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Jerwin Ancajas: Moving Up and Eyeing the Win Column
Jerwin Ancajas knows what it takes to climb to the top and how to stay there a long time. The man from Panabo, Davao del Norte was IBF junior-bantamweight champion from 2016…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 58: JOE LOUIS KNOCKS OUT JAMES J. BRADDOCK ON JUNE 22, 1937 TO START THE LONGEST REIGN AS CHAMPION
Joseph Louis Barrow competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is considered by many as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He was the…
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BERLANGA: EDDIE HEARN HAS A VISION FOR HIS FIGHTERS
Unbeaten Super-Middleweight star excited to start his journey with Matchroom on Saturday Edgar Berlanga is ready to start a new chapter in his career with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom – starting with…
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Angelo Abundo Young zeroes in quest to earn GM Norms
MANILA, Philippines – Angelo Abundo Young is set to embark on a journey to become the next Filipino Grandmaster Master. The Tondo, Manila International Master is focusing to secure GM norms by…
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Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford: Fight Odds & Prediction
A highly-anticipated fight is finally happening this summer between boxing legends Errol Spence Jr. and Terence “Bud” Crawford. They’re among the world’s best pound-for-pound boxers, and their meeting is enormously consequential for…
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Crawford Says Spence’s Size Doesn’t Matter: I’ve Been Smallest But Strongest My Entire Life
Terence Crawford kicked off his career in 2008 as a lightweight and competed in the weight class until 2014, winning a world title along the way. Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) then became…
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SATURDAY: Slawa Spomer-Felice Moncelli Junior Middleweight Showdown to Stream LIVE and Exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+
Streaming action from Heilbronn, Germany begins at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT Undefeated Top Rank prospect Hugo Micallef to appear on the undercard (June 21, 2023) — Undefeated German contender Slawa Spomer…
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IT’S NUMBER 1 vs NUMBER 2 WHEN JOSHUA BUATSI AND DAN AZEEZ BATTLE IN WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT FINAL ELIMINATOR
Fight Set for August 19 in England U.K. June 21, 2023. -- The World Boxing Association (WBA) has made it official that the WBA No. 1 world ranked light heavyweight Joshua Buatsi…
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ALEX LE GUEVEL JOINS MATCHROOM BOXING AS HEAD OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Le Guével joins Matchroom from England Boxing, where he held a role as Club Support Officer for the East Midlands, Eastern Counties & Home Counties since February 2018. He has been an…
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July 1: Charles Martin to Fight Jared Anderson in High-Octane Heavyweight Main Event at Toledo’s Huntington Center LIVE on ESPN
Zhan Kossobutskiy was forced to withdraw from Anderson bout due to a delay in obtaining his visa Anderson-Martin and Arslanbek Makhmudov-Raphael Akpejiori heavyweight doubleheader will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes…
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SAMPSON BOXING AND PROBOXTV JOINING FORCES TO LIVESTREAM MONTHLY ACTION-PACKED BOXING EVENTS FEATURING SOUTH AMERICA’S BEST NEW TALENT
Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing, a legend in the sport for his ability to recognize emerging talent, is proud to announce he is joining forces with boxing-media visionary and livestreaming broadcast pioneer…
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Beltran fights new opponent for vacant MinProBA super bantamweight title
ANGELO “Axe Boy” Beltran of Valencia City will instead fight Reycar “The Machine” Auxilio of Cebu for the vacant MinProBA super bantamweight title. It will still be held at the Bacaca Gym…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 57: LENNOX LEWIS DEFEATS VITALI KLITSCHKO TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko was called Battle of the Titans on June 21, 2003 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. WBC, IBO, and The Ring champion Lennox Lewis fought…
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David Morrell Jr. Says David Benavidez is the Biggest Bitch in Boxing
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 21, 2023) -- WBA Regular Super Middleweight Champion, David Morrell Jr. (9-0, 8 KOs), has issued another bold statement to undefeated WBC Interim Champ, David Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs).…
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TARIK ZAINA TRAINING CAMP NOTES
JESUS SARACHO vs TARIK ZAINA WBO LATINO SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE HEADLINES JUNE 23RD THOMPSON SHOW ONTARIO, CA (June 20, 2023) – Tarik Zaina (12-0, 8 KOs), of Tijuana, Mexico, is looking forward…
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CARLOS ADAMES TRAINING CAMP QUOTES
Top Middleweight Carlos Adames Defends Interim Title Against Former Unified Champion Julian Williams This Saturday, June 24 Live On SHOWTIME® From The Armory In Minneapolis In Premier Boxing Champions Event LAS VEGAS…
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Former World Champion Tevin Farmer Takes on Avery Sparrow This Saturday Night at The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (June 20, 2023- THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, Former IBF Junior Lightweight World Champion Tevin Farmer returns to action when he takes on Avery Sparrow in a mouth watering 10-round lightweight bout at…
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Martial Arts U.S. Open and ISKA World Championships Goes Global with FITE
The ISKA’s 2023 U.S. Open Sport Karate World Championships, including multiple disciplines, weapons forms, board and concrete breaking competitions and more with national champions from six continents; Streaming live July 1st on…
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Recent Developments Regarding International Boxing and the Olympic Movement
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 20, 2023) -- On April 25, 2023, USA Boxing sent a letter of termination to IBA’s Secretary General exercising USA Boxing’s right under Section 12 CESSATION (Termination) OF…
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 56: JUNE 20, 1980 – ROBERTO DURAN FIGHTS SUGAR RAY LEONARD IN THEIR FIRST MEETING
June 20, 1980. Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán was billed as The Brawl in Montreal. Leonard was the WBC and The Ring champion while Duran was the former undisputed lightweight champion.…
