Eubank moves up in a middleweight division that’s up for grabs
Credit to Author: ESPN.com| Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2023 08:00:56 EST
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Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. avenged his defeat to Liam Smith in January with a dominant performance in the rematch in Manchester, England on Saturday. Eubank dropped Smith twice en route to a 10th-round TKO victory.
Eubank (33-3, 24 KOs) moves up two spots to No. 4 in the division, while Smith (33-4-1, 20 KOs) falls down to No. 6. After the bout, Eubank called out fellow British fighters Conor Benn and Kell Brook, and former middleweight champion and No. 1 in the division Gennadiy Golovkin. GGG hasn’t fought since losing his trilogy fight against Canelo Alvarez a year ago.
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Oleksandr Usyk knocks Daniel Dubois down a second time to finally finish the fight and retain his belts.
Record: 33-0-1
Last: W (TKO10) Derek Chisora, Dec. 3 (Watch this fight on ESPN+)
Next: Oct. 28 vs. Francis Ngannou
Record: 21-0
Last: W (KO9) Daniel Dubois, Aug. 26
Next: TBA
Record: 43-2-1
Last: W (KO1) Robert Helenius, Oct. 9
Next: TBA
Record: 26-3
Last: W (KO7) Robert Helenius, Aug. 12
Next: TBA
Record: 35-2
Last: W (UD12) Luis Ortiz, Sept. 4
Next: TBA
Record: 25-1-1
Last: W (TKO6) Joe Joyce, April 15
Next: Sept. 23 vs. Joe Joyce
Jared Anderson puts a beating on Andriy Rudenko in Round 5 to force the referee to stop the fight.
Record: 16-0
Last: W (TKO5) Andriy Rudenko, Aug. 26
Next: TBA
Record: 15-1
Last: L (TKO6) Zhilei Zhang, April 15
Next: Sept. 23 vs. Zhilei Zhang
Record: 32-3
Last: W (TKO1) Faiga Opelu, May 24
Next: TBA
Record: 16-0
Last: W (TKO12) Demsey McKean, Aug. 12
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Dillian Whyte has been removed for testing positive for a banned substance.
Record: 26-2
Last: W (TKO2) Deibis Berrocal, Dec. 18
Next: TBA
Record: 22-0
Last: W (UD12) Mairis Briedis, July 2
Next: Sept. 30 vs. Jordan Thompson
Record: 28-3-3
Last: W (TKO12) Ilunga Junior Makabu, Feb. 26
Next: TBA
Record: 18-1
Last: W (MD12) Lawrence Okolie, May 27
Next: TBA
Record: 28-2
Last: L (UD12) Jai Opetaia, July 2
Next: TBA
Record: 29-3
Last: L (TKO12) Badou Jack, Feb. 26
Next: TBA
Record: 19-1
Last: L (MD12) Chris Billam-Smith, May 27
Next: TBA
Record: 16-0
Last: W (TKO4) Krzysztof Glowacki, Jan. 21
Next: TBA
Record: 27-0
Last: W (UD12) Aleksei Egorov, Nov. 19
Next: TBA
Record: 15-1
Last: W (TKO2) Damir Beljo, Oct, 29
Next: TBA
Artur Beterbiev continues his dominant streak, finishing every one of his fights thus far.
Record: 21-0
Last: W (UD12) Gilberto Ramirez, Nov. 5
Next: TBA
Record: 19-0
Last: W (TKO8) Anthony Yarde, Jan. 28
Next: Jan. 13 vs. Callum Smith
Record: 29-1
Last: W (KO4) Mathieu Bauderlique, Aug. 20
Next: Jan. 13 vs. Artur Beterbiev
Record: 22-3
Last: L (TKO8) Artur Beterbiev, Jan. 28
Next: Sept. 23 vs. Ricky Summers
Record: 44-1
Last: L (UD12) Dmitry Bivol, Nov. 5
Next: Oct. 7 vs. Joe Smith Jr.
