Butaev: I Need The Winner Of Ugas-Stanionis; Only Looking Forward To That Fight
LAS VEGAS – Radzhab Butaev barely had sat down for his post-fight press conference late Saturday night before he was asked about fighting Jaron Ennis next.
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Jaron Ennis: We'll Take That Butaev Fight In A Heartbeat – Anywhere, Any Time
LAS VEGAS – Jaron Ennis is all but resigned to having to become a mandatory challenger for a welterweight title before one of the established 147-pound champions would be willing to fight him.
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Jamal James: It Just Wasn't My Night, Butaev Did His Thing
Unbeaten Radzhab Butaev earned a ninth-round stoppage victory over Jamal “Shango” James to capture the WBA Welterweight Championship Saturday night live on Showtime from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
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Photos: Radzhab Butaev Wears Down Jamal James For TKO, Wins WBA Belt
Butaev, James Fight Photos Gallery - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Radzhab Butaev (14-0, 11 KOs) wore down and stopped Jamal James (27-2, 12 KOs) in the ninth round to capture the WBA "regular" welterweight title. (photos by Esther Lin, Sean Michael Ham)
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Radzhab Butaev Stops Jamal James in Ninth, Captures WBA 'Regular' Title
By Keith Idec - LAS VEGAS – Radzhab Butaev made the most of his second championship chance Saturday night. Nearly two years after he was cheated in his first shot at the WBA world welterweight title, the Russian-born Butaev stopped a battered, bloodied Jamal James in the ninth round to win that title. Butaev beat James in the main event of Showtime’s tripleheader from Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Michelob ULTRA Arena.
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Jamal James vs. Radzhab Butaev - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard
James, Butaev Scorecard BoxingScene Live - WBA Welterweight Champion Jamal “Shango” James will defend his title against unbeaten contender Radzhab Butaev in a 12-round duel that headlines a night of action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, October 30 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. (photos by Esther Lin)
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Jamal James On Ugas Rematch: If We’re Gonna Eliminate Two Titles, We Gotta Run It Back
LAS VEGAS – Jamal James will take a seven-fight winning streak into his welterweight title defense against Radzhab Butaev on Saturday night. James last lost five years ago, when Yordenis Ugas out-boxed him and won their 10-rounder by unanimous decision. Ugas and James have ascended to greater heights since that August 2016 meeting in Verona, New York, so high that a championship rematch might make sense in the near future.
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Jamal James-Radzhab Butaev: Stats & Stakes
By Cliff Rold - The WBA’s move to finally clean up the mess they made of their own title picture has its pluses and minuses. The minus, at welterweight, is the reported roadblock in the way of a unification match between WBC/IBF titlist Errol Spence and the WBA’s primary titlist Yordenis Ugas. Coming off a career best win over Manny Pacquiao, Ugas earned the right to cash in and see how farther he can go.
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Photos: Jamal James, Radzhab Butaev - Ready For WBA Title Battle
James, Butaev Weights Photos Gallery - WBA Welterweight Champion Jamal “Shango” James will defend his title against unbeaten contender Radzhab Butaev in a 12-round duel that headlines a night of action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, October 30 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. (photos by Esther Lin)
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James-Butaev, Ennis-Dulorme, Undercard Weigh-In Results From Mandalay Bay In Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Jamal James stands 6-feet-2, unusually tall for a boxer in the 147-pound division. The defending WBA world welterweight champion still came in nearly two full pounds underweight Friday for his fight against Radzhab Butaev on Saturday night. Minneapolis’ James (27-1, 12 KOs) stepped on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s scale at 145.2 pounds, well below the maximum for the welterweight division.
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