Turhan battles Baumgardner at the College Park Center in Arlington. Fans can watch the fight on Sky Sports in the UK. Meanwhile, it is available to watch on ESPN+ in the USA.

A victory over Baumgardner would be the third defence of Turhan’s title. In fact, the unbeaten Turk retained her title for a second time with a unanimous decision win over Gabriela Tellez in June.

On the other hand, Baumgardner is the challenger heading into the contest. The American holds three of the four belts at 130 pounds. Despite the lure of an undisputed fight, the 32-year-old heads in the direction of bitter rival Caroline Dubois.

Dubois holds the WBC and WBO lightweight titles and a win for Baumgardner could set up a mouthwatering unification.

‘The Bomb’ was last in action in April where she outpointed Bo Mi Re Shin.

Turhan vs Baumgardner prediction: Turhan is one of the biggest punchers in female boxing. However, she has her flaws defensively. I feel Baumgardner can take advantage of these and become the new champion by decision.

Ali and Nicolson in world title fights

In the second world title fight on the Turhan vs Baumgardner card, Ramla Ali and Mikiah Kreps clash for the vacant IBF and WBO super bantamweight world titles.

Ali has won three of her last five bouts. Meanwhile, Kreps is undefeated in 11 professional fights.

Prediction: Kreps should be able to squeeze out a decision win.

 

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Elsewhere, Skye Nicolson makes a first defence of her WBC super bantamweight world title against former two-weight world champion, Miyo Yoshida.

Nicolson was elevated to full WBC champion in May following Ellie Scotney’s decision to relinquish her title.

Prediction: Nicolson can secure a dominant decision victory.

Turhan vs Baumgardner Preview – Remaining Undercard

In the final world title fight on the bill, Irma Garcia can retain her IBF super flyweight title with a points win over Nataly Delgado.

Big-punching Russian southpaw, Albina Moldazhanova can make it six straight wins by stoppage against the tough Kirstie Bavington in their super lightweight meeting. Meanwhile, Shera Mae Patricio can capture the WBA ‘regular’ bantamweight title with a points win over Brittany Sims.

Natalie Dove should also win by decision against Nayeli Rodriguez in their flyweight clash. While, Fernando Garcia may be able to do the same against Alexander Castellano at featherweight.

Rounding off the Turhan vs Baumgardner preview, Jocelyn Camarillo should see off Nazarena Serra over the distance at minimumweight. Welterweight prospect, Javier Guerrero Cruz should stop Aiden Anderson.

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Former heavyweight world champion, Wilder will face WBA cruiserweight titlist, Opetaia in a heavyweight clash on the undercard of Fury’s long-awaited meeting with Anthony Joshua on December 11 in Cardiff.

The Wilder vs Opetaia fight will be the latter’s first fight at heavyweight.

However, Fury believes Wilder, who he shared three epic battles with, should not still be fighting.

Fury stopped the American twice after a drawn first bout.

Fury slams Wilder vs Opetaia

“Silly really for Deontay’s part,” the 38-year-old said to Fight Hype. “He shouldn’t be in a ring.

“He shouldn’t be nowhere near a ring. It’s a dying shame that this man has to continue to fight when he’s shot to bits.

“He never should have fought again after I beat him the last time. That should have been the end of it.

“But needs must.”

Before facing Opetaia, Wilder secured a split decision victory over Derek Chisora in his last outing in April.

Although Wilder dropped Chisora twice, Fury feels Wilder’s failure to stop the British veteran is proof of his diminished power.

“Him and Chisora looked shockingly terrible when they fought,” he added.

“Chisora is like 145-years-old and he was taking Wilder’s knockout power shots that are not there anymore flush in the face not even budging him.

“It’s a shame, because if you would have matched those two five years ago it wouldn’t have lasted one round.”

Fury’s comments suggest he expects Wilder to struggle against Opetaia, who is unbeaten and moving up from cruiserweight.

Fury injury claims

Fury is training in Miami for his colossal heavyweight clash with Joshua, which will be for the WBA ‘super’ title.

Tickets for their fight at the Principality Stadium sold out on the first day. However, there has been some concern in the last few days whether the bout will even materialise.

Former heavyweight champion, Frank Bruno said he’d heard that Fury is injured and may pull out of the bout.

 

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“I think someone was talking to me in the gym that he’s got some injury,” he said on Fight Your Corner.

“Which may stop him from going into the fight with Anthony Joshua.”

However, Fury’s promoter Frank Warren rubbished those claims on Thursday.

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Buatsi and Hutchinson battle for the vacant WBC light heavyweight world title at the AO Arena. The clash is available to watch live worldwide on DAZN. While, the winner will become a world champion for the first time.

The pair are over two years removed from their first clash. In that fight, Buatsi dropped Hutchinson twice en route to a split decision victory to capture the WBO interim light heavyweight crown.

Buatsi was forced to weather a late storm, but put himself in the driving seat for a maiden world title shot.

However, Callum Smith dashed his hopes in his very next outing. The 33-year-old slumped to a unanimous decision defeat to his British rival. Furthermore, the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist scraped past Zach Parker last November in a bout many believed should have been awarded to Parker.

Meanwhile, Hutchinson has been in good form since their last meeting. The Scot stopped Mark Jeffers before outpointing Ezra Taylor in March.

Hutchinson has questioned what his rival has left in the build-up. That said, if Buatsi can produce a similar display to their first bout, it seems difficult to predict anything other than a win for him again.

Buatsi vs Hutchinson prediction: Hutchinson is the slight favourite with the bookmakers. However, I expect Buatsi to win again by decision.

Rafferty meets Martirosyan, Rea faces Taylor

Elsewhere on the Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2 undercard, Jack Rafferty clashes with Hovhannes Martirosyan for the vacant IBO welterweight title.

Rafferty retired Ekow Essuman in six rounds in May. Meanwhile, Martirosyan has scored four wins since a ninth round knockout defeat to Pierce O’Leary in 2024.

Prediction: Rafferty should stop Martirosyan.

 

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In a crossroads light heavyweight clash, Bradley Rea faces the aforementioned Ezra Taylor.

Rea breathed new life into his career with a fourth round stoppage of Liam Cameron in May. On the other hand, Taylor has not fought since defeat to Hutchinson in March.

Prediction: Rea can win on points.

Buatsi vs Hutchinson Preview – Remaining Undercard

Also on the Buatsi vs Hutchinson preview, Zak Miller can regain the British featherweight title with a points win over Gully Powar. Stephen Clarke can do the same against Harley Collison in their middleweight meeting.

John Joe Carrigan should secure another early win against Cheikh Diop at super welterweight and Javokhir Ummataliev can also win by knockout against Atacayte Santana at super middleweight.

Light heavyweight Billy Deniz should outpoint Joe O’Sullivan and Tumi Phillips can also win on points against Angelo Dragone in their super lightweight clash.

Rounding off the Buatsi vs Hutchinson preview, Ryan Macmillan will likely need all six rounds to see off Grant Dennis at 175 pounds. Alex Arthur Jr can do the same against Jose Aguirre in their super middleweight bout.

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Billam-Smith battles Clarke at the Copper Box Arena in Hackney Wick. The bout is live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. Meanwhile, fans in the USA can watch it on Paramount+.

The pair were on the same bill in Bournemouth in June. Billam-Smith retired Ryan Rozicki after seven frantic rounds. Meanwhile, Clarke climbed off the canvas twice to halt Jack Massey.

Now, the two will renew an amateur rivalry dating back 10 years. Clarke beat the Bournemouth favourite in the final of the National Championships in 2016.

However, their paths have gone very different in the professional ranks.

Billam-Smith has secured British, Commonwealth and European cruiserweight titles. While his crowning moment saw him become WBO world champion with a memorable points win over Lawrence Okolie in 2023. Although, he lost it to Zurdo Ramirez over a year later.

Meanwhile, Clarke remained in the amateur ranks. The 34-year-old went to the 2020 Olympic Games, but failed to medal.

Despite winning the British title, he has flattered to deceive as a pro. Clarke suffered back-to-back defeats to Leonardo Mosquera and Viddal Riley. However, he is on a run of two straight wins heading into Billam-Smith vs Clarke.

Billam-Smith vs Clarke prediction: Billam-Smith’s experience should prove crucial. He may have to negate a few, tough early rounds before stopping Clarke.

Bentley battles Mosley Jr

In the co-main event of Billam-Smith vs Clarke, Denzel Bentley meets Shane Mosley Jr in a middleweight clash.

The WBO stripped Bentley of his WBO middleweight title after he opted to face Mosley rather than a mandated fight with Yoenli Hernandez. Although, Bentley argues the WBO originally allowed him to have a voluntary defence.

Meanwhile, Mosley Jr scored an impressive sixth round stoppage of Serhii Bohachuk in May.

Prediction: Bentley can edge past the American on points.

Billam-Smith vs Clarke Remaining Undercard

Elsewhere on the Billam-Smith vs Clarke undercard, heavyweight prospect Da’Mazion Vanhouter can continue his knockout streak by stopping Ivan Balaz early.

Scottish middleweight, Sam Hickey should also halt Amaury Massenaux. Although, Kayla Allen may need all six rounds to see off Julia Igel in her second professional outing.

George Groves-trained cruiserweight, Lucas Roehrig should remain unbeaten with a knockout of Connal McDonald. While, Umar Dzambekov may be able to stop the usually durable Zach Parker.

Rounding off the Billam-Smith vs Clarke preview, Vinnie Kemp can outpoint Liam McElhinney on his debut at middleweight. Meanwhile, Masood Abdulah can do the same against Adan Palma in their featherweight bout.

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Canelo regained the WBC super middleweight world title with a dominant unanimous decision win over Mbilli in Riyadh on Saturday.

Notably, Alvarez came into the fight off the back of a defeat to Terence Crawford last September in which he lost his undisputed 168 pound crown. Moreover, the Mexican great underwent elbow surgery shortly after the bout.

Despite this, Benavidez who missed out on a highly-anticipated showdown with Alvarez, feels his rival should have looked for a knockout. In fact, Alvarez’s last stoppage win came against Caleb Plant in 2021.

Benavidez unimpressed by Canelo display

“We expect him to go in there and knock this guy out,” he told Fight Hub TV. “We don’t expect him to go in there and just look for counter shots.

“If the other guy is not throwing any shots, well then be Canelo.

“Got in there put pressure on. Use you defence. Use your head movement.

“Go in there and take it. Just how he did it with Caleb Plant. He was looking for it until he knocked him out.”

Benavidez also pointed to the size of Canelo’s purse as a reason to take more risks.

“You’re getting $40m or $50m, that’s a lot of money. You could be ready to push it to the limit for every single round.”

Benavidez faces Cieslak on December 12

Meanwhile, as Canelo celebrates his return to the top, Benavidez returns to action in a world cruiserweight title unification against Michal Cieslak on December 12.

‘The Mexican Monster’ looks to add Cieslak’s IBF crown to his WBA and WBO titles in Arizona.

Then, if Benavidez beats Cieslak, a mouthwatering clash with Jai Opetaia could await. However, on Wednesday it was confirmed that Opetaia will move up to heavyweight to face Deontay Wilder on the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua undercard on December 11 in Cardiff.

Furthermore, Oleksandr Usyk is targeting a mega fight with Benavidez and plans to return to cruiserweight following nine bouts at heavyweight.

After all, the Ukrainian previously won the undisputed title at cruiserweight and hopes to land a Benavidez fight for the undisputed crown.

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Opetaia will move up to heavyweight to challenge former world heavyweight champion, Wilder at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

The Australian won the WBA cruiserweight world title in his last fight with a ninth round stoppage of Noel Mikaelian in September.

Meanwhile, Wilder secured a split decision victory over Derek Chisora in April.

Opetaia steps up to face Wilder

Opetaia previously held the IBF crown, but the IBF stripped him of his title shortly after he moved to Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing.

Before the Opetaia fight came together, reports linked Wilder with a clash with Rico Verhoeven.

Verhoeven, who gave Oleksandr Usyk all he could handle before succumbing to an 11th round stoppage defeat, previously claimed he had agreed to face ‘The Bronze Bomber’ on the Fury vs Joshua card.

Fury vs Joshua undercard

Wilder vs Opetaia is the first fight confirmed for the Fury vs Joshua undercard.

Fury and Joshua will settle a decade-long rivalry when they finally meet next month.

Despite years of talk and negotiations, the pair are yet to share a ring.

Prior to Wilder vs Opetaia being confirmed, Wilder had called out Joshua for a long-awaited clash after his victory over Chisora.

Instead, Joshua opted to face Kristian Prenga. The two-time heavyweight world champion climbed off the canvas to stop the Albanian in two rounds in July.

As for Fury, the Morecambe man retired Mariusz Wach in seven rounds in Thailand a day before Joshua halted Prenga.

The 38-year-old shared three epic fights with Wilder, winning their last two battles by knockout.

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Turhan (14-0, 8 KOs) battles Baumgardner (18-1, 7 KOs) at College Park Center in Arlington.

Moreover, Baumgardner moves up in weight to challenge the hard-hitting, Turkish world champion.

Turhan has held the IBF belt since December 2025 when she stopped Beatriz Ferreira. Since then, she has defended her crown twice. In fact, the 31-year-old outpointed Gabriela Tellez as recently as June.

Meanwhile, Baumgardner defended her unified super featherweight world titles with a unanimous decision win over Bo Mi Re Shin in April. As a result, Sunday’s bout with Turhan will be her first fight at 135 pounds.

Turhan vs Baumgardner – Date, Venue, Start Time and Ring Walks

• To start with, the pair will fight on Sunday 8th November, live from College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, USA.
• Additionally, the broadcast will begin at 8.30pm ET/7.30pm CT/5.30pm PT/1.30am GMT (Monday).
• Finally, the Turhan Baumgardner start time will begin at approximately 11pm ET/10pm CT/8pm PT/4am GMT (Monday).

