Junior featherweight John Riel Casimero might be back in the win column, though questions about his professionalism remain. After two failed attempts to make weight on Saturday, Oct. 12, Casimero picked a first-round technical knockout of former title contender Saul Sanchez at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan. The former three-division titleholder Casimero (34-4-1, 23 KOs),
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 12, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev captured the undisputed light heavyweight championship with a majority
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Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn thinks Dmitry Bivol was robbed on Saturday against Artur Beterbiev, which isn’t an unpopular stance in the boxing world right now. Beterbiev won a majority decision to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion on Saturday in Riyadh. “It’s a joke! They knew, they told (Beterbiev) in the 10th round, ‘You
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Nick ParkinsonOct 13, 2024, 11:44 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Fabio Wardley claimed he was ready for a world heavyweight title shot after his savage first-round destruction of Frazer Clarke despite his relative lack of experience compared to his
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Nick ParkinsonOct 13, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Seiya Tsutsumi’s relentless pressure earned him a unanimous points decision victory over Takuma Inoue for the WBA world bantamweight title in Tokyo on Sunday. The 28-year-old Inoue (20-2, 5
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SEIYA Tsutsumi is the new WBA bantamweight champion after defeating Takuma Inoue by unanimous decision in the Ariake Arena. The judges gave various score totals, ranging from 117-110 to 114-113 with a 115-112 thrown in. Regardless of how they arrived at their conclusions, the right man got the nod in a bout that included cuts,
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Artur Beterbiev became the undisputed light heavyweight champion, defeating WBA titleholder Dmitry Bivol to claim all four major titles in the division. The historic bout marked the first time all four belts were unified in the light heavyweight division, took place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos: Mikey Williams / Top Rank Inc)
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by Keith Idec Eddie Hearn doesn’t think any objective observer could convince him that Artur Beterbiev won six rounds against Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night, let alone eight. As certain as Bivol’s promoter is that Bivol deserved to win their light heavyweight championship unification clash, Hearn conveyed confidence during their post-fight press conference that his
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