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Berchelt Upsets Vargas for Title

By Derek Bonnett Every now and then a boxer emerges who seemingly puts his well-being aside for the benefit of the fans. These thrill-a-minute champions are never a bore to watch and it is wise to never miss their performances because they, most often, are not around for that long. Francisco Vargas came into his title defense against fellow Mexican Miguel Berchelt on the heels of Back to Back Fight of the Year performances against Takashi Miura and Orlando Salido. The writing seemed on the

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Vera Defeats Larbi To Retain Title

By Ron Valderrama: John Vera defeated a tough and determined Salim Larbi retaining his WBA-NABA super welterweight title Friday night in Phoenix,Arizona. The featured bout was presented by Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions in association with Fight Hard Promotions.

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Selby’s Vs Barros Canceled

Saturday night’s scheduled eight-round super lightweight matchup between Josh Taylor and Alfonso Olvera will air as the opening bout on Showtime Extreme at 8 p.m. ET/PT preceding the David Benavidez vs. Sherali Mamadjanov eight-round super middleweight bout taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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SecondsOut Team Picks: Frampton Vs Santa Cruz ll

Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night and SecondsOut’s writer once again put their reputations on the line to predict the outcome of one of the most evenly balanced contests of 2017.

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Joshua Vs Klitschko Breaks Boxing Capacity Record At Wembley

The biggest boxing crowd Wembley Stadium has ever seen - a record 90,000 capacity - will watch the heavyweight clash between Anthony Joshua MBE and Wladimir Klitschko live on Sky Sports Box Office, the Mayor of London announced today.

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Culcay To Defend WBA Crown Against Andrade

Jack Culcay is set to defend his WBA Super Welterweight title against former WBO World Champion Demetrius Andrade on March 11 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

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Quinlan And Eubank Jr Face To Face

Chris Eubank Jr and IBO super middleweight champion Renold Quinlan met for the first time on Friday in London to discuss their ITV ppv clash at Olympia in Kensington,London on February 4.

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Rigondeaux Faces Flores On Cotto Vs Kirkland Undercard

Two fights featuring world champions, emerging stars and fierce rivalries have been added to the televised pay-per-view undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland “The Return” on Saturday, February 25 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco.

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Frampton And Santa Cruz Arrive In Vegas

Fight week officially kicked-off Wednesday with fighter grand arrivals and media workouts before the Premier Boxing Champions event this Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas,Nevada,USA.

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Avanesyan To Defend Title Against Peterson

WBA Welterweight Champion David Avanesyan will defend his title against former two-time world champion Lamont Peterson in a 12-round matchup that serves as the co-main event of Showtime Championship boxing card on Saturday, February 18 from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.

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Cuadras Battles Carmona In All Mexican Clash

Former WBC Super Flyweight Champion Carlos ’Principe’ Cuadras, of Mexico City, Mexico returns to battle against cross-town rival and Former World Title Challenger David ’Severo’ Carmona , also of Mexico City, Mexico, on Saturday, March 18 at The Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Linares And Crolla Set For Rematch

WBA Lightweight Champion Jorge Linares and former titlist Anthony Crolla held a press conference on Tuesday in Manchester, England, to formally announce their upcoming rematch on Saturday, March 25 at the Manchester Arena in the north of England.

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Menayothin Retains Title; Nears 49-0 Mark

By Derek Bonnett In what was expected to be a match-up of man versus boy, WBC minimumweight champion Wanheng Menayothin had his hands full with his twenty-two year old challenger Melvin "El Gringo" Jerusalem in Phitsanulok, Thailand. While Menayothin retained his title unanimously, it took an eighth round point deduction for a low blow to save the champion from a draw.

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Harrison Vs Hurd Battle On Wilder Undercard

Junior middleweight contenders Tony Harrison and Jarrett Hurd will meet in a 12-round world title eliminator and Dominic "Trouble" Breazeale takes on undefeated Izuagbe Ugonoh in a 10-round heavyweight on Saturday, February 25.

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Smith Blames Williams For Not Claiming Lonsdale Belt Outright

Former WBO junior middleweight boss Liam Smith has blamed long-term rival Liam Williams for costing him the chance of winning the prestigious Lord Lonsdale belt outright and has vowed to settle the score when they clash at the Manchester Arena on Saturday 8th April.

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Menayothin Edges Out Jerusalem To Retain Title

Thailand’s WBC minimumweight champ Wanheng Menayothin retained his title with a close but unanimous 12 round decision over the previously unbeaten Filipino boxer Melvin Jerusalem in Phitsanulok, Thailand on Wednesday.

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Braekhus Vs Svensson Postponed Until Feb 24

The battle between #1 Women’s Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World and Undisputed Welterweight World Champion, Cecilia Braekhus , and Mandatory Challenger Klara Svensson , scheduled for this Saturday, January 28 to the new date of Friday, February 24.

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Gonzalez Opens Training Camp To Media

WBC Super Flyweight Champion Roman ’Chocolatito’ Gonzalez,held court in front of a huge crowd of Nicaraguan media before heading to Costa Rica for training camp in preparations to defend his title against mandatory challenger Sriskaet Sor Rungvisai, of Si Sa Ket, Thailand, on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at “The Mecca of Boxing”, Madison Square Garden.