Turhan vs Baumgardner – How To Watch

• First of all, fans in the UK and Ireland can watch Turhan vs Baumgardner live on Sky Sports.
• Meanwhile, fans in the USA can watch the bout on ESPN+.

Turhan vs Baumgardner – Last Three Fights

Elif Turhan

• Elif Turhan bt Gabriela Tellez – Unanimous Decision
• Elif Turhan bt Taylah Gentzen – Split Decision
• Elif Turhan bt Beatriz Ferreira – 5th round TKO

Alycia Baumgardner

• Alycia Baumgardner bt Bo Mi Re Shin – Unanimous Decision
• Alycia Baumgardner bt Leila Beaudoin – Unanimous Decision
• Alycia Baumgardner bt Jennifer Miranda – Unanimous Decision

 

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Undercard

Furthermore, fans planning to watch Turhan vs Baumgardner on Sky Sports and ESPN+ will also see this stacked undercard unfold beforehand.

At first, Ellie Scotney withdrew from her scheduled world title fight with Tiara Brown through injury. However, Ramla Ali and Mikiah Kreps step into the co-main event. The pair clash for the vacant WBO and IBF super bantamweight belts.

• Ramla Ali (11-2, 3 KOs) vs Mikiah Kreps – vacant WBO and IBF super bantamweight world titles (10 rounds)
• Skye Nicolson (16-1, 3 KOs) vs Miyo Yoshida (19-5-1, 1 KO) – WBC super bantamweight world title (10 rounds)
• Irma Garcia (26-5-1, 6 KOs) vs Nataly Delgado (21-7-2, 5 KOs) – IBF super flyweight world title (10 rounds)
• Albina Moldazhanova (5-0, 5 KOs) vs Kirstie Bavington (10-6-2, 2 KOs) – super lightweight (4 rounds)
• Brittany Sims (10-3, 5 KOs) vs Shera Mae Patricio (10-0, 3 KOs) – flyweight (10 rounds)
• Natalie Dove (8-0-1, 2 KOs) vs Nayeli Rodriguez (7-2-1) – flyweight (8 rounds)
• Fernando Garcia (14-5, 8 KOs) vs Alexander Castellano (12-2-2, 2 KOs) – featherweight (8 rounds)
• Javier Guerrero Cruz (7-0, 5 KOs) vs Aiden Anderson (4-3, 3 KOs) – welterweight (6 rounds)
• Jocelyn Camarillo (7-0, 1 KO) vs Nazarena Serra (6-2, 1 KO) – minimumweight (6 rounds)

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Buatsi battles Hutchinson at the AO Arena in Manchester.

The pair fought in an enthralling battle in 2024. On that occasion, Buatsi dropped his rival twice before securing a split decision victory.

Since then, the Londoner lost his WBO interim title to Callum Smith. However, he bounced back by edging past Zach Parker last November.

Meanwhile, Hutchinson has won twice since. The 28-year-old stopped Mark Jeffers and then comfortably outpointed Ezra Taylor in March.

David Benavidez vacated the title that is on the line on Saturday, in order to pursue further belts at cruiserweight. Consequently, a new champion will be crowned in Manchester.

Also, both men are fighting for a world title for the first time in their careers.

Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2 – Date, Venue, Start Time and Ring Walks

• To start with, the pair will fight on Saturday 7th November, live from the AO Arena in Manchester, England.
• Additionally, the broadcast will begin at 7pm GMT/2pm ET/11am PT.
• Finally, the Buatsi Hutchinson start time will be at approximately 10pm GMT/5pm ET/2pm PT.

Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2 – How To Watch

• Additionally, fans can watch Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2 live on DAZN worldwide.

Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2 – Last Three Fights

Joshua Buatsi

• Joshua Buatsi bt Zach Parker – Majority Decision
• Callum Smith bt Joshua Buatsi – Unanimous Decision
• Joshua Buatsi bt Willy Hutchinson – Split Decision

Willy Hutchinson

• Willy Hutchinson bt Ezra Taylor – Unanimous Decision
• Willy Hutchinson bt Mark Jeffers – 7th round TKO
• Joshua Buatsi bt Willy Hutchinson – Split Decision

Undercard

Furthermore, fans planning to watch Buatsi vs Hutchinson 2 will also see this stacked undercard unfold beforehand.

Above all, look out for Bradley Rea’s light heavyweight clash with Ezra Taylor.

