By Joe Koizumi
On a night card of a dual event at the Editon Arena Osaka, unbeaten southpaw Musashi Mori successfully kept his belt by pounding out a unanimous decision over compatriot Takuya Mizuno over twelve speedy rounds on Sunday in Osaka, Japan.
Mori, coached by Cuban trainer Ismael Salas, improved well in power and overwhelmed the dame but limited challenger in close range all the way. Yakushiji Promotions.
By Joe Koizumi On a night card of a dual event at the Editon Arena Osaka, unbeaten southpaw Musashi Mori successfully kept his belt by pounding out a unanimous decision…
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By Joe Koizumi
On the daytime promotion of a dual event at the same Edion Arena Osaka, #1 Yuki Beppu acquired the vacant WBO Asia Pacific welterweight belt as he survived no less than five visits to the deck and finally halted #2 Ryota Yada to score a dramatic come-from-behind stoppage at 2:11 of the tenth round on Sunday (December 8) in Osaka, Japan.
Yada hit the deck early in the give-and-take affair but was in command, dropping the hard-punching opponent time and again. After the ninth, all the judges had Yada identically leading on points: 85-80, but a trick happened with Beppu’s unexpected last surge.
In the main event, unheralded ex-champ Kenta Nakagawa surprisingly dethroned IBF#13 Takayuki Okumoto, making his fourth defense, by scoring an upset decision (98-92 twice, 99-92) over ten sizzling rounds. In a confrontation of fast southpaws Nakagawa was more puzzling and frustrated the defending titlist with his sharp counters and shifty mobility. Okuda deserves a rematch to regain his belt. Continue reading “Beppu, Nakagawa win belts”
By Joe Koizumi On the daytime promotion of a dual event at the same Edion Arena Osaka, #1 Yuki Beppu acquired the vacant WBO Asia Pacific welterweight belt as he…
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Thursday was a last chance at redemption in the Challenger’s bracket. The winners kept their Olympic dreams alive for at least another round. The losers were eliminated from the tournament. It was an evening packed with emotion; here’s who performed well enough to advance. Continue reading “2020 USA Olympic Trials Day 4”
Photos: Scott Foster Thursday was a last chance at redemption in the Challenger’s bracket. The winners kept their Olympic dreams alive for at least another round. The losers were eliminated…
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By Marco Bratusch
In the first boxing event co-promoted by Matchroom Boxing Spain and OPI Since 82 founder Salvatore Cherchi in Barcelona, Spain, and streamed live on DAZN platform, both the European champions involved in the card retained their belts.
EBU super lightweight champion Sandor Martin (36-2, 13 KOs) scored a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over Joe Hughes (17-5-1, 7 KOs) on Thursday night at the Pabellón de la Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona, Spain. Scores were 119-109, 119-109, 117-111.
EBU welterweight champion David Avanesyan (26-3-1, 14 KOs) destroyed Jose Del Rio (29-9-1, 13 KOs) in the first round. An Avanesyan body shot ended after just 2:06 of action.
By Marco Bratusch In the first boxing event co-promoted by Matchroom Boxing Spain and OPI Since 82 founder Salvatore Cherchi in Barcelona, Spain, and streamed live on DAZN platform, both…
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Photos: Scott Foster
Wednesday evening served as a proving ground for Monday’s winners. Some competitors proved their worth with their second consecutive win while others were relegated to the Challenger’s bracket for one last shot at achieving their dreams. Continue reading “2020 USA Olympic Trials Day 3”
Photos: Scott Foster Wednesday evening served as a proving ground for Monday’s winners. Some competitors proved their worth with their second consecutive win while others were relegated to the Challenger’s…
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Tuesday evening served as an opportunity for redemption for those who lost in yesterday’s opening bouts of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing. The winners kept their Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 hopes alive while the losers were eliminated from the tournament. Tuesday’s victors will face the losers of Wednesday’s bouts. Continue reading “2020 USA Olympic Trials Day 2”
Photos: Scott Foster Tuesday evening served as an opportunity for redemption for those who lost in yesterday’s opening bouts of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing. The winners…
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Two-time Olympian Mikhail Aloyan (5-1, 0 KOs) became the new WBA Gold super flyweight champion defeating Panamanian native Ronal Batista (12-2, 8 KOs) on Tuesday in Kemerovo, Russia. Scores were 119-108, 119-108 and 117-110. Local boxer Aloyan implanted his authority in the first round when he connected with a left that sent the Batista to the canvas. Although Batista recovered, Aloyan continued to dominate thanks to a good workrate and backward movement to avoid the aggressive Batista. The tenth round was another good round for Aloyan, who almost knocked Batista down a couple of times.
