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Arnold Barboza: ‘Hopefully Tough Win Over McComb Leads To Big Fights’
Arnold Barboza is the first to admit that his performance on Saturday night wasn’t what he was hoping for. The 32-year Southern California native labored to a split decision victory over Sean McComb, 18-1, in the co-feature bout underneath the De...
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Where Does Devin Haney Go After Losing To Ryan Garcia?
Devin Haney’s lost night was out of character, out of sorts, out of hope. All the things that happen when several stiff punches land to the face. On Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” the crew including former world champions Chris...
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In Wake Of Garcia-Haney, A 10-Pack Of Thoughts On The 10-Stone Division
The junior welterweight division doesn’t get a whole lot of respect. For superstar-level fighters, it tends to be just a way station between lightweight and welterweight. Floyd Mayweather popped in for three fights. Manny Pacquiao had one fight at ju...
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Euro News: Triple Misery For Agon Sports, Westgarth Passes, Victory For Lamela
German Agon Sports had a bad week beginning April 6 in Falkensee when Jack Culcay lost to Bakhram Murtazaliev in a fight for the vacant IBF junior middleweight title. This was not an upset, but it was still a bad loss for Culcay and Agon.
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Callum Smith Urges Showboating Star Ben Whittaker To Be More Respectful
Callum Smith (29-2, 21 KOs) has urged light-heavyweight talent Ben Whittaker (7-0, 5 KOs) to cut down on his showboating and stick to basics after the former super middleweight champion admitted he found Whittaker’s antics “disrespectful.”
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Krassyuk Expects Emanuel Navarrete-Denys Berinchyk to Go the Distance
Ukraine’s Denys Berinchyk’s half a decade-long wait for a shot at the WBO lightweight title is nearly over. Berinchyk, 18-0 (9 KOs) collides with Emanuel Navarrete for the vacant WBO belt at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California on May 18....
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Rios Hoping To Close Out His Career WIth A Title Around His Waist
Having had a full boxing career, Ronny Rios retired. Rios, however, returns on ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights, on April 24 against Nicholas Polanco in a 10-round featherweight contest that he hopes will catapult him into title contention.
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Marques Valle Hoping to Get It Right On The Scale, In The Ring Against Damian Sosa
Junior middleweight Marques Valle will return in a 10-round fight as the co-feature on ProBox TV’s “Wednesday Night Fights” on this week when he faces Damian Sosa at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida.
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Charles Conwell Poised For Burst Of Activity As 154-Pound Division Heats Up
Nearly 17 months out of the ring is no way for an unbeaten 26-year-old boxer to move, so Charles Conwell said he was refreshed to be “back in my element” in cruising to a sixth-round stoppage of Nathaniel Gallimore Saturday night on the Ryan Garcia-D...
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Roberto Diaz Views Ronny Rios’ Return As An Assessment For How Far His Comeback Will Go
Roberto Diaz was instrumental in Ronny Rios’ career when he was with Golden Boy Promotions and now, with Rios admitting he’s in the final chapter of his career, Diaz is looking to do the right thing by him as his advisor.
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‘KingRy’s’ Victory Breathes New Life into the ‘Four Princes’
A few years ago, as Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, and Gervonta Davis were making noise as undefeated 135 pound contenders, I somewhat rashly and publicly dubbed them the “Four Princes.” It was deliberately evocative and provocative, bestow...
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Hughie Fury Returns And Banks Six Useful Rounds Against Dovbyschenko
Hughie Fury got back on the comeback trail on Saturday night by outpointing Kostiantyn Dovbyschenko over six rounds in Rotherham. The former world heavyweight title challenger hadn’t boxed since stopping Christian Hammer back in October 202...
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Angelo Leo Thinks Nick Ball Is ‘Stylistically’ A Problem For Raymond Ford
Featherweight titleholder Raymond Ford has been paired with Nick Ball on the “5 vs. 5” undercard that will complement the undisputed light heavyweight unification matchup between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 1.
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Interview
Oscar Valdez: ‘Tough’ Jaime Munguia ‘Not a Walk in the Park’ for Canelo Alvarez
Oscar Valdez is fresh off a resounding seventh-round knockout win against Liam Wilson, The WBO’s interim 130-pound titleholder Valdez is already anticipating fights against a group headlined by Luis Alberto Lopez and O'Shaquie Foster.
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Interview
Lee Eaton Wants Justice For McComb And Vows To Protest Split Decision Loss To Barboza
Ryan Garcia’s stunning victory over Devin Haney will grab the headlines this morning but Sean McComb’s manager, Lee Eaton, is determined not to let the outcome of the main event overshadow what took place in the chief support bout.