• Jack Rafferty (27-0-1, 18 KOs) vs Hovhannes Martirosyan (20-1, 12 KOs) – vacant IBO welterweight title (12 rounds)
• Bradley Rea (22-2, 11 KOs) vs Ezra Taylor (13-1, 9 KOs) – light heavyweight (10 rounds)
• Zak Miller (17-1, 3 KOs) vs Gully Powar (13-1-1, 1 KO) – vacant British featherweight title (12 rounds)
• Stephen Clarke (10-0, 2 KOs) vs Harley Collison (3-9-2) – middleweight (8 rounds)
• John Joe Carrigan (4-0, 4 KOs) vs Cheikh Diop (6-1, 4 KOs) – super welterweight (6 rounds)
• Javokhir Ummataliev (2-0, 1 KO) vs Atacayte Santana (4-3-2, 1 KO) – super middleweight (6 rounds)
• Billy Deniz (16-0, 6 KOs) vs Joe O’Sullivan (5-4) – light heavyweight (6 rounds)
• Tumi Phillips (6-1, 1 KO) vs Angelo Dragone (10-16-1, 1 KO) – super lightweight (6 rounds)
• Ryan Macmillan (6-0, 3 KOs) vs Grant Dennis (21-25, 3 KOs) – light heavyweight (6 rounds)
• Alex Arthur Jr (5-0, 1 KO) vs Jose Aguirre (2-31, 1 KO) – super middleweight (6 rounds)

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Indeed, Billam-Smith (22-2, 14 KOs) battles Clarke (12-2, 9 KOs) at the Copper Box Arena in Hackney Wick.

Former WBO cruiserweight champion, Billam-Smith fights for the second time under the Zuffa banner. In fact, the Bournemouth man scored a seventh round retirement win over Ryan Rozicki in a frantic battle in his hometown in June.

Now, the 36-year-old looks to gain revenge over Clarke, who beat him in the finals of the ABA in 2016.

Despite being an impressive amateur, Clarke has endured some setbacks as a professional.

In particular, the 35-year-old Olympian lost his British cruiserweight title to Viddal Riley in April 2025. Although, in his last outing in June, Clarke climbed off the canvas to stop Jack Massey.

Billam-Smith vs Clarke – Date, Venue, Start Time and Ring Walks

• To start with, the pair will fight on Saturday 7th November, live from the Copper Box Arena in London, England.
• Additionally, the broadcast will begin at 7pm GMT/2pm ET/11am PT.
• Finally, the Billam-Smith Clarke start time will be at approximately 10pm GMT/5pm ET/2pm PT.

Billam-Smith vs Clarke – How To Watch

• Fans can watch Billam-Smith vs Clarke live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.
• Meanwhile, fans in the United States and other international markets can watch the entire card live on Paramount+.

Billam-Smith vs Clarke – Last Three Fights

Chris Billam-Smith

• Chris Billam-Smith bt Ryan Rozicki – 7th round RTD
• Chris Billam-Smith bt Brandon Glanton – Unanimous Decision
• Zurdo Ramirez bt Chris Billam-Smith – Unanimous Decision

Cheavon Clarke

• Cheavon Clarke bt Jack Massey – 7th round TKO
• Cheavon Clarke bt Anthony Holloway – 4th round KO
• Viddal Riley bt Cheavon Clarke – Unanimous Decision

 

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Undercard

Furthermore, fans planning to watch Billam-Smith vs Clarke on Sky Sports and Paramount+ will also see this stacked undercard unfold beforehand.

Above all, look out for Denzel Bentley’s middleweight clash with Shane Mosley Jr.

• Denzel Bentley (22-3-1, 18 KOs) vs Shane Mosley Jr (23-5, 13 KOs) – middleweight (10 rounds)
• Da’Mazion Vanhouter (13-0, 10 KOs) vs Ivan Balaz (9-1, 7 KOs) – heavyweight (8 rounds)
• Sam Hickey (6-0, 3 KOs) vs Troy Coleman (15-5-1, 7 KOs) – middleweight (8 rounds)
• Kayla Allen (1-0, 1 KO) vs Julia Igel (5-2, 4 KOs) – super lightweight (6 rounds)
• Lucas Roehrig (9-0, 5 KOs) vs Connal McDonald (5-1, 1 KO) – cruiserweight (8 rounds)
• Zach Parker (26-2, 18 KOs) vs Umar Dzambekov (14-0, 10 KOs) – light heavyweight (10 rounds)
• Vinnie Kemp (0-0) vs TBA – middleweight (4 rounds)
• Masood Abdulah (13-1, 8 KOs) vs Adan Palma (14-1, 9 KOs) – featherweight (8 rounds)

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Canelo dominated a surprisingly passive Mbilli throughout the 12 rounds, running out the victor by scores of 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110.

