Bob Arum in talks for Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk for Middle East, Joshua & Whyte would step aside

By Sam Volz: Erislandy Lara says Dmitry Bivol shouldn’t take the risk of facing Canelo Alvarez a second time because there’s too much risk of him being “gypped” in the rematch. Canelo, 31, has a rematch clause in his contract for his fight with Bivol, and...

By Craig Daly: Eddie Hearn says Canelo Alvarez’s next opponent for his September 17th fight on DAZN PPV will be revealed next week. The two fighters under consideration are Gennadiy Golovkin & Dmitry Bivol, both of which have shared the ring with Canelo in compelling fights. Hearn isn’t sure...

By Robert Segal: David Benavidez says he doesn’t believe that Jermall Charlo will move up to 168 to fight him, as he’s been telling the media recently. Although Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOs) would gladly welcome a fight against the unbeaten Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) because it would help his chances of getting a lucrative match against Canelo Alvarez, he doesn’t see the Texas native being serious about mixing it up with him.

By Sean Jones: Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford says he’s “100% confident” his fight with Errol The Truth’ Spence Jr. will get made this year so the two can settle who the #1 fighter is on the planet at 147. Crawford and Spence must fight now...

By Sam Volz: Leonard Ellerbe says Floyd Mayweather Jr. is impressed with what he’s seen from the young welterweight contender Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and thinks highly of him. The 24-year-old Ennis (29-0, 27 KOs) stole the limelight away from unified junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo last Saturday...

By Sean Jones: Jermell Charlo cemented himself in as the #1 fighter at 154 last Saturday night by destroying Brian Castano by a tenth-round knockout to become the first-ever undisputed champion at junior middleweight. Jermell now must make a fast decision whether to defend against Tim Tszyu or Sebastian ‘Towering...

By Jack Tiernan: David Benavidez is predicting Saturday’s fight with David Lemieux won’t go the distance when the two KO artists meet for the WBC interim 168-lb crown on Showtime. (Photo credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME) Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOs) met Lemieux (43-4, 36 KOs) with a menacing stare during...

By Brian Webber: George Kambosos Jr. wants Devin Haney to stop this charade about how he supposedly “forced” him to take this fight with him. Unified lightweight champion Kambosos Jr. (20-0, 10 KOs) wants WBC belt holder Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) to come down to planet earth and realize that “you were chosen” for this fight.

Janibek-Danny Dignum goes down SATURDAY (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) at Resorts World Las Vegas LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. Kazakhstan’s next middleweight star, Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly, has long called out world champions and 160-pound standouts. He finally gets a chance to win a belt this Saturday at Resorts World Las Vegas when he takes on fellow unbeaten contender Danny Dignum for the vacant WBO Interim middleweight world title.

“I think there are always people to prove wrong, Eddie… The talking is nearly done. We’re going to find out on Saturday. The switch hasn’t flicked yet. I don’t think it personally flicked during that face-off, but we are two or three days away, and the switch will definitely flick.

By Craig Daly: David Lemieux and David Benavidez both weighed in at 166 1/4 lbs on Friday at their weigh-in for Saturday’s battle for the WBC interim super middleweight title at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Showtime Championship Boxing will be televising the Benavidez vs. Lemieux card at 10:00 p.m. ET.

By Barry Holbrook: Anthony Joshua is admittingly working on an actual game plan for his rematch with IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on July 23rd in Saudi Arabia. Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) says he’s spent his entire nine-year professional career getting by on pure physical power & talent to trample...

By Sam Volz: Anthony Joshua and IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk are expected to have their rematch announced next week by Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn for July 23rd in Saudi Arabia. Although Hearn is still playing coy about the exact location for the Joshua vs. Usyk 2 rematch, Saudi Arabia...

By Charles Brun: Eddie Hearn jokingly says it’s not necessary for the WBC to give heavyweight champion Tyson Fury extra time to consider whether he wants to continue his career. Hearn says Fury doesn’t need time because he’s retired from the sport following his win over Dillian Whyte on...

Jamaine Ortiz has reached the point in his career where each upcoming fight is his toughest test to date. No more tune-ups. No more cakewalks. And certainly no more stay-busy fights. His upcoming bout is no exception. On Saturday, May 21 live on ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes from Resorts...

By Jim Calfa: Jaime Munguia and Jimmy ‘Kilrain’ Kelly will be meeting in the main event on June 11th at the Hoda Center in Anaheim, California. ESPN MX is reporting the news of the former WBO junior middleweight champion Munguia (39-0, 31 KOs) taking on #8 WBO ranked 160-lb contender Kelly (26-2, 10 KOs) on DAZN.

By Barry Holbrook: Eddie Hearn says he’s spoken to representatives for former two-division world champion Billy Joe Saunders about returning to the ring in September or October. As long as the still-young 32-year-old Saunders can take off the weight he’s put on, we could see him back in action....

By Sam Volz: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he’d like to see WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol defend against his mandatory Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez next if Canelo Alvarez decides against exercising his rematch clause to force a second fight. Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs) is coming...

By Ken Hissner: This writer was thinking today about how many boxers scored knockdowns, usually against a favorite opponent, but went on to lose the fight. In October of 1909, Middleweight champion, Stanley Ketchel challenged heavyweight champion Jack Johnson. In the twelfth round, he dropped Johnson, who got up and knocked out Ketchel.

By Huck Allen: Dmitry Bivol won’t have any problems getting the undisputed light heavyweight championship fight that he craves if WBO champion Joe Smith Jr. defeats IBF/WBC champ Artur Beterbiev on June 18th. Smith (28-3, 22 KOs) says he’ll want to fight Bivol next for the undisputed 175-lb championship...