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Naoya Inoue following a news conference in Tokyo. Inoue will face Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Nagoya in September.
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Jul 10, 2025
'Monster' Inoue to face Akhmadaliev in Nagoya
After a bout in Vegas, the 32-year-old returns to his home country to take on Murodjon Akhmadaliev, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. enters the ring before his fight against Jake Paul in Anaheim, California, on June 28.
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Jul 4, 2025
Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by U.S. immigration officers
U.S. authorities informed Mexico that they have begun the procedure to send him home.
Manny Pacquiao trains at Wild Card Boxing in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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Jun 26, 2025
Manny Pacquiao 'hungry' to fight again after four years away from boxing
The 46-year-old Filipino boxing icon will face World Boxing Council champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas on July 19.
Canelo Alvarez (left) and Terence Crawford during a news conference in Riyadh on Friday to promote their bout in September in Las Vegas.
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Jun 21, 2025
Canelo Alvarez promises Terence Crawford bout will be one of his 'best'
Alvarez, whose record is an impressive 63-2-2 with 39 knockouts, has been a world champion at four different weights, as has Crawford.
Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida to unify the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
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Jun 9, 2025
Junto Nakatani remains on collision course with Naoya Inoue after latest win
Nakatani will have to move to a higher weight class to challenge Inoue.
Junto Nakatani (right) fights Ryosuke Nishida during the fifth round of their bout for the WBC & IBF world bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
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Jun 8, 2025
Junto Nakatani wins slugfest against Ryosuke Nishida to unify WBC and IBF titles
Nakatani improved to 31-0 with his fourth successful title defense.
Kosei Tanaka speaks during a news conference to announce his retirement in Nagoya on Wednesday.
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Jun 5, 2025
Four-division world champion Kosei Tanaka retires at 29 due to eye injuries
Tanaka is the fastest boxer to earn belts at four different weights.
Manny Pacquiao raises his fist during a press conference ahead of his July 19 WBC welterweight title fight against Mexican-US boxer Mario Barrios in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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Jun 4, 2025
'Rested' Pacquiao relishing boxing comeback at 46
The charismatic Filipino boxing icon stunned the sports world last month after announcing he would take on WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios four years after his last fight.
Boxing great Manny Pacquiao will come out of retirement to face Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight championship in Las Vegas on July 19.
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May 22, 2025
Manny Pacquiao coming out of retirement to face Mario Barrios for WBC title
Pacquiao is the only boxer to win world championships in eight weight divisions.
Naoya Inoue (right) throws a punch during his bout with Ramon Cardenas on Sunday in Las Vegas. "The Monster" marked his return to the U.S. with a win despite being knocked down for just the second time in his career.
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May 5, 2025
'Monster' Inoue survives rare knockdown to stop Cardenas in eighth
Inoue recovered from second-round trouble to improve to 30-0 as he took part in his first fight abroad since 2021.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez celebrates and poses with his championship belts after beating William Scull in Riyadh on Saturday.
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May 4, 2025
Alvarez outpoints Scull to reclaim undisputed super middleweight championship
Scull, who had an advantage in height and reach over Alvarez, was unable to find an answer to the Mexican's methodical stalking and effective body blows.
Naoya Inoue works out in Los Angeles in April. Inoue will put his undisputed super bantamweight crown on the line against Ramon Cardenas in Las Vegas on May 4.
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May 2, 2025
'The Monster' Naoya Inoue returns to U.S. to defend undisputed title
The pound-for-pound superstar remains undefeated with 29 wins — a staggering 26 coming by way of knockout.
Chris Eubank Jr. (right) fights Conor Benn during their middleweight bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday.
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Apr 27, 2025
Chris Eubank Jr. beats Conor Benn on points in thrilling middleweight bout
All three judges scored the non-title fight 116-112 after a pulsating 12-round slugfest, with both fighters setting a ferocious pace.
George Foreman knocks out Michael Moorer during the 10th round of their bout in Las Vegas on Nov. 5, 1994.
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Mar 24, 2025
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman calls George Foreman's record unbreakable
Professional boxing is an unforgiving sport, and Sulaiman believes nobody can match or break Foreman's record of winning heavyweight titles two decades apart.
World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst speaks to reporters on Thursday in Costa Navarino, Greece.
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Mar 20, 2025
Boxing earns spot in the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games
The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step toward the sport's inclusion in the LA Games.
Dmitry Bivol punches Artur Beterbiev during their fight in Riyadh on Sunday.
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Feb 23, 2025
Dmitry Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev for undisputed light heavyweight title
The judges scored the fight in Riyadh 114-114, 116-112 and 115-113.
Naoya Inoue throws a punch against Kim Ye-joon during their world super bantamweight title bout in Tokyo on Friday.
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Jan 25, 2025
After racking up another KO, 'Monster' Inoue set for bright lights of Las Vegas
There may also be a big payday in Saudi Arabia on the horizon as Inoue takes his thrilling style overseas after a long run of bouts on home soil.
Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue celebrates after defeating Kim Ye-joon in their title fight at Ariake Arena on Friday.
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Jan 24, 2025
Naoya 'Monster' Inoue retains undisputed title with 4th-round knockout
Promoter Bob Arum announced after the fight that Inoue will fight in Las Vegas this spring.
Naoya Inoue at a news conference in Yokohama on Wednesday ahead of his world super bantamweight title bout against Kim Ye-joon, scheduled for Friday in Tokyo.
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Jan 22, 2025
Inoue believes unusual leadup to Kim fight could be 'big plus'
Inoue was supposed to face Sam Goodman last month. Instead, he will defend his belts on Friday against Kim Ye-joon, who stepped in after Goodman was injured in training.
Tyson Fury during a heavyweight world title fight against Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh on Dec. 22
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Jan 14, 2025
Is retirement really the end of the road for Tyson Fury?
Fury has previously announced his exit on a number of occasions, most recently in April 2022.

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