By: Oliver McManus As boxing returns to our screens gradually it seems appropriate to highlight a handful of fighters from across the weight classes worth keeping an eye on. The four names below cover super featherweight, lightweight and super lightweight: they all, naturally, have different ceilings to their ability but …
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By: LV Boxing The last time former world champion Jose Pedraza was seen inside of the ring, he was losing a unanimous decision against Jose Zepeda. It wasn’t his best performance, nor was it his proudest moment. But Pedraza will get his chance to show that he still has plenty …
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Who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Former world champion Antonio Demarco (33-9-1, 24 KOs) gave Giovani Santillan (26-0, 15 KOs) the toughest fight of his career over at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Santillan started off strong, landing shots to the body …
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Isiah Jones found (8-2, 3 KOs) found out quickly that Nikoloz Sekhniashvili (6-0, 4 KOs) hits as hard as anyone he has ever faced before. After tasting a bit of his man’s power in the first round, Jones decided that the best place to be was on the ropes. His …
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Hector Perez (7-2, 3 KOs) and Juan Torres (5-3-1, 2 KOs) fought at a snails pace at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Neither man seemed interested in pushing the pace or ending the night early. The pace was so slow in fact, that commentator and former …
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Bobirzhan Mominov (11-0, 8 KOs) made it a perfect 3-0 for undefeated fighters fighting tonight at the MGM Grand Conference Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mominov pounded Cameron Krael (17-16-3, 4 KOs) for six rounds in the co main event tonight. Krael put up very little resistance as he was …
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Joshua Greer Jr vs Mike Plania Joshua Greer Jr. (22-2-1, 12 KOs) put his WBO number one ranking on the line against the unheralded Mike Plania (24-1, 12 KOs). Before hand, it seemed like an easy decision to make, but hindsight is always 20/20 and Plania cashed in, in a …
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By: LV Boxing The blue shoe coverings and face masks have become an all too familiar site during the weigh-in of a boxing event. So it comes to no surprise that everyone on tonight’s Top Rank card thought safety first before stepping onto the scale. Tonight marks the second straight …
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By: LV Boxing With a number one ranking in the WBO, Joshua Greer Jr. has already placed himself next in line for a title shot. But with a subpar performance against Antonio Nieves his last time out, Greer Jr. will be looking for a big time win against Mike Plania. …
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By: Sean Crose Just over a year ago, Andy Ruiz stunned the world by besting heavyweight kingpin Anthony Joshua in the towering Brit’s American debut. Just over six months later, Joshua regained his numerous title belts from Ruiz in slick fashion. By changing strategies and employing effective boxing rather than …
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