HOW B-HOP TOOK DOWN TITO THE GENIUS OF BUDD SCHULBERG THE NEW HEAVYWEIGHT LANDSCAPE
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28 STILL HUNGRY CANELO ALVAREZ MAY HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE OR GAIN, BUT HE’S AS FIRED UP AS EVER TO BE A WORLD CHAMPION AGAIN By Steve Kim 36 THE CHOSEN ONE CHRISTIAN MBILLI HAS WALKED A LONG, DIFFICULT ROAD TO REACH THE DOORSTEP OF DESTINY AND THE CHANCE TO BEAT CANELO By Corey Erdman WITH OLEKSANDR USYK’S ENDGAME AT HAND, THE SHUFFLE TO REDEFINE THE HIERARCHY IN BOXING’S TOP DIVISION HAS BEGUN By Michael Rosenthal 50 A DREAM DELAYED 44 DANCE OF THE HEAVYWEIGHTS
RELENTLESS DETERMINATION IN THE FACE OF HEARTBREAK, CONTROVERSY AND DEFEAT FINALLY PAID OFF FOR ANDREW MOLONEY By Anthony Cocks 56 THE MASTER CLASS BERNARD HOPKINS REVISITS HIS DRAMATIC CLASH WITH FELIX TRINIDAD AND DESCRIBES HOW HE TOOK DOWN TITO
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14 STEVE’S SOAPBOX By Steve Kim 16 BY THE NUMBERS By Don Stradley 19 RING RATINGS 62 MY FIRST TIME: MICHAEL NUNN By Doug Fischer 78 FIGHT OF FANTASY By Anson Wainwright 80 BOOK EXCERPT: “JINX” SPINKS By Jack Hirsch 84 FUNDAMENTALS By Tom Gray 86 THE FIGHT DOCTOR By Dr. Margaret Goodman 88 SLICE OF BOXING By Thomas Hauser 90 COMMISSIONER’S CORNER By Randy Gordon 94 FINISHING SHOTS 96 FIGHTLINE
BUDD SCHULBERG’S DRIVE TO PORTRAY THE HUMAN SIDE OF BOXING LED TO SOME OF THE MOST QUOTABLE MOMENTS IN
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OF THE FIVE FIGHTS MUHAMMAD ALI CONTESTED IN 1966, HIS TOUGHEST CAME AGAINST A DETERMINED GERMAN LEFTY NAMED KARL MILDENBERGER By Don Stradley
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In Your Corner: From Riyadh to Paris with the Esports World Cup
Every championship has its origin story, and usually, somewhere in it, there is a corner that was there before the cameras arrived. When the Esports World Cup launched in Riyadh in 2024, stc was there not as a late addition to the sponsorship roster but as an Elite and Founding Partner, one of the organizations whose commitment helped make the event real. Over two editions, the tournament grew into something that justified every early belief: 2,000 professional players and 200 Clubs from more than 100 countries, competing across 25 tournaments and 24 game titles, watched by 750 million viewers around the world. This summer, the Esports World Cup left Saudi Arabia for the first time. From 6 July to 23 August, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles hosted twenty-four of the world’s biggest esports titles and a $75 million prize pool, the largest in the history of the sport. A new city, a new continent, and for the first time, a European crowd experiencing EWC on home ground. It was the kind of moment that reveals what a partnership is actually made of. stc’s answer was its presence throughout the event, from branding woven across venues and competition spaces to naming rights on three of the tournament’s flagship destinations: the stc Arena, a competitive hub where VALORANT, League of Legends, Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, Overwatch 2, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 were contested; the stc Player’s Lounge, a dedicated space for the world’s best players, teams, and creators; and stc Contenders, a further named presence across the tournament. When the biggest matches of EWC 2026 were fought, they were fought in a venue that carried stc’s name. Beyond the venue, stc tv carried the tournament to audiences who could not be in Paris, including fans back in Riyadh, the city where EWC was born, watching the event they helped build from the very beginning. Building on a platform that streamed EWC 2025 live, stc tv brought Paris to the world through dedicated broadcast integrations, from stc Replay to live Twitch segments, making EWC 2026 as accessible to a fan in Saudi Arabia as to one sitting a few metro stops from Porte de Versailles. A good corner does not take credit for the fighter’s victories. It shows up, does the work, and trusts that the investment will speak for itself over time. What stc brought to Paris was three years of that kind of commitment: to a tournament, to a community, and to a vision for what competitive gaming could become on a global stage. The name on the arena is the most visible part. The years behind it are what give it weight. The corner was there before the first round. In Paris, three years on, it was still there.
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COMBAT BOOTS: Even before scoring an impressive seventh- round TKO over the previously unbeaten Xander Zayas in June, Jaron “Boots” Ennis was widely viewed as one of the best boxers in the world. Three knockdowns and a dominant performance over the Puerto Rican star to claim the unified junior middleweight crown rubber-stamped that opinion for fight fans around the world. Ennis jumped to No. 1 at 154 pounds and debuted in The Ring’s mythical pound-for-pound ratings at No. 9. The sky is the limit for the Philly switch-hitter, who improved to 36-0 and became a two-weight world champion.
