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Heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder weighed in for his title defense against Luis Ortiz under 215 pounds, his lightest since 2009. "I'd rather be the part than look the part," he says.

Luis Nery, stripped of his 118-pound world title belt by the WBC for missing the weight limit prior to his fourth-round knockout of Shinsuke Yamanaka, has now been indefinitely suspended by the WBC for his unprofessional...

By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn is close to making a deal for #3 WBO Rocky Fielding (26-1, 14 KOs) to challenge WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez (37-0, 25 KOs) for his title after his win 35-year-ol...

World of Boxing has signed top amateur prospects Shakhram Giyasov and Murodjon Akhmadaliev to exclusive promotional contracts, it was announced today. Both will be making their professional debuts next Saturday, March 10...

By Jeff Aranow: The lump on Luis 'King Kong' Ortiz's left hand isn't a problem for him, according to his trainer Herman Caicedo. He told RingTV that Ortiz has 25 years of calcium deposits in his left hand. It's unclear w...

Morgan Jones has landed a dream chance to shine on the big stage as he meets Mose Auimatagi Jnr at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on March 31, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Unbeaten Welshman Jones moved to 12-0 in July...

A dominant display by hometown favourite, Peter McGrail, capped a triumphant performance by the British Lionhearts as they defeated Italia Thunder 5-0 in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) last night in Liverpool. McGrail,...

By Jim Dower: A painfully thin Deontay 'Bronze Bomber' Wilder surprised a lot of people in weighing in at 214 3/4 pounds on Friday at his weigh-in for his title defense against Luis 'King Kong' Ortiz. This is the lightes...

By Sean Jones: Abel Sanchez is expecting a much different Saul Canelo Alvarez to turn up for the rematch with Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin on May 5th than the one that we saw on September 16th last year for the first fight bet...

By Stanley White: Luis Ortiz says he's ready to adapt to whatever game plan WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder brings to the table on Saturday. Ortiz says he's trained to deal with Wilder slugging or running. (Photo...

By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay 'Bronze Bomber' Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) will be giving away 26.5 pounds to challenger Luis 'King Kong' Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) on Saturday night in their fight at the Barclays Ce...

WBC Heavyweight World Championship Deontay Wilder - 214 ¾ pounds Luis Ortiz - 241 ¼ pounds Referee: David Fields; Judges: Glenn Feldman (Conn.), Kevin Morgan (N.Y.), Carlos Ortiz (N.Y.) Interim IBF Super Middleweight W...