Sunny Edwards believes Bam Rodriguez can challenge Naoya Inoue
Sunny Edwards believes that Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has proven himself capable of “challenging” Naoya Inoue.
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Fearless Liam Davies outlines his plans to conquer the world
Liam Davies wants Naoya Inoue, Dennis McCann, Sam Goodman, TJ Doheny, Shabaz Masoud... AND Nick Ball
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No rest: Rudy Hernandez's work never ends
Rudy Hernandez estimates he works 48 fight weekends out of the 52 on the calendar. Through his versatile trade as a trainer for WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs) and WBO flyweight champion Anthony Olascuaga (7-1, 5 KOs), as a prolific cutman for both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Professional Fighters League (PFL) and in boxing, and as the big brother of the beloved late super-featherweight champion Genaro “Chicanito” Hernandez, Rudy Hernandez has dedicated himself to combat sports for pure reasons.
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Naoya Inoue-TJ Doheny undercard set for September 3
The undercard is set for Naoya Inoue’s undisputed junior featherweight title defense against TJ Doheny on September 3 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Four-division champion Inoue, 27-0 (24 KOs), is one of the leading fighters in the world while Australia-based Irishman Doheny is 26-4 (20 KOs) and popular in Japan after several underdog victories in the Land of the Rising Sun.
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New champ Angelo Leo ready to welcome Naoya Inoue to featherweight
Fresh from becoming a two-division champion with a highlight-reel knockout of Luis Alberto Lopez on Aug. 10, Angelo Leo says he would like to slug it out with Naoya Inoue at 126 pounds.
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Are frontrunners for KO and Fight of Year in line for Naoya Inoue and Terence Crawford?
Within minutes, the frontrunners for Knockout of the Year and Fight of the Year transpired inside a 575-mile radius of the southwestern U.S. as Angelo Leo and Vergil Ortiz Jr. prevailed.
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Elijah Pearce and the WXXXLF within: ‘A loss is like having your career taken away’
Junior featherweight boxer Elijah Pierce has embraced the moniker "WXXXLF," using it as a way to reflect on the challenges he’s faced.
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Rudy Hernandez discusses the 'scary' prospect of Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani sharing a ring
Trainer Rudy Hernandez believes that three-division titleholder Junto Nakatani could one day face undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue, although no timeline has been set, and the thought of the matchup gives him a light-hearted scare.
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Fresh from the fight, Angelo Leo says, ‘I want to fight all the champions’
Angelo Leo delivered a knockout performance in every sense of the phrase Saturday night, authoring every fighter's storybook scenario in his native Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Junto Nakatani and his daily goal of perfection
Trainer Rudy Hernandez believes that three-division titleholder Junto Nakatani, who has held titles as a flyweight and junior bantamweight before becoming the bantamweight champion, will be the best he has ever trained.
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