In the weeks leading up to Canelo vs Mbilli, there had been some doubts over the whether the card would go ahead, as a result of missile attacks from Houthis on Saudi Arabia.

As a result, the card lost a bout. Lindolfo Delgado withdrew from his scheduled IBF super lightweight title clash with Arthur Biyarslanov. However, the rest of the card travelled to Riyadh.

Alvarez had not been in the ring since losing his then-undisputed super middleweight crown to Terence Crawford last September. Although, it became clear from the outset that he was a level about the Frenchman.

Canelo dominates Mbilli

Mbilli, known for his high output and relentless pace, appeared hesitant to trade with Canelo and in the third round Alvarez urged him to exchange while he sat on the ropes.

The 31-year-old was having some success. However, Alvarez was the more accurate and sharper fighter.

Mbilli’s attacks were limited to short bursts at the end of rounds and Canelo was well on his way to becoming champion again by the halfway mark.

 

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The 36-year-old landed his best shot of the fight in the seventh round. An uppercut jolted Mbilli’s head back and follow-up combinations had him concerned.

Canelo landing some rapid combinations in round eight and things got worse for the champion after he was harshly deducted a point for rabbit punches by referee Hector Afu.

Mbilli was far too predictable and Alvarez was coasting to victories. The four-division world champion wasn’t particularly busy himself, but was doing enough to win rounds with sharper work and superior defence.

 

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Mbilli needed a knockout to retain his belt. But, it never appeared likely. After landing a few accurate right hands in the 12th round, he was caught himself with some hurtful combinations in a close final round.

The result was a mere formality heading to the scorecards. Scores of 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110 confirmed Alvarez’s return to the summit of the super middleweight division.

“It feels like my first title,” Canelo told DAZN post-fight. “I’m so proud.

“He didn’t throw a lot of punches, because it’s difficult to throw punches with me.”

Alvarez refused to be drawn on who could be next. WBC interim champion, Lester Martinez and former WBO titlist, Hamzah Sheeraz watched on from ringside and could be potential opponents.

Munguia, Espinoza retain world titles

Jaime Munguia survived a scare before successfully defending his WBA super middleweight world title for the first time with a unanimous decision win over Nikita Zon.

Munguia became a two-division world champion with victory over Armando Resendiz in May. However, the Mexican was forced into a wild shootout early on.

Munguia staggered Zon in round four and had Zon stumbling at the end of the fifth round. However, the Mexican was rocked and shaken to his boots in the sixth round. A barrage of blows from Zon had him backed up to the ropes.

However, the 30-year-old survived the onslaught and Zon appeared to completely empty his gas tank.

Munguia was able to navigate the second half of the fight and in the end deserved his victory. Two scores of 117-111 and another at 116-112 confirmed his victory.

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Rafael Espinoza retained his WBO featherweight world title for the fifth time.

His opponent Ricardo Blandon was pulled out during the third round due to a cut, which was caused by a punch.

Canelo vs Mbilli results – Remaining Undercard

Elsewhere on the Canelo vs Mbilli report, Carl Jammes Martin climbed off the canvas to upset David Alan Picasso. Picasso dropped Martin in the seventh round. However, the Filipino emerged victorious with a split decision victory to take the WBC Silver featherweight crown.

It was a second defeat for Picasso, following his loss to Naoya Inoue last December.

Japan’s super featherweight hope, Reito Tsutsumi scored a second round stoppage of Raymundo Rojas Garcia. Meanwhile, Bek Nurmaganbet scored a thunderous first round knockout of Marco Vazquez Rodriguez in their super middleweight clash.

KO OF THE YEAR!!!

Nurmaganbet BLASTS out Vazquez!

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Also at 168 pounds, Cuba’s Brayan Leon remained undefeated with a unanimous decision win over Hector Aguirre.

Rounding off the Canelo vs Mbilli report, Mexican middleweight Emiliano Rojo stopped Flavius Biea in the fourth round. Saudi Arabian super featherweight prospect, Sultan Almohammed scored a points win over Erick Jahir Urvina Villegas. 

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Canelo challenges Mbilli for his WBC title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, live on DAZN pay-per-view.

Alvarez heads in as a strong favourite with the oddsmakers. However, he is heading in off a unanimous decision defeat to Terence Crawford last September.

In fact, it was only the third defeat of the Mexican’s 68-fight professional career and Alvarez lost his undisputed super middleweight crown in the process.

As a result, many believe the four-weight world champion is coming towards the tail end of his career. However, he insists he has no plans to retire any time soon.

Canelo retirement ruled out

“I feel pretty good,” he told Stephen A. Smith. “My body feels pretty good.

“Everything is there and I just want to keep fighting.

