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True or not boxing: the unquestioned fund? Ryan defeated Mayer?
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After an unsuccessful attempt to face Errola Spence Jr. In 2024, Sebastian Funda returns to the ring to defend its WBC and WBO titles of medium weight against Chordale Booker in Las Vegas, in what is seen as a fight for the master. But will the fund be able to win other masters and fully unite the 154-pound division until the end of 2026?
Over two years from the announcement of the fight Chris Eubank Jr. And Connor Benn will finally meet in London in April. The average fight in Nontitle was postponed in October 2022, when Benn obtained a positive result into two forbidden substances. The Eubank-Lin competition dates back to the 90s, when their fathers fought twice in the same medium weight ward. Can Benn win the right to brag and even stop Eubank?
On March 29, in Las Vegas, Mikaela Mayer defends the WBO welterweight belt against Sandy Ryan in the rematch of their fight from 2023, in which Mayer received the title most of the decisions. Can Ryan take revenge?
After four -time competition in 2024, Richard Torrez in massive weight, a silver medalist for the USA in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020, returns to the ring on April 5 on his first fight this year to face the most notable opponent. Torrez, who has so far detained 11 of his 12 opponents (in December he also has a victory at DQ nad Joey Dawiejko), will face Guido Vianelllo in Las Vegas in his first fight, which played a boxing card. Can Torrez show that he is the best current American great man?
A week later, on April 12, Jaron Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis are fighting to unite two welterweight titles in the battle between unbeatable warriors. Ennis is a favorite by ESPN -700 and should win that he is fighting for his potential.
At the beginning of this month, the former welterweight champion Keith Thurman returned to the ring for the first time since 2022 to defeat Brock Jarvis in Australia by TKO the third round. While the performance was impressive, Jarvis is far from an elite warrior in the 154 pounds division. But did he win Catapult Thurman to the top and get him the opportunity to win another world title?
Mike Coppinger, Timothy Bardley Jr., Nick Parkinson and Andreas Hale answer these questions and more, trying to separate what is true and what is not.
Real or not: Sebastian Fundor will become the undisputed junior lithe champion in 2026
It is not real. On Saturday, the fund should next to Chordale Booker in its first defense of his WBC and WBO titles, including what is the fight. The fund was waiting for Errol Spence Jr., a clamorous fight, which was first planned for October 2024, but then postponed many times, until it was scraped.
The fund gained sedate nervousness when he developed Tim Tiszu in the brutal and bloody fight of Tsyzyu adopted in 11 -day overtaking in March last year. Unfortunately, the fund had not fought since this fight and was unable to rely on the impetus.
Activity will be a real challenge for the fund, which is a high 6 feet-5 1/2 in 154 pounds. The other two owners of titles in Munior Middle Weigh are Bakhram Murtazaliev (IBF) and Terenka Crawford (WBA).
Crawford goes to 168 pounds and the September fight against Canelo Alvarez and will eventually abandon his title in 154 pounds. WBA can always restore Jermella Charlo, his master during the break as a full master. Yoenis Tellez, like Charlo and the Fund, is with PBC and is a momentary champion of WBA.
So if the fund is to be the undisputed champion next year, he could allegedly fight Murtazliev this summer, and then showdown before the end of 2026 against Tellez or Charlo to fully unite. But it is extremely hard to imagine two more unification fights that merge for the funds in 2026.
Real or not: Sandy Ryan promised his close defeat with Mikaela Mayer in the rematch
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Mikaela Mayer receives a majority victory to become the recent WBO champion
Mikaela Mayer wins the main event thanks to the majority decision to nervous Sandy Ryan and become a recent WBO -secondary champion.
True. Ryan lost to Mayer in September last year, but the victory was overshadowed when someone threw a red paint in Ryan a few hours earlier, when she left the hotel in Novel York to go to Madison Square Garden for a fight. Ryan accused someone of the Mayer team of conducting an attack, but Mayer denied the accusation. The incident undoubtedly restless Ryan in the last hours before the fight for the title of welterweight and you are wondering if it influenced her performance. Mayer won a majority decision with 97-93, 96-94 and 95-95 results cards.
If Ryan can make his plan in a rematch and apply his intensity, he can recover the WBO belt and take revenge sweetly.
“This time I will be fully prepared for everything that comes,” said Ryan in ESPN in January. “What happened before the fight last time meant that I was fighting with anger and it clearly influenced my performance. The world would see a concentrated, determined and talented warrior in the shape of her life.”
Real or not: Conor Benn Will Ko Chris Eubank Jr.
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Chris Eubank Jr. lists Conor Benn with an egg at the forefront
Chris Eubank Jr. He hits Conor Benn during their fight before fighting in April.
It is not real. Eubank may not be in a completely convincing form, but it has the size and experience on its side, which should mean that he provides KO, not Benn.
