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BJ Dolorosa Vows To Retire Cristian Mijares on 12/12

Mark Vester

•Dec 13, 2009

Filipino fighter BJ Dolorosa (8-2, 1KOs) has vowed to retire former champion Cristian Mijares (37-6-2, 16KOs) when the two collide in a bantamweight contest on December 19 at Plaza de Toros Rea in Sinaloa, Mexico. After suffering three defeats in a row, a knockout loss to Vic Darchinyan and dropping two decisions to Nehomar Cermeno, every fight is do or die for Mijares. Mijares returned last month to knock out Jesus Vidal in three rounds.

Paulie Malignaggi Gets Revenge, Decisions Juan Diaz

Mark Vester

•Dec 12, 2009

At the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5KOs) won a unanimous twelve round decision over Juan Diaz (35-3, 17KOs). All three judges had it scored 116-111. The fight was a rematch of a controversial first fight that was won by Diaz.

Victor Ortiz Stops Antonio Diaz in Six Rounds

Mark Vester

•Dec 12, 2009

At the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, junior welterweight Victor Ortiz (25-2-1, 20KOs) stopped Antonio Diaz (46-6-1, 29KOs) in six rounds after Diaz's corner stopped the fight.

Timothy Bradley Hands Lamont Peterson Defeat in Twelve

Mark Vester

•Dec 12, 2009

At Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, WBO junior welterweight Timothy Bradley (25-0-1, 11KOs) won a very impressive twelve round decision over previously undefeated Lamont Peterson (27-1, 13KOs). The scores were 118-110, 119-108 and 120-107.

Vic Darchinyan Knocks Out Tomas Rojas in Two Rounds

Mark Vester

•Dec 12, 2009

At Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, WBC/WBA super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (33-2-1, 27KOs) knocked out WBC interim-champion Tomas Rojas (32-12-1, 22KOs) in two rounds.

Vitali Klitschko-Kevin Johnson Full Results/Spoilers

Mark Vester

•Dec 12, 2009

Results of today's Switzerland card, featuring a WBC heavyweight title defense by Vitali Klitschko, against challenger Kevin Johnson, will be posted right here. For those who are planning to watch the tape-delayed version on HBO broadcast tonight - I would advise that you do not read this particular post.

Nagy Aguilera: "I Never Thought Maskaev Had a Chin"

Mark Vester

•Dec 12, 2009

Unknown 23-year-old Nagy Aguilera (15-2, 10 KOs) knew what he needed to do before he even stepped foot in the ring. He shocked a reported 1,300 fans at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California when he blew away former heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev (36-7, 27KOs) in less than two minutes of the first round.

Aguilera Likely Retires Maskaev With First Round TKO

Mark Vester

•Dec 12, 2009

Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, on his way to loosen up by playing basketball with friends in his hometown of General Santos City, has junked rumors that he wants the super fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr postponed until after the May 2010 elections.

Ivan Calderon Praying The Brian Viloria Fight Happens

Mark Vester

•Dec 12, 2009

WBO junior flyweight champion Ivan "Iron Boy" Calderon is crossing his fingers that his unification bout with IBF champ Brian Viloria will go through. Calderon is targeting next March for the bout. Viloria has a title defense scheduled in January against Carlos Tamara. Calderon is nervous that something bad will happen in that fight.

Jean Pascal Decisions Adrian Diaconu, Retains Title

Mark Vester

•Dec 11, 2009

At the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, WBC lightweight champion Jean Pascal (25-1, 16KOs) retained his title with a hard-fought unanimous decision over former champion Adrian Diaconu (26-2, 15KOs). The rematch was another classic, with scores of 118-110, 117-111, 117-111 but the fight was a lot closer than the cards would indicate. Pascal took the title from Diaconu with a unanimous decision in June.

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Articles by Mark Vester: page 174

BJ Dolorosa Vows To Retire Cristian Mijares on 12/12

Paulie Malignaggi Gets Revenge, Decisions Juan Diaz

Victor Ortiz Stops Antonio Diaz in Six Rounds

Timothy Bradley Hands Lamont Peterson Defeat in Twelve

Vic Darchinyan Knocks Out Tomas Rojas in Two Rounds

Vitali Klitschko-Kevin Johnson Full Results/Spoilers

Nagy Aguilera: "I Never Thought Maskaev Had a Chin"

Aguilera Likely Retires Maskaev With First Round TKO

Ivan Calderon Praying The Brian Viloria Fight Happens

Jean Pascal Decisions Adrian Diaconu, Retains Title

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Anthony Joshua's destiny against Tyson Fury is in his hands, not Ben Davison's

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Gerome Warburton will make history against Carlos Adames – regardless of the result

Naoya Inoue-Bam Rodriguez talks underway, says Eddie Hearn

Diego Pacheco may be only a step away from Lester Martinez

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Jaron Ennis-Josh Kelly three-belt unification confirmed for February 27 in Atlanta

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Denzel Bentley willing to travel to Ireland for Aaron McKenna title shot

Dana White holds court at White House but tells Donald Trump: 'I do not want to be in politics'

Darius Fulghum sees second chance, and pressure on Diego Pacheco

Six fights, six knockouts: Albina Moldazhanova signs with MVP

Brock Jarvis hopes third time's the charm against Jermell Charlo

Caroline Dubois warns Alycia Baumgardner against stopping short of undisputed

Dana White job offer was a joke, claims Donald Trump

Floyd Mayweather eyes ‘big fight’ in 2027, names four potential opponents

Alycia Baumgardner dominates Elif Nur Turhan; Ramla Ali, Skye Nicolson also victorious

Donald Trump wants Dana White as his new press secretary

Is 'Rocky' a boxing movie? Furthermore, is 'I Play Rocky' a Rocky movie?

Abraham Perez defends flyweight title against Yankiel Rivera

Willy Hutchinson earns revenge, a world title in rematch win over Joshua Buatsi

Cheavon Clarke stuns Chris Billam-Smith with sensational seventh-round stoppage

Denzel Bentley drops Shane Mosley Jnr en route to unanimous decision victory

Caroline Dubois and Stephanie Han to unify Feb. 20 in Texas

Joshua Buatsi, Willy Hutchinson make weight for WBC title rematch

Chris Billam-Smith, Chev Clarke make weight; Shane Mosley Jnr needs second attempt

Tyson Fury fears for Deontay Wilder, says he is 'shot to bits' ahead of Jai Opetaia fight

Conor Benn reveals Manny Pacquiao offer, fight targeted for 2027

Fast and furious: PBC keeping talent busy in new DAZN union

Devin Haney-Liam Paro official for Dec. 19 in San Francisco

Lenar Perez injured, out of Nov. 12 bout vs. Artur Ziyatdinov

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Articles by Mark Vester: page 174

BJ Dolorosa Vows To Retire Cristian Mijares on 12/12

Paulie Malignaggi Gets Revenge, Decisions Juan Diaz

Victor Ortiz Stops Antonio Diaz in Six Rounds

Timothy Bradley Hands Lamont Peterson Defeat in Twelve

Vic Darchinyan Knocks Out Tomas Rojas in Two Rounds

Vitali Klitschko-Kevin Johnson Full Results/Spoilers

Nagy Aguilera: "I Never Thought Maskaev Had a Chin"

Aguilera Likely Retires Maskaev With First Round TKO

Ivan Calderon Praying The Brian Viloria Fight Happens

Jean Pascal Decisions Adrian Diaconu, Retains Title

Carlos Adames wins a dud against Gerome Warburton

Jose Nunez hammers out upset of Bryan Flores in El Paso