Dan Rafael
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Miguel Cotto facing Yoshihiro Kamegai Aug. 26 for vacant world title
By Dan Rafael
Miguel Cotto is back in business. Cotto will go for his sixth world title belt when he faces Yoshihiro Kamegai for a vacant junior middleweight title on Aug. 26 at the StubHub…
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Scorecard: Terence Crawford cruises; Andre Dirrell wins interim title in controversial ending
By Dan Rafael
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world: Sunday at Tokyo Naoya Inoue KO3 Ricardo Rodriguez Retains a junior bantamweight title Records: Inoue (13-0, 11 KOs); Rodriguez…
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Raymundo Beltran-Jonathan Maicelo bout now a title eliminator
By Dan Rafael
The stakes have been raised in the fight between lightweights Raymundo Beltran and Jonathan Maicelo. Their 12-round bout on May 20 (HBO, 10:15 p.m. ET/PT) at Madison Square Garden in New York…
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Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin announce fight set for Sept. 16
By Dan Rafael
LAS VEGAS -- The biggest fight in boxing is on, and fans do not have to wait five years for it like they did for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to finally…
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Canelo Alvarez wins shutout decision over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
By Dan Rafael
LAS VEGAS -- Mexican supremacy goes to Canelo Alvarez, whose battle for national pride against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Cinco de Mayo weekend turned out to be an annihilation of the…
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: Had to be in ‘top shape’ against Canelo Alvarez
By Dan Rafael
LAS VEGAS -- One of the leading storylines heading into the all-Mexican showdown between bitter rivals Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was weight -- as in, would Chavez make it?…
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No love lost between Canelo Alvarez, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
By Dan Rafael
LAS VEGAS -- Mexican star Canelo Alvarez has sure been in some big fights but none that seemed as personal as the one he has coming up with bitter rival Julio Cesar…
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Things we learned from Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko
By Dan Rafael
LONDON -- Anthony Joshua defeated Wladimir Klitschko by TKO in the eleventh round Saturday night to retain his heavyweight title and add a vacant belt at a packed Wembley Stadium in London.…
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Anthony Joshua defeats Wladimir Klitschko by 11th-round TKO
By Dan Rafael
LONDON -- The young lion roared in a great fight. Anthony Joshua, now the face of the heavyweight division, persevered through some very difficult moments but retained his world title -- and…
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Scorecard: Valdez continues rise after 12-round battle with Marriaga
By Dan Rafael
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world: Sunday at Osaka, Japan Kazuto Ioka W12 Noknoi Sitthiprasert Retains a flyweight title Scores: 117-110 (twice), 116-111 Records: Ioka…
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Ex-promoter for Canelo Alvarez seeking $8.5M garnishment from May 6 purse
By Dan Rafael
Canelo Alvarez has a major fight with Mexican rival Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. scheduled for May 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but he also faces an ongoing battle outside the…
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Vasyl Lomachenko dominant as Jason Sosa’s corner throws in towel
By Dan Rafael
OXON HILL, Md. - The brilliant Vasyl Lomachenko did his thing Saturday night, which means he dazzled, put on a show and won easily. Lomachenko, one of the best fighters in boxing…
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Vasyl Lomachenko still looking for a challenge
By Dan Rafael
OXON HILL, Md. -- Junior lightweight titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko, who some already regard as the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world after just eight fights, has very few problems in the ring.…
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Scorecard: Gennady Golovkin wins, Roman Gonzalez loses and Michael Conlan shines
By Dan Rafael
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world: Saturday at New York Gennady Golovkin W12 Daniel Jacobs -- Full recap Retains unified middleweight titles Scores: 115-112 (twice),…
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Gennady Golovkin’s KO streak ends, wins decision over Daniel Jacobs
By Dan Rafael
NEW YORK -- Gennady Golovkin lost his knockout streak, but he retained his middleweight championship belts. Daniel Jacobs gave him one hell of a fight, the toughest of his 11-year career, and…
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Daniel Jacobs blows off weight check, can’t win IBF title vs. Gennady Golovkin
By Dan Rafael
NEW YORK -- Daniel Jacobs declined to participate in the mandatory IBF weight check Saturday morning, meaning he is ineligible to win that belt when he fights unified middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin…
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Michael Conlan debuts with KO of Tim Ibarra in third round
By Dan Rafael
NEW YORK -- The largely Irish crowd that packed the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Friday night -- St. Patrick's Day -- got exactly what it came for: the celebration of…
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Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs, a KO waiting to happen
By Dan Rafael
If you have watched a Gennady Golovkin or Daniel Jacobs fight at any point over the past several years they have at least one thing very much in common -- none has…
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Don’t tell Daniel Jacobs he’s an underdog
By Dan Rafael
NEW YORK -- The way Daniel Jacobs sees things, it's all so clear: If he was able to survive cancer that left him on the brink of death and resume his boxing…
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Roman Gonzalez, Carlos Cuadras want a rematch, but first they need to win on Saturday
By Dan Rafael
Pound-for-pound king and junior bantamweight world titleholder Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez has one opponent in front of him in tough former titleholder Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, but rival Carlos Cuadras, fighting on the same…