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LONDON, England – Steve Claggett walked to the ring at Wembley Arena to the Frank Sinatra classic That’s Life and he might be wondering what is next for his after his resounding three-round defeat at the blazing hands of Adam Azim.
The WBC has ordered cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian to make a mandatory title defense against unified champion David Benavidez or be stripped of his belt.
Raymond Ford’s trainer Tarae Stevenson has played down how “personal” Saturday’s fight with O’Shaquie Foster has become to them – and he also insists that he is unconcerned that his fighter has become emotional on the eve of his biggest fight
Among those rooting on Texas’ O’Shaquie Foster in his Saturday night WBC super-featherweight title defense in Houston is a former foe: two-division champion Oscar Valdez.
Unbeaten Zuffa Boxing champion Jai Opetaia and WBC titlist Noel Mikaelian are finalizing a deal to stage a cruiserweight bout on an upcoming The Ring Magazine card later this year, BoxingScene learned Friday.