Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao returned to the ring at 45 and looked terrible on his way to a beatdown by kickboxer Rukiya Anpo. Pacquiao put a potential WBC welterweight title fight on the line as he battled Anpo at Super RIZIN 3 in Japan. His performance has all but ended his chances of facing Mario Barrios.

Manny Pacquiao looks awful in comeback, beaten up by kickboxer

“It was a good fight. I enjoyed it,” said Joe Joyce, following his grueling 10-round decision loss to Derek Chisora at London’s O2 Arena. Joyce was dropped in the ninth, a moment the Putney man felt was pivotal in determining the fight’s outcome. “Just a bit disappointed...

Joe Joyce: It was a valiant performance from myself and Derek Chisora

Derek Chisora kept his career alive Saturday at London's O2 Arena with a hard-fought, toe-to-toe win over Joe Joyce. Chisora averaged 19 punches landed on 56 total punches per round (34 percent connect rate), compared to 21 of 84 (25 percent) for Joyce. Chisora, who dropped Joyce in Rround 9, landed 37 percent of his power punches in the fight.

Compubox punch stats: Derek Chisora-Joe Joyce

Derek Chisora wore a mask depicting Zhilei Zhang’s face when he weighed in for his fight with Joe Joyce on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. Chisora provoked Joyce at the fight-week press conference by claiming he had PTSD from being stopped by Zhang on successive occasions. On Friday he then wore a mask of the Chinese heavyweight to their weigh-in. Chisora hit the scales at 256.7lbs – 4.7lbs heavier than his past contest, against Gerald Washington. Joyce weighed in for the contest at 281.2lbs – the same as when he faced Zhang the second time.

Derek Chisora weighs in for Joe Joyce wearing Zhilei Zhang mask

The route may have been complicated at times but Natasha Jonas has always had a clear idea of where she was headed. Jonas became the first British female boxer to compete at the Olympic Games. She became a professional after taking time away from the sport to give birth to her daughter and then maintained her self-belief to win a world title at the third time of asking. Jonas, of Liverpool, has always had a target or goal to focus on.

Natasha Jonas hopes her final chase includes closer with Katie Taylor

Sean Noakes impressed to defeat Inder Bassi and win the English welterweight title via unanimous decision at London’s O2 Arena. The 29 year old largely dominated. The judges saw it closer, however, and scored 96-94 twice and 97-94, all in favour of Noakes. Noakes started to push forwards in...

Sean Noakes and Aadam Hamed record latest victories

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Claressa Shields challenges Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse for the WBC heavyweight title, aiming to make history by becoming a four-division champion. Shields is 14-0 and holds records for winning titles in two and three divisions rapidly. Lepage-Joanisse is 7-1, currently holding the WBC title with wins over Abril Argentina Vidal. State of...

Claressa Shields vs. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse: Fight for WBC Heavyweight Title in Detroit

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Wendy's birthday was spent away from her loved ones. Virginia Wendy Williams fans, the latest update is not encouraging. The former talk show host turned 60 on July 18 without any of her loved ones around. According to Yahoo, family members remain "out of bounds" and have no access to Wendy as she battles dementia and progressive aphasia.

The family of talk show diva Wendy Williams were unable to celebrate her 60th birthday by her side

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Write off Claressa “T-Rex” Shields at your own risk. Those who feel the Flint, Michigan native is overrated can ask Vanessa Lepage Joanisse just how legitimate the 14-0, 29 year old Shields truly is. For it took Shields less than two rounds to win her fifth divisional title in Saturday night. It was the high point (so far) of a stellar career. In fact, she may not have ever looked better.

claressa shields Wins WBC Heavyweight title in fast and furious fashion

Chloe Watson will defend her European flyweight title against Jasmina Zapotoczna on the undercard of Thomas Essomba-Charlie Edwards on Sept. 27. Watson, 24 and trained by Ricky Hatton, became champion in December when she outpointed Justine Lallemand, and in Poland’s Zapotoczna will be confronting her biggest test against an opponent who earlier in July inflicted the first defeat of Maisey Rose Courtney’s career.

