Early Cincinnati Results: Easter Jr., Herring Score Wins
Luis Rosario opened up the show with a big win in hostile territory, scoring a 4th round knockout of local super bantamweight Aaron Hollis.
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Photos: Broner Slims Down, Ready For Khabib War
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Everything is set for Adrien Broner, as he goes for his fourth world title in his home state of Ohio, Broner and his opponent, Russia's Khabib Allakhverdiev participated in the official weighin on Friday. Former three-division world champion Broner(30-2, 22 KOs) came in at 138.5-pounds, while former WBA "regular" world champion Allakhverdiev (19-1, 9 KOs) was 139-pounds. They will battle for the vacant WBA "regular" world title this Saturday, Oct. 3 live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) from U.S. Bank Arena.
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Video/Weights: Adrien Broner 138.5, Allakhverdiev 139
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Everything is set for Adrien Broner, as he goes for his fourth world title in his home state of Ohio, Broner and his opponent, Russia's Khabib Allakhverdiev participated in the official weighin on Friday. Former three-division world champion Broner(30-2, 22 KOs) returns came in at 138.5-pounds, while former WBA "regular" world champion Allakhverdiev (19-1, 9 KOs) was 139-pounds. They will battle for the vacant WBA "regular" world title this Saturday, Oct. 3 live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) from U.S. Bank Arena.
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Broner-Allakhverdiev: Robert Easter, Herring in Action
CINCINNATI - Top undefeated prospects Robert Easter Jr. and Jamel Herring will enter the ring in separate bouts on SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME® on Saturday, October 3 live at 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. The SHO EXTREME telecast will lead into SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. In the main event, Adrien "The Problem" Broner (30-2, 22 KOs)will take on Khabib "The Hawk" Allakhverdiev (19-1, 9 KOs)for the WBA Super Lightweight World Championship. In the co-main event, IBF Junior Lightweight World Champion Jose "The Sniper" Pedraza (20-0, 12 KOs) defends his title against veteran Edner "Cherry Bomb" Cherry (34-6-2, 19 KOs).
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Wade-Soliman: Jamel Herring Will Fight Oscar Cortes
Unbeaten lightweight Jamel Herring will fight Oscar Cortes on June 26, Gordon Hall confirmed to BoxingScene.com on Wednesday morning. Hall is the Vice President of Production for Showtime and the Executive Producer of ShoBox series. The eight round bout will take place at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Wash. and will be televised live on Showtime, beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET.
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Hector Marengo Suspended One Year for Steroid Use
Hector Marengo — a 7-9 (4 KOs) fighter from Puerto Rico who has lost to prospects Zachary Ochoa and Jamel Herring — has been suspended and fined following a positive test for the banned steroid boldenone. Marengo tested positive for the substance in a test performed prior to his loss to Herring, which took place this past March in Las Vegas, according to the Nevada Athletic Commission. Herring won the eight-round fight by unanimous decision.
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Photo of The Day: Mayweather, Broner, Herring, Easter
The Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas is packed with fighters who are preparing for scheduled assignments in the coming weeks. On June 20th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Broner will face fellow former champion Shawn Porter in a Premier Boxing Champions televised main event on NBC. The fight takes place at a catch-weight of 144-pounds.
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Dominic Wade To Gest Tested By Sam Soliman, 6/26
Unbeaten middleweight Dominic Wade will fight Sam Soliman on June 26 in a clash between youth and experience, Gordon Hall notified Boxingscene.com by email. Hall is the longtime Vice President of Production and Executive Producer of the Shobox series on Showtime. The 10 round bout will take place at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Wash. and will headline a TGB Promotions card.
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Tony Harrison Batters Smith, Khytrov Stops Melendez
Detroit native Tony Harrison (20-0) took another step towards contender status with an impressive victory over Antwone Smith (23-6-1) in the main event of tonight's ESPN Friday Night Fight card. Smith went down hard towards the end of the first but made it to his feet. He also received a standing 8 count after the bell rang to end the round. Harrison went after the kill early in the second and referee Robert Ford waved it off at the :19 second mark after Smith was rocked again.
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Charlo Stops Gonzalez: Williams, Spence, Lopez Win
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - Welterweight prospect Bryant Perrella (7-0, 6KOs) took some bumps but hurt and finally put away Victor Fonseca (9-4-1, 7KOs) at 1:33 seconds of the sixth round. Perrella got him in trouble with a combination to the head and then battered him against the ropes until referee Jay Nady stopped the contest. Perrella appeared to have a possible broken nose.
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