Former Oleksandr Usyk foe Egor Mekhontsev recalls amateur win over Ukraine’s great
To trace back the last defeat of Oleksandr Usyk’s career, you need to go back more than 10 years.
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Aloyan Gets WBC Belt in Second Pro Fight, Fedor Chudinov Wins
2012 Olympic bronze medalist Mikhail "Misha" Aloyan of Russia won the vacant "silver" silver championship of the World Boxing Council (WBC) at super flyweight, with a twelve round unanimous decision over Nicaraguan Marvin Solano. Solano went down in the eighth round, but forced Aloyan to work the entire twelve rounds. Aloyan periodically missed some punches, but he had a big advantage and deservedly won. The scores were 118-110, 117-110, and 119-108.
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Juan Diaz Stops Cesar Vazquez in Eight, Eyes Major Fights
Casino del Sol Resort in Tucson, Arizona - Former unified lightweight world champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz (42-4, 20 KOs) stopped Cesar Vazquez (28-3, 16 KOs) in eight rounds.
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Jose Felix Avoids Disaster, Wins Split Nod Over Tough Sismundo
BURBANK, Calif. - Live updates from tonight's 'Solo Boxeo Tecate' telecast from the Marriott Convention Center .. In the opening bout of the Top Rank card, junior featherweight Miguel Alcantara dropped Julio Iwami Rodriguez (0-2) twice in the first round, prompting an immediate stoppage from referee Zac Young after the second knockdown. Time of the knockout was 2:26.
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Photos/Weights: Jose Felix, Arnold Barbosa - Solo Boxeo Card
Top Rank's Lightweight World Title contender Jose "Josesito" Felix Jr. and unbeaten prospect Arnold Barbosa Jr. (9-0, 3 KO’s), from Los Angeles weigh in this afternoon at the Marriott Hotel in Burbank California.
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Egor Mekhontsev To Return in Late January, Says Manager
31-year-old Russian light heavyweight prospect Egor Mekhontsev (10-0, 7KOs) will return to the ring in late January, according to his manager Vadim Kornilov.
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Valdez vs. Avalos Off-TV Results From Las Vegas
2012 Olympic Gold medalist Egor Mekhontsev (10-0) survived a knockdown and a few rocky moments to keep his perfect record intact with an unanimous decision victory against Jackson Junior (18-4) of Brazil in their light heavyweight bout. Mekhontsev hit the canvas in the 6th round and rose to his feet on very shaky legs. He was able to hold on and finish the round and regroup. The final tallies were 77-73, and 77-74 twice. Lightweight Frankie Winton (1-1), who fights out of WBO super lightweight champion Terence Crawford's gym, was upset in the opening bout by Thomas Smith (1-1-1). Winton was knocked down once and lost 40-35 on all three scorecards.
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Photos/Weights: Valdez vs. Avalos, Hart vs. Pryor
Top Rank is set to resume its Metro PCS Friday Night Knockout series on truTV. The fall season premiere airs Friday live from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, topped by a featherweight bout between unbeaten Oscar Valdez and former title challenger Chris Avalos. Both fighters weighed in at 126.8 lbs. for the scheduled 10-round main event.
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Mekhontsev Likely Facing Jackson Junior, 9/11 at Cosmo
BoxingScene.com has been advised by Vadim Kornilov that his fighter, 2012 Olympic gold medalist Egor Mekhontsev (9-0), will return to the ring on September 11th at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The off tv fight will be scheduled for 8 rounds and will likely be against Jackson Junior (18-3) of Brazil.
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Provodnikov, Matthysse vs. Postol, Mekhontsev Updates
BoxingScene.com recently caught up with prominent boxing manager Vadim Kornilov whose stable of fighters include Ruslan Provodnikov, Viktor Postol, Denis Lebedev and many others. In this Q&A, Kornilov gives us updates on Provodnikov, Postol and Egor Mekhontsev. BoxingScene.com: What is the latest with Ruslan Provodnikov? I read in an interview that you did recently that Ruslan may fight in Russia next.
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