A pair of former titlists turn to each other in search of a return to the win column. Sunny Edwards and Adrian Curiel are officially set to meet, Matchroom Boxing confirmed on Sunday. Their scheduled 12-round flyweight bout will take place on June 29 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The matchup will serve as […]
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Hasanboy Dusmatov moved up two divisions to earn his most significant pro win to date. The 2016 Olympic Gold medalist turned away a stiff challenge from Spain’s Samuel Carmona to claim a ten-round, unanimous decision. Dusmatov prevailed by scores of 97-93, 99-91 and 100-90 in their IBA-sanctioned flyweight bout Sunday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The action […]
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There is something exciting happening in the lighter weight classes and Alex Winwood wants in. The 26-year-old strawweight contender from Mandurah in Western Australia has watched with interest as international focus has slowly shifted to the smaller men of boxing largely due to the Japanese renaissance led by multi-weight world champion Naoya Inoue. Winwood (4-0, […]
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Former WBO world junior welterweight titleholder Maurice Hooker returned to the ring this past Friday night, knocking out Luis Enrique Luna in the fourth round at the Plaza Pueblo Antiguo in Ensenada, Mexico. The taller Hooker walked down Luna from the opening bell, working behind a steady jab. It took him a round or so […]
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In a crossroads bout in Japan, Thanongsak Simsri (33-1, 30 KO) secured a unanimous decision victory over Filipino contender Miel Fajardo (11-2, 10 KO) at the EDION Arena Osaka on Friday night. Fajardo entered the ring looking to defend his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation junior flyweight title. Simsri displayed strategic prowess and maintained discipline […]
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Before he was about to get into the ring for the 17th time as a pro, Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson was loose, even giddy, fooling around taking pictures, with a beaming smile, really enjoying himself. The most promising American heavyweight even went a step further, deciding to don a race car helmet and […]
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Some fighters may take one look at Dakota Linger’s record and consider him a tune-up opponent, but not Kurt Scoby. Instead, Scoby understands how looking past a spoiler like Linger can derail an upcoming boxer’s momentum and is hoping to avoid that kind of letdown when they meet on Friday, April 19 at the […]
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Zelfa Barrett rode a persistent body attack all the way the finish line. The former title challenger eventually broke the will of Jordan Gill, whom he stopped in the tenth round. Barrett twice floored Gill in the fateful tenth before a subsequent attack forced the end of their 130-pound regional title fight. The official time […]
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Ellie Scotney earned her crowning achievement in dominant fashion. The first-ever Ring-champion was crowned in the women’s 122-pound division with Scotney’s dazzling win over Segolene Lefebvre. Their battle of unbeaten titlists saw Scotney win by scores of 99-91, 97-93 and 96-94. The feat also saw Scotney unify the IBF and WBO titles Saturday evening on […]
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