Patera’s Victory Over Tatli Causes Outrage
"What a farce!" – Francesco Patera’s split decision victory over Edis Tatli causes outrage
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Alvarez Dominates Chavez Jr, Golovkin Up Next
By John J.Raspanti: Canelo Alvarez dominated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. over 12 rounds to win an anticlimactic unanimous decision at the T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV. Saturday night.
Lemieux Out-Points Reyes/Matthysse Stops Taylor In 5
Former IBF middleweight champ David Lemieux scored a unanimous 10 round decision over Marco “Dorado: Reyes on the undercard of the Alvarez/Chavez Jr undercard in Las Vegas on Saturday night
Castellanos Gets TKO Upset Over Gamboa
By Marc Livitz: Robinson Castellanos did his best to fight the fight of his life. In spurts, he did so. In the end, he did enough to make former lightweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa quit in his corner just before the eighth round was set to begin. The shock TKO victory for Castellanos (24-12, 14 KO’s) highlighted a night of upsets at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the now customary curtain raiser fight night which precedes a major contest set to take place the following evening.
Rojas KO’s Lopez in Eighth
By Marc Livitz: :Jesus Rojas fought hard and plowed through Abraham Lopez in the evening’s co-main event and walked away with the NABA featherweight title as well. The loss was the first professional defeat for Lopez
Alvarez And Chavez Jr Make Weight
Saul Alvarez and Julio Cesarean Chavez Jr both scaled 164lbs ahead of their all Mexican cash at the Thomas Mobile Arena In Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Parker Retains WBO Title Against Cojanu
Joseph Parker made a successful first defence of his WBO heavyweight title by out-pointing late replacement Razvan Cojanu at the Sparks Arena in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday.
Lemieux And Reyes Set For Vegas Showdown
Fighters on the undercard of Canelo vs. Chavez, Jr. hosted a press conference Thursday at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas ahead of their bouts on Saturday, May 6.
Conlan Fights Again On May 26
Irish prospect Michael Conlan Ireland’s Olympic hero spent Wednesday meeting with media and fans to promote his first fight since making his pro debut on St. Patrick’s Day at a sold-out Theater at the Madison Square Garden in New York .
Gamboa and Castellanos Weigh In
Yuriorkis Gamboa and Robinson Castellanos weighed in Thursday ahead of their main event on ESPN from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Friday.
SecondsOut Team Picks: Alvarez Vs Chavez Jr
Mexican rivals Saul Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr clash on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and SecondsOut’s writers once again put their reputations on the line to predict the outcome of arguably the biggest all Mexican clash of recent years.
Groves To face Chudinov For WBA Crown
George Groves will challenge Fedor Chudinov for the vacant WBA World Super-Middleweight title at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on May 27, live on Sky Sports Box Office as chief support for the IBF World Welterweight title clash between Kell Brook and Errol Spence.
Weights From Finland
Edis Tatli and Eva Wahlström are ready to defend their titles against Francesco Patera and Mayra Alejandra Gomez
Burnett Says It’s His Time Now
Ryan Burnett says there will be a changing of the guard on June 10 when he challenges IBF World Bantamweight champion Lee Haskins at the SSE Arena Belfast.
Evans Eyes Title Shot
Sam Evans believes he’ll progress past the “journeyman level” and move onto title opportunities in Walsall this Friday night.
Walsh Eyes Battle Of Britain
Liam Walsh hopes hammering WBO Super-Featherweight Champion Gervonta Davis later this month will be a step towards a ‘Battle of Britain’ against Terry Flanagan.
Martinez Issues Warning To Warrington
Former IBF Super-Bantamweight Champion Kiko Martinez has sent a warning to Josh Warrington ahead of their May 13 showdown at the First Direct Arena in Leeds,,England.
Mendez Edges Out Redkach In Studio City
Argenis Mendez, 24-5-1-(12), scored a 10 round split decision win over world ranked lightweight Ivan Redkach, 20-3-1-(16), at the Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City, California on Tuesday.
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Kekalainen And Lane Added To Helsinki Card
Henri Kekalainen and Timo Laine have been added to the undercard of the WBC Silver World Heavyweight title fight between Robert Helenius and Dereck Chisora on May 27 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki