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Return of the king: Opetaia books Aussie title defence

Return of the king: Opetaia books Aussie title defence

Cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia will fight in Australia for the first time since spectacularly claiming his status despite breaking his jaw twice.

Goodman promising to create Australian boxing history

Goodman promising to create Australian boxing history

Goodman promising to create Australian boxing history

Goodman promising to create Australian boxing history

Super-bantamweight Sam Goodman is vowing to produce an upset for the ages and become Australia's first-ever undisputed world boxing champion.

Boxing champ Paro pitches 'massive' homecoming

Boxing champ Paro pitches 'massive' homecoming

Boxing champ Paro pitches 'massive' homecoming

Boxing champ Paro pitches 'massive' homecoming

Liam Paro hopes an Australian world title unification will follow if he defends his boxing super-lightweight belt in Puerto Rico next month.

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Wallace busy waiting for Beterbiev's divisional crown

Wallace busy waiting for Beterbiev's divisional crown

Brisbane-based Irishman Conor Wallace believes he is well placed to become a boxing world champion in a division currently owned by superstar Artur Beterbiev.

Boxing's 'Steve Irwin' hunts homecoming title fight

Boxing's 'Steve Irwin' hunts homecoming title fight

Jai Opetaia hopes to return to the Gold Coast venue to defend the two world title belts he famously first won there in 2022 despite breaking his jaw twice.

Huni's 'fresh start' as Wallace inches to title shot

Huni's 'fresh start' as Wallace inches to title shot

Justis Huni will play second fiddle to popular Brisbane-based Irish world title hope Conor Wallace when the pair box in the Queensland capital in December.

Volk UFC rematch closer but Whittaker cops painful loss

Volk UFC rematch closer but Whittaker cops painful loss

Robert Whittaker suffered a devastating first-round loss at UFC 308 while fellow Aussie Alexander Volkanovski is on track for a rematch against Ilia Topuria.

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Boxer Goodman gets crack at undisputed champion Inoue

Boxer Goodman gets crack at undisputed champion Inoue

Boxer Goodman gets crack at undisputed champion Inoue

Boxer Goodman gets crack at undisputed champion Inoue

Australian super bantamweight Sam Goodman has finally got his world title shot, and will take on undisputed champion Naoye Inoue in Tokyo on Christmas eve.

Tszyu cleared of serious injury after Russian beat-down

Tszyu cleared of serious injury after Russian beat-down

Tszyu cleared of serious injury after Russian beat-down

Tszyu cleared of serious injury after Russian beat-down

Battered Tim Tszyu will stay in the US for a couple of extra days to recover but has been cleared of serious injury after his world-title hammering in Florida.

Tszyu in limbo after brutal KO loss to ruthless Russian

Tszyu in limbo after brutal KO loss to ruthless Russian

Tszyu in limbo after brutal KO loss to ruthless Russian

Tszyu in limbo after brutal KO loss to ruthless Russian

Tim Tszyu's career is at the crossroads after a devastating loss in his IBF super-welterweight world title fight with Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev in Florida.

Aussie boxer Tapia holds on for controversial draw

Aussie boxer Tapia holds on for controversial draw

Aussie boxer Tapia holds on for controversial draw

Aussie boxer Tapia holds on for controversial draw

Aussie boxer Mateo Tapia remains undefeated after surviving a slugfest with Venezuelan Endry Saavedra and earning a draw on the Tim Tszyu undercard in Florida.

Tszyu lands psychological blow at world title weigh-in

Tszyu lands psychological blow at world title weigh-in

Tszyu lands psychological blow at world title weigh-in

Tszyu lands psychological blow at world title weigh-in

Tim Tszyu will be armed with one of his father's most cherished spiritual weapons when he fights Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super-welterweight title.

Aussie boxer Tapia to show his world title credentials

Aussie boxer Tapia to show his world title credentials

Aussie boxer Tapia to show his world title credentials

Aussie boxer Tapia to show his world title credentials

After living through Hurricane Milton, Florida-based Aussie boxer Mateo Tapia will place his unbeaten record on the line on the Tim Tszyu world title undercard.

Tszyu vows to silence mouthy Murtazaliev and take title

Tszyu vows to silence mouthy Murtazaliev and take title

Tszyu vows to silence mouthy Murtazaliev and take title

Tszyu vows to silence mouthy Murtazaliev and take title

Australian boxing star Tim Tszyu is intent on sending a message to his superstar rivals with a statement world championship win over Bakhram Murtazaliev.

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Kostya crashes press conference, stuns Tszyu at reunion

An excited Kostya Tszyu has stolen the show after gatecrashing the official pre-fight press conference for his son Tim's world title bout in Florida.

'We needed an uppercut': team Tszyu's frank confession

Tim Tszyu's team have found an emergency corner man after the Australian boxer's trusted cut man was unable to make it to Florida for his world title bout.

Tszyu opens up on Kostya's demons ahead of US reunion

Tim Tszyu has detailed the impact his father's crushing loss to Ricky Hatton had on the family ahead of his world title date with destiny in Florida.

Tszyu sledges Russian as he eyes a second world title

Australian boxing star Tim Tszyu is intent on proving a class above in the super-welterweight ranks when he fights Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF world title.

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Opetaia and Nicolson retain world boxing titles

Jai Opetaia has retained his IBF cruiserweight title with.fellow Australian Skye Nicolson retaining her WBC featherweight title on the same card in Riyadh.

Beterbiev unites boxing's light-heavyweight titles

Artur Beterbiev has become boxing's first undisputed light-heavyweight champion since legendary American Roy Jones Jr.

Vegas likely venue if hurricane forces Tszyu fight move

Promoter George Rose says Tim Tszyu's boxing world title fight could be moved to Las Vegas if necessary as Hurricane Milton wreaks havoc in Florida.

'Empowering': Aussie Skye's historic Saudi Arabia bout

Queenslander Skye Nicolson's belt defence will be the first women's world title fight held in Saudi Arabia.

'Have faith': boxer put trust in doctors before death

Doctors missed multiple opportunities to catch a brain bleed caused by hits to the head in a 18-year-old boxer for months before his death, an inquest found.

'Feed them to me': Fearless Tszyu wants to call shots

Tim Tszyu will fight IBF champion Bakhram Murtazaliev in Orlando next month and is insistent his first career loss hasn't scared him off the tough fights.

Boxer's brother sentenced for post-fight punch-up

The brother of an Australian boxer has avoided conviction after assaulting a rival trainer he presumed was about to attack his sibling during a boxing match.

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