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Manny Pacquiao’s slated September fight with Floyd Mayweather won’t be an exhibition, the Philippine boxing star said on Thursday, days after his fellow hall of famer claimed their match would be purely entertainment. Netflix announced the long-rumored rematch of boxing’s highest-grossing bout last month, with Pacquiao and Mayweather — whose current ages are in their late forties — to meet at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 19. But Mayweather stunned the boxing world this week by proposing that the rivals, whose

It would set up a blockbuster showdown, with Moscow potentially serving as the venue for the third fight between Russian stars Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev. Global governing body IBA's president Umar Kremlev said they are prepared to host the highly anticipated fight. In October 2024, Beterbiev handed Bivol the first loss of his career when he won a majority decision at 41. The victory in Riyadh also made Beterbiev the first four-belt holder at 175lb. But Bivol proved his worth in April,

British boxer Conor Benn said he felt suicidal after his failed drugs tests last year caused his much-hyped fight with Chris Eubank Jr to be cancelled in October. Benn, who tested positive for the banned substance Clomiphene, has been cleared of an intentional doping offence by the World Boxing Council (WBC) after the body ruled a "highly elevated consumption of eggs" resulted in the adverse finding. "It's hurt me. I didn't think I was going to make it through this period," Benn, 26,