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Bacojo, Arca joint 5th in World Blitz in Montesilvano, Italy
Final Standings: (Nine Round Swiss System, Blitz event, 185 participants) 9 points---GM Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa (Mongolia) 7.5 points---FM Erdenepurev Boldoo (Mongolia), FM Eldiar Orozbaev (Kyrgyzstan), FM Aleksandr Domalchuk-Jonasson (Iceland) 7.0 points---FM Mark Jay…
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Vegas Victory Lap: Stevenson Defeats De Los Santos to Win Lightweight World Title
Navarrete and Conceição Battle to Draw in Co-Feature LAS VEGAS (Nov. 16, 2023) — Shakur Stevenson is now a three-weight king. Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) captured the vacant WBC lightweight crown with…
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PACHECO VS. COCERES – FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Pacheco takes on Argentine in first hometown headline show in LA Eddie Hearn: It’s been a busy couple of days, we’re straight off the plane from an historic press conference in London…
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Fortune Cookie
A few days before he rumbled with Marco Antonio Barrera for the first time 20 years ago in San Antonio, Texas, Manny Pacquiao and his entourage — numbering about 10 people —…
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Shakur Stevenson wins WBC lightweight title in boring fashion
Shakur Stevenson scored an uneventful unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 115-113) over Edwin De Los Santos on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena to capture the vacant WBC lightweight title and become a three-weight world…
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HIGHLIGHTS! Emanuel Navarrete goes to draw with Robson Conceicao
Emanuel Navarrete retained his WBO junior lightweight title, but just barely, going to a majority draw over 12 rounds tonight against Robson Conceicao. Two judges had the fight 113-113, with the third…
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Cantela wins in Montesilvano chess
Montesilvano, Italy---Following a third-round loss, National Master Oscar Joseph Cantela bounced back in the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship with a fourth-round whipping of Narciso Sciole of Italy at the Pala Dean…
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Press Conference Notes: Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk Set for UNDISPUTED Heavyweight Showdown
Fury-Usyk goes down February 17 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia LONDON (Nov. 16, 2023) – WBC and Lineal champion Tyson "The Gypsy King" Fury and WBO/IBF/WBA unified champ Oleksandr Usyk…
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Riyadh Season: Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk Meet on February 17 for Undisputed Championship in the “Ring of Fire”
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Nov. 16, 2023) — Boxing’s two heavyweight world champions will finally meet to crown the one and only undisputed champion of the world. WBC and Lineal Champion Tyson ‘The…
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PACHECO: HEADLINING AT HOME IS A DREAM
Super-Middleweight stud headlines in LA for the first time at YouTube Theater – and dreams of SoFi Stadium Diego Pacheco headlines for the third straight fight on Saturday night – but this…
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Decorated USA amateur boxer Pryce Taylor to make pro debut December 1 at home in New York City
NEW YORK CITY (November 16, 2023) – Brooklyn heavyweight Pryce Taylor seems to have a name more appropriate for a banker, lawyer, or business executive than a prize fighter. His name, however,…
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BOXING HALL OF FAME RELEASES FALL 2023 LETTER OF APPEAL SEEKING FUNDRAISING SUPPORT
Hall asks fans to work its corner to keep the magic alive CANASTOTA, NY (November 16, 2023) – The International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) continues to be resilient in the face…
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Stevenson/De Los Santos & Navarrete/Conceicao: Do The ‘B’ Sides Have The Formula To Be The One?
On a rare Thursday night, Shakur Stevenson takes on Edwin De Los Santos in the main event on ESPN/ESPN+ from Las Vegas, Nevada. The co-feature pits the always entertaining Emanuel Navarrete versus…
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JOHAN GONZALEZ EARNS UPSET DECISION, JUSTIN PAULDO PUTS ON AN IMPRESSIVE OUTING & EMILIANO MORENO SCORES A HIGHLIGHT REEL TKO ALL ON WNF — ProBox TV.
“ProBox TV is cutting edge … and it will continue to get bigger and bigger,” Hall of Fame former world championship boxer Timothy Bradley Jr. ProBox Promotions continues to be the number…
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WBA controversially drops undefeated John Michael Zulueta in the Top 15 rankings
UNDEFEATED John Michael “Striker” Zulueta of Negros Occidental has been dropped from the top 15 rankings of the World Boxing Association in the latest rankings causing a big controversy. The 28-year-old Zulueta,…
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Pinoy FM Arca draws with Kazakhstan FM in FIDE World Youth Chess Championship in Montesilvano, Italy
FILIPINO FIDE Master (FM) Christian Gian Karlo Arca settled for his second straight draw Wednesday, this time against Kazakhstan FIDE Master (FM) Inayat Bolat in 44 moves of Catalan Opening to share…
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Weigh-In Results: Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos & Emanuel Navarrete vs. Robson Conceição
TOMORROW at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada) (ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT) • Shakur Stevenson…
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‘DAY OF RECKONING’ ANNOUNCED FOR DECEMBER 23 AS RIYADH SEASON WELCOMES ANTHONY JOSHUA, DMITRY BIVOL AND JAI OPETAIA FOR HISTORIC NIGHT OF BOXING
Anthony Joshua will headline a historic night of boxing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as he faces a ‘Day of Reckoning’ on Saturday, December 23 - along with world champions Dmitry…
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Saturday: Denzel Bentley-Nathan Heaney and Nick Ball-Isaac Dogboe Doubleheader to Stream LIVE and Exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+
Streaming action from Manchester, England, begins at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT (Nov. 15, 2023) — Former world title challenger Denzel Bentley will defend his British middleweight title against the unbeaten Nathan…
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Shaq Top: Junior Lightweight World Champion O’Shaquie Foster Signs Promotional Pact with Top Rank
Foster will make his Top Rank on ESPN debut in early 2024 (Nov. 15, 2023) — O’Shaquie Foster, the reigning WBC junior lightweight world champion, has signed a multi-fight promotional contract with…