“When I’m going to retire? I don’t know. I want to go fight-by-fight.

“I don’t want to think about retirement right now.

“There’s not many fights out there for me anymore.

“I’m going to fight four or five fights more.”

That suggests a Canelo Alvarez retirement is still a couple of years away, with the 36-year-old targeting a final run of big fights before hanging up the gloves

 

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Canelo Mbilli stakes

Meanwhile, the WBC upgraded Mbilli to full world champion after Crawford retired and vacated his titles.

Consequently, a win would give Canelo a world title back and quieten talk of him retiring, while a second straight defeat would only increase questions about his future.

Before that, Lester Martinez held the Frenchman was held to a split decision draw on the Canelo vs Crawford undercard and Alvarez believes his style is made for him.

“Mbilli is a great champion,” he added. “He throws a lot of punches. He’s aggressive, but styles make fights.

“I think this kind of style will make for a good fight.

“It’s a perfect style for me. It’s always great fights with these kind of styles.

“I’m a counter-punch fighter, so it’s going to be a perfect style for me.”

Ultimately, if Canelo is right about the match-up, a convincing victory on Saturday would push any Canelo retirement talk even further down the road.

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The controversial heavyweight will headline a Matchroom show in Ghana on December 20, sources told proboxing-fans.com.

Jarrell Miller does not have an opponent for his next fight yet, according to sources.

Miller has already fought twice this year, securing decision wins over both Kingsley Ibeh and Lenier Pero in his most recent outing in April.

Jarrell Miller Ghana bound

Matchroom will hold a show in Ghana for the second year running with Jarrell Miller topping the bill. Craig Richards knocked out Dan Azeez in a thunderous final round victory last December.

Eddie Hearn revealed earlier this month he was planning to headline Denzel Bentley in Ghana, before the middleweight world champion signed with Hearn’s rival Zuffa Boxing, opening the door for Jarrell Miller.

Jarrell Miller is closing in on a maiden heavyweight world title shot and a win in Ghana would strengthen his case.

The 38-year-old American is the number one ranked contender with the WBA behind ‘regular’ champion, Murat Gassiev.

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will fight for the vacant WBA ‘super’ heavyweight world title on December 11 in Cardiff.

Next fight

Before heading to Ghana, Jarrell Miller is currently training alongside Fury in Miami, as the latter gears up for his long-awaited showdown with Joshua.

‘Big Baby’ had hinted he could fight on the Fury vs Joshua undercard, which organisers have yet to announce.

 

 

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Miller posted on Instagram: “ALWAYS GOOD VIBES being back in the gym and in camp with my brother @tysonfury as he gets ready for his BLOCKBUSTER FIGHT!

“I already know that main event is gonna be STRAIGHT FIREWORKS!

“BUT HOLD UP… I heard that undercard looking WACK AS HELL!  

“Don’t be surprised if you see BIG BABY on there, because somebody gotta bring the HEAT and SPICE THAT SHIT UP!

“And while we at it… I’M STILL THE #1 CONTENDER! WHERE THE HELL IS MY TITLE SHOT?!

“THE FANS WANT ACTION, NOT POLITICS! I’M READY FOR ALL THE SMOKE! ”

Despite Jarrell Miller suggesting he’d be open to fighting on the Fury vs Joshua undercard, his next fight will take place in Ghana on December 20.

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Usyk is coming towards the end of his decorated career. He has won the undisputed crown at both cruiserweight and heavyweight.

A mouthwatering Benavidez Usyk fight has previously been mooted and ‘The Mexican Monster’ says it’s now a real possibility.

Benavidez, who holds the WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles, will be within one belt of undisputed glory if he defeats WBC champion Michal Cieslak on December 5 in Arizona and a win would strengthen his case for a fight with Usyk.

Benavidez wants Usyk at cruiserweight

And the Phoenix native admits he’s hoping to lure Usyk down to cruiserweight, should he claim all four titles and make Benavidez vs Usyk an undisputed fight.

“We have spoken to Usyk about coming down to cruiserweight,” he told Fight Hub TV.

“It would be for undisputed. Right now he has no belts at heavyweight.

“He’s the lineal champ, but there’s no belts. He let all the belts go.”

Benavidez accepts a Usyk clash would be huge at heavyweight, but believes the stakes would be greater at cruiserweight.

“Obviously it would be a big fight at heavyweight, but there’s more history if this fight was for all four belts, but we’ll see.

“If they want me to go up to heavyweight I don’t give a f***. I want to fight the best people and if I’ve got to go up there and fight for the lineal belt with no belts I’ll do that.

“I want my respect and I’ll get it one way or another.”

Benavidez vs Opetaia?