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U nless you were excited about tune-up bouts for Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury or Errol Spence’s long-awaited return against Tim Tszyu (I was not), there wasn’t much in the way of notable ring action in July. However, the month did feature some meaty industry developments worth commenting on, so here are my thoughts on the two biggest news items that dropped during the first three weeks of the month. On July 9, DAZN and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) announced their multi-year partnership, which began with the Spence-Tszyu PPV card on July 25. Two hours later, Zuffa Boxing officially
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confirmed its long-rumored multi-fight deal with Shakur Stevenson. These are positive moves for the global streaming platform and upstart promotional company, and both announcements were met with the usual polarized reactions – jaded skepticism and shameless cheerleading – from hardcore fans on social media. I usually take a wait-and-see position with industry news before sharing an opinion. For example, on July 20 it was
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However, while Stevenson received his share of hate from tribalist fans and content creators, I don’t think the industry (promoters, sanctioning bodies, media) will give the brightest American talent the same shameful treatment they’ve reserved for the Australian cruiserweight champ. For starters, they don’t have the balls, but they also know that Stevenson – currently No. 3 in The Ring’s pound-for-pound rankings – has the potential to take the coveted No. 1 spot and reign for a long time. Should the four-division titleholder develop into a revenue-generating attraction, as Floyd Mayweather did 15-20 years ago, they want to be in his good graces (Stevenson’s been known to hold a grudge). Of course, to evolve into a bona fide star, the defensive wizard will have to win the right fights, which means getting high-profile opponents signed to rival promoters (all partnered with DAZN) to do business with Zuffa Boxing and its platform, Paramount+. That’s a tough ask, given the abrasive nature of Zuffa Boxing president Dana White and the fragile/spiteful egos of the traditional promoters (Oscar De La Hoya and Eddie Hearn in particular). However, the Ryan Garcia-Conor Benn announcement on July 15 put to rest the notion that a fighter in Stevenson’s position would automatically be frozen out of major co- promotional showdowns. De La Hoya, who promotes Garcia, absolutely hates White (the feeling is mutual) and did not want the star of his Golden Boy stable to fight Benn, who signed a multi-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing in April. During one of his “clap back” rants on social media, De La Hoya declared that he would have to be involved if Garcia-Benn were to happen, and it would have to be a DAZN PPV event. However, he may have forgotten that the owner of this magazine, who co-founded Zuffa Boxing, is close with DAZN owner Len Blavatnik and still cuts the biggest checks in the sport. As Garcia stated during an appearance on The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon in May, he’s defending his WBC welterweight title against Benn at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 12. The fight will be broadcast on Paramount+ in the U.S. and streamed on DAZN in the U.K. and Ireland. Stevenson posted an immediate reaction to the announcement on X: “Garcia-Benn is happening, so it shuts down y’all fake narratives. Fighters can fight whoever now because Turki [Alalshikh] is saving the sport of boxing.” Stevenson’s Zuffa Boxing debut is slated for October. The Ring/WBO junior welterweight champ says he wants to fight WBO welterweight titleholder Devin Haney, who’s No. 8 in The Ring’s pound-for-pound rankings. If a bout with Haney can’t be made, Stevenson said he’d be interested in a 140-pound unification bout with WBA beltholder Gary Antuanne Russell during an interview with FightHype. A win over Haney would likely push Stevenson to No. 2 in the pound-for- pound rankings, just under Naoya Inoue, so I understand why he wants that bout. But I’d be more interested in Stevenson vs. Russell because the Maryland native is a more aggressive boxer (with more power) than Haney. If Stevenson is ever going to catch on with casual fans, he’ll have to occasionally be in entertaining fights. Another boxer who could bring that out in Stevenson is Lamont Roach Jr. The former 130-pound beltholder took on William Zepeda for the WBC lightweight title on August 1, the week after this issue went to press. If Roach won, I’d love to see the battle-tested technician challenge Stevenson for the junior welterweight crown. And, of course, there’s the Garcia-Benn winner. I don’t think either welterweight is in Stevenson’s class, but their size and power adds an element of danger. The main purpose of those fights would be to further raise Stevenson’s profile. BELTS MATTER? On July 13, the DAZN pay-per-view undercard to Anthony Joshua’s July 25
comeback fight against Kristian Prenga was announced. The three main supporting bouts were Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Simon Zachenhuber (for Sheeraz’s WBO super middleweight title), Josh Kelly vs. Caoimhin Agyarko (for Kelly’s IBF junior middleweight belt), and Reito Tsutsumi vs. Alvino Herrera (in a 10-round junior lightweight bout). The lineup didn’t remind old heads of Don King’s classic “Revenge: The Rematches” PPV. I understand why Joshua fought a New Jersey club fighter. It was his first bout since his tragic car accident in December and he hadn’t been in against a world-class opponent since Daniel Dubois poleaxed him in September 2024. It was just a tune-up for his anticipated winter superfight with Tyson Fury (who had his own stay-busy fight with Mariusz Wach in Thailand the same weekend). Tsutsumi was a 4-0 prospect looking for quality rounds against an unbeaten (18-0-2) Mexican pro. No problem with that. Kelly was coming off his title- winning boxing clinic against Bakhram Murtazaliev, and his fight after Agyarko was rumored to be a unification showdown with Boots Ennis. He was allowed a softer touch between 154-pound boogeymen. But there was no defending Sheeraz’s first defense of the WBO title. He won the vacant belt in May against Alem Begic, a 39-year-old vet who had no business sharing the ring with a world-class fighter, let alone a giant, heavy-handed punisher like Sheeraz, who battered the hapless German into submission inside two rounds. It looked like child abuse. I know that the vacant strap was supposed to be contested between Sheeraz and undefeated contender Diego Pacheco, who declined the fight, but the WBO should not have had Begic in any position to take Pacheco’s place. And the sanctioning organization should not have had Zachenhuber, a 28-year-old German southpaw who’s never fought anyone of note and lost a
The DAZN-PBC alliance was announced at the kickoff presser for Rolly Romero-Teofimo Lopez.
