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If Franklin can survive the inevitable early storm and force Itauma past the sixth round for the first time, his resoluteness, old-school style and educated aggression could well drag the younger foe to places he hasn’t yet been.

The WBO have this evening announced they received notification from Team Usyk confirming the undisputed champion has relinquished his WBO belt, paving the way for recently-minted interim beltholder Fabio Wardley to be elevated as Britain's third current world titlist.

Conor Benn hasn't made the welterweight limit in in 3½ years. He still plans to drop down to that division for future fights now that he has soundly beaten British rival Chris Eubank Jr. at middleweight.

Devin Haney might believe his best will be displayed at welterweight, but Brian Norman Sr. tells The Ring his belief the two-weight world champion's power won't neutralise the threat of his son's skills in their WBO world title fight on November 22.

Noakes has knocked out 88 percent of his opponents, a ratio that makes Mason acutely aware of the potential consequences of a lapse in concentration.

Yarde, 34, lost his first two title fights to Sergey Kovalev and Artur Beterbiev, both by technical knockout after hurting the Russian champions.

Former two-time unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will make his long-awaited return before year's end after all, facing Jake Paul in Miami on December 19.

Having Conor Benn go back down in weight won't be easy as he targets world honors at welterweight and after a two-fight series this year, there's no need for Benn-Eubank III either.

Chris Eubank Jnr. (35-4, 25 KOs) was dropped twice and dominated by Conor Benn (24-1, 14 KOs), who goth his revenge at ‘The Ring: Unfinished Business’, - which took place live from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, November 15, exclusively. The 12-round Middleweight bout arrived just days ahead of the 35-year anniversary of when Chris Eubank Snr. and Nigel Benn fought for the first time. (photos by Mark Robinson)

Joe Cordina will travel stateside with a tricky Gabriel Flores Jr task to complete in December, but the former IBF junior lightweight champion believes victory will set him next in-line for a 135-pound title shot - and believes he'll face Abdullah Mason for the world title in 2026.

Former WBA bantamweight world champion Zhanat Zhakiyanov travelled all over the world for fights. Here, the Kazakh tells The Ring of his stateside trip to face Rau'shee Warren in his Ohio hometown, a memorable experience that saw him leave with hardware and more interest than he could handle, having listened to sage advice from the late, great Ricky Hatton in his corner.

Rafael Espinoza will consider fighting in the junior lightweight division if the WBO champ can't secure featherweight title unifications fights next year.

David Benavidez expects his fight against Anthony Yarde on Nov. 22 to be just another step toward greatness.

Having drained his body down to lightweight for so long, two-weight world champion Devin Haney believes he'll be at his very best when making his welterweight debut against WBO beltholder Brian Norman Jr later this month.

WBA No. 1-rated welterweight contender Shakhram Giyasov has been patiently waiting in the wings for his long overdue world title shot and naturally, the mandatory challenger is unhappy with speculation surrounding newly-elevated champion Rolando Romero's next move.

Frustrated by a lack of movement since his last outing in July, WBC interim featherweight champion Bruce Carrington has WBA beltholder Nick Ball top of his 2026 wishlist, as the 28-year-old seeks a chance to prove his proclamations true among the very best at 126-pounds.

Unified strawweight world champion Oscar Collazo didn't have the year he envisaged in 2025, though was still able to maintain his standing as the top dog at 105-pounds with unification matchups his next priority heading towards a new year.

Conor Benn did exactly as he promised, avenging his career-first professional defeat, and did so without much difficulty against an underwhelming Chris Eubank Jr performance.