IBF championship updates: Brandon Adams-Bakhram Murtazaliev and Andy Cruz-Albert Bell in eliminators
The IBF, at its convention in Vietnam, today ruled over the championship and mandatory statuses in the 17 boxing weight classes
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Bakhram Murtazaliev's team petitions IBF for immediate rematch with Josh Kelly
Bakhram Murtazaliev and his team are seeking justice following the end of his 154lbs title reign, writes Jake Donovan.
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Josh Kelly: Conor Benn at the Stadium of Light is easy money
Josh Kelly, the new IBF junior middleweight champion, knows he is a man in demand. Kelly has been pulled in numerous directions since his crowning moment on Saturday night against Bakhram Murtazaliev in Newcastle.
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Six mini-columns from Ring 6 weekend (without ordering Ring 6)
After a busy boxing weekend, Eric Raskin opines on six topics in the news beyond what took place on the Ring 6 card headlined by Shakur Stevenson defeating Teofimo Lopez.
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Josh Kelly wants stadium fights with leading names following IBF 154bs title win
Newly crowned IBF junior middleweight titleholder Josh Kelly has got the world at his feet following his win over Bakhram Murtazaliev.
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‘Josh Kelly-Jaron Ennis is a massive fight; might not be next’
Newly crowned IBF junior middleweight titleholder Josh Kelly has got the world at his feet following his win over Bakhram Murtazaliev.
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Pretty, pretty good: Josh Kelly curbs Bakhram Murtazaliev’s enthusiasm
You can tell a lot from someone’s face. This is no less true of game faces, the kind we see in a boxing ring on fight night. A game face will usually start as one thing, then become something else as the fight unfolds. By the fight’s end, it will be considered an unreliable gauge of success. “Look at his face,” you will hear someone say. “Does that look like the face of a winner to you?”
Underdog Josh Kelly dethrones Bakhram Murtazaliev in Newcastle
After 12 competitive rounds and after both fighters tasted the canvas, Josh Kelly's hand was raised in Newcastle following a majority decision victory over previously-undefeated Bakhram Murtazaliev.
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Bakhram Murtazaliev-Josh Kelly preview: Who wins and how?
I played word association with Josh Kelly about eight months ago as we discussed the best fighters in his division.
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Josh Kelly not intimidated by ‘scary-looking’ Bakhram Murtazaliev
Josh Kelly has not been intimidated by the figure of Bakhram Murtazaliev during fight week. Nor will he be Saturday night when the battle commences.
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