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Timothy Bradley Jr.: Rafael Espinoza is 'a nightmare' to face

Timothy Bradley Jr. and Mike Coppinger detail why Rafael Espinoza is the real deal.

David Benavidez to Stephen A: Canelo Alvarez is running from me

David Benavidez assures Stephen A. Smith that he would emerge victorious in a fight vs. Canelo Alvarez

Is Xander Zayas ready for his 'star turn'?

Mark Kriegel walks through Xander Zayas' journey ahead of his bout against Patrick Teixeira.

Junior middleweight prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. has signed a long-term promotional contract with Top Rank, the company announced on Thursday. Since a majority-decision loss to James Martin in April 2021, Mielnicki (18-1, 12 KOs), 22, of Roseland, New Jersey, has won 10 consecutive fights, seven by stoppage.

Jake Paul 'heartbroken' about Mike Tyson fight delay

Jake Paul expresses disappointment regarding the delay of his fight with Mike Tyson.

Bob Arum vows to 'never allow an American fighter' in Britain again

Bob Arum is handed the microphone and voices his displeasure with the judges of Josh Taylor's loss vs. Jack Catterall.

Jack Catterall comes out victorious in close fight vs. Josh Taylor

Jack Catterall goes wire-to-wire with Josh Taylor in a close 12-round fight and comes out victorious via unanimous decision.

Fury: I thought I did enough vs. Usyk

Tyson Fury reflects on his split decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk and says he thought he did enough to win.

Tyson Fury shoves Oleksandr Usyk in final faceoff

Before their heavyweight bout on Saturday, Tyson Fury shoves Oleksandr Usyk during the final face-off.

'Please don't beat me up' - Fury mocks Usyk

Tyson Fury mocks Oleksandr Usyk ahead of their undisputed heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Mike Tyson, Jake Paul face off before boxing bout

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul come face to face after their news conference on Monday night.

Tyson Fury's father headbutts member of Oleksandr Usyk's team

Tyson Fury's father John headbutts a member of Oleksandr Usyk's team after a heated altercation during fight week in Riyadh.

Dominant Lomachenko stops Kambosos Jr. in 11th to win title

Vasiliy Lomachenko throws an onslaught of punches to the body of George Kambosos Jr. that forces the referee to stop the fight in the 11th round.

Andrew Moloney abruptly retires after split-decision loss

After a tight split-decision loss, Andrew Moloney expresses his disappointment and abruptly retires on the spot.

Announcer declares Nina Hughes winner, reverses call in the ring

The ring announcer wrongly declares Nina Hughes the winner, but then it's corrected that Cherneka Johnson is actually the winner.

Featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza will face Sergio Chirino on Friday, June 21, in the first defense of his WBO title, Top Rank announced on Friday. The card at the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, also includes a 10-round junior lightweight bout between Andres Cortes and Abraham Nova.

Lomachenko, Kambosos both prepared for mega main event

Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr. are scheduled to face off in a huge main event, and each fighter explains why he is primed and ready.