Jake Donovan
676 articles · The Sweet Science
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Subriel Matias Drops, Stops Jeremias Ponce in War To Capture IBF Title
By Jake Donovan
Subriel Matias made Jeremias Ponce pay for his aggressive strategy Saturday night. Ponce overwhelmed Matias with pressure and punishing punches in the first round of their 140-pound title bout, but Matias withstood…
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Luis Nery Drops, Stops Azat Hovhannisyan in Eleven Round War
By Jake Donovan
Luis Nery truly earned his way back onto the title stage. The former WBC bantamweight and junior featherweight champion fought through fatigue and a determined effort by Azat ‘Crazy A’ Hovhannisyan to…
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O’Shaquie Foster Title Win Likely To Come With Back-To-Back Mandatory Defenses
By Jake Donovan
O’Shaquie Foster is as aware of what’s in his future as he was in the ring to win his first major title. Back-to-back mandatory title defenses await the 29-year-old Orange, Texas native…
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Melvin Jerusalem-Oscar Collazo Mandatory Strawweight Title Fight Ordered By WBO
By Jake Donovan
Melvin Jerusalem and Oscar Collazo will have to cut short their respective victory laps and begin talks for a head-on collision. The WBO has formally ordered a mandatory strawweight title fight between…
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Jason Moloney-Nonito Donaire: WBC Formally Orders Vacant Bantamweight Title Fight
By Jake Donovan
Jason Moloney and Nonito Donaire are finally on the WBC’s clock. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBC has formally ordered a vacant bantamweight title fight between Moloney and Donaire, more than two…
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Fernando Martinez-Jade Bornea: IBF Postpones Purse Bid For Title Fight, Both Parties Granted Extension
By Jake Donovan
A title fight whose talks were previously unproductive is now back at the negotiating table. BoxingScene.com has confirmed the IBF has postponed a purse bid hearing scheduled for Tuesday to have determined…
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Isaac Dogboe-Mark Magsayo Title Eliminator Ordered By WBC; Both Also Exploring Separate Fights
By Jake Donovan
An intriguing fight is on the table for a pair of former titlists who are also linked to equally attractive in-house options. BoxingScene.com has learned that the WBC has formally ordered a…
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Ryan Garcia to Gervonta Davis: No More Talking, Let’s Get It On
By Jake Donovan
The next Garcia in line is ready for Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. Ryan Garcia was among the world’s most interested observers during Davis’ eventual ninth-round stoppage of WBA 130-pound titlist Hector Luis Garcia…
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Melvin Jerusalem Wins WBO Strawweight Title With Stunning 2nd Round Knockout of Masataka Taniguchi
By Jake Donovan
Melvin Jerusalem has restored glory in the Philippines. The WBO strawweight title changed hands in dramatic fashion, as Jerusalem dethroned reigning titlist Masataka Taniguchi with a second-round knockout. Taniguchi was dropped hard…
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Akhmadaeliev-Tapales: Deal Reached, Purse Bid Canceled For WBA/IBF Title Fight
By Jake Donovan
The teams surrounding Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Marlon Tapales have made the most of the allotted extension to come to terms. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a deal has been reached for the IBF-ordered…
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Crawford: I Would Like To Fight Two or Three Times in 2023, Definitely Want To Be More Active
By Jake Donovan
Terence Crawford made the hard choice to face David Avanesyan for the sake of getting in at least one fight in 2022. High on the priority list of the unbeaten three-division champion…
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Akhmadaeliev-Tapales: IBF Delays Purse Bid, Grants Two-Week Extension For Ordered Title Fight
By Jake Donovan
Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Marlon Tapales are back at the negotiating table. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has postponed a previously scheduled purse bid hearing for the IBF ordered Akhmadaliev-Tapales mandatory junior…
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Fernando ‘Puma’ Martinez-Jade Bornea Title Fight Ordered By IBF
By Jake Donovan
Jade Bornea has spent literally all year waiting for a title shot to come to fruition. That day will finally arrive in early 2023 for the unbeaten junior bantamweight contender. The IBF…
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Akhmadaliev-Tapales: IBF Title Fight Re-Ordered, Team Tapales Requests Immediate Purse Bid
By Jake Donovan
Marlon Tapales is done waiting for his overdue title shot. The IBF mandatory title fight between the Philippines’ Tapales and unbeaten WBA/IBF junior featherweight titlist Murodjon Akhmadaliev will now head straight to…
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Butler: Chance To Unify Against Inoue Was The Fight I Wanted Before Anything Else
By Jake Donovan
Paul Butler was ready to race straight to the top the moment he was able to secure even the slightest amount of leverage. For the two-time bantamweight titlist, it came in the…
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Terence Crawford Knocks David Avanesyan Out Cold in Sixth Round
By Jake Donovan
It wasn’t the fight that boxing fans wanted but Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford delivered the finish that everyone has come to expect. An aggressive challenge by David Avanesyan was turned away by the…
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John Riel Casimero Makes Weight, Cleared To Fight Ryo Akaho Saturday In South Korea
By Jake Donovan
John Riel Casimero will finally make his way back to the ring. Barring any literal last-minute drama, everything is set for the former three-division titlist to end a near 16-month ring hiatus.…
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Murodjon Akhmadaliev Files Medical Exception, Mandatory Title Fight With Marlon Tapales On Hold
By Jake Donovan
Marlon Tapales has waited literally all year for his mandatory title shot. For now, he will have to wait until the end of the year before receiving confirmation on what that opportunity…
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Thurman on Crawford: Clearly, If He Can’t Come Up With Something To Do, I’ll Fill That Slot
By Jake Donovan
Keith Thurman is ready to enter the equation if the world’s top two welterweights still aren’t ready to face each other. The sport still awaits the Errol Spence-Terence Crawford superfight that has…
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Zurdo Ramirez: I’ve Always Believed I’m The Best Light Heavyweight And Bivol Is Second Best
By Jake Donovan
Gilberto Ramirez is wise enough to know that a win over Dmitry Bivol is not a foregone conclusion. That said, ‘Zurdo’ views their upcoming clash as a long overdue coronation. “I’ve always…