This past weekend, Kevin Lerena secured the right to challenge for the WBC bridgerweight world title after a twelve round unanimous points decision over Senad Gashi. The victory gave Lerena the interim-bridgerweight title. Currently the full champion is Lukasz Rozanski, who is currently tied to a three division world champion Badou Jack. The winner of
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Nov 25, 2023, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World Boxing elected former Dutch federation head Boris van der Vorst as its first president on Saturday with the task of securing the sport’s Olympic future beyond next year’s Paris Games. The breakaway body launched in April after a long breakdown in relations between the Russian-led
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By Elliot Worsell 1. Adam Azim (21) Having stepped up each time he has made an appearance in the ring, Azim fully blossomed in November when beating Franck Petitjean via 10th-round stoppage to secure the European super-lightweight title. That win moved his record to a perfect 10-0 (7) and elevated him beyond prospect level. 2.
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By Miles Templeton BEFORE the First World War, Wales was a real force in international boxing. The game was, of course, dominated by America, but with Britain, France and Australia also producing world-class fighters, Wales more than held its own. The first three Lonsdale Belt holders were all from Wales, with Freddie Welsh winning the
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNNov 26, 2023, 12:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — David Benavidez, with each punishing left and right hand, left no doubt: He has earned a shot at Canelo Alvarez. In another thrilling performance for the undefeated fighter, Benavidez defeated Demetrius Andrade when Andrade’s corner stopped the super middleweight bout following
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Nick ParkinsonNov 25, 2023, 08:19 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Talks that Katie Taylor wasn’t the same great fighter after losing to Chantelle Cameron by majority decision six months
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNNov 25, 2023, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former super middleweight champion David Benavidez faces two-division champ Demetrius Andrade on Saturday night at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, with a potential fight against 168-pound undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez on the line. Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs), 26, is coming off a unanimous
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Posted on 11/25/2023 By: Sean Crose WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo faced Jose Benavidez in a 10 round non-title bout Saturday night in Las Vegas. The fight, which was the co-main event of the David Benavidez-Demetrius Andrade pay per view card, was supposed to be held at a catchweight of no more than 163 pounds.
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