Two-time Olympian Mikhail Aloyan (5-1, 0 KOs) became the new WBA Gold super flyweight champion defeating Panamanian native Ronal Batista (12-2, 8 KOs) on Tuesday in Kemerovo, Russia. Scores were…
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The first day of competition at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing was filled with impressive upsets and jaw-dropping knockdowns on Monday at the Lake Charles Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The stage is set for some interesting matchups tomorrow; here’s how those boxers made their way to the next round. Continue reading “2020 USA Olympic Trials Day 1”
Photos: Scott Foster The first day of competition at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing was filled with impressive upsets and jaw-dropping knockdowns on Monday at the Lake…
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By Brad Snyder-The Undercard
Photos: Bob Ryder
Vi-Tran and Kenny Moore put on another good show in their Best of Tomorrow series. The shows have become destinations for top management and promotional companies to showcase or test their talent. Saturday night at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, MI the main event featured top prospect, welterweight Janelson Bocachica (15-0, 10 KOs) facing off against Luis Florez (24-15, 20 KOs). Bocachica was never really threatened by Florez. Bocachica was able to work over Florez for 8 rounds. Florez, who adhered to the “too tough for his own good” mentality, took a beating without really showing the judges anything. All three judges scored the bout (80-72, 80-72, 80-72) in favor of Bocachica by UD. Continue reading “Results from Detroit”
By Brad Snyder-The Undercard Photos: Bob Ryder Vi-Tran and Kenny Moore put on another good show in their Best of Tomorrow series. The shows have become destinations for top management…
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In his super middleweight debut, former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (41-4, 34 KOs) barely scraped out a very narrow and exciting ten round split decision over Maksym Bursak (35-6-2, 16 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bursak dropped Lemieux in rounds one and five and Lemieux floored Bursak in round six. It was a war of attrition after that with Lemieux winning by scores of 94-93, 94-93 on two cards. Bursak was ahead 94-93 on the third card.
In his super middleweight debut, former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (41-4, 34 KOs) barely scraped out a very narrow and exciting ten round split decision over Maksym Bursak (35-6-2,…
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Former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter and former WBO heavyweight champion Siarhei Liakhovich were both halted inside the distance in their bouts on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Unbeaten heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov (10-0, 10 KOs) scored a first round TKO over 39-year-old Peter (38-9, 31 KOs) in a bout for the NABF title. Makhmudov dropped Peter with a big right hand, then got the stop when he sent “The Nigerian Nightmare” reeling into the corner.
Heavyweight Simon Kean (18-1, 17 KOs) overwhelmed 43-year-old Liakhovich (27-8, 17 KOs) in round ten to claim the vacant WBC international silver title. Kean got a referee’s stoppage when he hurt “The White Wolf” a flurry of punches in the final stanza.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter and former WBO heavyweight champion Siarhei Liakhovich were both halted inside the distance in their bouts on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in…
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Undefeated WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (30-0, 22 KOs) walked through the resistance of Dennis Hogan (28-3-1, 7 KOs) and stopped him in round seven on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
After going the distance in his previous two bouts, Charlo vowed to finish Hogan early and he did. Charlo dropped Hogan with an uppercut early in round four, but Hogan gamely survived Charlo’s furious follow-up. Charlo continued to stalk Hogan and in round seven he floored Hogan again with a lead left hook to end it. Time was :28. Continue reading “WBC middle champ Charlo hammers Hogan”
Photos: Sumio Yamada Undefeated WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (30-0, 22 KOs) walked through the resistance of Dennis Hogan (28-3-1, 7 KOs) and stopped him in round seven on Saturday…
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WBO super bantamweight champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (30-1, 25 KOs) scored an impressive fourth round TKO over Francisco Horta (20-4-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico. Navarrete overpowered Horta and punished him until the referee waved it off at 2:09 of round four. It was the fourth defense for Navarrete in the last seven months.
