Jahi Tucker-Quilisto Madera and Damian Knyba-Richard Lartey have been confirmed for the undercard of the rematch between Robson Conceicao and O’Shaquie Foster on November 2 at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Conceicao and Foster again contest the WBC junior-lightweight title controversially awarded via split decision to Conceicao when they fought in
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 3, 2024, 03:44 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 Liam Paro will defend his IBF junior welterweight title against Richardson
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THE British weather did its best to put a dampener on the charity cricket match between Essex EBA and James Cook’s All-Stars – and to some extent it succeeded, with the attendance being significantly lower than anticipated and the match being restricted to 10 overs a side. But John Conteh did his usual great job
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ON Saturday evening, in Liverpool’s Echo Arena, Nick Ball makes the first defence of his WBA featherweight title against Ronny Rios. The challenger is used to rumbling around world level but hasn’t got a pedigree for beating the best. While the little guys go at it in the main event, let’s see what else is
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 3, 2024, 07:06 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 Naoya Inoue and Sam Goodman are finalizing a deal for a
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By: Sean Crose It’s understandable why some, if not most, fight fans would consider super middleweight/light heavyweight Canelo Alvarez to be a bridge too far for junior middleweight Terence Crawford. One hundred sixty eight pounds is quite a weight advantage to hold over a one hundred fifty four pound fighter. Even at a catchweight it’s
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Janibek Alimkhanuly successfully weighed in below the middleweight limit for his unified title defense on Friday. The bout, which headlines an ESPN+ event at The Star in Sydney, Australia, will see Alimkhanuly (15-0, 10 KOs) face IBF mandatory challenger Andrei Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs). Alimkhanuly came in at 159.5 pounds, while Mikhailovich weighed 159.9 pounds.
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LIAM DAVIES may be chasing a world title fight but the appeal of one particular big domestic fight still remains. The unbeaten 28-year-old returns to the ring on November 2 against Shabaz Masoud four months on from their original date which was postponed because of an injury suffered by Davies. Davies is currently ranked in
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