Eddie Hearn, though, believes there's someone who has a chance. Hearn has named crusierweight champion Jai Opetaia as the fighter who could beat Usyk. Speaking to ESNEWS, the promoter said ...

Dalton Smith is eyeing bigger fish after blasting out Walid Ouizza in one round for the European junior welterweight title Saturday in Nottingham, England. Smith had been out of the ring for 10 ...

It will be the first time 31-year-old Kambosos, 21-3 (10 KOs), has boxed since his May loss to Vasiliy Lomachenko in Perth. Southpaw Nicolson is 12-0 (1 KO), and she wrote on her social media ...

Naoya Inoue, as if there was any doubt, held onto his undisputed junior featherweight championship on Friday in Tokyo with his 10th consecutive win inside the distance. Inoue was a -5000 favorite ...

However, Hearn believes lineal cruiserweight king Jai Opetaia has the best chance of beating him. “I’m looking down the road, Jai is humble," Hearn told ESNEWS after Opetaia's recent blowout ...

Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Naoya Inoue, as if ...

You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Jai Opetaia remains the unquestioned king of the cruiserweight division after a highlight-reel knockout of David Nyika on Wednesday in Gold Coast ...

or Australia's cruiserweight king Jai Opetaia - are on top at the moment, and she will try to ride that wave. But Ellie would never overlook anyone because she is aware of what it takes to get to ...

Opetaia etched his name into Australian sporting folklore when he overcame a badly broken jaw to defeat Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast. The southpaw showcased his sublime boxing skills as well ...

Australian heavyweight Jai Opetaia (27-0, 21 KOs) will simply destroy Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) in a potential fight. The 29-year-old boxer from Sydney has proven his strength and ability to ...

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