“I feel very happy to have been able to defend my title in front of my people. December 8 will be my one-year anniversary as a world champion, and I can’t be happier with everything I achieved this year. It was a very productive 2019,” Navarrete said. Continue reading “WBO 122lb champ Navarrete halts Horta in four”
WBO super bantamweight champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (30-1, 25 KOs) scored an impressive fourth round TKO over Francisco Horta (20-4-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the Auditorio GNP Seguros…
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Middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. (29-2, 22 KOs) claimed the WBA interim middleweight title when Matt Korobov (28-3-1, 14 KOs) dislocated his left shoulder in round two on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The bout ended suddenly when Korobov threw a straight left and his shoulder popped out. He tried to keep going but the arm was useless and he had to quit. Time :34.
“He just turned around and stopped,” Eubank said after the fight. “I was going to go jump on him. I guess something happened with his shoulder. There’s nothing to take from the fight. I threw like three or four punches. I was just warming up.”
Photos: Sumio Yamada Middleweight Chris Eubank Jr. (29-2, 22 KOs) claimed the WBA interim middleweight title when Matt Korobov (28-3-1, 14 KOs) dislocated his left shoulder in round two on…
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In a bout for the IBF interim junior featherweight title, Ryosuke Iwasa (27-3, 17 KOs) scored an eleventh round TKO over Marlon Tapales (33-2, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Iwasa, who formerly held the full version of this belt, was credited with a knockdown in round three, although replays showed came from a head clash (no instant replay used in NY). Iwasa scored a legit knockdown in round eleven with a straight left. Tapales beat the count, but then wobbled and the bout was waved off. Time was 1:09.
At the time of the stoppage, Iwasa led on all three scorecards (97-92, 95-94, 97-92). Continue reading “Iwasa TKOs Tapales for IBF interim 122lb title”
Photos: Sumio Yamada In a bout for the IBF interim junior featherweight title, Ryosuke Iwasa (27-3, 17 KOs) scored an eleventh round TKO over Marlon Tapales (33-2, 17 KOs) on…
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IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas (32-1-2, 22 KOs) TKO’d Miguel “Aguja” González (31-3, 8 KOs) in round six on Saturday night at the Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico.
Ancajas controlled Gonzales over the first five rounds, then let his hands go in round six to force the stoppage. Time was 1:53. Ancajas has now made eight successful world title defenses in a championship reign that began in September 2016.
Former world title challenger Miguel Marriaga (27-3, 25 KOs) laid out Alfredo “Rambo” Mejia (14-3-3, 5 KOs) in round six with a severe left hook to the liver. Marriaga was struggling with Mejia’s boxing until his KO-artist power ended the fight with one punch. Time was 1:01.
IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas (32-1-2, 22 KOs) TKO’d Miguel “Aguja” González (31-3, 8 KOs) in round six on Saturday night at the Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico.…
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In an all-action rematch for the WBC female interim atomweight championship, Louisa “Bang Bang Lulu” Hawton (10-2, 5 KOs) scored a very exciting ten round unanimous decision over Lorraine Villalobos (4-3, 2 KOs) on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Hawton was very aggressive and brought pressure from the opening bell. Villalobos often connected with the left hook and dropped Hawton with that punch at the end of round six. But Bang Bang Lulu dug deep and responded by being even more aggressive for the rest of the fight. Hawton looked to be a clear winner, however the official scoring (95-94 on all three cards) was ridiculously close.
Hawton previously scored a fifth round TKO over Villalobos one year ago in Los Angeles.
In a bout fought at a 163-pound catch weight, Ronald Ellis (17-1-2, 11 KOs) won by majority decision against WBC #11 middleweight Immanuwel Aleem (18-2-2, 11 KOs). Scores were 97-93, 98-92 for Ellis and 95-95.
Photos: Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME In an all-action rematch for the WBC female interim atomweight championship, Louisa “Bang Bang Lulu” Hawton (10-2, 5 KOs) scored a very exciting ten round unanimous decision…
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Superbly conditioned Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) regained the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles by outboxing 283-pound Andy Ruiz Jr (33-2, 22 KOs) over twelve rounds on Saturday night at the Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Joshua set the tone and easily won in round one, cutting Ruiz over the left eye with a sharp right hand. Joshua was cut over the left eye in round two, but landed the better shots. Joshua successfully kept Ruiz at bay from the outside as the rounds progressed. Ruiz connected with a few shots here and there, but Joshua did more and put round after round in the bank. Ruiz was able to rough up Joshua in round eight. Round nine was close. Joshua got back to boxing the rest of the way. Scores were 118-110, 118-110, 119-109.