Record: 17-0
Last: W (UD10) Pawel Stepien, May 6
Next: Oct. 21 vs. Dan Azeez
Record: 19-0
Last: W (TKO12) Thomas Faure, March 11
Next: Oct. 21 vs. Joshua Buatsi
Record: 29-3
Last: W (TKO10) Yunieski Gonzalez, Nov. 5
Next: TBA
Record: 19-1
Last: W (TKO6) Ricards Bolotniks, May 6
Next: TBA
Record: 22-1
Last: W (UD10) Boris Crighton, March 24
Next: Sept. 1 vs. Braian Nahuel Suarez
Record: 58-2-2
Last: W (UD12) John Ryder, May 6
Next: Sept. 30 vs. Jermell Charlo
Record: 27-0
Last: W (UD12) Caleb Plant, March 25
Next: TBD vs. Demetrius Andrade
Record: 22-2
Last: L (UD12) David Benavidez, March 25
Next: TBA
Record: 32-6
Last: L (UD12) Canelo Alvarez, May 6
Next: TBA
Record: 9-0
Last: W (UD12) Gabriel Rosado, April 22
Next: TBA
Record: 42-0
Last: W (UD12) Sergiy Derevyanchenko, June 10
Next: TBA
Record: 24-0
Last: W (UD10) Carlos Gongora, March 23
Next: TBA
Record: 32-0
Last: W (UD12) Demond Nicholson, Jan. 7
Next: TBD vs. David Benavidez
Record: 21-1
Last: L (UD10) Christian Mbili, March 23
Next: TBA
Record: 22-1
Last: L (TKO5) John Ryder, Nov. 26
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Daniel Jacobs has been removed for inactivity.
Janikbek Alimkhanuly drops Steven Butler for the big win on Top Rank.
Record: 42-1-1
Last: L (UD12) Canelo Alvarez, Sept. 17
Next: TBA
Record: 14-0
Last: W (TKO2) Steven Butler, May 13
Next: Oct. 14 vs. Vincenzo Gualtieri
Record: 23-1
Last: W (TKO9) Julian Williams, June 24
Next: TBA
Record: 32-3
Last: W (TKO10) Liam Smith, Sept. 2 (Watch this fight on ESPN+)
Next: TBA
Record: 29-3-3
Last: W (TKO8) Gary O’Sullivan, May 28
Next: TBA vs. Danny Garcia
Record: 33-3-1
Last: L (TKO10) Chris Eubank Jr., Sept. 2 (Watch this fight on ESPN+)
Next: TBA
Record: 31-4
Last: W (UD10) Danilo Creati, Nov. 23
Next: TBA
Record: 28-4-1
Last: L (TKO9) Carlos Adames, June 24
Next: TBA
Record: 21-0-1
Last: W (UD10) Esquiva Falcao, July 1
Next: Oct. 14 vs. Janibek Alimkhanuly
Record: 19-0
Last: W (TKO8) Kazuto Takesako, April 15
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Jermall Charlo has been removed for inactivity.
Record: 23-0
Last: W (KO1) Carlos Ocampo, June 17
Next: TBA
Record: 22-2
Last: W (KO7) Sebastian Fundora, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 20-1-1
Last: L (KO7) Brian Mendoza, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 25-0
Last: W (SD12) Michel Soro, May 6
Next: TBA
Record: 25-2
Last: W (KO5) Luis Arias, June 24
Next: Sept. 30 vs. Jesus Alejandro Ramos Jr.
Record: 35-4-2
Last: L (SD12) Magomed Kurbanov, May 6
Next: TBA
Record: 9-0-1
Last: W (UD10) Raphael Igbokwe, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 29-4-1
Last: L (TKO9) Tim Tszyu, March 11
Next: TBA
Record: 21-0
Last: W (UD8) Roberto Valenzuela Jr. Dec. 17
Next: TBA
Record: 20-0
Last: W (TKO7) Joseph Spencer, March 25
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano have been removed for inactivity.
Stephen A. Smith tabs Terence Crawford as the best pound-for-pound fighter after his win over Errol Spence Jr.
Record: 40-0
Last: W (TKO9) Errol Spence Jr., July 29
Next: TBA vs. Errol Spence Jr.
Record: 28-1
Last: L (TKO10) Terence Crawford, July 29
Next: TBA vs. Terence Crawford
Record: 31-0
Last: W (KO10) Roiman Villa, July 8
Next: TBA
Record: 19-0
Last: W (TKO9) Michael McKinson, Aug. 6
Next: TBA
Record: 14-0
Last: W (SD12) Radzhab Butaev, April 16
Next: TBA
Record: 22-0
Last: W (MD12) Abel Ramos, March 25
Next: TBA
Record: 29-4-1
Last: L (TKO6) Terence Crawford, Dec. 10
Next: TBA
Record: 27-2
Last: W (TKO8) Jovanie Santiago, Feb. 11
Next: TBA
Record: 23-1
Last: W (KO5) Anthony Young, May 27
Next: TBA
Record: 26-2
Last: L (KO10) Jaron Ennis, July 8
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Yordenis Ugas and Keith Thurman have been removed for inactivity. Conor Benn has been removed for testing positive for a banned substance.
Teofimo Lopez dominates Josh Taylor down the stretch as he wins by unanimous decision.
