Elijah Pierce is asserting himself in the upper echelon of the junior featherweight division. Pierce, who went into the fight rated No. 9 by The Ring at 122 pounds, suffered an early knockdown but then dropped Arthur Villanueva twice en route to a fourth-round stoppage win on Friday night at the Overtime Elite Arena in […]
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Some nicks are harder to carry than others. You can’t call yourself “Sugar” without knowing that people will be expecting perfection from you, be it of the Robinson or the Leonard variety. Pablo “Pacman” Corzo knows it. And he’s perfectly fine with that. “Well, that nickname was taken from my idol, a legend in boxing,” […]
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Arsen Goulamirian misses the feeling of a knockout. The unbeaten WBA cruiserweight titlist has ended eight of his past ten fights in that fashion. However, his last bout—a November 2022 win over Alexsei Egorov—went the distance and snapped a six-fight stoppage streak. Inactivity has left the 36-year-old Armenia-born, France-based bruiser without a win inside the […]
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Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez believes he is finally at a weight befitting his 6’2 ½” frame. The Mexican southpaw looks settled in at cruiserweight, though the proof will come in the ring. Ramirez fights for the second time in the 200-pound division, as he challenges unbeaten WBA titlist Arsen Goulamirian. “I feel like cruiserweight is my […]
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Oscar Valdez prevailed in a battle of attrition at the site of his last defeat. Valdez stopped Liam Wilson in round seven Friday night before a partisan crowd of 7.102 at the Desert Diamond Arena. Valdez, who resides in Nogales, Mexico, a 4.5-hour drive from Glendale, improved to 32-2, 24 knockouts. With […]
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – History. In the case of Seniesa Estrada, herstory. Seniesa Estrada utilized movement and boxing ability to defeat Yokasta Valle by unanimous decision Friday night before a vocal crowd at the Desert Diamond Arena. All three judges scored the bout 97-93 in favor of Estrada (26-0, 9 knockouts), who retained her Ring Magazine […]
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Lightweight contender Raymond Muratalla had to deal with a game and experienced Xolisani Ndongeni, winning a hard-fought unanimous decision Friday night at the Desert Diamond Arena. Scores were 99-91, 98-92, and 97-93 for Muratalla in their ESPN+ preliminary bout. Muratalla, The Ring No. 7-rated lightweight, had a more-difficult time than expected against […]
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Lindolfo Delgado continued his surge towards contender status at 140 pounds. Mexico’s Delgado remained unbeaten Friday night after knocked out countryman Carlos Sanchez in the seventh round. Sanchez was down in round five and seven, the latter which ended their ESPN+ preliminary bout from Desert Diamond Arena. After a feeling-out opening two […]
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Junior bantamweight contender Andrew Moloney (26-3, 16KOs) has never been one to shirk a challenge and that’s not about to change any time soon. The 33-year-old Australian will get the chance to inject himself back into world title contention when he takes on battle-tested 34-year-old Mexican Pedro Guevara (41-4-1, 22KOs) for the WBC 115-pound interim […]
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