Haven Brady Jr. too hot for Jesus Vasquez at Summa Bash
Junior lightweight Haven Brady Jr. brought the heat in his first headliner at 22-years-old, blazing through OTX 9 Summa Bash in his home state of Georgia.
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Haven Brady and Jesus Vasquez Jr. make weight for ‘Summa Bash’
In a lightweight bout, Haven Brady and Jesus Vasquez Jr., both successfully made weight ahead of their headline bout on OTX 9's “Summa Bash 9” on Friday at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. Brady (12-0, 5 KO), 22, from Albany, Georgia, will face Vasquez (11-2, 3 KOs), 33, of Englewood, Colorado, in an eight-round bout. Brady weighed in at exactly 130 pounds, while Vasquez Jr. tipped the scales at 133 pounds – three pounds heavier than Brady, but at the contracted weight of 133 pounds.
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Elijah Pierce Gets Off the Canvas to Stop Arthur Villanueva
Elijah Pierce picked up a fourth-round knockout over Arthur Villanueva after picking himself up off the deck early in the fight Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.
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Elijah Pierce Hoping Win Over Arthur Villanueva Will Set Up Naoya Inoue Fight
Junior featherweight Elijah Pierce has made no secret of his desire to fight Naoya Inoue. But Pierce (18-2, 15 KOs) is first set to fight Arthur Villanueva, on March 29 in Atlanta, in an Overtime Boxing event being broadcast by DAZN. Although Villanueva (35-4-1, 20 KOs) has lost only to top contenders and world champions in Luis Nery, Nordine Oubaali, Zolani Tete and McJoe Arroyo, Pierce is already thinking about the statement a win would make – and how it might push him a step closer to a much bigger fight.
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Oubaali Stops Villanueva After Six Rounds, Calls For Unification
Stiffer challenges lie ahead for Nordine Oubaali, though his team always sensed that heading into his first fight as a defending titlist. The unbeaten two-time French Olympian successfully defended his bantamweight title for the first time after forcing Philippines’ Arthur Villanueva to retire in his corner in their ESPN+ title fight Saturday evening from Barys Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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Villanueva Promises To Go All-Out Against Nordine Oubaali
Arthur Villanueva is full of hope heading for his world title shot at WBC bantamweight king Nordine Oubaali on #MTKFightNight in Kazakhstan on Saturday. Filipino star Villanueva (32-3-1, 18 KOs) heads for the Barys Arena in Nur-Sultan to challenge French hero Oubaali (15-0, 11 KOs) live on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank and also broadcast on QAZ Sports and iFL TV.
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Oubaali, Villanueva Meet WBC Weight Checks Ahead Of Title Fight
Nordine Oubaali didn’t even know who he was next fighting as recent as a month ago, but has remained the consummate professional ahead of his first career title defense. The recently crowned bantamweight title claimant endures the challenge of Philippines’ Arthur Villanueva this Saturday, live on ESPN+ from Barys Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The bout comes with his World Boxing Council (WBC) title at stake, which mandates participants to comply with the sanctioning body’s Weight Management program which require safety weight checks 30, 14 and seven days from fight night.
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Arthur Villanueva Named As Title Challenger for Nordine Oubaali
Nordine Oubaali now has a title challenger for which to truly prepare. The two-time Olympian from France is set for the first defense of his bantamweight title, as he will face Philippines’ Arthur Villanueva. The bout was confirmed by Oubaali’s MTK Global management team, as part of a previously announced July 6 ESPN+ show at Barys Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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Southern Leyte Gears Up for Exciting WBO Battles in Maasin
Boxing fans in Southern Leyte, Philippines, can't wait for Saturday night as two of their star boxers battle against dangerous foreign fighters in ALA Promotions' Pinoy Pride 44 in Maasin. In a much awaited clash, hard-hitting Maasin native Albert Pagara (29-1, 20 KO's) risks his world-ranking by trading blows against tough African warrior Laryea Gabriel Odoi (20-3-2, 14 KO's) of Ghana for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Bantamweight strap.
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Luis Nery Gets Off The Floor, Stops Arthur Villanueva in Sixth
Luis “Panterita” Nery (25-0) picked up another victory when he stopped Arthur Villanueva (31-3) in six rounds at the Gasmart Stadium in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The official time of the stoppage was 1:19. The Filipino dropped Nery late in the fourth round but the rally was short lived as the knockdown appeared to help Nery refocus and batter Villanueva in the fifth. He continued his assault in the sixth and the referee stopped the fight when Villanueva stopped responding.
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