Record: 27-1
Last: W (UD10) Darragh Foley, May 27
Next: Oct. 21 vs. Jorge Linares
Record: 19-1
Last: W (UD10) Josh Taylor, June 10
Next: TBA
Record: 29-1
Last: W (SD12) Danielito Zorrilla, June 17
Next: Oct. 28 vs. Devin Haney
Record: 19-1
Last: L (UD12) Teofimo Lopez Jr., June 10
Next: TBA
Record: 28-1
Last: W (KO11) Richard Commey, March 25
Next: TBA
Record: 19-1
Last: W (TKO5) Jeremias Ponce, Feb. 25
Next: TBA
Record: 40-3
Last: L (SD10) Teofimo Lopez Jr., Dec. 10
Next: TBA.
Record: 23-1
Last: L (KO7) Gervonta Davis, April 22
Next: TBA
Record: 28-0
Last: W (UD10) Jose Pedraza, Feb. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 35-3
Last: L (KO11) Regis Prograis, Nov. 26
Next: Sept. 23 vs. Richardson Hitchins
Record: 30-0
Last: W (UD12) Vasiliy Lomachenko, May 20
Next: Oct. 28 vs. Regis Prograis
Record: 17-3
Last: L (UD12) Devin Haney, May 20
Next: TBA
Record: 29-0
Last: W (KO7) Ryan Garcia, April 22
Next: TBA
Record: 20-0
Last: W (TKO6) Shuichiro Yoshino, April 8
Next: TBA vs. Frank Martin
Record: 21-1
Last: W (MD12) Maxi Hughes, June 22
Next: TBA
Record: 25-2-1
Last: W (SD12) Giovanni Cabrera, July 29
Next: TBA
Record: 28-0
Last: W (KO2) Jaime Arboleda, April 29
Next: Sept. 16 vs. Mercito Gesta
Record: 18-0
Last: W (UD12) Artem Harutyunyan, July 15
Next: TBA vs. Shakur Stevenson
Record: 16-1
Last: L (UD12) Vasiliy Lomachenko, Oct. 29
Next: Sept. 15 vs. Antonio Moran
Record: 17-1
Last: W (UD10) Ricardo Nunez, March 7
Next: TBA
Emanuel Navarrete comes out victorious in a 12-round classic vs. Oscar Valdez in Arizona.
Record: 38-1
Last: W (UD12) Oscar Valdez, Aug. 12
Next: TBA
Record: 16-0
Last: W (SD12) Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov, April 22
Next: Sept. 30 vs. TBA
Record: 31-2
Last: L (UD12) Emanuel Navarrete, Aug. 12
Next: TBA
Record: 16-1
Last: L (TKO9) Gervonta Davis, Jan. 7
Next: TBA
Record: 17-1-1
Last: L (SD12) Joe Cordina, April 22
Next: TBA
Record: 20-2
Last: W (UD12) Rey Vargas, Feb. 11
Next: TBA
Record: 26-4-1
Last: W (KO2) Henry Delgado, March 3
Next: TBA
Record: 17-2 1 NC
Last: NC (No decision) Nicolas Polanco, Sept. 23
Next: Sept. 15 vs. Humberto Galindo
Record: 27-2-1
Last: W (TKO5) Krai Setthaphon, April 1
Next: TBA
Record: 24-2-1
Last: W (UD10) Miguel Marriaga, March 18
Next: TBA
Luis Alberto Lopez flattens Michael Conlan with a huge uppercut to Conlan’s chin to retain his belt.
Record: 28-2
Last: W (TKO5) Michael Conlan, May 27
Next: Sept. 15 vs. Joet Gonzalez
Record: 27-3
Last: W (UD12) Mauricio Lara, May 27
Next: Oct. 7 vs. Josh Warrington
Record: 24-1-1
Last: W (UD12) Mark Magsayo, March 4
Next: TBA
Record: 13-1
Last: W (UD12) Satoshi Shimizu, July 25
Next: TBA
Record: 26-3-1
Last: L (UD12) Leigh Wood, May 27
Next: TBA
Record: 36-1
Last: L (UD12) O’Shaquie Foster, Feb. 11
Next: TBA
Record: 31-2-1
Last: L (SD12) Luis Alberto Lopez, Dec. 10
Next: Oct. 7 vs. Leigh Wood
Record: 24-2
Last: L (UD12) Brandon Figueroa, March 4
Next: TBA
Record: 24-2
Last: L (UD12) Robeisy Ramirez
Next: TBA
Record: 18-2
Last: L (TKO5) Luis Alberto Lopez, May 27
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Gary Russell Jr. has been removed for inactivity.
Naoya Inoue defeats Stephen Fulton by technical knockout to claim the WBO and WBC junior featherweight titles.
