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  One of the more dominant stories outside of the ongoing global COVID-19 epidemic in the sport of Boxing was the well-publicized legal dispute that emerged between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, his longtime promoter Oscar De La Hoya, and digital subscription sports streaming network  DAZN . A dispute where Alvarez alleged among other things breach of contract and one that ultimately resulted in his being released from a lucrative $365 million eleven fight agreement with DAZN and a split between Alvarez, De La Hoya, and De La Hoya's promotional company  Golden Boy Promotions .   In Boxing however, such disputes tend to be a chapter as it was announced shortly after Alvarez being released by both DAZN and De La Hoya that he would be returning to the ring after a one year absence to challenge undefeated WBA Super-Middleweight world champion Callum Smith on December 19 th  at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. A bout that will headline a card broadcast globally by DAZN. ...

  Press Release: By DAZN –  LOS ANGELES (Dec. 17, 2020):  Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev  ( 34-3-1 , 29 KOs), the former light heavyweight champion the world and one of the most dangerous punchers in recent years, will return against fast-rising knockout artist and Olympic Silver medalist  Bektemir “Bully” Melikuziev  (6-0, 5 KOs) in a 178-pound catchweight battle scheduled for 12 rounds. The event will take place  Saturday, Jan. 30  and will be streamed live exclusively on  DAZN  in more than 200 countries and territories, including the U.S., Russia and Uzbekistan.   Credit: DAZN    Information regarding the venue, which is scheduled to be in Russia, will be announced shortly.   “After just six professional fights, Bekt is making an enormous leap to jump two divisions and fight a former unified world champion on his own home turf in Russia,” said  Oscar De La Hoya , Chairman and CEO of Golden ...

  The official weigh-in for Thursday’s Matchroom Boxing Italy/OPI Since 82 Boxing card which will take place at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy took place earlier today. The official weights for the entire card, which will be broadcast by digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN are as follows.   Main Event: European Jr. Featherweight championship – 12Rds.    Luca Rigoldi  121 1/2lbs. (Champion) vs. Gamal Yafai 121 1/4lbs.   Women’s IBF Jr. Lightweight world championship – 10Rds.    Maiva Hamadouche  127lbs. (Champion) vs. Nina Pavlovic 128lbs.   Lightweight – 10Rds.   Devis Boschiero 135lbs.vs. Samuel Gonzalez 135 3/4lbs.   Jr. Middleweight – 8Rds.   Mirko Natalizi 155 3/4lbs. vs. Manuel Largacha 157 3/4lbs.   Jr. Welterweight – 8Rds.   Nestor Maradiaga 140 3/4lbs. vs. Sandor Martin 140 3/4lbs.       Rigoldi vs. Yafai takes place tomorrow (Thursday, December 17 th ) at  ...

  Perhaps one of, if not the most talked about fight that Boxing fans have been clamoring for both before and during the ongoing global COVID-19 epidemic is a potential third encounter between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. The first two encounters a disputed draw and a narrow decision victory for Alvarez in the second encounter has left many feeling unsatisfied and the fact that a clear winner between the two is yet to be determined in the eyes of many has left a feeling that the rivalry between the two future Hall of Famers is unresolved.   Of course for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to the impacts of COVID-19, which could have delayed a third fight from happening in 2020, as well as a well-publicized legal dispute between Alvarez, his now former promoter Oscar De La Hoya, and digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN, it appeared as though a potential third encounter between the two was no longer a possibility. As many now know, Alvar...

Press Release: By DAZN –  LONDON, Dec. 14, 2020  – DAZN, the leading global sports destination, has teamed up with international football icon, Harry Kane, to produce ‘40 DAYS: CANELO VS. SMITH’. The three-part docuseries debuts on DAZN’s Global platform today and spotlights the Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez as he returns to the super middleweight division to face undefeated champion Callum Smith  on Dec.19.    Credit:DAZN    This latest edition of 40 DAYS explores what it truly takes to be recognised as number one in the world. Canelo Alvarez is looking to cement his pound-for-pound status by taking on the world number one in yet another weight division, while Callum Smith is out to prove himself and stake his claim against a global superstar. We hear from the fighters themselves and those closest to them during intimate, exclusive interviews with Canelo’s trainer Eddy Reynoso and Smith’s trainer Joe Gallagher, as well...

  Unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua successfully made the first defense since regaining his world championship in his rematch with Andy Ruiz in December of last year, by scoring a dominant ninth round knockout over IBF number one Heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev on Saturday night at the Wembley Arena in London, England. After a somewhat tentative start where neither fighter was really able to execute much offense, Joshua suddenly burst with offense in round three when he opened up with a barrage of punches that began with a right hand to the head that put Pulev on the defensive. Although Pulev attempted to goad that he wasn’t hurt, moments later another barrage of offense from the champion highlighted by an uppercut to the head caused Pulev to turn his back in a neutral corner, while this usual is an indication of surrender and would be grounds for stopping a fight, Referee Deon Dwarte ruled a knockdown against the challenger, despite Pulev not phy...

  Press Release By DAZN – HOLLYWOOD, FL (Dec. 11, 2020) --  Two world title fights will be featured on the undercard of the historic  Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin - Kamil Szeremeta  IBF/IBO   World Middleweight Championship.  Undefeated super middleweight contenders  Ali Akhmedov  (16-0, 12 KOs), from Almaty, Kazakhstan   and  Carlos Góngora  (18-0, 13 KOs), from Esmeraldas, Ecuador, will rumble for the vacant IBO super middleweight world title and unbeaten WBA super featherweight world champion  Hyun Mi Choi  (17-0-1, 4 KOs), from Seoul, South Korea, will be looking to extend her 12-year title reign against  Calista Silgado  (19-11-3 14 KOs) from Tolu, Colombia.     Presented by GGG Promotions and Matchroom Boxing with Warriors Boxing, the Golovkin - Szeremeta world championship event will take place  Friday, Dec. 18 ,  behind closed doors at Hard Rock Live at  Seminole Hard Rock Ho...