Photos: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing, Dave Thompson/Matchroom and Ian Walton/Matchroom Superbly conditioned Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) regained the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles by outboxing 283-pound Andy Ruiz Jr…
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In a hastily made fight, comebacking light heavyweight Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr. (42-7-2, 23 KOs) scored a bizarre and unsatisfying fourth round TKO over Milton Nunez (37-23-1, 32 KOs) on Saturday night inside Foxwoods Resort Casino’s historic Fox Theater in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
The bout was abruptly and inexplicably halted by Nunez’ corner much to the surprise of both Nunez and Manfredo. Time was 1:39. It was a competitive fight up to that point with Manfredo rebounding after being rocked and arguably knocked down in round one. Manfredo called the stoppage “terrible.”
The 38-year-old former “Contender: Season One” star and two-time world title challenger Manfredo returned from a three-and-a-half-year retirement with a 79 second KO just two weeks ago. Continue reading “Manfredo wins after “terrible” stoppage”
Photos: Emily Harney In a hastily made fight, comebacking light heavyweight Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr. (42-7-2, 23 KOs) scored a bizarre and unsatisfying fourth round TKO over…
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Former WBA heavyweight champion and WBA #6, WBC #6, IBF #10 Alexander “Sascha” Povetkin (35-2, 24 KOs) and WBA #7, IBF #7, WBO #8, WBC #14 Michael “The Bounty” Hunter (18-1, 12 KOs) duelled to a hard-fought twelve round draw in an eliminator for the WBA world title on Saturday night at the Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Hunter, the son of former heavyweight contender of the 90s Mike “The Bounty” Hunter, tried to bum rush Povetkinin in round one. The 40-year-old withstood the attack and rocked Hunter in round five. Hunter hurt Povetkin in round eleven but Povetkin took round twelve. Scores were 115-113 Povetkin, 115-113 Hunter, 114-114.
Newly vindicated WBC #1 heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte (27-1, 18 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over 39-year-old former world title challenger Mariusz Wach (35-6, 19 KOs). Whyte never got untracked against the 6’7½ Wach, who put up a very good fight. Scores were 98-93, 97-93, 97-93. Whyte was suspended by the WBC after being flagged by UKAD for banned substances in his system six months ago. The test result was voided due to suspected contamination.
WBA #9, IBF #9, WBC #11 heavyweight Filip Hrgovic (10-0, 8 KOs) manhandled and stopped 37-year-old two-time former world title challenger Eric Molina (27-6, 19 KOs). 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Hrgovic floored Molina in round two with a body shot and put him down for the count with a right to the head in round three. Time was 2:03. Continue reading “Povetkin-Hunter draw; Whyte, Hrgovic win”
Former WBA heavyweight champion and WBA #6, WBC #6, IBF #10 Alexander “Sascha” Povetkin (35-2, 24 KOs) and WBA #7, IBF #7, WBO #8, WBC #14 Michael “The Bounty” Hunter…
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Undefeated WBC #12 cruiserweight Alexey Egorov (10-0, 7 KOs) scored a shutout ten round unanimous decision over journeyman Sergey Radchenko (7-5, 2 KOs) on Saturday night at the RCC Martial Arts Academy in Ekaterinburg, Russia. It looked like it might be a quick night when Egorov dropped Radchenko in round one, but Radchenko made Egorov go the full ten rounds. Scores were 100-89 across the board.
Undefeated cruiserweight Mukhamad Shekhov (7-0, 3 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Juan Aaron Suarez (15-7-3, 4 KOs) to claim the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental title. Scores were 100-90, 99-91, 98-92.
In a rematch of a bout that ended in a majority draw last February, super featherweight Ruslan Kamilov (8-0-1, 4 KOs) knocked out Evgeniy Shirnov (13-1-3, 3 KOs) in round two. Shirnov down twice. Time was 2:51.
The card was the debut card in Russia promoted by Roy Jones Jr.
