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🚨 BREAKING | WBA GRANTS MUNGUÍA EXCEPTION The WBA has authorised Jaime Munguía to defend his super-middleweight world title against Nikita Zon in Riyadh on October 31. Mandatory challenger Bektemir Melikuziev has agreed to the arrangement and retains his mandatory status and right to challenge for the title. The WBA says the exception applies exclusively to the Zon bout. Source: WBA Championship Committee / @WBABoxing

🥊 🇦🇺 JASON MOLONEY RETURNS Former WBO bantamweight world champion Jason Moloney faces Mexico's Andrés Terán 🇲🇽 at Zuffa Boxing 13. 📅 November 14 📍 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia The Australian features on the Carlos Adames-headlined card. A new chapter on the international stage. ✍🏻🥊 CLINCH Magazine #JasonMoloney #ZuffaBoxing #Boxing

🥊 USA BOXING OPENS A NEW ROAD TO LA28 Professionals have been eligible for Olympic boxing since Rio 2016. 🇨🇦 Canada established a pathway in 2023. 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolov won Olympic gold while pursuing a pro career. 🇺🇸 Team USA has selected professionals before. What's new? A dedicated tournament, Dec 5–12, offering eligible pros a route into Team USA's 2027 selection camp. Not an automatic Olympic ticket. CLINCH EXPLAINS ✍🏻🥊 @USABoxing @Olympics #LA28 #OlympicBoxing

He doesn't have a 🐦 account so we can't tag him here - but when we announced him as Nikita Tszyus opponent on the David @Benavidez300 undercard we got his picture wrong and his age! He DMd us to correct both things and what happened was something wonderful - an interview about family- legacy and a hunger that burns within. Read the interview On Clinch Magazine 🥊 THE REAL ROBERTO VENEZUELA JR clinchmagazine.com/

👑 THE MONSTER WANTS THE CROWN. BUT THERE'S A POLE IN THE WAY. 🇵🇱 Benavidez wants Cieślak's WBC belt before pursuing Jai Opetaia. Sampson Lewkowicz says the Polish champion became Plan B after Mikaelian negotiations stalled. Plan B. World champion. No pushover. December 5. 🥊 #Benavidez #Cieslak #Boxing

🥊 ARIZONA CALLING 🇦🇺🇲🇽 Nikita Tszyu (12–0–1, 10 KOs) vs Roberto Valenzuela Jr. (31–6, 29 KOs). 14 professional contests vs 37. One unbeaten. One battle-tested. 📍 Glendale, Arizona | Dec 5 Opponent confirmation: @premierboxing #CLINCHMagazine #Boxing

🥊 WHO OWNS THE CHAMPIONSHIP? Jai Opetaia won in the ring. The IBF withdrew his title. Historical UFC contracts. Zuffa Boxing's champion-extension clause. Federal litigation. Who owns the belt — and who controls the champion? 🔎 CLINCH INVESTIGATION clinchmagazine.com/ #Boxing #CLINCHMagazine @Zuffa_Boxing @IBFUSBAboxing @danawhite @ufc @jaiopetaia1

🥊 INOUE–BAM | MARCH 2027 Hideyuki Ohashi says negotiations for a Tokyo showdown are progressing. But CLINCH has already obtained confirmation from the IBF: If Naoya Inoue vacates, Sam Goodman will be elevated to full champion. No fight signed. No belt vacated. 🇯🇵 井上尚弥 vs バム・ロドリゲス 大橋秀行会長は、2027年3月の東京開催に向けて交渉が順調に進んでいると説明。 IBF広報責任者はCLINCHに対し、井上がIBF王座を返上した場合、暫定王者サム・グッドマンが正規王者に昇格すると回答した。 試合は未正式決定。王座返上も未発表。 #Inoue #BamRodriguez #SamGoodman #ボクシング

Rest and recover well Jeff @WBCBoxing @wbcmoro

🥊 MUNGUÍA–MELIKUZIEV The camps have reportedly agreed to conditions allowing Munguía to fight on Oct 31, followed by a 30-day window for mandatory negotiations. No intervening fights. No further delays. No super-champion request. Crucially: WBA approval is not yet confirmed. Source: @cesarseda @jaimemunguia15 @WBABoxing @cesarseda @GoldenBoyBoxing @ZanferBox @GilberticoWBA

🥊 BERLANGA'S ZUFFA FUTURE: WHO HOLDS THE POWER? Following Edgar Berlanga's arrest, CLINCH examines three separate authorities: ⚖️ The courts 🥊 Athletic commissions 📑 Zuffa Boxing What can Dana White actually do? ✍🏻 Finn Sloane 🔗 Full investigation: clinchmagazine.com #CLINCHMagazine

🇯🇵 CANELO'S JAPAN DREAM 🥊 Canelo Álvarez tells @MikeCoppinger that fighting in Japan is “one of my dreams,” citing Oscar Larios and his bouts against Japanese fighters. カネロ・アルバレスが日本での試合に意欲。「夢の一つ」と語り、オスカー・ラリオスの日本人選手との対戦を振り返った。 No fight announced. / 試合は未発表。 #CLINCHMagazine #ボクシング

FOUR BELTS. TWO MANDATORIES. ONE COMPLICATION. 🥊 O'Shaquie Foster holds the WBC, IBF & WBO titles. But the road to undisputed runs through Charly Suarez (WBO) and Elnur Samedov (WBA). The Cacace–Ball winner isn't the only obstacle. 📑 Sources: WBO & WBA rulings. #CLINCHMagazine

🥊 ONE LAST FIGHT. ONE LAST PIECE OF HISTORY. Amanda Serrano has begun her nine-week training camp — and she's made her intentions unmistakable. “It's my Last Fight so I have to make sure what you see you remember!” 50 professional victories. World titles across seven weight divisions. A career that helped transform women's boxing. But there's one record still within reach. Serrano sits alongside Christy Martin on 32 professional knockouts — and has one final opportunity to stand alone. Her last outing, a hard-fought majority decision over Lucrecia Manzur in August, showed just how much the sport still demands of her. Now, at 38, Serrano is preparing to leave it behind. No confirmed opponent in this report. No farewell result written in advance. Just one of boxing's most accomplished champions preparing for the final chapter. The Real Deal. One last time. CLINCH Magazine | Boxing. People. Stories. @Serranosisters @MostVpromotions #AmandaSerrano #TheRealDeal #WomensBoxing #BoxingHistory #CLINCHMagazine

🥊 THE WBO ROAD — AN UPDATE. On October 20, CLINCH examined Shakur Stevenson's departure from Zuffa Boxing and the unresolved question of his WBO mandatory obligations. Eight days later, we have an answer. WBO President Gustavo Olivieri has confirmed that negotiations have been ordered between Stevenson and No. 1 contender Raymond Muratalla. 20 days to reach terms. We've updated our original investigation to reflect the WBO's decision and what it means for Shakur's next move. The promotional questions remain open. The mandatory obligation does not. 🔗 clinchmag.substack.com/p/sha… #ShakurStevenson #RaymondMuratalla #WBO #CLINCHMagazine

🥊 TWO OPEN DOORS. ONE MANDATORY. WBO President Gustavo Olivieri confirms Shakur Stevenson and Raymond Muratalla have 20 days to negotiate. Top Rank promotes Muratalla. Arum has reopened talks with Shakur's team. Hearn remains interested. The WBO hasn't chosen Shakur's promoter. But it has put a fight on the table. Who delivers it? @WorldBoxingOrg @ShakurStevenson @RaymondMuratalla @trboxing @MatchroomBoxing @DanRafael1 #Boxing #WBO #CLINCHMagazine