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Welterweight Weekender

The 147lb division’s successors take centre stage this weekend as they vie for significance heading into the year’s crown jewel - Errol Spence vs Terence Crawford.

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LEGENDARY BOXING PROMOTER EDDIE HEARN TO JOIN KUGAN CASSIUS FOR IFL TV’S FIRST LIVE SHOW AT LONDON’S INDIGO AT THE 02

IFL TV, the world’s biggest boxing media platform, will stage its first live event in August as legendary promoter and Chairman of Matchroom Sport, Eddie Hearn, joins host Kugan Cassius for an in-depth discussion covering multiple topics, including his passion for the industry, the journey which has taken him to this point and his thoughts on some of the sport’s biggest stars.

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Berlanga Wins, But At What Cost?

It was a slow night at the office for Edgar Berlanga who, despite walking away victorious on his Matchroom debut, left Madison Square Garden with more questions than answers.

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Berlanga’s Time To Shine

Edgar Berlanga’s Matchroom debut this weekend is one that initiates excitement, but stands in the shadow of an end goal bigger than just a fighter and his career.

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Time Tszyu Take Notice

After an underwhelming couple of days of boxing, it was down to Tim Tszyu and Carlos Ocampo to save the sport from a weekend to forget. Thankfully, Tszyu was in the mood to deliver.

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The Rougarou And The Tszyu Return

Boxing continues its streak of back-to-back weeks of world title action this weekend as Regis Prograis defends his WBC World Super-Lightweight Title against Danielito Zorrilla in New Orleans, whilst Tim Tszyu looks to assert himself as the number one contender in the light-middleweight division when he takes on Carlos Ocampo in Australia.

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Taylor And Sunny Out To Make Statements

Two of Britain’s most talented, and certainly most talked about, fighters take centre stage this weekend as they look to push the case that they are their division’s kingpin.

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Spence vs Crawford Is That Fight

July 29th will see the long-awaited coming together of the welterweight division’s premier fighters. It is a fight that has almost taunted boxing fans over the years, who have clamoured for one simple thing - the best vs the best.

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A Bank Holiday Banger

Leigh Wood regains his WBA World Featherweight title after a convincing points win over Mauricio Lara

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The good, the bad and the ugly

Rolly Romero and Ismael Barroso trade blows during their controversial WBA World Super-Lightweight title fight on Saturday night

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CANELO VS RYDER… FINALLY

Canelo Alvarez is ready to return to Mexico for a homecoming party attended by over 50,000 fans. But whilst they bay for blood, the most likely, yet unlikely, party pooper is ready to deliver silence.

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FRUSTRATIONS WITH THE HEAVYWEIGHT SCENE

It was the weekend on which boxing was meant to wake up with an undisputed heavyweight champion. Instead, the sport’s premier division continues to frustrate. And with 2023 whizzing by, there is little time to resurrect what has been an idle year.

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