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Report: Sergey Lipinets vs. Adrien Broner In Play For 2018

Less than 24 hours after Sergey Lipinets won the IBF junior welterweight title, a first title defense is already in play for spring 2018. According to Lipinets’ manager, Alex Vaysfeld of Union Boxing Management, the new world champion will make…

Shawn Porter Wins WBC Silver Welterweight Title In Brooklyn Street Fight

Shawn Porter stayed on course for a potential rematch against unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman, but it didn’t come easy. Porter defeated Adrian Granados in the co-feature bout on Showtime’s November 4 card at the Barclays Center, winning the WBC…

Jesus Soto Karass Mulling Retirement After Latest Loss On ESPN

Juan Carlos Abreu is back to his winning ways and may have sent his opponent, Jesus Soto Karass, on his way to retirement. Abreu defeated Soto Karass in the main event of ESPN’s latest “Golden Boy Boxing” series, stopping him…

Deontay Wilder Retains WBC Heavyweight Title With Vicious KO, Then Declares War On Anthony Joshua

Deontay Wilder promised destruction and he delivered. Wilder not only defended his WBC heavyweight title against Bermane Stiverne, but he did so by delivering one of the biggest beatdowns in the sport this year. The fight headlined a Showtime Championship…

Deontay Wilder vs. Bermane Stiverne 2 Results: Wilder Ends Fight With Three Brutal Knockdowns

Welcome to Fightful’s live coverage of Deontay Wilder vs. Bermane Stiverne for the WBC world heavyweight title. The rematch is finally upon us. Wilder wants to avenge the only fight that he has not been able to finish by knockout…

Deontay Wilder vs. Bermane Stiverne 2 Preview, Full Card

This article originally appeared in the November 2 Fightful Boxing Newsletter, which releases every Thursday Morning. You can see the full newsletter at this link. Fightful will have live coverage of Wilder vs. Stiverne 2 from inside the Barclays Center…

Golden Boy Promotions Issues Request For WBA Welterweight Title Fight

With the WBA “regular” welterweight title being vacated, Golden Boy Promotions made a request to the organization to have one of the company’s fighters have a shot at the title. Golden Boy Promotions’ head matchmaker Robert Diaz issued the request…

Luis Ortiz Stripped Of WBA Mandatory Challenger Status, Suspended For One Year

Luis Ortiz’s failed VADA drug test cost him more than a shot at the WBC heavyweight title: he can’t even challenge for the WBA title. The WBA has ruled that Ortiz’s status as the mandatory challenger to the WBA “super”…

Jeff Horn vs. Gary Corcoran To Headline December 13 ESPN Card

Jeff Horn’s first WBO welterweight title defense is official and set to headline a “Top Rank Boxing on ESPN” card in December. Horn will fight Gary Corcoran at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Horn’s native country of Australia on December…

Golden Boy President Calls Out Mikey Garcia To Unify Titles With Jorge Linares

To say Golden Boy Promotions is eager to have a lightweight unification fight between Mikey Garcia and Jorge Linares is a bit of an understatement. Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez called out Garcia on Twitter, saying Garcia should call…