Rafael Espinoza-Luis Alberto Lopez eyed for November 15 in Mexico
Rafael Espinoza is moving toward a featherweight title defense on home soil against countryman and former titleholder Luis Alberto Lopez.
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Saturday club show launches Top Rank's post-ESPN existence
Life after ESPN begins immediately for promoter Bob Arum’s Top Rank, reports Lance Pugmire.
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Abdullah Mason delivers sixth-round birthday bash in Las Vegas
Abdullah Mason celebrated his 21st birthday in style Saturday night in Las Vegas with a sixth-round stoppage of Carlos Orlenas.
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Trainer Robert Garcia will be as busy as ever Saturday in Phoenix
The busiest man in boxing is bringing five of his fighters to Saturday’s card at Phoenix's Footprint Center, ranging from undeniable prospects to a veteran contender to a recently beaten title finalist.
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Unrelenting underdog Sulaiman Segawa Upends Ruben Villa
Featherweight Sulaiman Segawa defied expectations and claimed the biggest win of his career in a 10-round unanimous decision over Ruben Villa on Saturday at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
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Welterweight Prospect Art Barrera Jr. Signs With Top Rank
Welterweight prospect Art Barrera Jr., the latest prodigy to be forged by the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy, has inked a long-term promotional contract with Top Rank.
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Richard Torrez Jr. Extends Knockout Streak, Stops Brandon Moore
Richard Torrez Jr.’s left-handed power-punching is repetitive and damaging at its best — and his heavyweight opponent Brandon Moore could do nothing to stop that power as it went fully unleashed Saturday night at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
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Valdez-Wilson Undercard Results: Muratalla Tops Ndongeni
Raymond Muratalla started slow but saw his patience pay off with a hard-fought unanimous decision over Xolisani Ndongeni on Friday to close out the undercard of Oscar Valdez-Liam Wilson at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
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Teofimo Lopez vs. Jamaine Ortiz - LIVE Results From Las Vegas
Alan Garcia gave a brief glimpse of his potential Thursday in Las Vegas. The junior welterweight prospect from Ulysses, Kansas dropped Tomas Ornelas twice in the first round and beat him by technical knockout only 51 seconds into their scheduled six-rounder on the Teofimo Lopez-Jamaine Ortiz undercard at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Michelob ULTRA Arena. Referee Celestino Ruiz stopped their bout after Denver’s Ornelas got up from the second knockdown.
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Teofimo Lopez, Jamaine Ortiz Come In At Exactly Same Weight For WBO 140-Pound Title Fight
Jamaine Ortiz flexed his muscles, smiled and beat his chest Wednesday afternoon after he made weight in Las Vegas. Teofimo Lopez mostly smiled as they faced off for the final time before their 140-pound title fight Thursday night. Minutes earlier, Lopez and Ortiz weighed exactly the same amount, 139.6 pounds, when they stepped on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s scale.
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