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James Regan Feb 20, 2025, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Daniel Dubois has withdrawn from his heavyweight title fight against Joseph Parker with an unknown illness, with Martin Bakole stepping in as his replacement, promoter Ben Shalom has confirmed to ESPN. It was reported Dubois was being checked by a
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James Regan Feb 20, 2025, 04:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Promoter Ben Shalom told ESPN he has “never made a fight that quickly” after arranging for Martin Bakole to fight Joseph Parker on Thursday as a late replacement for Daniel Dubois. Dubois was supposed to defend his IBF heavyweight belt
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Feb 20, 2025, 03:32 PM ET American boxer Claressa Shields, the undisputed world champion in three weight classes, has been suspended and is under investigation after testing positive for marijuana following her victory over heavyweight Danielle Perkins in Michigan. The Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission suspended the 29-year-old athlete from competing in the state after an
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Nick ParkinsonFeb 12, 2025, 06:39 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions After fighting himself out of a £800,000 debt, Hamzah Sheeraz is now targeting bigger riches in world middleweight title fights. The in-form English middleweight challenges for his first world
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James Regan Feb 19, 2025, 03:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — British middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz said he has had no thoughts about potential future fights against Canelo Alvarez or Chris Eubank Jr. as he prepares for his WBC middleweight title bout against Carlos Adames. WBC champion Adames will defend his belt
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James Regan Feb 18, 2025, 02:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Daniel Dubois said his confidence is “flying” ahead of his IBF heavyweight title clash with Joseph Parker on Saturday. Parker bounced on stage at Tuesday’s grand arrivals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, looking a picture of relaxation ahead of his tilt
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James Regan Feb 15, 2025, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arnold Barboza Jr. beat Jack Catterall on Saturday. Alex Livesey/Getty Images) Arnold Barboza Jr. beat Jack Catterall with a tense split decision in Manchester, England, on Saturday in their WBO junior welterweight title eliminator. Barboza (32-0, 11 KOs) snatched the victory after two judges scored
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Feb 15, 2025, 12:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Keyshawn Davis became a world champion Friday night, knocking out Denys Berinchyk to capture the WBO lightweight title at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. In a dominant performance, Davis dropped Berinchyk twice and ended the fight with a vicious left hook to
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James Regan Feb 14, 2025, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall said he was “locked in” for his clash with Arnold Barboza Jr. on Saturday despite the prospect of a huge fight should he claim victory in their junior welterweight title eliminator in Manchester on Saturday. Both men weighed in at 139 pounds
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Feb 13, 2025, 08:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions British light heavyweights Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron will meet in an intriguing rematch on April 20 in Birmingham, England, Boxxer confirmed on Thursday. The pair originally faced off in what was largely expected to be a routine win for Whittaker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in
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Feb 12, 2025, 02:32 PM ET Imane Khelif, who won Paris Olympics boxing gold amid a gender eligibility row, has accused the International Boxing Association of making “false and offensive” accusations after it launched legal action against the IOC for allowing her to compete. The IBA announced in a statement Monday it was filing a
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James Regan Feb 12, 2025, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Oleksandr Usyk (L) fought Daniel Dubois in 2023. Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images LONDON — Unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk has brushed off persistent callouts from Daniel Dubois and revealed he has no plans in place for his next fight. Following Usyk’s victory over
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