announced that Teofimo Lopez signed an exclusive multi-fight agreement with DAZN. What do I think about that? Nothing. Ask me after his August 22 bout against Rolando Romero. His performance in that fight – and what he decides to do afterward – will determine my level of interest going forward. G etting back to the PBC/DAZN and Stevenson/Zuffa Boxing alliances, we all know these are big deals for the parties involved, but only time will tell if they benefit the fans. So, for now my only take is a question: Will either deal result in fights that we want to see? I see potential in both cases. (How do ya like that? I’m not a cynic despite more than a quarter century of covering this racket.) The PBC’s stable isn’t the powerhouse it was 10 years ago, but the company still has several notable fighters under contract. There are current world titleholders Romero, David Benavidez, Sebastian Fundora, Gary Antuanne Russell, Carlos Adames and Brandon Figueroa; former beltholders and contenders such as Isaac Cruz, Stephen Fulton, Alberto Puello, Caleb Plant, Jesus Ramos Jr. and Eimantas Stanionis; along
with a group of well-known, semi-retired veterans (some plagued by personal issues as well as inactivity) that include Spence, Keith Thurman, Jermell and Jermall Charlo and Gervonta Davis. This lineup isn’t going to remind older fans of the star-studded stables of Main Events or Don King Productions during the 1980s and 1990s, but there are talented and experienced fighters under the PBC banner. If they can mix with the standouts from the other major promoters partnered with DAZN – Matchroom, Golden Boy Promotions, Queensberry and Top Rank – maybe we’ll eventually have a healthy programming situation akin to HBO’s heyday. Even the press release tagline for DAZN’s updated promotional roster – “Every Major Promotion. One Global Network.” – reminds me of old HBO Sports slogans, such as “The Best Fights are on HBO” and “The Network of Champions.” However, note how HBO used to mention the fights and the champions, while DAZN references the promoters. To truly be like HBO was in the ’90s and 2000s, DAZN can’t assume its promotional partners will get along
and do right by the fans. The streaming sports platform is going to have to put real heat on them and demand the necessary co-promotions that will match up the top fighters of each stable. Some of the co-promotional matchups with PBC players I’d love to see DAZN present by this time next year include Jaron Ennis (Matchroom) or Vergil Ortiz (Golden Boy) vs. Fundora at junior middleweight, Keyshawn Davis (Top Rank) vs. Russell or Cruz at junior welterweight (if Davis can still make 140; if not I’d be OK with him fighting Stanionis at 147), and Rafael Espinoza or Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (both with Top Rank) vs. Figueroa at featherweight. I can think of a few matchups I’d love to see Stevenson in over the next 12 months, but I admit his move to Zuffa Boxing initially made me wonder if those fights would be blocked in the same manner that Jai Opetaia has been blackballed since signing with the company.
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Alem Begic was ridiculously overmatched against Sheeraz.
six-rounder in April, in its top 10. I had an exchange with WBO president Gustavo Olivieri on X the day Sheeraz-Zachenhuber was announced with the rest of the undercard: @dougiefischer – Another German strudel for our man Hamzah. How the WBO green lights Zachenhuber, who dropped a 6-round decision three months ago, immediately after the Begic slaughter is beyond me.
10-round bout was a four- and six-round level boxer. The loss to Zachenhuber was Armin Ajrulai’s first 10 rounder. Was Ajrulai WBO rated? No answer from Olivieri, who I like and respect. He’s doing his best to operate the WBO with transparency and dignity. But he loves to champion the sanctioning bodies, especially on social media with a #BeltsMatter hashtag on daily posts. It’s OK for sanctioning bodies to take that position, but they have to make the belts matter. World title bouts involving guys like Begic and Zachenhuber don’t matter at all. Fans don’t care for gross mismatches, which can be extremely dangerous for the underdogs. And what’s Sheeraz getting out of pummeling guys not fit to be his sparring partners (apart from an unwanted “German Assassin” moniker)?
In December, the WBO and IBF will hold their first-ever unified convention in Orlando, Florida, with the goals of strengthening their partnership (in the face of the Zuffa Boxing “threat”) and aligning their rules for judging and refereeing. I hope they also spend quality time and effort going over their rankings and improving their criteria. I haven’t forgotten that Michael Eifert set the CompuBox record for the lowest punch-connect total (just 12) ever recorded in a 12-round fight en route to being shut out by light heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol in May. Eifert, yet another undeserving German in a world title bout (though not nearly as bad as Begic and Zachenhuber), was the IBF’s mandatory challenger.
