Crawford predicts Mayweather would beat Garcia after Garcia says fight is agreed

Crawford says Mayweather would beat Garcia Ryan Garcia says he has agreed to fight Floyd Mayweather at 147 pounds for Garcia’s WBC welterweight title. Terence Crawford criticized Garcia for pursuing a 49-year-old opponent after questioning Crawford’s choice of opposition, then predicted Mayweather would beat him.

The proposed bout faces potential obstacles: Mayweather has contractual obligations involving Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson, and is being sued by event company CSI Sports over alleged breaches of an exclusivity agreement. The reports say the fight has not been officially sanctioned and that no date or venue is secured.

Nicolson to defend WBC title against Yoshida in Texas Skye Nicolson will defend her WBC super bantamweight title against Miyo Yoshida on November 8 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. The 10-round bout is scheduled for the MVP 07 card, which will air live on ESPN.

Yoshida, a three-time world champion across two divisions, said she plans to impose her style rather than allow Nicolson to dictate the distance. She said she is going to Texas to win the title.

Verhoeven calls Fury-Joshua a coin flip, while favoring Fury’s boxing Kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven called the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua matchup a “coin flip,” saying the result depends on how each fighter feels on the night. He said Fury has the edge in boxing ability if he retains his speed and agility, but warned that Joshua’s power could make the fight dangerous.

The bout is scheduled for Cardiff, with the WBA heavyweight title set to be on the line, according to Fury promoter Frank Warren. Agit Kabayel also picked Fury, citing his boxing ability and intelligence, and said Fury had been the tougher of the two to spar.

Munguia predicts Canelo will knock out Mbilli Jaime Munguia, the WBA super-middleweight champion, predicted that Canelo Alvarez will knock out WBC champion Christian Mbilli. Munguia did not name a round.

Alvarez and Mbilli are scheduled to meet for the WBC super-middleweight title on October 31 at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Munguia is also scheduled to fight Nikita Zon on the undercard, though the WBA had not initially approved that bout as a title contest.

Robert Garcia says Ennis can hurt Fundora early Trainer Robert Garcia said Jaron Ennis has the skills and power to hurt Sebastian Fundora in the early rounds of a potential fight. Garcia said Fundora takes time to find his rhythm, but could become more dangerous later in the bout.

Ennis is expected to face IBF champion Josh Kelly in January, with the winner moving closer to a possible fight with WBC champion Fundora for the undisputed super-welterweight title. Fundora recently defended his title with a knockout of Ermal Hadribeaj in the final second of their fight.

Dubois has a case as top heavyweight, but no clear consensus Boxing writers at Bad Left Hook disagreed on whether Daniel Dubois is boxing’s top heavyweight if Oleksandr Usyk is set aside. Scott Christ gave Dubois the edge, pointing to his ability to recover from losses, while Wil Esco said he did not consider Dubois the clear best and favored leaving the position vacant.

John Hansen said Agit Kabayel is the alternative if Dubois is not the choice, while noting Dubois has faced more top-level opposition. Separate reporting said Dubois is pursuing major fights and that promoter Frank Warren identified a possible rematch with Filip Hrgovic, whom Dubois has beaten.

EA Sports announces Fight Night return EA Sports announced that its Fight Night boxing video game series is coming back, 15 years after the release of Fight Night Champion. The company has not confirmed a title, release date, development studio or target platforms, according to the Spanish-language report.

The return would put the series in competition with Undisputed, which includes Muhammad Ali, Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder. One report also notes that fighter licensing is a major challenge for a boxing game, since rights must be negotiated individually.

PanAmerican Championships deliver medal places in Puebla Twenty-four boxers secured medals and semifinal places on the fourth day of the PanAmerican Boxing Confederation Continental Championships in Puebla, Mexico, on October 21. The day included quarterfinals across six weight divisions.

On October 20, 13 boxers secured medals and semifinal places on the third day of competition, which featured 25 bouts across two sessions.

Uzbekistan leads sixth day at World Boxing U19 Championships Uzbekistan recorded four victories on the sixth day of the World Boxing U19 Championships in Budva, Montenegro. The report highlighted wins by Netherlands’ Zoe Vogels, Germany’s Yoan Hernandez and Slovakia’s Tomas Kupcik.

The day’s bouts included Hernandez stopping Armenia’s Vardan Avetisyan in the second round and Kupcik defeating defending European U19 champion Justin Kiz. Competition was scheduled to continue on October 22.

Boxing champions and legends set for WBC convention in Acapulco Jean Pascal, Roberto Durán, Cristian Mijares, Jackie Nava, Michael Magnesi and José Luis Castillo have confirmed they will attend the 64th Annual WBC Convention. The event is scheduled for November 8 to 13, 2026, at Palacio Mundo Imperial in Acapulco, Mexico.

The WBC said the attendees represent different generations and countries. Its announcement described Durán as a former WBC champion at lightweight, welterweight and middleweight, and Nava as the organization’s first female world champion.