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Foster Outpoints Navarrete to Unify Three 130-Pound Belts

O'Shaquie Foster won all three super featherweight titles by unanimous decision in San Antonio, dropping Navarrete twice in the 12th round.

Boxing

Smith Edges Puello on a Split Decision in Sheffield

Dalton Smith kept his WBC super lightweight title at home, with one judge scoring the fight for Alberto Puello.

Boxing

Fury Gives Joshua a 'Final Payday' and Plans to Fight On

Tyson Fury says the December 11 fight with Anthony Joshua is a last big paycheck for his rival, while he expects to keep boxing and wants an Oleksandr Usyk trilogy.

Boxing

Dubois Wants Itauma Sooner, Citing the Fury-Joshua Wait

WBO heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois says he and Moses Itauma should not wait to fight, pointing to how long Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua took to meet.

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

Kouyate Faces Bravo, Suablack Meets Estupinan at ONE Fight Night 50

Two featherweight and flyweight Muay Thai bouts join the December 18 card at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.

Boxing

Benavidez vs. Cieslak Set for December 5 With Three Belts at Stake

David Benavidez will meet Poland's Michal Cieslak in a three-belt cruiserweight unification on DAZN pay-per-view. The date was moved a week earlier to avoid Joshua vs. Fury.

Boxing

Dalton Smith Rules Out Ever Vacating WBC Belt to Skip Puello

Ahead of his first WBC junior welterweight defense in Sheffield, Dalton Smith said avoiding mandatory challenger Alberto Puello was never an option.

Grappling & BJJ

Palhares and Galvao Set for Combat Jiu-Jitsu Rematch at ACBJJ 23

Rousimar Palhares and Andre Galvao will meet again on November 13 in Rio de Janeiro, fifteen years after their ADCC final, with body strikes allowed this time.

Boxing

Rafael Espinoza Ready to Face Inoue at Featherweight, Even in Japan

The unbeaten WBO featherweight champion says a fight with Naoya Inoue would be an honor. First he has to get past Lorenzo Parra in Riyadh on October 31.

Bare Knuckle

Mike Perry Calls Bare-Knuckle a "Cheat Code" and Goes Back to MMA

Mike Perry says he expects to stay away from sanctioned bare-knuckle fights for at least two years and wants to focus on MMA, after going 6-0 in BKFC.

Bare Knuckle

Stewart Meets Duran Again as BKFC Books a Cruise Ship Card

BKFC has set Kai Stewart's featherweight title rematch with Bryan Duran as the main event of its first fight card held aboard a cruise ship, due for January 2027.

Boxing

Gustavo Trujillo Stops Haynesworth to Stay Unbeaten at Heavyweight

Cuban heavyweight Gustavo Trujillo needed two rounds to knock out Donald Haynesworth, improving to 13-0 with 12 knockouts as his team targets higher-ranked heavyweights.

Boxing

Hearn Says Teofimo Lopez Must Face Catterall or Give Up WBA Title

Eddie Hearn insists Teofimo Lopez has only two options: defend the WBA title against mandatory challenger Jack Catterall or vacate, while a fight with Ryan Garcia would pay Lopez more.

Boxing

Joe Cordina Found Not Guilty of Assault in Cardiff

A judge ruled that Joe Cordina acted in self-defence during a petrol station incident, clearing the former two-time world champion, who says his focus now returns to the gym and his next fight.

Boxing

Fundora Promoter Backs Referee Over Final-Second Stoppage

Sampson Lewkowicz says referee Thomas Taylor was right to wave off Ermal Hadribeaj at 2:59 of the 12th round, arguing that stopping it protected the fighter and preserved a knockout Sebastian Fundora had earned.

Boxing

Shakur Stevenson Leaves Zuffa Boxing and Becomes a Free Agent

Months after signing with Zuffa Boxing and without a single fight under its banner, Shakur Stevenson has been released at his own request and plans to launch his own promotional company.

Boxing

Dubois Stops Wardley in Two Rounds to Keep WBO Heavyweight Belt

Daniel Dubois needed less than two rounds to stop Fabio Wardley in their rematch, retaining the WBO heavyweight title as Filip Hrgovic stepped forward to demand a unification fight.

Boxing

Brandon Figueroa Loses WBA Featherweight Title on the Scale

Brandon Figueroa came in 1.4 pounds over the 126-pound limit and was stripped of his WBA belt before his first defence, leaving Tomoki Kameda as the only fighter who could win the title.

Boxing

Anthony Pettis Will Box Neeraj Goyat in India on January 23

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will fight India's Neeraj Goyat over six rounds on January 23, 2027, and says the bout is for his brother Sergio, who lost in Hyderabad.

Boxing

Bivol to Defend Light Heavyweight Belts Against Callum Smith in Russia

Dmitry Bivol will put his WBO, WBA, IBF and Ring belts on the line against WBO interim champion Callum Smith on December 12 in Yekaterinburg.