@OlivieriLaw – Doug, see Zachenhuber’s BoxRec as he recently and successfully fought a scheduled 10-round contest on June 27, 2026. Regards. @dougiefischer – I see that but he’s still one bout removed from fighting in a six-rounder - and losing. I also see that the guy he stopped in the scheduled
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and Naoya Inoue, have achieved this with not just talent but also deeds. Usyk fought on the road beating every top cruiserweight in a talented division and then moved up to heavyweight and beat virtually every behemoth that mattered in the division. Rodriguez, even though still very young, has beaten champions – young guns and old lions – at an amazing clip. Inoue took on numerous top challengers and champions in four weight divisions. Though he has carved out a very good career to this point, the 29-year-old Ennis has not done what they did – but he certainly could. Before we talk about what Ennis might be, let’s concentrate on what he has been and is right now. His 10- year career (in some ways it does not feel like a full decade) has included 32 stoppages in 36 fights, many brilliant displays of power, speed, creativity and yes, technique. He has fought a number of good fighters, one very good one and one excellent one. He has dominated virtually everyone he’s faced. I announced eight of those matches, so I chronicled about one-fourth of his pro career while it happened. It included him winning a secondary welterweight title and his first defense. During that period, he fought good, competent fighters (some contenders) and showed he was levels above them. Still, in this world of instant and often exaggerated criticism, in that slice of his career there was the beginning of a narrative that has been used by critics to pick away at him. It is the “he gets hit too much” storyline that reached a crescendo even as he was in the process of stopping Zayas. Boxing fans and even media often decry lack of action in fights and criticize fighters who they believe win with safety-first approaches. So, it is fascinating when they criticize Ennis for having a style that puts him in harm’s way more than others and creates the very excitement fans say they want. One sequence that demonstrates this happened during his 2021 bout against Thomas Dulorme. At the time, Dulorme was a 31-year-old former welterweight contender whose only stoppage losses
were to Luis Carlos Abregu in 2012 and Terence Crawford in 2015, and who had dropped decisions to contender Jamal James and future titleholders Yordenis Ugas and Eimantas Stanionis. In an exciting Round 1, Dulorme was knocked down by Ennis but got up and landed two huge overhand rights in succession – the best he could possibly throw – as Ennis was concentrating on getting a KO. Ennis just shrugged these punches off and seconds later put Dulorme down and out for a stoppage win. I pointed out on the telecast that a lot of drama had unfolded for such a short fight. It was remarkable to see Ennis take those right hands and almost immediately end the fight. Because of his hell-for-leather style that has created those 32 knockouts, Ennis does get hit sometimes by big punches. Zayas was able to get him in trouble during Round 3 of their fight with several terrific power shots that had Ennis holding on momentarily – but even before that round ended, Ennis was back in the pocket, still trading. By the time he came out for the fourth, he had steadied the ship. Much was made about this at the time, despite the dominant nature of Ennis’ eventual win. Yes, the way Ennis fights will allow him to be hit by good fighters, but it has never stopped him from winning a fight. Ennis’ ability to overwhelm his opponents with power in quick, violent intervals is extremely rare. Other than two four-round wins very early in his career, only the clever and mobile Karen Chukhadzhian has been able to avoid succumbing to Ennis as a stoppage victim. But in both of Ennis’ wins over him, a loss for Ennis was never a real possibility. So, until (and we should also say a big IF) someone can stand up to those offensive bursts, any perceived defensive lapses by Ennis will be meaningless. The post-fight analysis of the Zayas fight that centered on Ennis’ future (including the defensive issue) also sometimes demeaned Zayas, thus diminishing the achievement of stopping him. Well, that is nonsense. Zayas may
be young, but had won a title against a very good fighter (Jorge Garcia) and unified titles against another very good fighter (Abass Baraou). Ennis beating him was a statement about where Boots sits in the 154-pound division, which brings us to the future. Whether the supremely talented Ennis becomes more than a world champion and star in the sport is up to him and his team. Can he parlay his great ability and resilience into a generational ranking and superstardom? The 154-pound division is set up for him to do it. There are talented fighters there to create a great legacy if those matchups are made and won. The two other titleholders, Sebastian Fundora and Josh Kelly (who created a big upset to pick up his belt), are foes who come with credentials. And then there is Ortiz. If the dance they once did around a big fight ends up becoming an event, this time it will give Ennis a chance to add a rung to the ladder of being a generational fighter. Ennis is right in his prime, with two world titles and a huge win in his account. The victory even saw him crack The Ring’s pound-for-pound list. No matter what happens now, Ennis has achieved something special in boxing. However, if he wants to be remembered as a great in the sport and finish the job of being one of the faces of this generation of fighters, what happens next is important. The vagaries of boxing politics are often hard to overcome these days in making big matches, but we see regular evidence (like Ennis-Zayas) that it can be done. I have no problem saying that in 45 years of announcing boxing, Ennis is one of the most talented offensive fighters I have ever seen, even going back to the magic era of the 1980s that I chronicled as well. Now we will find out how far that will take him in this second chapter of his career. We know he would likely go in as the favorite against anyone at 154 or below right now. And 160 will probably beckon before his career is over. I do know this: The next chapter in Boots Ennis’ boxing career could be quite a page-turner.
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Boots gave his best performance yet against the unbeaten Zayas.
The old bromide “to the victor goes the spoils” applies directly to the column you are now reading. While I still believe my earlier column about this division being set up for a dynamic period – and while I absolutely believe the 23-year- old Zayas is still destined for great things – this column is not devoted to those topics. This is about Boots Ennis – a hugely talented fighter with a slightly enigmatic, slow-burning career who demonstrated to all of us that he is someone who could be on the edge of becoming a generational boxer. Some will quibble with my phrasing and say he is already a generational fighter. Well, he is a generational talent, not quite yet a generational fighter. The active generational fighters of this era, like Oleksandr Usyk, Bam Rodriguez
E arlier this year, I wrote a column that zeroed in on the current state of the 154-pound division. I suggested that this talent-filled division was on the cusp of emulating the period between 2017 and 2022 when exciting fights and terrific fighters filled the junior middleweight landscape. I used as my focus the anticipated matchup between Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jr. Well, then something happened that, gosh, has never happened before in boxing – the fight completely fell through. But, lo and behold, it was replaced by a different but equally appealing signature fight featuring
unified titleholder Xander Zayas defending his belts against Ennis. The expectations we had for Ennis- Ortiz were more than met in the June 27 Zayas-Ennis match. It was dramatic and exciting with enough shifting tides to make it an undeniably memorable fight. Both fighters were facing by far their best opponent to date, and the fight reflected that. Though he won a convincing stoppage victory, Ennis was more than challenged and had to fight through serious adversity at several points in the fight – especially a memorable Round 3. But fight through it he did, winning on a very big stage against an excellent fighter.
