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Two interesting bouts that this observer properly referred to as “Crossroad Fights” kicked off the month of April 2026 on April 4th in New South Wales, Australia and London, England respectively. This column will begin with the bout that occurred in Australia as former WBO Jr. Middleweight world champion Tim Tazyu returned to action, this time as a Middleweight as he faced the unbeaten Denis Nurja in a fight scheduled for ten rounds. Despite moving up six pounds to the Middleweight division from the Jr. Middleweight weight class that he had competed in for his entire career, and facing an undefeated, yet largely unknown opponent, Tszyu applied pressure from the opening bell, consistently backing Nurja up with an attack to the body and head that kept Nurja on the defensive. After suffering a cut below his left eye as a result of an accidental clash of heads, Tszyu dropped Nurja with a flush left hook followed by two right hands in the fourth round. Although the former world champion m...

Press Release: April 7, 2026 By BKB Bareknuckle Boxing - Angulo scheduled to make his Bare Knuckle Boxing Debut July 18 at BKB 56 in Los Angeles. Credit: BKB Bareknuckle Boxing    MIAMI, FL – BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing is proud to announce the signing of former world champion and fan-favorite warrior Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo (26-8, 21 KOs) to a multi-fight deal, adding another proven elite striker to its rapidly growing roster.   A relentless pressure fighter known for his toughness and all-action style, Angulo brings decades of high-level experience to BKB. The Mexicali, Baja California native built a decorated professional boxing career that included capturing the WBO Interim Light Middleweight Championship (2009–2010), along with regional titles such as the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight and WBO Inter-Continental Super Welterweight belts.   Before turning professional in 2005, Angulo compiled nearly 100 amateur bouts, highlighted by a vic...

Credit: Mike O'Hara/ Dragon Fire Boxing   Press Release: April 6, 2026 By Dragon Fire Boxing - May 29th, Dragon Fire Boxing hits the Metro City Arena for the second time this year for 54th Edition of the Iconic Thunderdome series with a stacked card. One of the main events features undefeated Michael “Big Bad” Bazley 2-0 taking of Ryan Williams for the Western Australian State Championship Bazley opened up about his title fight challenge; “For years, people around me like teammates, coaches, and friends told me I had what it takes to be a champion and that I could beat these guys if I really put my mind to it. At the time though, I was just happy staying active and doing it for fun.” “One of my close mates and I used to joke all the time about me becoming champion. It was always something we laughed about until he passed away in 2025.” “That hit me like a lightning bolt and changed everything. From that moment, I knew I couldn’t treat this like a hobby anymore. I ha...

There inevitably will come a point in most fighters careers throughout combat sports where the line will be thrown out that they or their career is “At a Crossroads.” In most cases, the line is used when fighters are attempting to rebuild after a setback and/or a long stretch of inactivity. The month of April 2026 will begin with two fights featuring three fighters who that line is more than appropriate. Firstly, Boxing’s Heavyweight division will take centerstage when former longtime WBC World Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will square off with longtime contender, current IBF mandatory challenger, and former multi-time world title challenger Derek Chisora at the O2 Arena in London, England in a bout that can be seen on digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN as part of an Ultimate subscription or as a standalone pay-per-view offering. Of course, when discussing Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder, if one is objective, they would say that we are talking about two of the be...

Press Release: March 31, 2026 By Most Valuable Promotions -  31 March 2026 Sky Sports and NOW today announced a landmark multi-year partnership with Most Valuable Promotions’ (MVP) to become the UK and Ireland home of MVPW, the new year-round global platform for women’s boxing from MVP, showcasing the sport’s most elite female fighters with championship bouts on every card. The deal will see Sky Sports exclusively broadcast two all-female MVPW fight nights in the UK annually beginning with MVPW-01, the inaugural global event of MVPW.  MVPW-01 takes place at London’s Olympia on Sunday, 5 April. The all-women’s main card will feature four back-to-back world championship fights, headlined by a double main event  with the long-anticipated clash of MVP’s British champions, “Sweet” Caroline Dubois (12-0-1, 5 KOs) vs. Terri “Belter” Harper (16-2-2, 6 KOs), a 10-round women’s championship bout for the unified WBO and WBC lightweight world titles, contested at 135lbs. In the histo...

  Press Release: March 31, 2026 By Vice - (Originally released on March 4, 2026, supplied to us by Vice in promoting upcoming Ali vs. Tyson episode.) NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 4, 2026 - VICE TV’s hit series The Verdict, hosted by Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, returns for a five-episode second season on Tuesday, March 24 at 9PM ET/PT. In each episode, Russo and a lineup of sports insiders, journalists, and analysts get to the bottom of the hottest debates in sports history, presenting both sides through a fast-paced documentary debate format.  Season two expands the scope of The Verdict across the sports world, from baseball to boxing to tennis - delivering compelling arguments powered by data, insider insights and first-hand reporting, all filtered through Russo’s unmistakable voice and point of view. Season two of The Verdict debuts with Babe Ruth vs. Shohei Ohtani, followed by Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson, Jack Nicklaus vs. Tiger Woods, Bo Jackson Vs. Deion Sanders, and closes ou...

  The final weekend of March 2026 in the Boxing world was highlighted by two events on March 28th taking place in Manchester, England and Las Vegas, NV respectively. First, it was fast-rising Heavyweight Moses Itauma , who looked for his fourteenth victory in as many fights in his professional career as he faced veteran contender Jermaine Franklin at the Co-op Arena in Manchester, England. Coming off of a destructive first round knockout of longtime Heavyweight contender and former world title challenger Dillian Whyte last August in Saudi Arabia, some thought this bout against a durable and always determined opponent in Jermaine Franklin, could have provided a test for the twenty-one year old “Knockout Artist" Itauma. Despite the test some were expecting, which was based on significant evidence in that Franklin had not been stopped in his career and had gone the distance with both Whyte and former two-time World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua , Itauma would provide another...