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Unpredictable Knockouts Await: Chisora and Wallin Collide in a High……

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Unpredictable Knockouts Await: Chisora and Wallin Collide in a High......

Boxing fans are in for a thrilling night as two heavyweight warriors, Derek Chisora and Otto Wallin, prepare to go head-to-head in a high-stakes battle. With both fighters eager to make a statement, expect fireworks, unpredictable knockouts, and relentless action inside the ring.

Derek “War” Chisora, a seasoned veteran with a never-say-die attitude, brings his aggressive brawling style and wealth of experience to this crucial matchup. Known for his durability and willingness to trade punches, Chisora has faced some of the best heavyweights in the world, including Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, and Dillian Whyte. Despite his numerous wars, the British powerhouse remains a formidable force, always looking to prove his doubters wrong.

On the other side stands Sweden’s Otto Wallin, a highly skilled southpaw who gained recognition for his impressive performance against Tyson Fury in 2019. Wallin is a technically sound fighter with solid footwork, excellent defensive skills, and deceptive power. His ability to adapt and execute intelligent game plans makes him a dangerous opponent for any heavyweight, and a victory over Chisora would propel him closer to a world title shot.

This fight is more than just another heavyweight showdown—it’s a battle of survival in boxing’s most dangerous division. A win for Chisora could keep his career alive and set him up for another major bout, while a victory for Wallin would solidify his status as a serious contender in the division.

With both men possessing knockout power and an unyielding will to win, this fight promises drama, intensity, and the potential for an explosive finish. Will Chisora’s pressure and grit prevail, or will Wallin’s skill and precision reign supreme? The only certainty is that fans are in for an unforgettable showdown.

 

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Gervonta Davis in Danger? Why Naoya Inoue Believes He Can Take Him Down!

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Gervonta Davis in Danger? Why Naoya Inoue Believes He Can Take Him Down!

In the world of boxing, few names command as much attention as Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Naoya “The Monster” Inoue. Both are regarded as elite fighters in their respective weight classes, with Davis dominating the lightweight and super lightweight divisions, while Inoue has been an unstoppable force in the lower weight classes. But what if these two powerhouses were to clash in a super fight? While some might dismiss the idea as unrealistic, Inoue himself has hinted at the possibility, and he believes he has what it takes to take down Davis. Could “Tank” be in real danger?

Inoue’s Confidence: A Calculated Belief

Naoya Inoue has earned his reputation through sheer dominance. As an undisputed champion in multiple weight classes, his devastating power, precision, and speed make him one of the most feared boxers in the sport today. The Japanese superstar recently expressed interest in moving up in weight, which naturally raises questions about potential matchups with the biggest names at 130 or even 135 pounds. Among them, Gervonta Davis stands out as a marquee opponent.

Inoue’s confidence isn’t misplaced. He has repeatedly defied skeptics by carrying his power up through weight divisions. His ability to break down opponents methodically while delivering knockout punches has been compared to legends like Manny Pacquiao. If he were to face Davis, he would likely rely on his speed, pinpoint accuracy, and relentless attack to neutralize the Baltimore-born knockout artist.

Gervonta Davis: The Ultimate Test

Gervonta Davis is no stranger to fighters moving up in weight to challenge him. With an unbeaten record and a reputation for highlight-reel knockouts, “Tank” has proven that he can handle all styles—from slick boxers to aggressive brawlers. His explosive power, coupled with underrated defensive skills, makes him a nightmare for anyone who steps into the ring with him.

However, Davis has shown vulnerabilities against highly skilled, technical fighters. Inoue’s elite footwork, discipline, and ability to create angles could present a unique challenge for “Tank.” While Davis has a significant size advantage, Inoue’s precision and timing could help him land clean shots, potentially causing problems for the heavier fighter.

Size vs. Skill: The Key Factor

The biggest question in a hypothetical Davis vs. Inoue showdown is whether size would ultimately be the deciding factor. Davis naturally competes in a higher weight class and possesses an incredible chin, making him difficult to hurt. Inoue, despite his immense power at bantamweight and super bantamweight, would be facing a much larger, physically stronger opponent if he were to challenge Davis at 135 pounds.

Would Inoue’s speed and accuracy be enough to overcome Davis’ power and durability? Or would “Tank” simply be too big and too strong for “The Monster”?

A Dream Fight Fans Want to See

While there’s no official talk of this matchup happening anytime soon, the idea of Inoue challenging Davis has stirred excitement among boxing fans. Inoue has proven time and time again that he is not afraid to take risks, and if he ever moves up to lightweight, a showdown with Davis would be one of the biggest fights in modern boxing.