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took place over a 14-month period, but by today’s standards that is an impressive run. When he stopped Zhang in six rounds in February 2025, he became the WBC interim heavyweight champion. Meanwhile in July 2025, in what was their second go-around, Usyk took care of Dubois in five heats to regain the IBF title. He would not fight again until he faced Verhoeven. So the question has to be asked:
fights for his guys. So what does Sulaiman do? Instead of insisting that Usyk-Kabayel take place at the beginning of the year, before Usyk- Verhoeven was announced, he made the decision to wait until after Usyk took care of that assignment to call for this mandatory. But in the meantime, the WBC decided to sanction the Verhoeven challenge as an official title fight. Sulaiman was trying to get two bites out of this apple. Instead of being a
One thing is clear: As established fighters start to earn the really big money, the belts become less important to them. What was once so valuable in their early days becomes a bit of a nuisance. The reality is that with Usyk having just one more bout remaining, there was no need to have any sanctioning body titles since he was never going to defend them anyway. There is a chance that Usyk was never going to face Kabayel and his two-
Usyk vs. Kabayel looks destined to remain in the fantasy realm forever.
During this stretch of time between Usyk’s victory over Dubois and when his bout with Verhoeven was announced, why didn’t the WBC mandate that Kabayel become his next foe? This is one of the problems with the WBC; they arbitrarily enforce their rules when it suits them, and oftentimes ditch those guidelines to curry favor with certain boxers who simply represent too big of a sanctioning fee to be distracted with such things as difficult mandatory challenges. And that’s another bone of
fisted body attack, but the WBC’s mandatory challenger should’ve at least known where he stood in all this. After his victory over Zhang, Kabayel was sidelined until a stay-busy homecoming fight against Damian Knyba in early January. Kabayel needed just three rounds to finish the job. We fast-forward to the summer, and Kabayel is now the full WBC heavyweight champion. He didn’t have to face anyone for this title; he was simply elevated after Uysk’s announcement. It is a bit reminiscent of how Ken
After stopping Zhang in early 2025, Kabayel didn’t fight for nearly a year.
contention that many have. These so- called interim titles of the sanctioning bodies (some are worse culprits than others) often become a bit too permanent. If you look up the word “interim,” the definition is “a temporary period of time between two events, or something designed to be used until a permanent replacement is established.” It’s one thing to be the No. 1 contender. It’s another to be named the actual mandatory challenger. But it really means nothing until the sanctioning body actually orders the fight and a period of negotiation is announced (with the resulting purse bid if a deal cannot be reached). Frank Warren, the head of Queensberry Promotions, which represents Kabayel, made it very clear earlier in the year that he would be doing everything in his power to have his client’s interests protected. Say what you will about Warren, but he
Norton became the WBC champion following Leon Spinks’ decision to rematch Muhammad Ali rather than make his mandatory defense. Truth be told, this isn’t a bad deal for Kabayel or Warren. It’s far from a guarantee that Kabayel would have toppled a more focused version of Usyk. And now Warren can say that he has the WBC and WBO titleholders in the fold in addition to streaking young contender Moses Itauma, who might be the future of this division. Warren and his company are the true winners in this scenario. In light of the recent developments, this is a whole new division, and the sanctioning bodies have already begun preparing for it. The IBF has mandated that Itauma (who already has a late summer appointment versus Filip Hrgovic) face Frank Sanchez for their vacant title. As for Kabayel, his biggest nights lie ahead of him.
I n late June, Oleksandr Usyk announced that he would have one final fight this year before calling it a career. The reigning heavyweight champion also made the surprise announcement that he was vacating his three sanctioning body title belts (IBF, WBA and WBC). Usyk, who struggled to retain his crown against Rico Verhoeven on May 23, did not abdicate his Ring Magazine belt. “It’s a good day to say that I want to vacate all the belts I currently hold,” Usyk posted on his social media. “I want to make them available so the [guys] who are next in line can fight for them. I’m leaving the belts but I’m not leaving the sport, because I still have my last dance.” And just like that, Usyk is now a former heavyweight champion in the
eyes of some fans and media (although he’s still recognized by The Ring and he can still claim the lineal title, as he has still not lost a fight inside the ring and has not formally retired). Regardless, it was a gracious message from Usyk, who added: “I want to thank everyone. I have great respect for all organizations. I want to thank everyone and say more to come.” T hat graciousness was not reciprocated by the head of the WBC, Mauricio Sulaiman, who posted in response to Usyk’s video announcement: “What a disappointment [it] is for me to learn from a social media video that our heavyweight champion is vacating his WBC title. This is the current life we live in. I would
even think this is AI … I personally wish Usyk great success in his life inside and outside the ring.” Well, no need to take this personally, Mauricio. But here’s the thing: You helped cause this situation. In fact, you enabled it the whole way. You helped Oleksandr make his great escape away from your mandatory challenger, Agit Kabayel. Let’s go back. Kabayel – currently the No. 2-ranked heavyweight in the Ring Magazine rankings behind WBO beltholder Daniel Dubois – has been on a tear in recent years. He racked up consecutive victories versus Arslanbek Makhmudov (undefeated at the time), Frank Sanchez (also unblemished when he entered their 2024 fight) and Zhilei Zhang, all by stoppage. The victories
regulatory body that is designed to protect all the fighters in the game, the WBC became an enabler to one of the elite. They deserved this outcome. And rumors are that Usyk will be facing Deontay Wilder or have a rematch with Verhoeven. MMA legend Jon Jones has even been mentioned. Regardless, he will not be facing his WBC mandatory or anyone else that is ordered by a sanctioning body. His “last dance” will come against whoever he damn wants. This is a lesson learned for Sulaiman: Even the most honorable of fighters (which Usyk has been throughout his storied career) will do what’s in their best interest, especially as they reach the conclusion of their days inside the ring.
