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(UFC Enterprise) The WBO has ruled out the possibility of Denzel Bentley defending his middleweight belt against Conor Benn, at least for now. Benn, when challenging for the WBC welterweight title, was beaten in two rounds by Ryan Garcia on September 12 in Las Vegas. The making of the Briton’s shot at Garcia was contentious, specifically because Benn hadn’t fought at 147lbs since April 2022 but was installed as the WBC’s mandatory last December. Since beating Chris van Heerden more than four years ago, Benn had battled PED charges while competing at junior middleweight before he moved to 160lbs in…

When Matchroom hastily arranged an event to officially announce Brown’s signing in 2024, around 300 fans turned out to catch a glimpse of the highly touted amateur.But persuading 2,000 people to sit in a chilly Planet Ice in Altrincham on a Friday night may be an even better example of Brown’s potential drawing power.Saturday’s fight was originally scheduled to take place there too but support from his fanbase meant a larger venue was required. “Altrincham will always have a place in my heart, especially with people moaning how cold it is in there,” Brown said. “The only downfall are the…

South African pacer Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Australia.Ngidi experienced discomfort during a domestic first class game and following scans, it was found that he had picked up a right hamstring injury.The 29-year-old, whose participation in the Test series is now under doubt, will undergo a period of rehabilitation before the team management takes a call on his return date.ALSO READ | Injured Rabada set to miss South Africa vs Australia ODI series, doubtful for TestsNgidi’s injury forces another change in the South Africa squad, after Kagiso Rabada and Ottneil Baartman were previously…

Josh Kelly is signing up for the most violent gamble of his career. Nearing a deal to face Jaron Ennis in a late November or December three-belt junior middleweight unification on DAZN, Kelly is skipping safe title defenses to throw himself into the line of fire. Ennis holds the WBA and WBO straps after obliterating Xander Zayas, while Kelly carries the IBF belt out of a blood-soaked brawl against Caoimhin Agyarko. Kelly fixed up his damaged nose and jumped right toward the division’s biggest puncher, giving Eddie Hearn an easy in-house fight to make without the usual network politics getting…

Tim Bradley’s rebuttal to Shakur Stevenson went far beyond defending his own career. He questioned Shakur’s opposition, his refusal to face Devin Haney at 144 pounds, and his sudden willingness to meet Ryan Garcia at the full welterweight limit. “You had an opportunity to fight Haney. For whatever reason, you weren’t comfortable with that. But you said that 144 is it, right? And then you put more and more things on top of that after the fact when Haney said what he said. But now you want to have a conversation and say that you want to fight Ryan Garcia.…

SAN DIEGO – With fierce, new competition, a new boss pushing a revived agenda and fighters expressing a newfound push for big fights, the days of promoters cautiously steering their fighters and over-marinating bouts ripe to be made are no longer boxing business as usual.“There’s absolutely no way we can operate like that any longer, and DAZN has communicated that to us as we meet with them frequently – we need competitive fights, and need to work together,” veteran promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank told BoxingScene Thursday.As the new Saudi Arabia-backed, Dana White-Nick Khan-led Zuffa Boxing promotion is aggressively…

Jesus Ramos Jr. wants to build the kind of legacy old-school fighters chased by taking on dangerous opponents in their prime. On Saturday night, he gets all of the danger with almost none of the recognition. Ramos defends his interim WBC middleweight title against mandatory challenger Meiirim Nursultanov in the co-feature at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, streamed live on DAZN. The champion claims he wants to bring back the era where young talents took real risks. Nursultanov definitely fits that description, arriving with a spotless 20-0 record and disciplined Kazakh fundamentals. The problem is that almost nobody outside hardcore…

He’s best known for being the lead trainer for star boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis, and on Saturday night, September 19th, Calvin Ford and the Upton Boxing Center will make history. This highly anticipated fight night is something Baltimore has been waiting for. The Skyy Myles Promotions event is entitled ‘The Supper,’ and the action is set to take place at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, Maryland, streaming live on BLK Prime. A product of Baltimore’s Lexington Terrace housing projects, young Calvin Ford had a pivotal moment in his life when he encountered street legend, Petey Dixon. One day Dixon gave…

Sushma Verma and Shikha Pandey found themselves on the losing side despite returning strong performances for Trinbago Knight Riders as Guyana Amazon Warriors was crowned as champion of the Women’s Caribbean Premier League on Thursday.After it won the toss and opted to bat first, Sushma top-scored for the Knight Riders with 39 from 34 balls with two fours and two sixes as it notched up a score of 145 for six from its 20 overs.ALSO READ: IND-W A VS AUS-W A: Australia completes 3-0 sweep, Vrinda’s fifty in vainMarizanne Kapp played a quickfire cameo of 25 from 10 balls before…

(Dylan Trevino / Premier Boxing Champions) SAN DIEGO – There’s authenticity, charisma and loaded fists contained in Mexico’s Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz, exactly the characteristics that take a fighter to main-event stature. Saturday night at Pechanga Arena, Mexico’s WBC interim 140lbs champion Cruz, 28-3-2 (18 KOs), defends his belt against Puerto Rico’s Nestor Bravo, 24-1 (17 KOs), atop the type of DAZN card that could become a routine placement for the former champion pressing for a return. “He’s always in action fights. He’s can’t-miss TV,” TGB Promotions head Tom Brown said. “You can’t put your finger on what it is, but…