This Article has been curated by UDBN By MARK ANDERSON Updated May 3, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash “We came up together,” Benavidez said. “We came up sparring together. I got him ready for his world championship fights. He got me ready for my world championship fights. I just want to say I love Zurdo Ramirez, but, you know, it is what it is in here. There’s only one ‘Monster.’” And now the 29-year-old Benavidez can make a credible argument after d

This Article has been curated by UDBN By MARK ANDERSON Updated May 3, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash “I’m still champion at 175,” Benavidez said. “I’m champion at 175 and 200. So if they want to come get it at 175, let’s get it at 175.” Boxing fans, or least those who support Benavidez, haven’t forgotten how Canelo has yet to take on the match. Alvarez, wearing a black Munguía T-shirt, was booed all three times he was shown on the large video board.

This Article has been curated by UDBN By MARK ANDERSON Updated May 3, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash “It feels great to have this championship belt with me, but this is just the beginning,” Munguía said. “I’m excited for what comes next. We are ready for big challenges and great fights.” Benavidez has chased Canelo with hopes of setting up a showdown, but Alvarez never agreed to it and it has been looking unlikely to happen. Maybe now it’s different

This Article has been curated by UDBN By MARK ANDERSON Updated May 3, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash LAS VEGAS (AP) — David Benavidez hasn’t given up the dream of facing Canelo Alvarez — and now he might have leverage. Benavidez put on a show with Alvarez sitting ringside on Saturday night, moving up 25 pounds in weight and dominating former sparring partner Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez. He twice sent Ramirez to the canvas, including knocking him out at

This Article has been curated by UDBN By KEN MAGUIRE Updated 11:46 AM EDT, May 7, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash What will happen? Oddsmakers have Wardley as the slight favorite. Few observers see the bout going the full 12 rounds. Shane McGuigan, Dubois’ former trainer, told Sky Sports that Dubois is the technically superior boxer but “he will not listen” to instructions. If Dubois is patient and relies on his powerful jab “he wins the fight” comfo

This Article has been curated by UDBN By KEN MAGUIRE Updated 11:46 AM EDT, May 7, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Different paths Dubois and Wardley made their pro debuts on the same day: April 8, 2017 — Dubois in Manchester, Wardley in London. Dubois came up through the traditional amateur ranks before turning pro. Wardley got his start in “white collar boxing” — legal but largely unregulated events — and not until age 20. London native Dubois has f

This Article has been curated by UDBN By KEN MAGUIRE Updated 11:46 AM EDT, May 7, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Actual trash talk Dubois raised the topic during Thursday’s press conference when he turned to Wardley and pledged to “collect that trash” on fight night. “It’s disrespect, so I’m going to put it right in the ring,” Dubois said. “I’m going to bust his bubble.” Wardley said there was “nothing negative” about his bin man comment. “You let o

This Article has been curated by UDBN By KEN MAGUIRE Updated 11:46 AM EDT, May 7, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Actual trash talk Wardley caused a minor stir — and some brief reflection about the value of working-class jobs — last week when he was asked as part of a social media promotion what job the 28-year-old Dubois would have if he wasn’t a boxer. Wardley responded that Dubois might be a “bin man or something like that,” using the British phra

This Article has been curated by UDBN By KEN MAGUIRE Updated 11:46 AM EDT, May 7, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Fabio Wardley wants the biggest fights. Daniel Dubois wants redemption. The British heavyweights square off Saturday in Manchester with Wardley’s WBO title on the line in a risky bout for both men. Wardley (20-0-1, 19 KOs) inherited the belt when Oleksandr Usyk vacated it last November. The 31-year-old Ipswich native had options for easie

This Article has been curated by UDBN By MARK ANDERSON Updated May 3, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Ramirez was taken to a hospital to receive a head scan, according to Jane Murcia, communications director for Golden Boy Promotions. “He’s in good spirits and has a swollen eye,” Murcia said. “There’s no determination of a fracture at this point.” In the co-main event, WBA super middleweight championship fight, Jaime Munguía (46-2, 35 KOs) upset titl

This Article has been curated by UDBN By GREG BEACHAM Updated May 16, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Ngannou won the UFC belt in 2021 and unified it in 2022 before walking away from the world’s dominant MMA promotion. He had taken just one MMA bout since then, and he lost two big-money boxing matches to British heavyweight stars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia. The 42-year-old Dos Santos’ first MMA bout since 2024 ended disastrously whe

This Article has been curated by UDBN By GREG BEACHAM Updated May 16, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Perry had been away from MMA for five years after his UFC career crashed with six losses in nine bouts, and he subsequently lost a boxing match to Paul. But Perry had too much power and precision for Diaz, who made his reputation in his two famous brawls with Conor McGregor a decade ago. “Yeah, I had blood in my eye and I couldn’t see, so it was all g

This Article has been curated by UDBN By GREG BEACHAM Updated May 16, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Veteran heavyweight star Francis Ngannou finished Philipe Lins in the first round of just his second MMA fight in four years, and the former UFC champion immediately teased the possibility of a boxing match with promoter Jake Paul — or an MMA bout with fellow superstar Jon Jones, who also attended the show. Earlier, former UFC heavyweight champion Jun

This Article has been curated by UDBN By GREG BEACHAM Updated May 16, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mike Perry beat Nate Diaz in a two-round welterweight brawl Saturday night on the undercard of Ronda Rousey’s comeback fight against Gina Carano. Perry (15-8) earned his first victory in mixed martial arts since June 2020 with 10 minutes of steady punishment for the 41-year-old Diaz (21-14), who had been away from the MMA cage

This Article has been curated by UDBN May 23, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash On the undercard, U.S. heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. was knocked out by Cuba’s Frank Sanchez, who dropped the Californian with a crunching right to the face in the second round. Torrez, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, tried to beat the count but stumbled back down to the canvas. It’s the first pro loss for the American after 14 victories. Sanchez (26-1, 19 KOs

This Article has been curated by UDBN May 23, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Leer en español GIZA, Egypt (AP) — Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk survived a scare to earn an 11th-round stoppage against Rico Verhoeven, a Dutch kickboxer who pushed the undefeated Ukrainian to his limits on Saturday. In a chaotic ending, the 39-year-old Usyk dropped the challenger late in the penultimate round, and referee Mark Lyson waved it off at 2:59 after Usyk p

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