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BY THE NUMBERS: RALPH ZANNELLI By Don Stradley • Illustration by KronkAAArt
rounds with Henry Armstrong » In May of 1940, Zannelli earned his first and only shot at the welterweight championship. It was his misfortune
years old when he bid Boston adieu » In 1949, Massachusetts set the age limit for fighters at 35. This was considered a safety measure, but Zannelli went into a sort of panic. Zannelli’s camp had been
When the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame inducted him in 1987, Ralph Zannelli was an odd fit alongside area politicians, military figures and even a famous watercolorist. Yet he somehow belonged. Though born in Seneca Falls, New York, Zannelli had been one of Rhode Island’s most revered fighters, a tough and relentless puncher who thrilled fans during the 1940s. If earning nicknames from the press is a sign of love, then few were more adored than Zannelli, whose raft of monikers included “The Ripper,” “Ralph the Rock,” “The Wild Man from Providence,” “Roughhouse Ralph” and “The Great Z.” Here’s his story by the numbers.
that the champion was the magnificent Henry Armstrong, who was in his absolute heyday. Coming to Zannelli’s first adopted home of Boston, Armstrong floored Zannelli four times en route to a fifth-round stoppage. In 1944, “Homicide Hank” and Ralph the Ripper fought twice more, with the now ex-champion Armstrong taking both bouts by 10-round decision. Though Armstrong would praise Zannelli for his guts, The Great Z was less complimentary toward his three-time conqueror, comparing him unfavorably to Robinson. “When Robinson hits you, you feel it all over,” Zannelli said, calling Robinson’s style “real sharpshootin’.” He denied Armstrong ever hurt him, even when Zannelli lost by TKO in 1940. “I wasn’t knocked out. I was exhausted. [...] Alongside Ray Robinson, why, Armstrong couldn’t break an egg as a puncher.”
lying about his age for a long time, knocking a few years off to make The Great Z seem younger. When the Bay State created the new limit, Zannelli was practically 35 already. Now he’d have to forsake the 15,000-seat Boston Garden for the much smaller Providence Auditorium, meaning smaller gates and lighter paydays. Worst of all, he’d just beaten Cesario in a dual- title bout for the New England welterweight and middleweight championships. He was probably envisioning some big Boston crowds in his future. It wasn’t to be. “I don’t think this rule should apply to champions,” Zannelli said, dreading the loss of that potential Boston income. The win over Cesario would be his final appearance in a Boston ring. Things worked out, though. After years of splitting his time between Massachusetts and Rhode Island rings, Zannelli began fighting in Providence on a regular basis. It was said that he was more popular during this late stretch than he’d ever been, and that he helped establish a rebirth of Providence boxing. The Great Z had come home to roost.
years as a professional boxer »
Zannelli (real name: Onorato Zannella) began his pro career in June of 1936, fighting on the undercard of a Fenway Park
bouts with George Martin » Some sources claim Zannelli had beaten Martin seven times in their amateur days, but apparently things changed when there was money involved. Martin, a Boston fighter
show headlined by former heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey. Zannelli had enjoyed a successful amateur career throughout New England and became a favorite in Massachusetts as well as Rhode Island. Zannelli defeated his opponent, Gabby Poulin, by decision, but if his hometown fans were angry over missing his debut, the pair fought again in Providence three weeks later. Again, Zannelli got the win. He’d go on to become the personification of a New England fighter, virtually unknown outside the area but a ticket-seller at home. “I wish I could’ve made more of it,” Zannelli later said of his career. He often worked in shipyards and on construction sites to make ends meet, but in the meantime, he fought … and fought … and fought …
known for being colorful and crafty, had Zannelli solved in the pro ranks. They fought three times in 1938, Martin winning each bout on points. Martin also tallied decision wins over Zannelli in 1942 and 1943. The bouts were usually competitive, and the 1943 verdict for Martin was loudly booed by the Boston Garden customers. “When the decision was announced,” reported the International News Service, “part of the crowd surged around the officials to dispute the vote.” In a 1946 bout, the sixth and final of their professional contests, Zannelli managed to get a draw.
losses and out » Zannelli (1915-2006) reached the end of his career in 1952 after dropping decisions to Kid Gavilan, Bobby Dykes and Johnny Bratton. He retired from the ring near Christmas as a gift to his wife. By 1954, however, he began petitioning local athletic boards and committees, arguing that he was as fit as ever and wished to fight again.
victories » Between 1936 and 1952, Zannelli put up a record of 93-49-7 with 33 knockouts. He scored wins over some reputable boxers,
times New England middleweight champion » During the 1947-1951 period, Zannelli engaged in a grueling series of bouts against some of the best New Englanders of the time, including Al
Though Zannelli fell short against the elite fighters, he always fought like a tiger and even put a few scares into the visiting royalty. For instance, Ike Williams, a future Hall of Famer recognized at that point as NBA lightweight champion, was dropped twice in a 1947 bout with Zannelli, though he came back and won the decision. Zannelli, reported the Globe, “went out gloriously, still on his feet at the finish.” State Commissioner Clerk Conlon recalled the “wildest” fight he’d ever seen in a Massachusetts ring. It involved Zannelli and Garvey Young in 1946. “It ended up with both fighters down on the canvas punching each other – and the cops in the ring,” Conlon said.
