Butaev, James Fight Photos Gallery - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Radzhab Butaev (14-0, 11 KOs) wore down and stopped Jamal James (27-2, 12 KOs) in the ninth round to capture the WBA "regular" welterweight title. (photos by Esther Lin, Sean Michael Ham)
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By Keith Idec - LAS VEGAS – Radzhab Butaev made the most of his second championship chance Saturday night. Nearly two years after he was cheated in his first shot at the WBA world welterweight title, the Russian-born Butaev stopped a battered, bloodi...
James, Butaev Scorecard BoxingScene Live - WBA Welterweight Champion Jamal “Shango” James will defend his title against unbeaten contender Radzhab Butaev in a 12-round duel that headlines a night of action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, October 30 in a P...
LAS VEGAS – Jamal James sat beside Jaron Ennis on Thursday throughout a press conference for Showtime’s tripleheader Saturday night. It is the closest Ennis has come in a public setting to a fighter officially recognized as a welterweight champion by...
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LAS VEGAS – Jamal James will take a seven-fight winning streak into his welterweight title defense against Radzhab Butaev on Saturday night. James last lost five years ago, when Yordenis Ugas out-boxed him and won their 10-rounder by unanimous decisi...
James, Butaev Weights Photos Gallery - WBA Welterweight Champion Jamal “Shango” James will defend his title against unbeaten contender Radzhab Butaev in a 12-round duel that headlines a night of action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, October 30 in a Premi...
LAS VEGAS – Jamal James stands 6-feet-2, unusually tall for a boxer in the 147-pound division. The defending WBA world welterweight champion still came in nearly two full pounds underweight Friday for his fight against Radzhab Butaev on Saturday nigh...
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By Keith Idec - LAS VEGAS – Maxim Dadashev’s death often reminds Radzhab Butaev that this is an extremely dangerous, unforgiving vocation he has chosen. Honoring his friend and amateur teammate’s memory also is part of what drives Butaev to demand th...
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James, Butaev Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - WBA welterweight champion Jamal “Shango” James and unbeaten contender Radzhab Butaev went face-to-face at a final press conference Thursday before they meet in the SHOWTIME main event this Saturda...
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MINNEAPOLIS – WBA Welterweight Champion Jamal “Shango” James will look to move one step closer to the very top of the welterweight division when he takes on unbeaten contender Radzhab Butaev in a matchup that headlines action live on SHOWTIME Saturda...
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A welterweight-themed card now graces Showtime’s active fourth-quarter schedule. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the October 30 edition of Showtime Championship Boxing will feature two significant welterweight fights, topped by WBA “World” welter...
A four-man box-off has been ordered in the weight division responsible for the WBA taking steps to clean up its act. The Panama City-headquartered sanctioning body has called for a title consolidation tournament in the welterweight division, with WBA...
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Jamal James becomes the latest welterweight to reap the benefits of the division’s restructured title picture. The Minneapolis-bred boxer was elevated from “interim” to “World” titlist by the World Boxing Association, the sanctioning body confirmed o...
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