Homecoming bout as Nyika eyes Opetaia’s vacated belt
David Nyika will return home to fight Floyd Masson in a world title eliminator for the IBF cruiserweight title Jai Opetaia was stripped of.
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‘Hold your horses’: Tszyu to wait for world-title shot
Emerging superstar Nikita Tszyu wants to bide his time rather than rush into a world-title fight after preserving his unbeaten record with another brutal win.
How New York pizzas helped Della Maddalena reset
Jack Della Maddalena will be aiming to put his disappointing loss to Islam Makhachev behind him when the Australian takes on Carlos Prates in Perth on Saturday.
Della Maddalena bloodied and dazed in crushing UFC loss
Former welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena has sunk to his second-straight UFC loss with a third-round knockout defeat to Carlos Prates.
Tszyu locks in spicy showdown with American superstar
Tim Tszyu has finally set a date with American superstar Errol Spence Jnr, who will return to the ring in Australia for his first fight in almost three years.
‘Ready to hurt him’: new-look Tszyu primed for battle
A freshly shaven Nikita Tszyu has hit the scales in peak shape ahead of his super-welterweight fight with unbeaten Spaniard Oscar Diaz in Newcastle.
Tszyu good: Nikita preserves family’s crazy legacy
Australian boxing star Nikita Tszyu has preserved his unbeaten record with a sixth-round stoppage of Spaniard Oscar Diaz in their super-welterweight showdown.
Headliner Moloney poised for late-career title surge
Jason Moloney will headline on home soil for the first time since becoming a boxing world champion, adamant he and twin brother Andrew can reach the peak again.
Perfect 10: Teremoana wasting no time in pro climb
Teremoana Teremoana has outlined his global ambitions while a pair of Queensland-based Kiwis have surged into title contention after Jai Opetaia's IBF snub.
No rough Justis in UK this time as Huni storms back
Australian heavyweight star Justis Huni has resurrected his career with a hard-fought win over former British champ Frazer Clarke in London.
Moloney’s $250k risk explained as title shot locked in
Andrew Moloney could become Australia's only male world boxing champion after locking in a title shot in Japan, seven years after last owning a belt.
Ex-NRL star cleared to punch on after assault charges
Disgraced former NRL player Curtis Scott will be allowed to participate in a bare-knuckle fight after he denied assaulting a teenager and a police officer.
‘The rise’: Tszyu’s Easter Sunday resurrection plan
Tim Tszyu accepts he lost his way as he bids to revive his international boxing career in an Easter Sunday stoush with Albania's unbeaten Denis Nurja.
‘Why they sacked him’: boxing foe taunts Asofa-Solomona
Trash-talking Jarrod Wallace has set the stage for a spicy heavyweight clash with fellow former NRL star turned boxer Nelson Asofa-Solomona.
‘Bring it on’: Tszyu eyes WBO top ranking in Wollongong
Former boxing world champion Tim Tszyu is preparing to unleash an improved version of himself in a high-stakes bout with Albanian Denis Nurja in Wollongong.
Asofa-Solomona wins battle of former NRL heavyweights
Former Melbourne Storm star Nelson Asofa-Solomona has overcome a cut and some early shots to score a third-round TKO of Jarrod Wallace.
Tszyu needles Spence after big win over Nurja
Tim Tszyu has started a war of words with potential opponent Errol Spence after an emphatic unanimous points win over Albania's Denis Nurja in Wollongong.
‘Let my fists do the talking’: Tszyu ready to rumble
A wiser Tim Tszyu is being coy about what style he will bring when the former world boxing champion takes on undefeated Albanian Denis Nurja.
‘With or without the belt’: stripped Opetaia finds ally
The trainer of one of the men standing in the way of Jai Opetaia's path to undisputed status has given hope to his cause after the IBF's call to strip him.
‘I’ll fight anyone’: rugby enforcer’s ring inspiration
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto is bulldozing his way back into the Wallabies frame but, inspired by Jai Opetaia, admits he'd love a chance to test himself in the ring.
Skye the main event on path to undisputed
Former featherweight world champion Skye Nicolson will headline a Melbourne card she expects will lead to a shot at the undisputed super bantamweight title.
IBF deliberates on Opetaia world title sanctioning call
Jai Opetaia remains the IBF cruiserweight world champion for now, as the organisation considers reversing the decision to strip him of the status.
‘This sport is broken’: Aussie ace in boxing shake-up
Aussie boxing world champion Jai Opetaia has risen above a week of distractions to claim the first Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight world championship in Las Vegas.
Stripped Opetaia takes high road after US demolition
A winner again, Jai Opetaia has outlined his "perfect picture" to become undisputed world champion, despite the IBF ironically stripping him of their title.
Huni added to stacked Fury card for ring return
Highly-touted Australian heavyweight Justis Huni will fight former Olympic bronze medallist Frazer Clarke on Tyson Fury's April card in London.
U-turn leaves Opetaia title hunt in limbo on fight eve
Jai Opetaia's Las Vegas introduction has taken an 11th-hour twist, with the IBF stepping in to withdraw their sanctioning of the Aussie's Zuffa Boxing debut.
Bidding war looms for worthy Aussie’s title shot
Andrew Moloney's world title fight with IBF super flyweight champion Willibaldo Garcia is expected to attract the interest of multiple bidders.
‘This is the path’: Opetaia blazing Vegas trail to top
Australia's long-reigning cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia will fight for a new belt in his American debut next month against Brandon Glanton.
Aussie great’s grand plan for UFC homecoming and beyond
Far from ready to retire, Alexander Volkanovski wants to use a rare fight in Sydney as a springboard to a UFC extravaganza at the White House.
Volkanovski equals record with UFC title defence
Alexander Volkanovski wants to fight in Australia again after retaining his UFC featherweight title on a record-setting day in Sydney.
I was robbed in a shameful way by Zerafa, says Tszyu
Nikita Tszyu says he was shamefully robbed of a chance to prove his boxing worth by Michael Zerafa in their controversial fight.