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MAYER & RYAN AND ZEPEDA & FARMER GO GLOVE-TO-GLOVE AGAIN

March bows out with a bang this weekend with three top-quality shows from across the globe. Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan renew their rivalry in a highly anticipated rematch in Las Vegas, while the hard-hitting William Zepeda looks to make it two wins from two against former world champion Tevin Farmer on home soil in Cancún. But first, Olympian Pat Brown makes his professional debut in Manchester, and that’s the card we’ll be taking a look at first.

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BOXING TO REMAIN IN THE OLYMPICS AFTER IOC VOTE

Since it’s introduction back in 1904, boxing has been an integral part of the Olympic Games having being contested in every Games since apart from the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm due to Swedish law banning the sport at the time. 

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Boxing’s Global Power Shift: Has the West Finally Lost Its Grip?

For decades, if you wanted to make it big in boxing, there were two places you had to be—the United States or the United Kingdom. The bright lights of Las Vegas, the electric atmosphere of Madison Square Garden, the packed stadiums of London—this was where the sport’s biggest fights happened, where careers were made, and where the money flowed.

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A POIGNANT FAREWELL AWAITS DEL

2007… The year that was better known for the outbreak of Bird Flu and Gordon Brown becoming Prime Minster. It was also the year when a future British boxing legend made his debut in the pro ranks. 

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FROM MASSIVE UPSETS TO MASSIVE KNOCKOUTS: A WEEKEND THAT HAD IT ALL

It was a weekend of shocks, surprises, rapid knockouts, and new champions being crowned as an action-packed few days of fight action well and truly delivered. It all kicked off on Friday night in Liverpool, where Cuban Dayan Gonzalez solidified his claims as one of the biggest contenders in the featherweight division.

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FOSTER SEEKS SWEET REVENGE AS DAVIES & MASOUD THROW DOWN IN BIRMINGHAM

After a memorable night for Jack Catterall in Manchester last weekend, the action shifts slightly south to Birmingham for this weekend’s main televised event. Undefeated Liam Davies looks to successfully defend his IBO World Super-Bantamweight Title for the first time, facing fellow undefeated contender Shabaz Masoud.

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BAKOLE STEALS THE SHOW AT THE BMO

In a week where boxing was one of the most talked about sports in the media for all the wrong reasons, it clawed its reputation back on Saturday night with some thrilling action both in the UK and US.

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BUD AIMS TO EXTEND UNBEATEN RUN AS RIYADH SEASON LANDS STATESIDE

A perfect night of boxing which, in this day and age, is something of a rarity. However, this Saturday night we get just that with a domestic 50/50 for British and Commonwealth honours in Barnsley, and then what is undoubtedly the card of the year across the pond in Los Angeles.

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DEL DELIVERS ONCE AGAIN

If there’s one thing heavyweight boxing fans should have learnt over the past decade, it’s that writing off Derek Chisora is, more often than not, a foolish exercise.

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THE BIG BOYS PUT IT ALL ON THE LINE IN LONDON

There are not many finer sights in British boxing than an all-British heavyweight main event in front of a sold-out arena, where the winner will put themselves back into world title contention whilst the loser will almost certainly be looking down the barrel of retirement.

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USYK MAKES HISTORY IN HEAVYWEIGHT THRILLER

Oleksandr Usyk wrote his name into heavyweight folklore on Saturday night as he became the first EVER four-belt undisputed champion AND the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 25 years as he dropped Tyson Fury on his way to a split-decision points victory.

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A POTENTIAL DOMESTIC CLASSIC WITH WORLD HONOURS ON THE LINE

Wales and Northern Ireland, two areas of Great Britain renowned for breeding boxing talent, and this weekend we see two of their finest sons go glove to glove for the IBF World Super-Featherweight championship on a historic night in Saudi Arabia.

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STARS OF PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE TO KICK OFF THE RING OF FIRE

All eyes will be on Saudi Arabia this weekend when Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk put it on the line to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. Ahead of the headline act, however, stars of the past, present and future will showcase their talents on an action-packed undercard.

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HEAVYWEIGHT TITANS TO MAKE HISTORY IN SAUDI

The two best heavyweight boxers on the planet will put it all on the line this weekend as the lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury takes on the former undisputed cruiserweight, and now unified heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, in a bid to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era.

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AN UNDISPUTED DELAY

In just 11 days from now, and for the first time this millennia, boxing was ready to crown an undisputed heavyweight world champion.

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