The State Supreme Court of Rhode Island eventually denied him a license because of his age. He was 40. A reporter once asked Zannelli if he’d do anything differently if he could start all over again. Zannelli said no. “I’d still plan on being a fighter,” he said. “I’d have to. It’s just in me, I guess.” But he wouldn’t recommend the business to youngsters. “If my own boy thought about it, why, I guess I’d feel like shooting him.”
including Johnny Jadick, Sammy Fuller, Izzy Jannazzo and the legendary Fritzie Zivic (twice), who had passed his prime but was still a rough night for anybody. During the 1940s, Zannelli became the Boston Garden’s most reliable workhorse, with promoters luring in top talent from elsewhere, including the superlative Sugar Ray Robinson, and pitting them against the hard-headed Rhode Islander. “Zannelli’s Willingness to Battle All-Comers Keeps Hub Boxing Alive,” roared a Globe headline in December of 1944.
Priest, Johnny Cesario, Norman Horton, Joe Rindone and Jackie Lovatt, often with the New England middleweight championship at stake. Though regional titles are often forgotten about and end up in cold storage, the N.E. titles were coveted in those years. Some accounts say Zannelli won the N.E. middleweight title five times and even had some turns as the N.E. welterweight titlist. Zannelli often said beating Priest for the N.E. middleweight title in 1947 was among his proudest moments.
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Ring Ratings Through fights of July 18, 2026
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MEN P4P: Oscar Collazo (No. 9) KO 2 Neider Valdez P4P: Jaron Ennis (in at No. 9) TKO 7 Xander Zayas H: Murat Gassiev (No. 9) TKO 6 Peter Kadiru 175: Ben Whittaker (in at No. 10) TKO 2 Richard Rivera 168: Diego Pacheco (No. 6) KO 11 Immanuwel Aleem 160: Troy Isley (No. 4) TKO 5 Leonardo Di Stefano 160: Jahi Tucker (in at No. 10) MD 10 Euri Cedeno 154: Jaron Ennis (No. 5, 147: Liam Paro (in at No. 9) UD 12 Lewis Crocker (No. 9, 4) TKO 7 Xander Zayas (No. 3, 140: Alberto Puello (No. 5) TKO 4 Miguel Bolano 135: Abdullah Mason (No. 5, 135: Andy Cruz (No. 5) TKO 3 Abraham Montoya 130: Ryan Garner (No. 8, 130: Hayato Tsutsumi (No. 10) TKO 2 Felix Batista 130: Charley Suarez (No. 5) KO 1 Manuel Avila 126: Bruce Carrington (No. 3, 1) TKO 12 Albert Bell 1) UD 12 Michael Magnesi 1) UD 12 Rene Palacios
126: Luis Alberto Lopez (No. 7) out, moved up in weight 112: Oscar Collazo (C at 105) KO 2 Neider Valdez 112: Abraham R. Perez (No. 9) SD 12 Johnathan Gonzalez 108: Cristian Araneta (No. 7) out, inactivity 105: Joseph Sumabong (No. 8, 1) UD 10 Jheng Ciou WOMEN 140: Estelle Mossely (No. 4, 2) SD 10 Karen Carbajal 140: Litzy Vazquez (in at No. 3) MD 10 Soledad Matthysse (No. 2, 2) 135: Pamela Noutcho Sawa (No. 5) KO 1 Mahjouba Oubil
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MEN’S RING RATINGS Through July 18, 2026 CHAMPIONSHIPBELTS: RING IBF WBA WBC WBO | H NEW TO RATINGS
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS WEIGHT LIMIT: 175 POUNDS
HEAVYWEIGHTS WEIGHT UNLIMITED
CRUISERWEIGHTS WEIGHT LIMIT: 200 POUNDS
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS WEIGHT LIMIT: 168 POUNDS
C OLEKSANDR USYK
C JAI OPETAIA
C DMITRY BIVOL
C (VACANT) 1 CANELO ALVAREZ
Ukraine • 25-0-0 (16 KOs)
Australia • 30-0-0 (23 KOs)
Russia • 25-1-0 (12 KOs)
1 DANIEL DUBOIS
1 DAVID BENAVIDEZ U.S. • 32-0-0 (26 KOs) 2 GILBERTO RAMIREZ Mexico • 48-2-0 (30 KOs) 3 CHRIS BILLAM-SMITH U.K. • 22-2-0 (14 KOs) 4 MICHAL CIESLAK Poland • 28-2-0 (22 KOs) 5 NOEL MIKAELIAN Armenia • 28-3-0 (12 KOs) 6 BADOU JACK Sweden • 29-4-3 (17 KOs) 7 VIDDAL RILEY U.K. • 14-0-0 (7 KOs) 8 RYAN ROZICKI Canada • 21-2-1 (20 KOs) 9 LEONARDO MOSQUEA France • 19-0-0 (12 KOs) 10 ROBIN SIRWAN SAFAR Sweden • 20-0-0 (13 KOs)