Undefeated WBC #12 cruiserweight Alexey Egorov (10-0, 7 KOs) scored a shutout ten round unanimous decision over journeyman Sergey Radchenko (7-5, 2 KOs) on Saturday night at the RCC Martial…
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By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda (to come soon)
WBO#6 Filipino southpaw Joe Noynay (18-2-2, 7 KOs), 130, barely kept his WBO Asia Pacific 130-pound belt as he was held to a technical draw with WBO#11 Japanese hard-puncher Kenichi Ogawa (24-1-1, 18 KOs), 129.25, at 2:07 of the sixth round on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. They often made head-collisions from the start with Noynay bleeding from a cut at the left eyebrow and Ogawa also from a gash at the almost same place. The puzzling lefty Noynay was in command in the first round, but the more muscular Ogawa seemingly took the initiative with solid left hooks following straight rights to the Filipino thereafter. The fifth, however, saw them collide accidentally again with Noynay so badly bleeding that the ring physician advised the ref Someya to call a halt. Iida (Japan) saw the close affair 49-46 for Ogawa, Tapdasan (Philippines) 48-47 for Noynay and Sugiyama (Japan) 48-48, making it a technical decision split draw. They may deserve a rematch since Ogawa was accelerating his rhythm and work rate as the contest progressed.
By Joe Koizumi Photos by Naoki Fukuda (to come soon) WBO#6 Filipino southpaw Joe Noynay (18-2-2, 7 KOs), 130, barely kept his WBO Asia Pacific 130-pound belt as he was…
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By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda (to come soon)
Unheralded underdog, JBC#8 Kosuke Saka (20-5, 17 KOs) impressively dethroned WBO#3 Japanese super-father champ Masaru Sueyoshi (19-2-1, 11 KOs) by a stunning stoppage at 1:30 of the sixth round on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Sueyoshi, a taller titlist making his fifth defense, wasn’t sharp and speedy as usual only to yield the initiative to the onrushing challenger from the outset. After the first half, the open scoring system indicated the unexpected challenger leading: 50-45 twice and 49-46. The sixth saw Saka turn aggressive, connecting solid and effective combinations to drop Sueyoshi onto the ropes, when the Ghanan referee Biney Martin promptly declared a halt to save the ex-champ.
By Joe Koizumi Photos by Naoki Fukuda (to come soon) Unheralded underdog, JBC#8 Kosuke Saka (20-5, 17 KOs) impressively dethroned WBO#3 Japanese super-father champ Masaru Sueyoshi (19-2-1, 11 KOs) by…
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Former NABF heavyweight champ Daniel “The Mountain” Martz (19-8, 16 KOs) annihilated Richard Carmack (15-15, 12 KOs) Friday night in the scheduled 8 round main event at Salem University’s T. Edward Davis Arena in Salem, West Virginia. 6’7, 250 pounds, Martz used his superior size and reach to keep Carmack on the outside with a stiff jab early before landing a vicious right hand to the body dropping Carmack midway into the opening stanza. Once Carmack arose on shaky legs, referee Cranston Johnson halted the onslaught at 1:51 of the first round.
In the co-feature, heavyweight Keith Barr (20-12, 8 KOs) won a four round unanimous decision over Anthony Trotter (3-7). Scores were 39-37 on all cards. No knockdowns were recorded. Continue reading “Martz crushes Carmack”
Former NABF heavyweight champ Daniel “The Mountain” Martz (19-8, 16 KOs) annihilated Richard Carmack (15-15, 12 KOs) Friday night in the scheduled 8 round main event at Salem University’s T.…
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IBF #14, WBA #15 welterweight Mykal Fox (22-1, 5 KOs) outpointed Johnny Arellano (10-2, 9 KOs) over eight rounds on Friday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The 6’4 Fox outboxed Arellano and dropped him in round five to win 78-73, 80-71, 80-71.
WBA #10 super bantamweight Marcus Bates (11-1-1, 8 KOs) scored an eight round unanimous decision over Francisco Pedroza (13-9-2, 7 KOs). Bates dropped Pedroza in round eight. Scores were 78-73, 80-71, 80-71.
Undefeated super middleweight Kalvin “Hot Sauce” Henderson (12-0-1, 8 KOs) was lucky to salvage an eight round draw with Genc Pllana (7-1-1, 4 KOs). The unorthodox Plana was deservedly ahead 79-73 one one card, but the other two judges had it 76-76, 76-76.
IBF #14, WBA #15 welterweight Mykal Fox (22-1, 5 KOs) outpointed Johnny Arellano (10-2, 9 KOs) over eight rounds on Friday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The 6’4…
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