WBO Won’t Sanction ‘Benavidez vs. Ramirez’ Title Fight

According to Boxing Scene, WBO isn’t fully onboard with sanctioning the bout. That’s because WBC has decided to get into the ...
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Callum Smith tells Dmitry Bivol to vacate WBO title if he won’t defend

Callum Smith has called on Dmitry Bivol to vacate the WBO light heavyweight title if he does not plan to defend it. The interim champion says the situation needs to be resolved. Smith, who faces David ...
Boxing Scene

Vic Saludar returns to first in WBO’s strawweight rankings

Saludar, 27-6 (17 KOs), held the WBO title at 105lbs from 2018 until 2019, when he was outpointed by Mendez. Saludar hasn’t fought within the strawweight limit since May 2024. Last year, Saludar came ...
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Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk vacates WBO world title as Fabio Wardley elevated

Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk vacated his WBO world title on Monday, with Britain's Fabio Wardley elevated to full world champion as a result. The WBO confirmed to ESPN on Monday that the ...
Boxing Scene

Janibek Alimkhanuly’s WBO middleweight title reign suspended one year

Janibek Alimkhanuly was not yet relieved of his unified middleweight title reign but has lost the right to defend at least one belt for the bulk of 2026. WBO officials ruled that Kazakhstan’s ...
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WBO ‘Peace Fight’ headlines Chaos in the Ring 4

A WBO cruiserweight title fight between Ezra Arenyeka and Godday Appah, billed as a symbolic Peace Fight between the Ijaw and Itsekiri communities of the Niger Delta, will headline Chaos in the Ring 4 ...