
Heavyweight Labinot Xhoxhaj outduels Mourad Aliev in Hamburg
Heavyweight Labinot Xhoxhaj won a 12-round unanimous decision over Mourad Aliev here on Saturday in a show staged outside the new Universum Gym.
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Heavyweight Labinot Xhoxhaj won a 12-round unanimous decision over Mourad Aliev here on Saturday in a show staged outside the new Universum Gym.

Michael McKinson got back to winning ways after his defeat to Vergil Ortiz Jr in August as he claimed a six-round decision over Nicaragua’s Roberto Arriaza on the Billam-Smith-Xhojhaj undercard in Bournemouth.

Kavaliauskas, Arriaza Fight Photos Gallery - Egidijus “The Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas wanted to show the world that he deserves a crack at a welterweight world title. The statement was emphatic, as Kavaliauskas blew out the previously unbeaten Roberto Arriaza (17-1, 13 KOs) in three rounds to retain the NABF title and pick up the WBO Inter-Continental Belt.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas took another step toward securing a shot at Terence Crawford on Friday night. Lithuania’s Kavaliauskas knocked out Roberto Arriaza in the third round of their scheduled 10-round WBO welterweight elimination match in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. With Crawford seated at ringside, the 30-year-old Kavaliauskas improved to 21-0 and recorded his 17th knockout on the Maurice Hooker-Alex Saucedo undercard at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Unbeaten Egidijus Kavaliauskas has been pushed towards the deeper end of the pool that is the deep welterweight division with each fight. He has passed each test thus far towards the possibility of fighting for a world title belt in 2019.

Kavaliauskas, Roberto Arriaza Weights Oklahoma Photos Gallery - The WBO junior welterweight champion and native of Dallas, Texas, Maurice Hooker, is in hostile territory. (photos by Mikey Williams).

Hooker, Saucedo Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - The WBO junior welterweight champion and native of Dallas, Texas, Maurice Hooker, is in hostile territory. (photos by Mikey Williams). The hometown kid, Alex Saucedo, is hoping to become only the second Oklahoma City product (following Sean O’Grady, who is also co-promoting this event) to taste world championship glory.

OMAHA, Nebraska – Bob Arum admits he would rather match Terence Crawford against Errol Spence Jr. or another welterweight champion next. In the likely event that typical boxing obstacles prevent any of those fights from happening next, Arum acknowledges that Egidijus Kavaliauskas is toward the top of the list of Crawford’s possible opponents in 2019. Like Crawford (35-0, 24 KOs), Lithuania’s Kavaliauskas is promoted by Arum’s company, Top Rank Inc.

He may not have won by knockout in the first round, but welterweight contender Roberto Arriaza will take a decision win any day. After notching three consecutive opening round knockout victories, Arriaza was taken the distance by fringe contender Juan Ruiz, winning a unanimous decision over 10 rounds Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.

Undefeated welterweight contender Roberto Arriaza (16-0, 13 KOs) measured an even 147 lbs. at Thursday's weigh in and Juan Ruiz (20-1, 12 KOs) checked in at 146.5 lbs.