Carlos Costa
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Crawford Vicious Against Brook, Wants Pacquiao; Arum Says Money Not a Problem
In a fantastic display of power, Terence "Bud" Crawford (37-0, 28 KO's) devastated Briton former champ Kell Brook (39-3, 27 KO's) in 4 rounds to retain his WBO Welterweight World Title Saturday…
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Amilcar Vidal Hunts Down Ortiz, Stops Him in 2 at the Staples Center
In a quick storm, unbeaten Uruguay middleweight Amilcar Vidal (12-0, 11 KO’s) displayed exciting and lethal firepower stopping Texan 🇺🇸 Edward “The Hunter” Ortiz (11-1-2, 4 KO’s) in two rounds in the…
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KO Artist Amilcar Vidal Headlines Against “The Hunter” Ortiz Saturday at the Staples Center
Vidal and Ortiz at Friday's weighin in Los Angeles. In a momentous day for Uruguay boxing history, KO Artist Amílcar Vidal (11-0, 10 KO's) headlines the evening of boxing in the United…
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Column: Raquinel Willing to Challenge WBO Champ Junto Nakatani
Raquinel (L) and Nakatani. Filipino Flyweight "The Dreamer" Jay-R Raquinel (12-1-1, 9 KO's), a world-ranked action fighter sometimes referred to by some boxing fans in social media as "The Japanese Killer," has…
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Nattapong Jankaew Claims WBA Asia 115 Belt in Thailand, Wants Tougher Battles
In a competitive clash, promising Thai 115-pounder Nattapong Jankaew (7-0, 3 KO's) scored a hard-fought 10-round unanimous decision win over experienced former world-title challenger Karoon Jarupianlerd (44-10, 20 KO's) to claim the…
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WBC Orders Estrada-Sor Rungvisai; Chocolatito Rematch Might Have to Wait
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Further to the sensational victory of Mexican 115-pound king Juan Francisco "El Gallo" Estrada over tough and game former champ Carlos "El Principe" Cuadras two Saturdays ago, the WBC…
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Gervonta Davis and Naoya Inoue Stop Opponents in Thrilling Knock Outs
Gervonta “Tank” Davis and “Monster” Naoya Inoue, two of the most exciting fighters in today’s boxing, came out swinging brilliantly ravaging their opponents to the canvas on Halloween Night. With a monstrous…
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Jaime Munguía Stops Johnson; Elwin Soto Retains WBO 108 in Indio, California
Mexican middleweight slugger Jaime Munguia (36-0, 29 KO's) of Tijuana, Baja California, scored a 6th round stoppage win over game Bahamas veteran Tureano Johnson tonight in the Golden Boy Promotions at the…
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Column: What Fights to Watch on Halloween
Some of the most exciting boxing battles for 2020 are about to unfold during this Halloween weekend, truly thrilling fights that fans have been long waiting for. Here is a recap of…
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Juan Leal Stops Pinto in Spectacular Fashion, Claims WBO Latino 147 Belt in Brazil
Argentina 147-pounder Juan Hernán Leal of Buenos Aires was crowned tonight as the new WBO welterweight Latino champion by defeating Brazilian Fernando Pinto vía 2nd round TKO during the closed-doors show held…
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Lipinets and Clayton Draw; Both Want Rematch
In a close, competitive 12-rounder clash, Kazakhstan former world champ and Sergey Lipinets (16-1-1, 12 KO's) and unbeaten Canadian Custio Clayton (18-0-1, 12 KO's) of Nova Scotia fought to a close majority…
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Khabib Defeats Justin Gaethje to Unify UFC Lightweight Belt Then Announces Retirement from UFC!
Russian UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov retained his title stopping American interim champ Justin Gaethje of Colorado in the 2nd round of their battle today at Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, United…
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Chocolatito and “El Gallo”: Super Flyweight World Champions, Stars & Friends
Nicaraguan star Román “Chocolatito” González and Mexican thrilling warrior Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada shook hands and warmly congratulated each other for their super Exciting Friday night world title Wins in Ciudad…
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Thriller: “Gallo” Estrada Stops Cuadras in 11, Wants Chocolatito Next
In an impressive Fight of the Year candidate, Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada came back from a hard knockdown in the 3rd round to overpower and stop former champ Carlos “Príncipe” Cuadras in…
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“Chocolatito” Retains WBA 115 Title Today in México
Nicaraguan 4-division world champion Román "Chocolatito" González (50-2, 41 KO’s) displayed his fantastic class scoring a wide and clear unanimous decision win over game Mexican challenger 🇲🇽 Israel "Jiga" Gonzalez to retain…
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Martínez Stops Calleros, Retains WBC 112 Belt Today in México
Just like a tornado, Mexican WBC Flyweight World Champion Julio César "El Rey" Martínez (17-1, 13 KO's) did not waste any time in attacking and stopping late-sub compatriot Moises Calleros today in…
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Column: Oscar Says he Wants to Fight Again. Is this Time for Real?
De La Hoya when he announces his retirement in April, 2009. How many times have we heard this before? But again, Oscar De La Hoya assures that he is ready to return…
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Loma Apologises to Fans for Loss; Would like a Rematch, Does He Deserve it?
Ukrainian star Vasiliy Lomachenko has apologized to his many fans for his loss to Teófimo López last Saturday. In addition, Loma has also shared that he’d like a rematch against his younger…
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Weights from México: Estrada 114.5 vs Cuadras 114.5 for WBC Super Fly Title
Ciudad de México will be the center of attention in the boxing world tomorrow Friday (Saturday morning in Asia), when two world championships are disputed, and three of the world’s top fighters…
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Chocolatito vs González for WBA 115-Lbs Belt Friday in México
Nicaraguan WBA Súper Flyweight World Champion Román “Chocolatito” González (49-2 41, KOs) is more that ready to defend his 115-lbs belt against Mexican challenger Israel González (25-3, 11 KO’s) in the co-feature…
