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MIKE Tyson’s display in Texas last Friday left many fearing for the heavyweight legend’s wellbeing. Once a destructive boxing force, Tyson was seen ambling around the ring en route to an eight-round defeat by Jake Paul, a YouTuber turned fighter, over 30 years younger. While the outcome might’ve been obvious to many, given Tyson’s age

JUST days after Jake Paul and Mike Tyson engaged in a cross-generational computer simulation, Ryan Garcia is now further blurring the lines between boxing and alternative reality by announcing an end-of-year exhibition match. Garcia will face Japanese kickboxer Rukiya Anpo, known as the “Demolition Man”, who has competed in K-1 and MMA. The bout is

IF Hamzah Sheeraz is to fight for his first world title on February 22 it will not be against unified middleweight champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. It was revealed today by new WBO President Gustavo Olivieri that Queensberry Promotions’ George Warren advised, on behalf of Sheeraz, that the fighter ‘will withdraw the mandatory’ against the WBO champion.

EARLIER this month promoter Eddie Hearn told Boxing News that there was a “big name still to be added” to his November 30 show. The card headlined by Sunny Edwards vs. Galal Yafai now has its 10th fight and features former WBA super-middleweight champion Callum Smith against an opponent still to be announced. Matchroom’s latest

DAVID Benavidez and David Morrell will face off at light-heavyweight on February 1 in the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. Given their respective approaches to the hurt game, the main event promises to be an absolute barnburner that will surely catch fire and turn into a classic. The PBC promotional material sums it up perfectly: “Interim

KATIE TAYLOR and Amanda Serrano have already agreed to box 12 three-minute rounds if they fight a third time. The rivals have agreed to disagree, however, regarding the clash of heads that caused Serrano’s grotesque gash over her right eye in the fourth round of their rematch Friday night at AT&T Stadium. Serrano insisted after

BEFORE and after the farce of Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson there was plenty of compelling action to satisfy boxing fans and remind us all how great a sport it is. Considering what happened in Texas, it should be easy to separate the Netflix main event from the efforts of Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, Gilberto

By Keith Idec ARLINGTON, Texas – Jake Paul publicly admitted to carrying Mike Tyson through the latter portion of their intensely scrutinised eight-round heavyweight fight Friday night. An industrious YouTube reporter informed the easily victorious Paul during his post-fight press conference that former two-division champ Andre Ward intimated to him that Paul “carried” the legendary

GILBERTO Ramirez is the WBA and new WBO cruiserweight champion following a draining 12-round victory over Chris Billam-Smith in Riyadh. The scores of 116-112 (twice) and 116-113 gave credit to Billam-Smith’s efforts, but Ramirez’s accuracy from the southpaw stance made all the difference. Billam-Smith enjoyed a solid opening round, using his size and jab to

Gilberto Ramirez vs. Chris Billam-Smith: Live Updates & Results Gilberto Ramirez faces Chris Billam-Smith in the main event of Riyadh Season’s Latino Night. RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – NOVEMBER 14: Gilberto Ramirez and Chris Billam-Smith face off during the press conference for the WBO World Cruiserweight title fight as part of the Riyadh Season – Latino

JAKE Paul proved the old boxing cliche that Father Time is undefeated as he outlasted Mike Tyson over eight rounds in Texas. Streamed live on Netflix, while the hype matched Tyson’s wild peak years, the effort in the ring showed every minute of his 58 years. At 27, YouTuber Paul used his strength and athleticism

GILBERTO Ramirez and Chris Billam-Smith both made the weight ahead of their crunch clash tomorrow evening in Riyadh. WBA champ ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez has the chance to unify his title and take one step closer to undisputed in just his third outing at the weight. The Mexican, who boxed for a middleweight title in the early

CAN Mike Tyson really beat Jake Paul? The 58-year-old will face the YouTuber turned boxer in the early hours of Saturday morning (UK time) at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Their main event and undercard will be shown live on Netflix in front of a huge worldwide audience. Tyson will lace up the gloves

IN MY book I tell a story about a man called Bob Bozic and a picture hanging on the wall of a bar in New York. It’s a funny story.  Bozic is not one of the great heavyweights of the early Seventies, but he was tough and one night in September 1973 he shared a

Dr Neil Scott, Chief Medical Officer of the British Boxing Board of Control, explains exactly what’s at stake when a 58-year-old Mike Tyson takes on Jake Paul, a man 31 years his junior, this Friday in Texas. by Rob Tebbutt BN: Can you please start off by telling us what your role is? “My day

IT MAY be an eight-two minute round fight but a huge worldwide audience will watch and see if Mike Tyson can turn back time against Jake Paul. Their main event at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas has thrown boxing into the mainstream for the wrong reasons. The one saving grace, however, is an undercard

by Keith Idec IRVING, Texas – The perceived disrespect didn’t sit well with Jake Paul. Ariel Helwani, the moderator of Paul’s press conference for his Netflix fight with Mike Tyson, asked all of the undercard fighters on the dais Wednesday night for their predictions on the main event. Nine of the 12 boxers scheduled to

by Keith Idec GERVONTA DAVIS’ return to the ring has been delayed a little longer. Boxing News has learned that March 1 is the new targeted date for Davis to face Lamont Roach in the main event of a “PBC On Prime” pay-per-view show. The 30-year-old Davis, one of boxing’s biggest stars in the United