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Undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez goes 1-on-1 with Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole to break down his title fight victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko.

Yahoo Sports combat columnist Kevin Iole ranks his Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers in the world.

Lomachenko is a boxing savant and a heavy favorite in Saturday’s fight for the undisputed lightweight championship.

Teofimo Sr. started his son in boxing at 6 years old, and saw in him great promise early. “Right from the beginning, I knew he was going to be great,� Teofimo Sr. said of his son.

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Kubrat Pulev confirmed on Monday that he will face the world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a title bout in London on December 12.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Welterweight boxing champion Errol Spence is set for another title defense in his home state of Texas in what would be his first fight since avoiding serious injury in a high-speed car crash in Dallas last year.

Emanuel Navarrete will meet unbeaten Ruben Villa (18-0, 5 KOs) for the WBO featherweight title in a bid to be a two-weight world champion.

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Jose Zepeda came back from being knocked down twice in the first round to finish Ivan Baranchyk in spectacular fashion.

Even though he briefly held the IBF title before losing it to Josh Taylor, Ivan Baranchyk is not widely known in boxing beyond its hardcore fan base. 

There is little reason for Pacquiao, who will be 42 in December, to pursue the McGregor bout given the number of lucrative boxing matches that are out there for him.

Charlo twins Jermell and Jermall put on a show Saturday with impressive world title wins in the boxing ring at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Josh Taylor retained his WBA and IBF super lightweight belts after knocking out unbeaten challenger Apinun Khongsong in the first round on Saturday. Taylor (17-0, 13 KO) caught the Thai (16-1, 13 KO) with a left-hand body shot to secure victory after 2 minutes, 41 seconds at York Hall. The title bout was Taylor's first fight in 11 months, since winning the WBA title against Regis Prograis.

Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao will face former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor in the ring next year, and part of proceeds from the fight will go to coronavirus victims in his country, his office said on Saturday. Both fighters are "getting ready for this one epic last boxing fight," said Jayke Joson, special assistant to Pacquiao, who is also a Philippine senator. Joson's statement followed a tweet by Irishman McGregor in which he said that he would be "boxing Pacquiao next in the Middle East".

Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao wants to fight Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor in the ring next year, an aide said in a statement Saturday.

The legendary Roman “Chocolatito� Gonzalez will headline an Oct. 23 triple-header in Mexico City that will feature four of the world’s best super flyweights.

The Crawford-Brook fight would also wind up on ESPN, if it is finalized.

The Charlo brothers are determined to put on a show on boxing's biggest card since the arrival of the pandemic. Jermell takes on Jeison Rosario in a 154-pound title unification, while Jermall goes up against Sergiy Derevyanchenko in a 160-pound title defense. ''There's nothing bigger for us,'' Jermell Charlo said.

Saturday’s Showtime Pay-Per-View card at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, is a bet on Jermall Charlo and his twin brother, Jermell, actually developing into stars.

Rosario has never been able to afford a world-class camp before and has taken full advantage this time.

On just a day's notice, journeyman boxer Jamie Quinn caught a train to London for a four-round bout. The news might unnerve some fighters, but Quinn has shown he is ready for just about anything during a career with more than 100 losses. No preparation, no problem for the 30-year-old Quinn and the many journeymen who eke out a living by traveling around Britain to fight young prospects - nearly every weekend before the coronavirus.

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Efe Ajagba will attempt to get back on track to become a legitimate heavyweight contender on Saturday when he faces Jonnie Rice.

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Alan Minter, a British boxing great who followed up a bronze medal at the Olympics by becoming a world champion in the middleweight division in 1980, has died. The British Boxing Board of Control confirmed Minter's death on Thursday, without giving more details. Minter won bronze in the light-middleweight category at the Munich Olympics in 1972 and immediately turned professional, capturing British and European titles at middleweight within five years.

For years, Lopez has carried the burden of having to live up to his colorful father’s words and his day of reckoning will soon arrive.

Canelo Alvarez has filed a federal lawsuit claiming breaches of contract by streaming service DAZN, Golden Boy Promotions and its CEO, Oscar De La Hoya, and seeking $280 million. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles claims the promoter and online service didn't live up to the terms of Alvarez's 11-fight, $365 million agreement made two years ago.

DAZN pretty much did nothing right and now it could pay a major price.

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Terence ''Bud'' Crawford is looking for a fight. The undefeated WBO welterweight champion has never fought less than twice in a calendar year as a professional. Has Crawford, in the prime of his career at 32, gotten antsy?

Jeff Horn has been encouraged to retire after the former world champion was beaten by Tim Tszyu in a super-welterweight bout. Three years after beating Manny Pacquiao at a packed Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, the Australian said he felt relief Wednesday when the official stopped their bout ahead of the ninth round. Tim Tszyu is the son of former world champion and Russian-born Kostya Tszyu.

Alexander Povetkin inflicted a second career defeat on Dillian Whyte with a stunning fifth-round knockout on Saturday which left the British heavyweight's world title dream in tatters. It was not too much damage,'' Povetkin told Sky Sports. The prize of meeting the winner of the trilogy fight between current champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder was on the line.

Whyte fights Alexander Povetkin on Saturday with a focus on joining those elite names.

In the most blue-collar sport there is, Smith is the ultimate blue-collar worker. 

De La Hoya was once elite, but that was 14 years ago. If he fights, he needs to be matched with an opponent that a boxer coming off a 12-year-layoff can compete against, not one of the best in the world.

A win will keep Porter in line for another big fight.

The coronavirus pandemic-caused lockdown had just begun, and former welterweight champion Shawn Porter needed a place to train. Kenny Porter hung a heavy bag from a tree in his backyard for his son to hit. It wasn't long before Shawn Porter needed a sparring partner he knew was COVID-19 free.

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Conlan will return on Saturday in London when he meets Sofiane Takoucht in a featherweight bout that will be broadcast on ESPN.

Undefeated American David Benavidez defends his World Boxing Council super middleweight world title for the third time on Saturday against Colombia's Alexis Angulo.

Add Madrimov to the list of elite boxers under the age of 25.

The title unification bout, one of the biggest in boxing that could be made, pits the pound-for-pound star Lomachenko against the brash, hard-punching Lopez, who is 15-0 with 12 knockouts.

Next on Benavidez's hit list is Roamer Alexis Angulo, whom he’ll fight on Saturday (9 p.m. ET, Showtime) at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.