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Shavkat Rakhimov vs Zelfa Barrett Winner Contracted To Defend IBF Title Against Joe Cordina Manchester’s Zelfa Barrett (28-1, 16 KOs) faces Tajikistan’s Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (16-0-1, 13 KOs) for the vacant IBF super featherweight world title on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol‘s WBA light heavyweight championship defence against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez this Saturday, Nov 5 in Abu Dhabi, UAE; a Matchroom on DAZN card. This…

Unified Champion Amanda Serrano Mandated By The WBA To Face Their Champion Erika Cruz Hernandez The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee issued a resolution on Tuesday, November 1, ordering the fight between WBA Champion, Mexico’s Erika Cruz Hernandez (15-1, 3 KOs) and Puerto Rican WBC, IBF, WBO unified champion Amanda Serrano (43-2-1, 30 KOs)…

Katie Taylor BEATS Carabajal To Set Up Dream Irish Homecoming Women’s boxing’s P4P#1 Katie Taylor moved to 22-0 and retained her undisputed lightweight titles with a dominant 10-round points decision over Argentina’s previously unbeaten Karen Elizabeth Carabajal. The Irish star attempted to force a stoppage early on and managed to catch Carabajal clean multiple times…

Debutant Maisey Rose Courtney Speaks To NoSmokeBoxing Ahead Of Her Fight On Saturday Maisey Rose Courtney is the first female boxer to train out of the Matchroom Elite Gym (Tony Sims) and the renowned Repton Amateur Boxing Club. She is the latest in the line of female fighters that have opened up opportunities for women…

Katie Taylor Returns To Wembley Arena Ireland’s P4P #1 Katie Taylor (21-0, 6 KOs) defends her Undisputed Lightweight World titles against mandatory challenger, Argentina’s Karen Carabajal (19-0, 2 KOs) in front of a 7,000+ crowd at the OVO Arena Wembley in London this Saturday, October 29. Taylor hopes to jump into more big fights including the winner of…

British Boxing’s Power Couple Joins BOXXER After Stellar Amateur Careers Olympic medalists Lauren Price and Karriss Artingstall have made the leap into the professional boxing ranks, signing multi-fight deals with BOXXER, the rising promotion led by Ben Shalom. The move marks a new chapter for the couple, who have both enjoyed outstanding amateur careers, culminating…

Archie Sharp To Face Liam Wilson In Early 2023, Likely On Charlo-Tszyu Undercard The WBO’s #1 rated challenger at a 130-pounds, Britain’s Archie Sharp (22-0, 9 KOs) will face Australia’s WBO #4 Liam Wilson (11-1, 7 KOs) in a final eliminator for the WBO Super Featherweight Title that is due to be contested by Oscar…

David Avanesyan Lands Terence Crawford World Title Opportunity, Gives Up EBU Strap. Armenian-Russian David Avanesyan (29-3-1, 17 KOs) was scheduled to make the sixth defence of his European Welterweight championship on November 19 in Telford until his team received a surprise opportunity to face unbeaten WBO Welterweight champion, Terence Crawford. Crawford was in negotiations to face Errol Spence but after it became apparent…

According to the EBU, France’s Yvan Mendy (47-5-1, 22 KOs) will defend his European lightweight championship against mandatory challenger, Ukrainian Denys Berinchyk (16-0, 9 KOs) in his next contest. Yvan Mendy vs Denys Berinchyk In London The fight will take place on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora on the 3rd of Decmber…

Nathaniel Collins Insists There Was No Ducking On His Part In The Fight With Ball, Queensberry Mislead Fans Responding to Nick Ball‘s interview with International Boxing News, Commonwealth Featherweight champion, Scotland’s Nathaniel Collins (11-0, 5 KOs) exclusively gave NoSmokeBoxing his version of events detailing the breakdown of their ordered British title bout. Ball told International…

Jack Cullen (21-3-1, 9 KOs) returns to action on Saturday, December 3 as he headlines at the University Of Bolton Stadium in his hometown of Bolton, Lancashire, England. NoSmokeBoxing was informed that Cullen was set to face Mark Heffron on the Joyce vs Parker undercard in Manchester, but Heffron’s manager Kevin Maree poured cold water…

Negotiations for the highly anticipated heavyweight clash between Daniel Dubois and Dillian Whyte have come to a halt due to disagreements over key terms. Discussions between both camps, which were progressing toward a major domestic showdown, have reportedly hit a stumbling block, putting the potential bout in jeopardy. Financial Dispute and Promotional Control One of…

Rising Star Adam Azim Will Face Career-Toughest Test At Ally Pally BOXXER/Sky Sports have now officially announced that unbeaten blue-chip prospect, Slough’s Adam Azim (6-0, 5 KOs) will face Norwich’s Rylan Charlton (9-3-1, 4 KOs) in his next contest on Nov 27 at Alexandra Palace. The show was supposed to take place on the 26th but there…

21-0 American Will Be Dillian Whyte’s Return Opponent In DAZN Headline Bout NoSmokeBoxing has learnt that unbeaten, world-ranked American Heavyweight Jermaine Franklin (21-0, 14 KOs) is the opponent for Dillian Whyte‘s next fight. Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs) will return to the ring under the Matchroom Boxing and DAZN banner on the 26th of November at the OVO Arena, Wembley, London, England. This…