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Prograis signs with Matchroom, secures fight with Paro June 17th

WBC super lightweight champion Regis Prograis made the decision to sign with Matchroom Boxing in a long-term promotional deal on Saturday, and his first bout under Matchroom will be on June 17th against Liam Paro at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Lousiana. Prograis (28-1 24 KOs) is a two-time world champion at the super lightweight division, winning the WBC title in his last fight … Continue reading Prograis signs with Matchroom, secures fight with Paro June 17th

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Is David Morrell the next star at 168?

The super middleweight division is known for having its share of high level fighters, with Caleb Plant as a former world champion, David Benavidez as the current WBC interim champion, Demetrius Andrade who has entered the division, and the top fighter being Canelo Alvarez. Recently, however, there has been some buzz about a fighter with under ten professional bouts that has made a name within … Continue reading Is David Morrell the next star at 168?

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Sources: Ortiz-Stanionis set for July 8th in San Antonio

After having the bout rescheduled multiple times, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Eimantas Stanionis will face each other on July 8th in San Antonio, at the AT&T Center. This bout will be for the WBA welterweight championship. This bout was last scheduled to take place on April 29th, but Ortiz suffered a case of rhabdomyolysis to postpone the bout to its new date. Ortiz (19-0, 19 … Continue reading Sources: Ortiz-Stanionis set for July 8th in San Antonio

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Fighting in Photos: Tank Davis beats Ryan Garcia via 7th round KO

LAS VEGAS – Gervonta “Tank” Davis methodically broke down and stopped “King” Ryan Garcia in the 7th round of their bout at the T-Mobile Arena in front of a sold out crowd of 20,842 people. It was an eventful bout which had a number of moments for both fighters. At the start of the fight, Garcia started aggressively and seemed to fluster Davis with fast … Continue reading Fighting in Photos: Tank Davis beats Ryan Garcia via 7th round KO

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Fighting in Photos: Tank-Ryan press conference

The energy was high as camps for Gervonta “Tank” Davis and “King” Ryan Garcia had a lot to say at the press conference ahead of Saturday’s bout at T-Mobile Arena. It started out with Oscar De La Hoya making statements that the team for Davis was not that confident that Davis would win. “When I look at ‘Tank’s’ team’s action throughout the whole promotion, I … Continue reading Fighting in Photos: Tank-Ryan press conference

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Shields and Gabriels face off before rematch on June 3rd

The undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields and four-division world champion Hanna Gabriels went face-to-face at their press conference in Detroit on Tuesday as they will step in the ring in a rematch on June 3rd at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. This will be the first boxing event held at the arena, and it will be televised live on DAZN. Shields (13-0, 2 KOs) is … Continue reading Shields and Gabriels face off before rematch on June 3rd

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Morrell still confident despite change in opponent

In boxing, sometimes a fighter has to prepare for multiple scenarios when it comes to their opponents, whether the opponent has a pace they are not accustomed to or their size is different than previous opponents that they have faced. There is also the scenario of fighting an opponent that you were not originally scheduled to fight. The latter is the scenario for David Morrell … Continue reading Morrell still confident despite change in opponent

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Puello-Romero bout headlines May 13th card in Vegas

WBA super lightweight champion Alberto Puello will have his first defense of the title on May 13th against Rolando Romero at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. It headlines a Premier Boxing Champions event which will be broadcasted live on Showtime. In addition to Puello-Romero, there are two more fights in the super lightweight division on the card as Rances Barthelemy faces Omar … Continue reading Puello-Romero bout headlines May 13th card in Vegas

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Xander Zayas returns to NYC for Taylor-Lopez card

Undefeated super welterweight contender Xander Zayas will be fighting on June 10th at The Theater at Madison Square Garden against Ronald Cruz in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds. It will be the co-feature to the Josh Taylor versus Teofimo Lopez main event that is for the WBO super lightweight title. Zayas (15-0, 10 KOs) is currently ranked at 5 in the WBO rankings and … Continue reading Xander Zayas returns to NYC for Taylor-Lopez card

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