Hearn: Edwards-Nontshinga Is A Massive Fight, We Can Make It Happen This Year
Promoter Eddie Hearn has stated that a fight between Sivenathi Nontshinga and Sunny Edwards “is definitely one we could look to make in the summer.”
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Adrian Curiel-Sivenathi Nontshinga II: Stats & Stakes
Junior flyweight has already delivered a fight of the year contender in 2024. Kenshiro’s lineal title defense against Carlos Canizales set a bar for the division this year, the same way his run atop the division has set a bar for what has been a strong and undersung era. 108 pounds isn’t always an attraction but its highs over the years have been red meat highlights for harcire fans. Classics like Carbajal-Gonzalez and Segura-Calderon stand the test of time and multiple champions from the division have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
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IBF Second-Day Weights: Adrian Curiel 116.4, Sivenathi Nontshinga 116.9
Adrian Curiel and Sivenathi Nontshinga have satisfied their final obligation to move forward with their rematch. Both boxers were well within the rehydration allowance for the IBF-mandated second-day weigh-in. All participants in IBF-sanctioned fighters are required to weigh no heavier than ten pounds above the contracted weight limit on the morning of the fight. Curiel weighed 116.4 pounds, well within the 118-pound mark he was required to make on Friday morning. Nontshinga clocked in slightly heavier at 116.9 pounds ahead of Friday's IBF junior flyweight title fight rematch.
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Adrian Curiel, Sivenathi Nontshinga Make Weight For IBF Title Fight Rematch In Oaxaca, Mexico
Adrian Curiel was one-half pound lighter for his first title defense than when he won the IBF belt just three months ago. The defending titlist and its previously claimant, Sivenathi Nontshinga, were both boxers were within the junior flyweight limit for their IBF title fight rematch on DAZN (Friday, 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. local time) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Curiel was 107.4 pounds for his first title defense, while Nontshinga was 107.9 pounds in a bid to regain the belt he lost three months ago.
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Can Adrian Curiel Stun Again?
By Cliff Rold - The nature of a stunning result can vary. Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson stunned the world. It may have stunned some neighboring ones too. Other results can feel just as shocking to those watching, even if the magnitude of the event is eons smaller. Last November, South Africa’s IBF junior flyweight titlist Sivenathi Nontshinga (12-1, 9 KO) appeared on his way to bigger fights in a division where unified and lineal titlist Kenshiro Teraji appeared to be looking for more unification. Undefeated,
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Photos: Adrian Curiel, Sivenathi Nontshinga - Face To Face at Final Presser
Curiel, Nontshinga Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - On Friday (February 16) Mexico plays host to another must-watch rematch as Adrien Curiel and Sivenathi Nontshinga run it back for the IBF Light-Flyweight World Title following their dramatic first meeting at the Casino de Monte-Carlo last month. (photos by Melina Pizano)
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Photos: Adrian Curiel, Sivenathi Nontshinga - Face To Face To Kick Off Fight Week
Curiel, Nontshinga Face-Off Photos Gallery - On Friday (February 16) Mexico plays host to another must-watch rematch as Adrien Curiel and Sivenathi Nontshinga run it back for the IBF Light-Flyweight World Title following their dramatic first meeting at the Casino de Monte-Carlo last month. (photos by Melinza Pizano)
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Curiel and Nontshinga Have Plenty Of Questions To Answer In Title Rematch
By Corey Erdman - A lot has changed in just over four months for both Adrian Curiel and Sivenathi Nontshinga. In November of last year, Nontshinga was the toast of South African boxing, having won the IBF light flyweight title in September of 2022 over Hector Flores. The win over Flores was a spectacularly brutal twelve-round battle, one that found
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Adrian Curiel vs. Sivenathi Nontshinga Rematch Lands in Oaxaca
Nestled within the breathtaking, hillside views, the spectacular open-air Auditorium Guelaguetza will see home favorite Adrian Curiel defend his IBF World Light-Flyweight title in what promises to be a scintillating rematch with Sivenathi ’The Special One’ Nontshinga.
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Edgar Berlanga vs. Padraig McCrory on Feb. 24 Among Three Cards Announced By Matchroom
Edgar Berlanga will return to familiar territory for his next fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Berlanga’s forthcoming clash versus Belfast’s Padraig McCrory will land at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. The bout between unbeaten super middleweights will headline a February 24 DAZN show, as previously reported by Boxing Scene senior writer Keith Idec.
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