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WEIGHT CLASS · 160 LBS

Middleweight

Limit: 160 lb (72.6 kg)

13 STORIES

Fights and results

ORDERED

Yoenli Hernández versus Michael Zerafa

VACANT WBO 160

20 days to agree terms before a purse bid.

Stories

ANALYSIS · 160 LBS

Denzel Bentley Defeats Shane Mosley Jr. and Calls Out Conor Benn — But His Next Move Is About More Than One Name

· 8 MIN READ
Exterior of the Copper Box Arena in London’s Olympic ParkImage: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
ANALYSIS · 160 LBS

Denzel Bentley vs. Shane Mosley Jr. Result Is Still Pending — So the Middleweight Verdict Must Wait

· 7 MIN READ Image: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
ANALYSIS · 160 LBS

Vinnie Kemp Wins His Debut in Explosive Fashion — But Zuffa Boxing’s Next Move Matters More

· 7 MIN READ
ANALYSIS · 160 LBS

Shane Mosley Jr. Made Weight for Denzel Bentley — But His Wembley Dreams Must Wait

· 8 MIN READ
Manny Pacquiao speaking at a press event in 2026Image: Bandysputed / CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
ANALYSIS · 160 LBS

Conor Benn Wants Manny Pacquiao in 2027 — But the Scales Tell a Different Story

· 8 MIN READ Image: Bandysputed / CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
BUSINESS OF BOXING · 160 LBS

Denzel Bentley Chose a Zuffa Boxing Deal — But His Exit Exposes the Price of Being a World Champion

· 8 MIN READ
Erislandy Lara boxing Carlos Molina during a fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las VegasImage: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas / CC BY-ND 2.0 / Openverse (Flickr)
ANALYSIS · 160 LBS

Tim Tszyu Will Challenge Erislandy Lara — But a Second World Title Will Not Answer Every Question

· 8 MIN READ Image: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas / CC BY-ND 2.0 / Openverse (Flickr)
Michael Zerafa standing in the boxing ring at the Rival 60 eventImage: Joel Egan DP / CC BY 3.0 / Openverse (Wikimedia)
ANALYSIS · 160 LBS

Hernández Ordered to Face Zerafa for Vacant WBO Title — But the Middleweight Throne Remains Empty

· 8 MIN READ Image: Joel Egan DP / CC BY 3.0 / Openverse (Wikimedia)
Editorial illustration of empty ringside chairs, weighing scales and an unsigned document beside a closed arena entrance.Editorial illustration.
ANALYSIS · 160 LBS

Carlos Adames Will Face Gerome Warburton in Riyadh — But His WBC Title Is Still at Risk

· 8 MIN READ Editorial illustration.
Argentine former middleweight boxing champion Jorge “Locomotora” Castro posing for a portraitImage: Laura Fiorucci / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
FIGHTERS · 160 LBS

Jorge Castro Dies at 59 — His 144-Fight Career Belonged to a Different Boxing World

· 8 MIN READ Image: Laura Fiorucci / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Boxer wearing sunglasses and flexing at a weigh-in.
ANALYSIS · 160 LBS

Carlos Adames Gets Approval for a Non-Title Fight — But His WBC Belt Is Still at Risk

· 8 MIN READ
ANALYSIS · 160 LBS

Tim Tszyu Will Challenge Erislandy Lara for the WBA Title — But His Middleweight Gamble Is About More Than a Second Belt

· 8 MIN READ