Chloe Watson-Jasmina Zapotoczna confirmed for September 27

Mike Tyson could have fought the world’s heavyweight champion but priced himself out of the fight after an exhibition comeback. ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet,’ a former undisputed ruler in the late 1980s, held talks with Tyson Fury in the months following a comeback draw with Roy Jones Jr. Tyson and RJJ agreed to an ill-fated Triller exhibition that gave both a taste of what might have been in the years they were out of the ring.

Mike Tyson’s $650m demand killed fight vs heavyweight champ

Chisora Rallies Joe Joyce With A Late Knockdown For The UD. In a heavyweight Fight of the Year candidate, ageless wonder Derek “War” Chisora (35-13, 23KO) rallied late with a knockdown picking up the unanimous decision win over “Juggernaut” Joe Joyce (16-3, 15KO). During the build-up...

Derek Chisora Defies Father Time By Defeating Joe Joyce

Filipino southpaw Pedro Taduran captured his second world title with a surprise ninth-round victory in Japan over Ginjiro Shigeoka. The 27-year-old overcame some early difficulties but Shigeoka suffered damage to his right eye in the fourth and the Japanese star couldn’t cope with the pressure coming his way. Eventually,...

Pedro Taduran dethrones Ginjiro Shigeoka in Japan

Boxing fans can catch the excitement of the 2024 Olympics in Paris with the day-by-day TV coverage schedule. The Olympics have been a platform for future world champions and Hall of Famers to shine, with men and women competing in three rounds based on points or knockouts. Boxing has been...

2024 Olympics Boxing Schedule: Men’s & Women’s Fights TV Coverage Guide

Charisma reveals that Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen has been criticized again for what are considered to be insensitive comments. On his Twitter/X account, the Texas preacher said the following.

Virginia ministers weigh in on Joel Osteen's comments about blessings

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OLEKSANDR USYK'S team have set a staggering price for a "complicated" trilogy fight against Anthony Joshua. Usyk ripped away the unified WBA, IBF and WBO belts from AJ in 2021 before retaining them in their rematch a year later. So it leaves promoter Alex Krassyuk expecting a third bout to...

Oleksandr Usyk’s team name staggering price for Anthony Joshua trilogy fight due to ‘complicated’ negotiations

Nigeria’s Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore has been suspended from the Paris Olympics because of a doping violation. In a statement, the International Testing Agency (ITA), said the sample that they had collected, “has returned an adverse analytical finding for the specified prohibited substance furosemide.”. The substance comes under the...

Nigerian fighter handed Olympic suspension for doping violation

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Boxing News: Manny Pacquiao Goes to War in RIZIN Super Fight

OLEKSANDR USYK has revealed his private messages to Tyson Fury - after posing in a football jersey. Usyk, 37, defeated Fury, 35, in May to become the heavyweight division's first four-belt undisputed champion. And they will now rematch on December 21 back in Saudi Arabia - but the superstar fighter...

Oleksandr Usyk in shock career switch… as boxing champ reveals private DMs with Tyson Fury ahead of rematch

With Vasiliy Lomachenko seemingly unwilling to face Gervonta “Tank” Davis this November, Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz says he's ready to step in. First, Cruz, the WBA junior welterweight titleholder, must get past the dangerous Jose "Rayo" Valenzuela (13-2, 9 KOs) on Aug. 3, in the co-feature to the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov 154-pound title headliner at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

Isaac Cruz will be ready if Gervonta Davis comes calling

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Frank Warren unsure of what is next for Joe Joyce after damaging Derek Chisora defeat

Frank Warren is unsure of what is next for Joe Joyce following his defeat to Derek Chisora after previously saying the loser would have nowhere to...

Frank Warren unsure of what is next for Joe Joyce after damaging Derek Chisora defeat

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