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The death of a fighter after an undercard loss last month was the result of a drug overdose and not from an injury suffered in the ring, according to an autopsy report acquired by BoxingScene.
A boxer’s death hours after his undercard loss Saturday night is under investigation by Arizona authorities, reports Norm Frauenheim.
DiBella Entertainment will host a three-part Broadway Boxing summer series, all exclusively live streamed on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports. The action begins on Wednesday, July 17, with a special international edition from San Jose, Costa Rica, headlined by WBA world champion and local sensation Hanna Gabriels defending her world title, as well as top-rated super featherweight contender O'Shaquie Foster and undefeated heavyweight contender Trey Lippe Morrison, the son of former heavyweight champion Tommy "The Duke" Morrison.
Unbeaten Michael Dutchover won a six round unanimous decision Saturday night over Ricardo Lopez at the Doubletree Hotel in Orange, California. It was a clash of unbeaten lightweights, but Dutchover (8-0, 5 KOs) was the more polished fighter of the two. Dutchover initiated exchanges, putting Lopez (7-1-2, 6 KOs) on the defensive.
ORANGE, Calif. - Rising junior welterweight talent Michael Dutchover (7-0, 5 KOs) measured 131.3 lbs. at Friday's weigh in, while challenger Ricardo Lopez (7-1-2, 6 KOs) topped off at 132 lbs.
Kiev, Ukraine #1 Ranked Cruiserweight Contender Oleksandr Usyk, (9-0, 9KO’s) staopped world ranked, once beaten Pedro “El Reguilete” Rodriguez, (21-2, 19KO’s), of Miami, Florida in seven rounds at the Sport Palace in Kiev, Ukraine. It was tough early on and Rodriguez landed some decent shots, but Usyk began to take over the fight was each passing round. He dropped Rodriguez after breaking him down late in the sixth.
Ukrainian kayo artist Olexander Usyk (8-0, 8 KOs), considered by many to be future of the cruiserweight division, will risk his WBO #1 ranking and WBO I/C title on December 19 at the Palace of Sports in Kiev, Ukraine. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist for Ukraine, 28 and making the fourth defense of his title, will collide with Cuban expatriate Pedro Rodriguez (22-1, 19 KOs) in the main event of the show, promoted by K2 Ukraine. The Ukrainian is 2-0, 2 KOs this year with stoppage wins over Andrey Knyazev and Johnny Mueller.
Friends became enemies last Friday in Eureka, Florida. Cuban boxers, junior middleweight Inocente Fiss (16-0, 10KOs) and cruiserweight Pedro Rodriguez (16-1, 13KOs), were involved in a violent altercation. The two boxers began to argue in the apartment they both share, when Fiss attacked Rodriguez with a machete. Rodriguez suffered cuts to his right arm and he was hispitalized, where he underwent surgery to repair ligaments and tendons. Rodriguez claims Fiss came home drunk and began to argue with him over money.
Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel, Las Vegas - Warriors Boxing and Sampson Boxing present an ESPN Friday Night Fights televised tripleheader. (10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 HD, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN3)
"My fighter will beat everybody in the heavyweight division; it's only a matter of time," says Boris Grinberg of AB Boxing, manager and father figure of undefeated Russian heavyweight Magomed "Mago" Abdusalamov (12-0, 12 KOs).