Dan Rafael
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Notes: Donnie Nietes moves up in weight in hunt for bigger fights
By Dan Rafael
A few notes from around the boxing world: ? Donnie Nietes, a two-division titleholder and one of the most accomplished boxers in Filipino history, held a media conference on Tuesday in his…
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Fight to watch in 2016: Past, present and future
By Dan Rafael
We are more than halfway through the year, and it has not been a good one overall for boxing. There have been too many pointless mismatches, too many main events offered that…
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Donnie Nietes to make flyweight debut Sept. 24 against Edgar Sosa
By Dan Rafael
Donnie Nietes, one of the most accomplished boxers in Filipino history, has vacated his junior flyweight world title and is moving up to the flyweight division, ALA Promotions announced. Nietes, who has…
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Talks for Miguel Cotto-Juan Manuel Marquez dead after near deal
By Dan Rafael
Miguel Cotto, the probable future Hall of Famer and the only Puerto Rican fighter to win world titles in four weight divisions, still plans to return to the ring in December, but…
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Scorecard: Carl Frampton edges Leo Santa Cruz in action-packed fight
By Dan Rafael
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world: Saturday at New York Carl Frampton W12 Leo Santa Cruz - Fight Recap Wins a featherweight title Scores: 117-111,…
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Carl Frampton looks to win title in second weight class
By Dan Rafael
Thirty-one years ago, June 8, 1985 to be exact, Irish hero Barry McGuigan ended the seven-year featherweight title reign of fellow Hall of Famer Eusebio Pedroza by winning a 15-round decision, the…
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Scorecard: Terence Crawford wins, is Manny Pacquiao next?
By Dan Rafael
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world: Saturday at Las Vegas Terence Crawford W12 Viktor Postol - Fight Recap Unifies two junior welterweight titles Scores: 118-107…
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Possible Pacquiao fight also at stake for Crawford-Postol winner
By Dan Rafael
LAS VEGAS -- Make no mistake, there is a tremendous amount at stake when junior welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol meet on Saturday night (HBO PPV, 9 ET) at the…
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Postol to put growing reputation to the test against Crawford
By Dan Rafael
Two years ago, Viktor Postol was just another unassuming fighter trying to work his way to the top. And now look at him. He is widely considered one of the top two…
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Adrien Broner gets 30 days in jail after showing up late for trial
By Dan Rafael
Former four-division world titleholder Adrien Broner was sent to county jail for 30 days on Tuesday for failing to show up on time for his own trial. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge…
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Gennady Golovkin, Kell Brook find each other when others wouldn’t fight them
By Dan Rafael
Unified middleweight world titleholder Gennady Golovkin and welterweight world titlist Kell Brook hit New York on Thursday to meet the media and discuss a showdown so highly anticipated that tickets for the…
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Lee Haskins to face Stuart Hall on Sept. 10 in London
By Dan Rafael
After Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn won a purse bid on June 28 to gain promotional rights to Lee Haskins' bantamweight world title defense against Stuart Hall, he did not announce a…
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Scorecard: Thurman, Porter deliver more than expected
By Dan Rafael
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world: Saturday at New York Keith Thurman W12 Shawn Porter Retains a welterweight title Scores: 115-113 (three times) Records: Thurman…
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Thurman, Porter have no complaints about fight delay
By Dan Rafael
Welterweight titlist Keith Thurman and former titleholder Shawn Porter were deep into their respective training camps and just a few weeks away from their big fight, which was scheduled for March 12.…
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Richard Schaefer returns to fight game, founds Ringstar Sports
By Dan Rafael
Richard Schaefer, the former longtime CEO of Golden Boy Promotions who left after a nasty breakup with close friend, business partner and majority shareholder Oscar De La Hoya in June 2014, is…
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Joe Smith pulls off massive upset of Andrzej Fonfara via first-round TKO
By Dan Rafael
Light heavyweight contender Joe Smith defeated favorite Andrzej Fonfara by first-round TKO in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions tripleheader Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Smith, who…
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Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward bout set for Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena
By Dan Rafael
The much anticipated fight between unified light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev and undefeated former super middleweight world champion Andre Ward, two of boxing's pound-for-pound elites, has a date and a site --…
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John Molina Jr. outworks Ruslan Provodnikov, gets unanimous decision victory
By Dan Rafael
VERONA, N.Y. - Junior welterweight John Molina, riding a strong jab and boxing just enough against former titleholder Ruslan Provodnikov, pulled the mild upset in a unanimous decision win on Saturday night…
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Lomachenko on the verge of another historic achievement
By Dan Rafael
Featherweight world titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko has had a storied career between his amateur exploits and his brief time as a professional. He is widely considered one of the greatest amateurs in boxing…
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Francisco Vargas-Orlando Salido war ends in majority draw
By Dan Rafael
CARSON, Calif. -- In the wild action fight that virtually everyone expected -- and one the late Muhammad Ali surely would have been proud of -- junior lightweight world titleholder Francisco Vargas…