelemy will headline a Fresno show on DAZN alongside Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Thomas Dulorme. There was clearly something in the wa...2024
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