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Porter Opens Door to Thurman Rematch; Stops Berto in Nine

By Derek Bonnett The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, fast becoming one of boxing’s hottest venues, played host to a world class double-header featuring Shawn Porter in the main event against Andre Berto in a twelve round welterweight bout. The two former world champions at welterweight vied for a crack at unified champion Keith Thurman in this title eliminator. In the co-feature, Jermell Charlo put his light middleweight title on the line against, first time world title challenger,

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Power Surge Continues for Charlo

By Derek Bonnett Underneath the Berto-Porter clash at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York, Jermall Charlo defended his version of the 154-pound title with a scintillating one punch KO over Charles Hatley on Showtime. The two Texan rivals matched up well on paper, but it would be the defending champion who turned in a career-defining performance away from home.

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Traietti Stops Tevino In Two

By Stephen Tobey: QUINCY, Mass. – Chris Traietti captured the vacant World Boxing Union Americas cruiserweight title with a second-round stoppage of Alfredo Tevino of Sonora, Mexico in a scheduled 10-round bout on Saturday, April 22 at the Marina Bay Sportsplex.

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Riguccini Defeats Rios To Claim Title

The World Boxing Federation (WBF) crowned a new Lightweight Champion on Saturday night, April 22, when Italian Alessandro Riguccini beat Mexican Jesus Antonio Rios at the Auditorio Ernesto Rufo in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico.

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Otto Crowned Champ

Otto Wallin (18-0, 12 KOs) captured the WBA Continental Heavyweight Championship after producing a fifth-round TKO victory over Gianluca Mandras Saturday night at the Sprthallen in Sundsvall, Sweden

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Tapales Repeats Win Over Omori in Slugfest

Marlon Tapales may have lost his WBO bantamweight title to the scales after having to drop a reported ten pounds in the final days of preparation, but he and Shohei Omori put on a heated performance. Tapales, running on fumes from the start, fought with a look of desperation as if unaware how far his gas tank could take him.

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Ioka Defends Title; Sitthiprasert Goes Distance

By Derek Bonnett Kazuto Ioka placed his WBA flyweight title on the line at EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan against Noknoi Sitthiprasert in a twelve round contest. Ioka, nephew of the great Hiroki Ioka, set a workman-like pace moving his shots to the body and head of his challenger. What started as taps to the body with a jab evolved into Ioka’s preferred combo of a sinking hook to the body followed by an uppercut through the guard of the Thai-boxer.

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Parker Vs Fury Postponed

It is with our deepest regret that we have to announce that the WBO World Heavyweight Championship between the Champion, Joseph Parker, and mandatory challenger, Hughie Fury, scheduled for Saturday 6th May 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand, has been postponed.

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Stevenson defends title Against Fonfara

- WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis "Superman" Stevenson will take-on hard-hitting Polish contender Andrzej Fonfara in a rematch of their 2014 slugfest on Saturday, June 3 in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, live on SHOWTIME from the Bell Centre in Montreal.

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Berto And Porter Weigh In

Andre Berto and Shawn Porter weighed in Friday ahead of their WBC welterweight title eliminator at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn,New York on Saturday.

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Henriksson Withdraws From Markowitsch Fight

Hampus Henriksson has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled contest with Moris Markowitsch at the Nordic Fight Night on Saturday at the Sporthallen in Sundsvall, Sweden due to illness.

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Weights From Leicester

All the boxers weighed in Friday ahead of their respective bouts at the Leicester Arena on Saturday evening.

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Selby And Rosales Face Off In WBC Eliminator

Unbeaten Welsh prospect Andrew Selby will face Nicaraguan Cristofer Rosales in an official WBC flyweight eliminator at the Motor Point Arena in Cardiff, Wales on May 26.

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Murray And Rosado Make Weight

Martin Murray and Gabriel Rosado weighed in Friday ahead of their WBA intercontinental mid-eighteenth titlet clash at the Echo Arena in Liverpool,England on Saturday.