Until then, fans can only speculate: Is Gervonta Davis truly in danger? Or would he prove that even “The Monster” has his limits?

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Shields’ Heavyweight Ambition: Will She Beat Usyk and Face Fury Next?”

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Shields’ Heavyweight Ambition: Will She Beat Usyk and Face Fury Next?"

In a move that has stunned the boxing world, Claressa Shields, the undisputed queen of women’s boxing, has set her sights on an unprecedented challenge—taking on Oleksandr Usyk in a historic crossover fight. With her dominance in multiple weight classes, Shields has never shied away from making history, but this time, she’s taking it to an entirely new level. If she manages to pull off the impossible against Usyk, the next target in her sights is none other than the reigning heavyweight king, Tyson Fury.

Shields’ journey to this moment has been nothing short of legendary. As a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a multi-division world champion, she has cleared out every opponent in her path. But in her relentless quest for greatness, she refuses to let traditional weight divisions define her legacy.

“People told me I couldn’t do it when I moved up in weight before,” Shields declared at a packed press conference. “They doubted me when I took over MMA. Now they say I can’t step into the ring with Usyk? Watch me.”

Usyk, the current unified heavyweight champion, known for his masterful footwork and high boxing IQ, responded with bemusement at first but later acknowledged Shields’ incredible skill. “She is one of the greatest fighters of her generation, but heavyweight is a different world,” he said. “If she wants this challenge, she must be ready for real power.”

The fight, already being billed as one of the most ambitious matchups in history, has split the boxing world. Some hail Shields as a fearless pioneer pushing the limits of what’s possible, while others argue that the size and strength difference will be too much to overcome.

But Shields isn’t just looking to fight Usyk—her ambitions go beyond him. If she emerges victorious, she wants Tyson Fury next. The ‘Gypsy King’ laughed when asked about the challenge, calling it “a fun idea but absolutely ridiculous.” Yet, he didn’t entirely dismiss it. “If she somehow beats Usyk, then maybe, just maybe, we talk,” Fury said with a smirk.

Whether or not these fights actually happen, one thing is certain: Claressa Shields has once again forced the world to reconsider what’s possible in combat sports. Will she pull off the greatest shock in boxing history, or is she finally biting off more than she can chew? The world is watching, and Shields wouldn’t have it any other way.

 

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Update!!!: “Why Anthony Joshua wants Heavyweight Rematch against Daniel Dubois Is this the Fight Boxing Fans Can’t Miss!”

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Update!!!: "Why Anthony Joshua wants Heavyweight Rematch against Daniel Dubois Is this the Fight Boxing Fans Can’t Miss!"

The IBF will permit their heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois to rematch Anthony Joshua. But there is a deadline on it.

A Dubois vs Joshua would have to happen before a date in April of next year.

Dubois knocked out Joshua last month at Wembley Stadium in sensational style to defend the title.

For Dubois, who was elevated from Interim titlist to world champion prior to that fight, the contest with Joshua was actually a mandatory title defence.

Under the IBF’s rules, Dubois now has nine months within which he can make a voluntary defence, opening the door for a Joshua rematch, as long as it happens by April 22.

Rule 5.A.2 of the IBF’s regulations regarding the heavyweight division states that “all optional defences, and any and all other bouts, by a champion shall be concluded at least 60 days prior to the date the champion’s mandatory is due”.

A potential rematch between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois would have to happen by April 22 2025, according to the IBF’s rules

After this date, Dubois must fulfil a mandatory title defence, which is likely to be against the winner of Martin Bakole’s IBF final eliminator with Agit Kabayel.

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What happens next for Fury and Usyk?

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Fury and Usyk

Usyk’s win takes him to 23-0 with 14 knockouts and extends one of the all-time best careers, which includes Olympic gold and undisputed champion at cruiserweight.

“He’s a great fighter, it’s a great performance,” Usyk, 37, said of Fury, who was unbeaten in 35 fights until he lost their four-belt unification bout in May.

“Unbelievable 24 rounds for my career.”

Tyson Fury’s tactics were sound and his performance impressive. The attempt to dominate the centre of the ring and push Oleksandr Usyk back with his jab ultimately failed, however. The champion from Ukraine used his superior pace and skill to round Fury’s attack and defense

Path for Usyk and Fury unclear

Usyk may well just decide to retire – he’s 37, at the top of his game, he’s beaten Tyson Fury twice, Anthony Joshua twice, he’s beaten Dubois.

It will be interesting to see what Fury does next after that devastating blow. There are a lot of big money fights out there for him, but he hardly needs the money and this defeat will hurt.

 

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Is This the End? Why Frank Warren Wants Derek Chisora to Stop at 50 Fights

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Is This the End? Why Frank Warren Wants Derek Chisora to Stop at 50 Fights

THIS Saturday night Derek Chisora fights for the final time in the UK when he faces Otto Wallin at the Co-op Arena in Manchester.

The veteran heavyweight has never been one to shy away from tough fights and promoter Frank Warren admitted that Wallin will be another significant test.

Speaking to Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo on DAZN Boxing, Warren said: “He’s got his hands full, Otto Wallin on his day can give Derek a lot of problems, he can be an awkward customer so it’s going to be an interesting fight.

“For Derek this is his last fight in the UK, so we called it ‘The Last Dance’, and he’ll want to go out on a high and for Wallin it’s a fight he cannot afford to lose or he becomes a stepping stone for up-and-coming young fighters.”

“His moniker is ‘War’ and that’s what you get every time he goes in the ring, says Warren.

“He doesn’t leave anything outside it’s all left in the ring, and the fans love him for it.”

Chisora has 13 losses on his record but has barely left a stone unturned in the heavyweight division fighting huge names including, Tyson Fury, Oleksander Usyk, Joseph Parker and Vitali Klitschko to name a few.

The 41-year-old is familiar with being the underdog and is still capable of surprising fans, as he did in his last fight with Joe Joyce.

Warren said: “His last fight he went in again as an underdog and it was a cracking fight and up until the stoppage there was nothing in it, and I think we will get something on Saturday similar to that because it’s the way he fights.”

The bout with Joyce was dubbed a ‘slug fest’ but that is nothing derogatory of the skill shown by both fighters.

Chisora dispelled the calls for his retirement with a typical gutsy display, dropping Joyce in the ninth and demonstrating that nobody is safe if he drags them into a dog fight.

Warren even had doubts over Chisora continuing in the sport, but declared that the 50th fight, which is planned for this summer, needs to be his last

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“Evander Holyfield Reveals the Hardest Punch He Ever Took—And It Wasn’t Tyson or Lennox Lewis”

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“Evander Holyfield Reveals the Hardest Punch He Ever Took—And It Wasn’t Tyson or Lennox Lewis”

During an illustrious career stretching from 1984 to 2011, ‘The Real Deal’ achieved undisputed supremacy in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions.

He unified all the major cruiserweight belts in 1988 by dispatching Cuban technician Carlos de Leon and then did the same at heavyweight two years later when he flattened Buster Douglas at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City.

In the first defence of his undisputed heavyweight crown in April 1991, Holyfield defeated George Foreman over the distance in a fight billed ‘The Battle of the Ages’.

At the time, Foreman was 42 years old and was fighting for the heavyweight world titles for the first time since making a miraculous return to the ring in 1987 following a ten-year hiatus.

Despite being well past his best, Foreman still possessed an almighty punch, which Holyfield can attest to.

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“2025 Boxing Showdowns: Beterbiev vs. Bivol & Tank Davis vs. Lamont Roach—Who Will Reign Supreme?”

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2025 Boxing Schedule: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, Gervonta 'Tank' Davis vs. Lamont Roach Announced

The new year has a growing number of events set for the first few months. Many of the sport’s biggest names already have fights on the 2025 calendar, including several members of the pound-for-pound elite.

Naoya Inoue, the undisputed junior featherweight champion and pound-for-pound elite fighter, was in action on Jan. 24 when he defended his four world titles against Ye Joon Kim. Inoue was originally scheduled to face Sam Goodman on Christmas Eve, but Goodman suffered a cut in training camp and the fight was postponed. Goodman then suffered another cut ahead of the rescheduled Jan. 24 date and was removed from the fight altogether. As expected, Inoue made quick work of Kim to kick off 2025 with a bang.

Business further picked up in February. On Feb. 1, two of boxing’s brightest young stars, David Benavidez and David Morrell, clashed with major a potential major future opportunity on the line. Benavidez dominated the action to take a unanimous decision win and is now in line to face the winner of a Feb. 22 rematch between undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. Beterbiev edged out Bivol in their first meeting to become undisputed champion and is looking to repeat that feat in Saudi Arabia.

Big names are on the schedule in the coming, with Gervonta Davis, arguably “the face of boxing,” defending his WBA lightweight title against Lamont Roach Jr. Exciting Japanese star Junto Nakatani puts his WBC bantamweight title on the line against David Cuellar on Feb. 24 and Sebastian Fundora will defend his unified junior lightweight titles against Chordale Booker on March 22.