Record: 25-0
Last: W (TKO8) Stephen Fulton, July 25 (Watch this fight on ESPN+)
Next: TBA
Record: 21-1
Last: L (TKO8) Naoya Inoue, July 25
Next: TBA
Record: 35-1
Last: W (TKO2) Froilan Saludar, July 8
Next: TBA
Record: 37-3
Last: W (SD12) Murodjon Akhmadaliev, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 11-1
Last: L (MD12) Marlon Tapales, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 21-4
Last: L (KO11) Luis Nery, Feb. 18
Next: TBA
Record: 30-4
Last: W (KO4) Jason Cunningham, July 2, 2022
Next: TBA
Record: 33-4
Last: W (UD2) Fillipus Nghitumbwa, May 13
Next: TBA
Record: 15-0
Last: W (SD12) Ra’eese Aleem, June 18
Next: TBA
Record: 20-1
Last: L (SD12) Sam Goodman, June 18
Next: TBA
Record: 22-2
Last: W (UD12) Melvin Lopez, Aug. 12
Next: TBA
Record: 26-2
Last: W (MD12) Vincent Astrolabio, May 13
Next: TBA
Record: 18-1
Last: W (UD12) Liborio Solis, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 28-3-5
Last: W (UD12) Nonito Donaire, July 29
Next: TBA
Record: 42-8
Last: L (UD12) Alejandro Santiago, July 29
Next: TBA
Record: 27-1
Last: W (UD10) Jerald Paclar, Nov. 5
Next: TBA
Record: 18-4
Last: L (MD12) Jason Moloney, May 13
Next: TBD
Record: 19-1
Last: L (TD10) Emmanuel Rodriguez, Oct. 15
Next: TBA
Record: 8-0
Last: W (UD12) Christian Medina Jimenez, Aug. 11
Next: TBA
Record: 33-3
Last: W (SD12) Victor Santillan, June 11
Next: TBA
Record: 44-3
Last: W (MD12) Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, Dec. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 51-4
Last: L (MD12) Juan Francisco Estrada, Dec. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 30-2-1
Last: W (UD12) Joshua Franco, June 24
Next: TBA
Record: 16-0
Last: W (TKO11) Jade Bornea, June 24
Next: TBA
Record: 25-0
Last: W (KO12) Andrew Moloney, May 20
Next: TBA
Record: 18-1-3
Last: L (UD12) Kazuto Ioka, June 24
Next: TBA
Record: 52-6-1
Last: W (UD8) Komgrich Nantapech, May 27
Next: TBA
Record: 43-2-6
Last: L (UD12) Kazuto Ioka, July 13, 2022
Next: TBA
Record: 40-5-1
Last: W (UD10) Lamberto Macias, Feb. 10
Next: TBA
Record: 19-1
Last: W (TKO10) Pablo Carrillo, May 21
Next: TBA
Record: 18-0
Last: W (UD12) Cristian Gonzalez, April 8
Next: Dec. 16 vs. Sunny Edwards
Record: 20-0
Last: W (UD12) Andres Campos, June 10
Next: Dec. 16 vs. Jesse Rodriguez
Record: 20-2, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO11) Ronal Batista, May 6
Next: TBA
Record: 22-0
Last: W (UD12) David Jimenez, Jan. 28
Next: TBA
Record: 12-1
Last: L (UD12) Artem Dalakian, Jan. 28
Next: TBA
Record: 21-2
Last: W (KO2) Jerson Ortiz, Feb. 18
Next TBA
Record: 16-0
Last: W (UD8) Luis Rodriguez, March 4
Next TBA
Record: 39-3
Last: W (TKO4) Armando Hernandez Torres, June 10
Next TBA
Record: 35-6
Last: W (UD10) Joselito Velazquez, Dec. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 18-0-1
Last: W (UD10) Angel Acosta, April 6
Next TBA
Record: 21-1
Last: W (TKO9) Anthony Olascuaga, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: (27-3-1)
Last: W (UD12) Shokichi Iwata, Nov. 1
Next: TBA
Record: 26-1-1
Last: W (TD8) Daniel Matellon, June 10
Next: TBA
Record: 35-4
Last: W (KO1) Wichet Sengprakhon, June 25
Next: TBA
Record: 15-4
Last: W (TKO11) Ronald Chacon, Jan. 28
Next: TBA
Record: 24-0
Last: W (UD12) Wanheng Menayothin, July 20, 2022
Next: TBA
Record: 40-1
Last: W (TKO8) Norihito Tanaka, June 28
Next: TBA
Record: 8-0
Last: W (TKO6) Garen Diagan, Aug. 26
Next: TBA
Record: 26-3-1-1NC
Last: NC (ND3) Ginjiro Shigeoka, Jan. 6
Next: TBA
Record: 20-3
Last: L (TKO7) Oscar Collazo, May 27
Next: TBA