1 DAVID BENAVIDEZ
Mexico • 63-3-2 (39 KOs)
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U.K. • 23-3-0 (22 KOs)
U.S. • 32-0-0 (26 KOs)
2 OSLEYS IGLESIAS
2 AGIT KABAYEL
2 CALLUM SMITH
Cuba • 15-0-0 (14 KOs)
Germany • 27-0-0 (19 KOs)
U.K. • 31-2-0 (22 KOs)
3 CHRISTIAN MBILLI
3 TYSON FURY
3 ANTHONY YARDE
France • 29-0-1 (24 KOs)
U.K. • 35-2-1 (24 KOs)
U.K. • 27-4-0 (24 KOs)
4 LESTER MARTINEZ
4 FABIO WARDLEY
4 IMAM KHATAEV
Guatemala • 20-0-1 (16 KOs)
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U.K. • 20-1-1 (19 KOs)
Australia • 12-1-0 (11 KOs)
5 JAIME MUNGUIA
5 FILIP HRGOVIC
5 JOSHUA BUATSI U.K. • 20-1-0 (13 KOs) 6 WILLY HUTCHINSON U.K. • 20-2-0 (14 KOs) 7 NAJEE LOPEZ U.S. • 16-0-0 (13 KOs) 8 LERRONE RICHARDS U.K. • 19-2-0 (4 KOs) 9 ALBERT RAMIREZ
Mexico • 46-2-0 (35 KOs)
Croatia • 20-1-0 (15 KOs)
6 DIEGO PACHECO U.S. • 26-0-0 (19 KOs) 7 ARMANDO RESENDIZ
6 MOSES ITAUMA
U.K. • 14-0-0 (12 KOs)
7 FRANK SANCHEZ
Mexico • 16-3-0 (11 KOs)
Cuba • 26-1-0 (19 KOs)
8 JACOB BANK
8 EFE AJAGBA
Denmark • 19-0-0 (11 KOs)
Nigeria • 21-1-1 (15 KOs)
9 HAMZAH SHEERAZ U.K. • 23-0-1 (19 KOs) 10 BEKTEMIR MELIKUZIEV
9 MURAT GASSIEV
Russia • 34-2-0 (27 KOs)
Venezuela • 23-0-0 (19 KOs)
10 JUSTIS HUNI
10 H BEN WHITTAKER U.K. • 12-0-1 (9 KOs)
Uzbekistan • 17-1-0 (11 KOs)
Australia • 13-1-0 (7 KOs)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS WEIGHT LIMIT: 160 POUNDS C (VACANT) 1 CARLOS ADAMES 2 YOENLI HERNANDEZ Cuba • 10-0-0 (9 KOs) 3 ERISLANDY LARA U.S. • 32-3-3 (19 KOs) 4 TROY ISLEY U.S. • 16-0-0 (6 KOs) 5 ETINOSA OLIHA Italy • 22-0-0 (10 KOs) 6 AARON MCKENNA Ireland • 20-0-0 (10 KOs) 7 AMARI JONES U.S. • 17-0-0 (15 KOs) 8 CHRIS EUBANK JR. U.K. • 35-4-0 (25 KOs) 9 JESUS RAMOS JR. U.S. • 24-1-0 (19 KOs) 10 H JAHI TUCKER U.S. • 17-1-1 (7 KOs)
JR. MIDDLEWEIGHTS WEIGHT LIMIT: 154 POUNDS
WELTERWEIGHTS WEIGHT LIMIT: 147 POUNDS
JR. WELTERWEIGHTS WEIGHT LIMIT: 140 POUNDS C SHAKUR STEVENSON U.S. • 25-0-0 (11 KOs) 1 DALTON SMITH U.K. • 19-0-0 (14 KOs) 2 KEYSHAWN DAVIS U.S. • 15-0-0 (10 KOs) 3 RICHARDSON HITCHINS U.S. • 20-0-0 (8 KOs) 4 TEOFIMO LOPEZ U.S. • 22-2-0 (13 KOs) 5 ALBERTO PUELLO 6 GARY ANTUANNE RUSSELL U.S. • 19-1-0 (17 KOs) 7 ADAM AZIM U.K. • 15-0-0 (12 KOs) 8 SANDOR MARTIN Spain • 43-4-0 (15 KOs) 9 SUBRIEL MATIAS
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C (VACANT) 1 DEVIN HANEY
+4 JARON ENNIS U.S. • 36-0-0 (32 KOs) -1 VERGIL ORTIZ U.S. • 24-0-0 (22 KOs)
Dom. Rep. • 25-1-1 (18 KOs)
U.S. • 33-0-0 (15 KOs) 2 BRIAN NORMAN JR. U.S. • 29-1-0 (23 KOs) 3 JACK CATTERALL U.K. • 33-2-0 (14 KOs) 4 EIMANTAS STANIONIS
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U.S. • 24-1-1 (16 KOs)
4 ISRAIL MADRIMOV
Uzbekistan • 11-2-1 (7 KOs) -2 XANDER ZAYAS Puerto Rico • 23-1-0 (13 KOs)
Lithuania • 16-1-0 (9 KOs)
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5 RYAN GARCIA
U.S. • 25-2-0 (20 KOs)
Dom. Rep. • 25-1-0 (11 KOs)
6 JOSH KELLY
6 ROHAN POLANCO
U.K. • 18-1-1 (9 KOs) 7 BAKHRAM MURTAZALIEV Russia • 23-1-0 (17 KOs) 8 BRANDON ADAMS U.S. • 26-4-0 (16 KOs) 9 ABASS BARAOU Germany • 17-2-0 (9 KOs) 10 ERMAL HADRIBEAJ U.S. • 23-0-1 (8 KOs)
Dom. Rep. • 18-0-0 (10 KOs)
7 RAUL CURIEL
Mexico • 17-0-1 (14 KOs)
8 ALEXIS ROCHA
U.S. • 26-2-1 (16 KOs)
9 H LIAM PARO
Australia • 28-1-0 (16 KOs) -1 LEWIS CROCKER U.K. • 22-1-0 (11 KOs)
Puerto Rico • 23-3-0 (22 KOs)
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Ireland • 19-0-0 (11 KOs)
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