Take a look at the calendar for 2025 below.

Note: This will be updated constantly with changes and additions.

2025 upcoming boxing schedule

DATE LOCATION MAIN EVENT WEIGHTCLASS/TITLE NETWORK
Feb. 8 Manchester, England Derek Chisora vs. Otto Wallin Heavyweights TBA
Feb. 14 New York City Denys Berinchyk (c) vs. Keyshawn Davis WBO lightweight title ESPN
Feb. 15 Anaheim, California Oscar Duarte vs. Regis Prograis Junior welterweights DAZN
Feb. 15 Manchester, England Jack Catterall vs. Arnold Barboza Jr. Vacant WBO junior welterweight interim title DAZN
Feb. 22 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Artur Beterbiev (c) vs. Dmitry Bivol Undisputed light heavyweight championship PPV
Feb. 24 Tokyo Junto Nakatani (c) vs. David Cuellar WBC bantamweight title ESPN+
March 1 Las Vegas Gervonta Davis (c) vs. Lamont Roach Jr. WBA lightweight title PPV
March 7 London Natasha Jonas (c) vs. Lauren Price (c) Unified welterweight title Peacock
March 12 Sidney, Australia Keith Thurman vs. Brock Jarvis junior middleweight TBA
March 15 Liverpool, England Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny WBA featherweight title TBA
March 22 Las Vegas Sebastian Fundora (c) vs. Chordale Booker Unified junior lightweight title Prime Video
March 29 Cancun, Mexico William Zepeda vs. Tevin Farmer Lightweights DAZN
April 12 Atlantic City, New Jersey Jaron Ennis (c) vs. Eimantas Stanionis (c) Unified welterweight title DAZN
April 26 London Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn Middleweights TBA
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“Shock Twist: Top Heavyweight Who Faced Joshua & Klitschko Has 10 Years of Results Reversed!”

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Top Heavyweight Who Battled Joshua and Klitschko Sees 10 Years of Results Overturned

A retired heavyweight who faced both Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko is facing the prospect of having a decade of results overturned after testing positive for a banned substance. Alexander Povetkin has reportedly had 10-years worth of accomplishments in the ring wiped from his record, which would include his victories against David Price, Carlos Takam, Mike Perez and Dillian Whyte.

The 45-year-old faced Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September 2018, pushing the Brit all the way until he suffered a 7th-round knockout defeat to lose out on the chance at becoming the unified WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion. He had also lost in a previous title tilt against Klitschko.

Povetkin secured a monumental upset victory over Whyte in August 2020, knocking ‘The Bodysnatcher’ out with a crushing left uppercut in the 5th-round.

They went on to face one another in a rematch seven months later, with Whyte gaining his revenge over the Russian with a 4th-round stoppage. The Russian has not fought since that defeat to Whyte, announcing his retirement from the sport in 2021 at the age of 41. Povetkin said a number of ‘re-occuring injuries’ led to him making this decision.

 

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Canelo Alvarez to Face Jake Paul Before Clashing with Terence Crawford?

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Canelo Alvarez to Face Jake Paul Before Clashing with Terence Crawford?

Everything indicates that Canelo Alvarez will face Terence Crawford in September, according to reports from specialized media, although no official source has expressed itself on the matter.

Before that, the Guadalajara fighter would fight in May, but for that date, none of the opponents among the options that have transpired have yet to gain strength.

Will Jake Paul fight Canelo Alvarez next? Here's what the boxers have said about potential matchup | Sporting News

Canelo Alvarez could face Jake Paul

The names that have been mentioned for Saul Alvarez‘s first fight of the year are William Scull, who even went so far as to say that negotiations would begin on January 10, and Christian Mbili, although the Frenchman with less force.

But as early as Saturday, during the broadcast of the fight between David Benavidez and David Morrell on ESPN for Mexico and Central America, the possibility was mentioned that he could surprise with Jake Paul and now it seems to be a more firm possibility, according to Julius Julianis.

Without confirmation of the hypothetical Canelo Alvarez vs Jake Paul fight, just on Saturday Salvador Rodriguez of ESPN commented that the Mexican could take home about $100 million.

Jake Paul calls out Canelo Alvarez after beating Mike Tyson

After that fight, there was speculation about the possibility of reconsidering David Benavidez (30-0), as the Mexican’s trainer Eddy Reynoso was present, but now the information is going in the opposite direction with the opportunity to face Paul, who defeated Mike Tyson in November.

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