BoxingScene's 2025 Upset of the Year
Armando Resendiz’s split decision win over Caleb Plant, which gobsmacked fans and gummed up future plans, is BoxingScene’s 2025 Upset of the Year.
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Yahir Frank flattens Argi Cortes via one-punch first-round knockout
A late double entry for Upset of the Year and Knockout of the Year was produced Saturday in Tijuana, Mexico, when Yahir Frank flattened Argi Cortes with the only punch thrown in their fight.
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Josh Kelly moves into WBO’s No. 1 spot at junior middleweight
Earlier this week, the IBF ordered a fight between Josh Kelly and junior middleweight titleholder Bakhram Murtazaliev, and now Kelly has been ranked No. 1 in the WBO’s latest ratings update.
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Zayas cutman on team effort: “This is the root of the fruit… from the ground up”
"They always say you are a real trainer when you bring someone from the amateurs to the top," Mike Bazzel tells Lucas Ketelle.
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Xander Zayas earns WBO 154lbs title with win over Jorge Garcia
Graduation night arrived Saturday for Xander Zayas, whose disciplined performance resulted in a title-winning unanimous decision over Jorge Garcia in New York.
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Chris Algieri’s School of Thought: Xander Zayas needs more than a title to match Felix Trinidad and Miguel Cotto
Saturday’s fight, for the vacant WBO junior-middleweight title, between Xander Zayas and Jorge Garcia Perez can enhance the already appealing-and-competitive landscape at 154lbs.
Xander Zayas and Jorge Garcia make weight
The vacant WBO 154lbs title fight between Zayas and Garcia will headline an ESPN tripleheader from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Jorge Garcia sensed 'possibility of this was in play after I beat Conwell'
Jorge Garcia had a good feeling about his last fight, in more ways than one, writes Jake Donovan.
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Xander Zayas on fighting Jorge Garcia Perez: ‘This is the moment’
Xander Zayas will receive his first world title opportunity Saturday at his now-familiar haunting grounds – the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York – against Jorge Garcia Perez.
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How to Watch: Xander Zayas vs. Jorge Garcia Perez
When Sebastian Fundora vacated one of his two junior middleweight world titles in order to make a rematch with Tim Tszyu, that left the WBO belt vacant. On Saturday, the sanctioning body’s top two contenders – Xander Zayas and Jorge Garcia Perez – will fight for their first world title.
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