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Tank Davis and Ryan Garcia set for April 22nd in Las Vegas

The superfight of this generation is now official as the undefeated three-division world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis will square off with unbeaten “King” Ryan Garcia on Saturday April 22nd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be presented by Premier Boxing Champions, and the telecast is being produced and distributed by Showtime PPV and will be available across pay-per-view providers including DAZN … Continue reading Tank Davis and Ryan Garcia set for April 22nd in Las Vegas

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Stevenson returns to Newark to face Yoshino April 8th

The unbeaten former two division champion Shakur Stevenson will fight in Newark for the second straight time as he faces Japanese lightweight Shuichiro Yoshino in a 12-round WBC title eliminator Saturday, April 8th at Prudential Center in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs), a former featherweight and junior lightweight world champion, returns home after beating Robson Conceição by unanimous decision last September in front … Continue reading Stevenson returns to Newark to face Yoshino April 8th

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Martin shines in decision win over Rivera

In a battle between two undefeated lightweights, one fighter stood out in what was likely his best performance of his career. Frank Martin was very impressive on Saturday night, scoring a knockdown in the seventh round en route to a unanimous decision win over Michel Rivera in a WBA lightweight title eliminator bout from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The scorecards read … Continue reading Martin shines in decision win over Rivera

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Haney gets unanimous decision over game Diaz

A week after the unified lightweight championship changed hands, the spotlight was on Devin Haney to see if he would be successful in defending his WBC title or if there would be another instance of a champion losing his belt. After 12 rounds, the young fighter from Las Vegas held on even with a good effort from his opponent. Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) worked behind … Continue reading Haney gets unanimous decision over game Diaz

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Haney and Diaz set to face off in Las Vegas December 4th

Unbeaten WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney and former super featherweight champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. are a month away from their encounter that will take place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas but they were in the Venetian Hotel earlier today to get a gauge on their opponent ahead of time. Haney (26-0, 15 KOs) will be making the third defense of the … Continue reading Haney and Diaz set to face off in Las Vegas December 4th

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Lomachenko breaks down, stops Nakatani in ninth round

Coming into Saturday night, fight fans wanted to know how former champion Vasily Lomachenko would look after his loss to Teofimo Lopez last year. Many had viewed him as one of the top pound for pound fighters up to that point, and too see him suffer defeat may have raised some doubt as to if he would be able to compete at the top level … Continue reading Lomachenko breaks down, stops Nakatani in ninth round

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Tank ready for his next challenge against Barrios at 140

The Baltimore native and four time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis met face to face with his next opponent Mario Barrios in Atlanta today, and while he looks to become a champion in another division, this may end up being Tank’s biggest challenge yet. Barrios is undefeated (26-0, 17 KOs) with stoppage victories in nine of his last ten bouts. In his last outing, he … Continue reading Tank ready for his next challenge against Barrios at 140

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Haney takes on former champion Linares May 29th

The WBC lightweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney will make his third defense of that title as he will step in the ring on May 29th against Jorge Linares at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Haney is coming off a unanimous decision win over Yuriorkis Gamboa in Miami last November, while the veteran Linares (47-5, 29 KOs) is … Continue reading Haney takes on former champion Linares May 29th

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Commey and Marinez want to prove their standing at lightweight

After receiving news that their bout was going to be the main event in Las Vegas, both Richard Commey and Jackson Marinez got put in the spotlight today as they were the ones in the final press conference. With the fight being a couple of days away, they provided content that showed they are ready to go on Saturday night. First up was Marinez (19-1, … Continue reading Commey and Marinez want to prove their standing at lightweight

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