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[bout] / baʊt /




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A six-fight undercard, including a heavyweight interim title bout between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane, will precede the main event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The bout was hair vs. hair; whichever billionaire lost would be stripped of their mane in the ring.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Yet barring a massive flareup in violence in the Middle East and another spike in oil prices, the latest bout of inflation is unlikely to get much worse.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Fury, meanwhile, is also understood to be planning an interim bout, potentially in Dublin on 1 August against an opponent yet to be named.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“Ready?” the referee asks, alerting fencers that the bout will soon begin.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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