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Rafael Espinoza and Robeisy Ramirez are set to reignite their rivalry on December 7 at Phoenix’s Footprint Center, with a featherweight title once again on the line. Their first meeting last December ended in a razor-thin majority decision for Espinoza, sparking debate and anticipation for a rematch.
During his latest social media address, promoter Oscar De La Hoya explained his position surrounding the proposed Ryan Garcia exhibition, against Japanese kickboxer Rukiya Anpo, which is scheduled for December 30.
Gervonta Davis will defend his WBA lightweight title against WBA 130-pound champ Lamont Roach at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 1, it was confirmed on Friday. According to a press release from Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), the fight will be officially announced at a press conference at the Barclays Center on Tuesday.
Sunny Edwards was narrowly lighter than Galal Yafai for Saturday's flyweight fight at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham
Callum Simpson will defend his British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles against Steed Woodall at Sheffield’s Canon Medical Arena on January 11
Fresh off a post-fight vacation in Zanzibar, Tevin Farmer returned to the US with plenty of thoughts — and no shortage of swagger. The former junior-lightweight titleholder narrowly lost a split decision to William Zepeda in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but the performance only solidified his status as a top lightweight.
Before WBO junior lightweight titleholder Emanuel Navarrete and former two-weight champion Oscar Valdez (pictured) square off in their December 7 rematch at Footprint Center in Phoenix, the two joined four of Mexico’s most celebrated boxing legends – Julio Cesar Chavez Snr, Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez – for a historic on-camera roundtable.
Grammy-winning R&B artist Ne-Yo has stepped into the boxing world as a manager, signing WBA No. 12-ranked cruiserweight Paul Bamba. The 35-year-old fighter is promoted by Thomas "Cornflake" LaManna’s Rising Star Promotions.
World Boxing has announced the creation of a new Asian confederation to represent and promote the sport in the region. The move follows the decision by Thailand Boxing Association President Pichai Chunhavajira to step down from the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) due to challenges in securing its independence from the International Boxing Association (IBA).
The December 7 bout between Souleymane Cissokho and Egidijus Kavaliauskas has been postponed after Cissokho broke his hand in sparring.