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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez knocks out Caleb Plant to make super middleweight history
•Alvarez, with a complete collections of 168 pound titles, becomes just the sixth fighter since the WBO began sanctioning world title fights in 1988 to hold all four belts from the separate governing bodies at the same time.
In Evander Holyfield-Vito Belfort exhibition, boxing fans get short end of the stick yet again
Devenk •The latest punch to the fans’ you-know-what in this most brutal of sports took place over the weekend when boxing legend Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield took on MMA icon Vito Belfort in an “exhibition” under the Triller Fight Club banner.
Vijender Singh suffers first loss of professional career after fifth-round knockout at the hands of Artysh Lopsan
•Vijender, a bronze medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and who had turned professional in 2015, entered the bout with a 12-0 record but lost .
Unbeaten Vijender Singh confident of knocking out Artysh Lopsan after returning from break
Fpsports •Vijender, who has an unbeaten 12-0 record in professional boxing (including eight knockouts), termed Lopsan as a good fighter, but said that he was aiming to finish the bout in early rounds.
LZ Promotions' 'India Unleashed' fight night set to mark new chapter in Indian professional boxing
Fpsports •The event, organised by US-based LZ Promotion and sanctioned by the Indian Boxing Council (IBC), will have 10 fight cards in its lineup
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather's exhibition bout in Tokyo postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions
•Retired ex-champ Mayweather, 43, was scheduled to fight against an unnamed opponent at Tokyo Dome on 28 February, but organisers pulled the plug with Japan's borders closed to almost all foreign arrivals.
Gennady Golovkin outpunches Kamil Szeremeta to set middleweight title defence record
•The Kazakh star ended the longest ring absence of his 14-year professional career with a systematic dismantling of Poland's Szeremeta (21-1) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Vasyl Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez preview, prediction: Ukrainian veteran to dismantle American upstart in boxing masterclass
Devenk •The fight dubbed ‘Winner Takes All’ may have a majority of belts in the lightweight division up for grabs, but what’s really at stake between Vasyl Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez is something far more personal: each others' championship.
Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to face Kubrat Pulev in rescheduled fight in December
•December's bout will be the first time Joshua has fought since outpointing Andy Ruiz Jr to regain his titles on 7 December, 2019.
Kubrat Pulev confirms bout with world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on 12 December in London
•Britain's Joshua was originally scheduled to fight Pulev on 20 June, with a second date in July also mooted amid the coronavirus pandemic.