Benn jumps up two weight classes so that this fight is over two years after it was canceled in October 2022 due to the positive Benn test in terms of the prohibited substance. Since then, Benn was confined to two performances in three years, both decisions win against opponents from outside the first 15.
While Eubank suffered a sedate failure when the former world champion Liam Smith stopped him in four rounds in January 2023, he looked malicious in a rematch when he stopped Smith in round 10 in September this year. Smith, a former world champion in medium weight, entered the revenge at the back of four consecutive wins in space and was completely dominated by Eubank, who threw 448 strokes more than Smith, according to Compubox. In October, Eubank recorded victory in the seventh round over Kamil Szereme.
Benn will hope to repeat Smith’s feat in the first fight, but he did not beat anyone from the Eubank caliber. Benn is expected to start a furious start, and Eubank knows it, so Eubank would have to be very negligent to lose this claims of the fight by knockout. It is more likely that Eubank withstands an early storm and uses his better strength to stop Benn in the second half of the fight.
Real or not: Keith Thurman will win the title at Junior Middle Wweight
It is not real. Yes, Thurman looked like the “one -time” aged against Brock Jarvis, who ended a three -year break. But … it is Brock Jarvis is far from the elite younger medium weight. At the age of 36, Thurman is an elite boxer when his CV is littered with more fighters who retired (Manny Pacquiao, Shawn Porter, Robert Guerrero, Josessito Lopez) than actively competing. He can only have one loss in his career, but he is in a division full of teenage, hungry fighters drooling to add your name to their CV.
It is hard to see Thurman beating Vergil Ortiz Jr., Israil Madrimov or Bakhram Murtazaliev, taking into account his recent inaction. Even with his disadvantages, a united champion Sebastian Fund, who is five inches higher and has an 11-inch advantage, would be a physical nightmare for Thurman. I would like to see how he is dealing with someone like the former master Tim Tziu or teenage pretender Xander Zayas before skating him in the field of justified candidates for the title. Thurman still has a lot to prove that he will regain the glory of his escape in 2015-2017, when he reigned as the owner of welterweight titles, and time is simply not on his side.
Real or not: Richard Torrez Jr. is the best current American massive weight
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Richard Torrez Jr. he wins DQ after Joey’s mouthpiece fell out
Richard Torrez Jr. He claims that the victory after Joeya’s mouthpiece is excessive, forcing disqualification.
True. I can’t assist myself from a sense of pride when I see an American heavyweight warrior with the potential that appears in the ranks. That’s why I am excited about Torrez. For good reasons he is an Olympic silver medalist. There is Southpaw, such as the United Master Oleksandr Utyk, relatively tiny for the division at 6 feet-2 with excellent speed and foot speed. He does not have the same technical skills as Utyt, but Torrez is dishonest clever with his configurations and attacks, grabbing his opposition. It pushes the crazy pace of battle, swarms from the competition, remaining close enough to fire, does not burn.
Torreza strength seems to be an elite at this level of competition, but we will receive the final answer after improving its competition. However, his combined blow, general strength, dedication and willingness to win are at the highest level, because he has 11 wins in his 12 professional fights. Sure, he fights with several journeymen, but who is not at this stage of his career? It has been planned that so far he had faced the most hard test, his own Italian at 6 feet-6 Guido Vianello on April 5, in a fight, which should provide a barometer in which Torrez is popular. I think that at the moment he is the best massive weight in America. Another claimant for the best American heavyweight, Jared Anderson, who, I think, is the most qualified, seems to have a problem with the motivation to achieve the highest class heavyweight division.
Real or not: Jaron Ennis defeat Eimantas Stanionis to unite two welterweight titles
True. Ennis has this strange outflow and flow, in which one day looks like the future Hall of Famer, and then turns into a performance that makes us wonder if we were surprised in his potential. Ennis’s last trip against Karen Chukhadzhian in November certainly belongs to the second category when he expanded in the third defense of his IBF welterweight title. But I think that this inconsistency is more about the fight of Ennis to the level of his competition than to exaggerate, and Stanionis will find out why Ennis is the next five pounds per pound.
Hitter from Filadelphia Switch is too talented and still has a lot to prove. He knows that everyone is watching, and “shoes” tend to do when the spotlight lithe shines. There is a bit too much for Stanionis to deal with it for 12 rounds, and Ennis seems to encourage the dominant performance.
Inactivity can be a burden in this fight for stanionis. From 2020, Stanionis fought six times while Ennis competed in 10 fights. This is a great opportunity for Ennis, because it is more than able to ask the brilliant performance to unite the titles.
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Oscar De La Hoya admits that he would consider returning on one condition
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April 24, 2026
Six-division world champion and Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya hasn’t fought since 2008, but revealed he would be willing to return for one fighter.
