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As a result, the lightweight bout between undefeated Raymond Muratalla and former junior lightweight titleholder Tevin Farmer has been elevated to the main event for Saturday's event at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Muratalla, 27, from Fontana, California, weighed in at 134.1 pounds, while Farmer, 33, from Philadelphia, weighed 134.7.
Middleweight Ian Green hopes to bring the WBA middleweight title back to Paterson, New Jersey, but first, he will be awarded the keys to the city on July 16.
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.
Once a wide-eyed child walking Hall of Famer Andre Ward to the ring, David Lopez, now 20 years old, is making strides with his own professional career. The junior welterweight will fight Pedro Pinillo on Friday at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta – a bout he boldly proclaimed he’ll win by knockout.
Scoby will return to the ring against Daniel Lim on Friday at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. Lim (11-1, 3 KOs), 24, of Deerfield Beach, Florida, by way of the Philippines, was knocked out by undefeated junior welterweight sensation Emiliano Moreno in January – his lone fight in the United States. Since then, he returned in March to post a first-round TKO of JR Magboo.
Janibek Alimkhanuly sat stoically as challenger Andrei Mikhailovich stole the show at Thursday's press conference ahead of their middleweight title fight Saturday at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Bernard Hackett, the father and trainer of Jalil Hackett, believes Pete Dobson is an ideal next opponent for his son.
Ruben Villa is now rated No. 1 by the WBC in the featherweight division. While he has his eyes set on a title, he also has an even bigger goal and hopes to face Naoya Inoue.
Bantamweight Katsuma Akitsugi added a fringe contender to his list of impressive victories with a ninth-round technical knockout over Jesus Ramirez Rubio on “Wednesday Night Fights” in Plant City, Florida.
Welterweight Nicklaus Flaz has now recorded four significant wins in a row, including two consecutive stoppages on ProBox TV, after Wednesday’s fourth-round technical knockout of Alfredo Escarcega Jr.