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While the fight between IBF heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua and former division ruler Wladimir Klitschko is a done deal for April 29th at Wembley Stadium in England, it's still not clear who will have the television rights in the United States.
Last weekend in Auckland, New Zealand, undefeated heavyweights Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz battled for the vacant WBO heavyweight title, which was won by Parker with a close, majority decision. The scores were 115-113 (twice) and 114-114.
A match-up that had been rumored for the past few weeks is now a done deal as the mercurial James Kirkland (32-2, 28KOs) has put his name on the dotted line to face Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33KOs) on February 25th near the Dallas, Texas area.
Jermall Charlo made quite the statement in stopping the highly regarded Julian Williams in five rounds this past Saturday night at the Galen Center on the campus of USC on Showtime.
Saturday night from the Galen Center on the campus of USC, Abner Mares (30-2-1, 15KOs) captured a version of the WBA featherweight title by out-pointing Jesus Cuellar over 12 rounds. Mares, who hadn't fought since August of 2015 (where he lost to Leo Santa Cruz), now finds himself right back in the mix at 126.
It was announced on Friday morning that former IBF bantamweight titlist Randy Caballero had signed a promotional deal that will see him return to Golden Boy Promotions, which had guided him to his world title.
After defeating Eamonn O'Kane on October 17th 2015 on the Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux pay-per-view undercard at the Madison Square Garden in New York, Tureano Johnson (19-1, 13KOs) looked to be in prime position to face 'GGG' in 2016 as he was the IBF's top ranked challenger.
Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez (46-0, 38KOs) ended 2016 by making history in becoming the first Nicaraguan fighter to ever capture titles in four weight classes by out-pointing the tough Carlos Caudras over twelve rounds at the Forum in Los Angeles on September 10th.
In early November, the man who helped nurture and guide Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez (46-0, 38KOs) to great heights throughout his boxing career, passed away after suffering a stroke. Now, the team tries to move on without his presence.
Middleweight contender Rob Brant is hoping to take the next step in 2017 and he has his first assignment lined up for the upcoming year.