Month: October 2021

Radzhab Butaev handed Jamal James his second career loss by way of ninth-round technical knockout, earning the WBA World Welterweight Title in the process, live on SHOWTIME from the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. Butaev improves to 14-0 (11 KOs). #JamesButaev Fight Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-103021 #PBConSHOWTIME #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more
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Carlos Canizales defeated fringe contender German Valenzuela by unanimous decision late Friday night at the Foro Centenario in Mexico City. Scores were 98-92, 98-92, and 99-91 for Canizales, who improves to 23-1-1, 17 knockouts. Canizales, the former WBA ‘Regular’ junior flyweight titleholder who resides in Caracas, Venezuela, was making his return to action since losing
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1:02 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN A weigh-in fracas on Friday led to the New York State Athletic Commission barring Jose Zepeda’s brother Rene from his corner. As it turns out, Zepeda never had the opportunity to go back to his corner anyway. Zepeda eviscerated Josue Vargas, a 23-year-old prospect, with a first-round TKO on Saturday
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Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – In the Showtime televised co-main event, rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis (28-0, 26 KOs) scored an explosive first-round knockout over former title challenger Thomas Dulorme (25-6-1, 16 KOs), the 12th first-round knockout of Ennis’ young career.   “It was a good knockout,” said Ennis. “You know me, I wanted
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Posted on 10/31/2021 By: Sean Crose Minnesota’s 27-1 Jamal James returned to the ring to face the 13-0Radzhab Butaev for the WBA’s world welterweight strap at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Saturday night. The bout was scheduled for 12 rounds and was aired live as the main event of a Showtime broadcast. The
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2:15 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jaron “Boots” Ennis is a can’t-miss fighter, and Saturday’s performance was the best proof yet. The Philly welterweight needed less than two minutes to dispatch veteran gatekeeper Thomas Dulorme by knockout in the first round Saturday in Las Vegas, a PBC on Showtime co-feature. Ennis, 24, dropped Dulorme (25-6-1, 16
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Feature • Issue • Premium Jonathan Daniel/Bongarts/Getty Images Nikolai Valuev was fighting for more than victory when he journeyed to Chicago on October 7, 2006, to defend his heavyweight belt against Monte Barrett. By Thomas Hauser NIKOLAI VALUEV was born in Leningrad (now St Petersburg) on August 21, 1973. A massive giant of biblical proportions,
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Amateur • Issue • Premium Ezra Shaw/Getty Images ‘I’m small, but mighty.’ America’s super-heavyweight Olympic silver medallist Richard Torrez speaks exclusively to John Dennen THE honesty of Richard Torrez is disarming. “People say that their biggest fear is pubic speaking. Well, I don’t think any of them have been in an Olympic final with a
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History Nikolai Valuev might be the most successful seven-footer to have graced the boxing ring, but he isn’t the only one Gogea Mitu (7-foot-4-inches)Recognised as not only the tallest boxer to have entered the ring, but the tallest Romanian to have walked the Earth, Mitu boxed professional three times in 1935 after being scouted by
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10:58 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Rolando Romero is on the verge of being pulled from his Dec. 5 fight with Gervonta Davis, multiple sources told ESPN on Saturday. On Thursday, a woman posted on Twitter accusing Romero, 26, of sexual assault. She did not say when the alleged incident occurred, but tweeted Friday that she
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