De La Hoya is a newfangled pound-for-pound legend, being one of only two six-division champions in the history of the sport – joined by Filipino fan favorite Manny Pacquiao, who has reached eighth in this ultra-elite club.
While De La Hoya has moved on to promote the sport, “Pac Man” recently returned to the pro ranks, challenging Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight world title last July in an attempt to break his own record as boxing’s oldest 147-pound ruler.
Pacquiao could only get a draw in that fight, but now he’s ready for an even bigger fight – at least financially – after signing a contract for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, who defeated him in 2015 in the “Fight of the Century.”
Time will tell whether this fight will have an impact on Mayweather’s renowned 50-0 record or not. “TBE” apparently wants to change his contract to an exhibition fight despite signing a contract for sanctioned competition.
If that fight takes place in September, Mayweather will come out on top again, De La Hoya said Fighting the noise that he would also be willing to have a rematch with Mayweather.
“I am a fighter. I will always be a fighter. If Mayweather beats Pacquiao, Floyd, you owe me a rematch! Let’s go!”
Mayweather defeated De La Hoya by split decision to win the WBC super lightweight title in 2007, and De La Hoya still maintains he deserved to win the fight.
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The Day Wilder vs. Joshua fight died after eight years of failure
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April 24, 2026
Today is April 24, 2026, and after eight arduous years of trying, the Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua fight is off the table for good, ending one of boxing’s longest-running failed negotiations.
The last window closes
Both sides had one good opportunity to get the job done and promoter Eddie Hearn now closed it down tough. The Matchroom boss has outlined the level of opponent Joshua’s next fight will be aimed at, and it won’t be thrilling for those still hoping for Wilder.
Hearn initially branded Wilder a ‘warm-up’ for Joshua after the ‘Bronze Bomber’ sent Derek Chisora to the points. However, less than a few weeks later, that position appears to have evaporated.
Instead, Joshua will now likely face lower-level opponents outside the top 15 to shake off the ring rust. It is unclear whether these instructions are coming directly from Saudi Arabia or not, but the former two-time heavyweight champion is not expected to enter a potential fight with Tyson Fury this fall after beating the YouTuber over the course of five one-sided rounds.
The Path of Fury takes priority
Joshua, who recorded wins over the likes of Otto Wallin and Jermaine Franklin before suffering a devastating stoppage defeat to Daniel Dubois, is currently in advanced talks with Fury following his performance on Saturday after “The Gypsy King” defeated Arslanbek Makhmudov.
Once negotiations are finalized and the fight is secured, British fans can look forward to the most crucial heavyweight battle in the British Isles since Frank Bruno vs. Lennox Lewis.
To achieve that, Joshua needs to fight a transition fight, and that means he won’t take any chances against Wilder, despite the American’s dwindling strength.
Wilder will now be forced to leave, and given his current form, he may struggle to maintain his current position until any Fury series ends.
Joshua vs. Fury could stretch into two or even three fights, while Wilder will turn 41 in October, which puts him firmly on the wrong side of the age divide.
How it all started
The attention for the former WBC ruler could instead turn to Andy Ruiz Jr., who – as WBN reported exclusively in 2020 – was once lined up for a massive pay-per-view clash with Wilder after the Fury trilogy.
It never materialized, but it remains one of the few remaining realistic options that still holds real intrigue.
The plan began with Shelly Finkel’s phone call to WBN in June 2018. It will end in a whimper as Joshua and Hearn choose their next move ahead of the Fury fight.
How it ended
Eight years later, it has only come close to reaching significance once, in 2023, and even then the Day of Reckoning plan fell through.
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Sheeraz says the WBO title could lead to a fight with Canelo
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April 24, 2026
“I have to say it would be nice to keep Canelo,” Sheeraz told The Ring. “If I become world champion on May 23, I will stand in the way of him becoming undisputed.”
Sheeraz recently said he still wants a fight with Canelo and believes becoming champion could put him directly in line if Alvarez wants to reclaim his titles upon his return.
The fight against Begic is seen as a major opener for Sheeraz. Begic is 39 years elderly and much less established than other names in the division, which creates a significant opportunity for Sheeraz to capture the belt and break into a much larger commercial arena.
Once titleholder status is attached to his name, Sheeraz will become a more attractive option for major event sponsors looking to stage a high-profile comeback for Alvarez. He brings an undefeated record, market value in the UK, a weight of 168 pounds and a title that can be used in a wider story.
This doesn’t guarantee there will be a fight next, but the path is clear. If Sheeraz wins in Egypt, he will go from contender talk to championship business overnight.
For Sheeraz, May 23 may not mean winning the vacant belt so much as securing a spot at the biggest table in the division.
Alvarez is expected to return later this year from elbow surgery, and his next move will be closely watched around the league. With several belt holders in place, promoters now have plenty of options, but the newly crowned Sheeraz would immediately enter the conversation if he can handle Begic.
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