Before any Benavidez Usyk fight can be for undisputed, Benavidez may well have to face Jai Opetaia.

The IBF stripped Opetaia of his belt in March and the title remains vacant.

The Australian is currently embroiled in a legal dispute with the IBF. He is seeking to have his title reinstated.

If Opetaia is successful, he could set up an undisputed title showdown with Benavidez, potentially paving the way for Usyk to come down and challenge for all four belts.

The pair discussed a potential fight after Opetaia defeated Noel Mikaelian in September and Benavidez believes the fight will be for the undisputed crown.

“It’s going to be [for] undisputed,” he added.

“It don’t even matter. I’m going to win. That s*** is coming with me.

“That s*** don’t matter. At the end of the day we’re fighting for undisputed belts.

“He’s the champ that everybody said I was ducking and I told people I don’t duck nobody.”

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Fury and Joshua will settle their decade-long rivalry on December 11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

Despite breaking his jaw in a brutal sixth round defeat to Joshua last December, Paul is keen to face ‘AJ’ again, according to his manager Nakisa Bidarian, whom he founded Most Valuable Promotions with.

Fury’s younger brother Tommy beat Paul on points in 2023. However, ‘The Problem Child’ is also open to facing the two-time heavyweight world champion.

Jake Paul wants Fury Joshua winner

“Truthfully, he wants to fight Anthony Joshua again,” Bidarian told Sun Sport. “That to him is ideal, but I think he was saying he’d fight either guy.”

Bidarian says he spoke to Paul last week about his comeback. He claims ‘The Problem Child’ said he wasn’t hurt by Joshua’s punches, despite breaking his jaw.

“And honestly what he said to me was, ‘Dude, none of that s*** hurt. Even when he broke my jaw, yeah, it was a zinger, but I wasn’t like, oh my god, it’s hurting so bad. I love this, I’m a bigger dog than I’ve ever been, and I want to come back and kill.’

“That’s his perspective.”

A meeting with the Fury Joshua winner appears unlikely. Though the American aims to make his comeback before the end of the year.

The 29-year-old has not fought since losing to Joshua. Paul underwent two surgeries after fracturing his jaw in two places.

Paul now holds a professional record of 12 wins and two defeats. Before facing Joshua, he beat Mike Tyson and Julio César Chávez Jr. The Joshua loss marked his first defeat since the aforementioned Fury outpointed him in Saudi Arabia.

Jake Paul Darren Till in talks

The YouTuber-turned-boxer could return on Christmas Eve. Paul’s team has discussed a bout with former UFC fighter Darren Till.

“Darren Till is definitely one of the names that Jake put out there on his list and is definitely one of the names that we’ve been speaking to,” Bidarian said.

“The date and time and location depends on how quickly I can get the opponent done and the distribution of the fight appropriately figured out based on that opponent.

 

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“So, if it takes another three, four, five weeks to figure this out, there’s no fighting this year; it’s probably early next year.

“If we figure it out in the next 24 hours, we’ll hopefully get a fight in this year.

“But I can’t tell you today if it’s one or the other. But we’re trying our best to get it done.”

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Azim will make his long-awaited return against Mexico’s Valenzuela at the Copper Box Arena, BOXXER CEO Ben Shalom confirmed on Tuesday.

The bout will be an IBF super lightweight title eliminator.

Delgado and Arthur Biyarslanov were due to fight for the vacant belt this Saturday, however Delgado pulled out, due to safety concerns in travelling to Saudi Arabia, following ongoing attacks from Houthis.

The fight was due to feature on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli on Saturday in Riyadh. However, Delgado and his team have not travelled.

The road to Azim Valenzuela

Azim was last out in May stopping Steve Claggett in three rounds. The 24-year-old is rated at four with the IBF. Meanwhile, Valenzuela is at six.

Delgado beat Valenzuela last November. His last trip to England saw him outpoint Robbie Davies Jr in 2021.

Azim will hope victory over Valenzuela leads to a future clash with WBC champion, Dalton Smith.

Smith retained his belt with a tight points win over Alberto Puello on Saturday and is targeting a bout at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium next.

“For him to have a big fight in England, it’s got to be me and him,” Azim told Sun Sport.

“We’re both going to be dance partners in the UK to build up a massive showdown in England.”

Clarke vs Webb likely

Frazer Clarke could set to feature in the co-main event of Azim Valenzuela. A fight with Nick Webb is likely to land on the card, sources told proboxing-fans.com.

Clarke had been exploring a potential bout with Joseph Parker on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua on December 11 in Cardiff.

However, a Clarke vs Webb showdown appears more realistic. Webb, who was stopped by Emanuel Odiase in May, has signed for the fight, according to sources.

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