Junior bantamweight prospect Shera Mae Patricio, who dominated former titleholder Maribel Ramirez via unanimous decision on Saturday, already has her eyes on a belt.
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Murat Gassiev will make the first defense of his WBA ‘regular’ heavyweight title against Tony Yoka on July 11. The event will be promoted by IBA Pro and take place at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia
IBF Orders #1 contender Lindolfo Delgado to begin negotiations to face #5 contender Movladdin Biyarslanov for their super lightweight title. Fighters have until June 26 to strike a deal
Raymond Ford remains unimpressed by the run of results that makes O’Shaquie Foster one of the world’s most in-form fighters
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman confirms to Lance Pugmire that Agit Kabayel must come next for Oleksandr Usyk - not a rematch with Rico Verhoeven