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Boxing’s preeminent action superhero, Oscar Valdez, will make the sixth defense of his WBO featherweight world title Saturday, June 8 against the upset-minded Jason “El Alacrancito” Sanchez at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
Fazliddin “Fayzi” Gaibnazarov is on the fast track to world title contention. Gaibnazarov, a 2016 Olympic gold medalist for his native Uzbekistan, will face the toughest — and tallest — test of his career against the 6-foot-3 Mykal “The Professor” Fox in a 10-round super lightweight showdown from the Tucson Arena. Fox will have a roughly nine-inch height advantage over Gaibnazarov.
FRISCO, Texas – Bakhram Murtazaliev needed nearly nine full rounds, but eventually he did what was expected Saturday night against aged veteran Elvin Ayala. The Russian junior middleweight prospect dropped Ayala in the ninth round and stopped him soon thereafter on the Eleider Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev undercard at the Dallas Cowboys’ training facility. Their scheduled 10-rounder was stopped at 2:05 of the ninth round, with Ayala absorbing more punishment while backed against the ropes.
Junior featherweight contender Yenifel Vicente made quick work of Victor Proa, knocking him out late Wednesday night at the Centro de Convenciones Vasco Nunez de Balboa in Panama City, Panama.