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28 years old Japanese Yukinori Oguni (19-1-1, 7 КО) sensationally upset Jonathan Guzman (22-1, 22 КО) of Dominican Repblic by a unanimous decision. All three judges scores the fight 115-112. As a result Oguni captured the IBF junior featherweight belt. Japanese floored Guzman with a body shot in round three.

ParagraphHennessy Sports, K2 Promotions, Team Fury, Klitschko Management Group (KMG) and Frank Warren on behalf of BoxNation have announced that heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s long-awaited rematch with Ukrainian boxing legend Wladimir Klitschko will take place at the Manchester Arena on Saturday 29th October, live and exclusive on BoxNation. The giants of boxing collide again in the biggest and fiercest heavyweight rematch in recent memory. A bitter grudge match sees Fury, the linear, WBA Super, WBO champion make the first defence of the titles against the man he took them from.

“I want big fights, Cotto, Canelo, and not a rematch with Ramon,” declared former world champion Antonio Margarito after his ten round split decision win over Ramon “Inocente” Alvarez on Saturday night in Rosarito Beach, Mexico. “I am ready for big fights. Now I want to beat his brother Saul!” Ramon Alvarez, however, didn’t agree with the decision.

Returning home for the first time since March of 2015, former world champion Roy Jones Jr. (64-9, 46 KOs) scored a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over “Rocking” Rodney Moore (17-12-2, 7 KOs) in a cruiserweight bout on Saturday night at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida. It was mostly a slow-paced affair as the 47-year-old future Hall of Famer Jones, with his hands held low, stalked Moore — who gave very little resistance.

Conor McGregor has altered many things going into this rematch withNate Diaz. One of them? Not making any decisions yet on what will be next after UFC 202. That's a marked difference from past fights. Before UFC 196 and prior to Diaz stepping in for an injured Rafael dos Anjos, McGregor was talking about winning the UFC lightweight title and moving up to face then-champion Robbie Lawler for the welterweight belt at UFC 200.

Margarito beats Canelo’s brother by split decision Former world champion Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito (40-8, 27 KOs) scored a ten round split decision over Ramon “Inocente” Alvarez (23-5-2, 15 KOs) to claim the WBO Continental super welterweight title on Saturday night at the Baja California Center in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico.

Unbeaten world title contender, Puerto Rico’s Felix ‘El Diamante’ Verdejo, was released from the hospital after suffering a motorcycle accident. The former Puerto Rican Olympian suffered the accident last Sunday, August 7, when he was riding on road PR-3 from Rio Grande to Carolina and lost control of his motorcycle after trying to avoid a bump on the road.

Mayweather signs Peruvian Zambrano WBA Interim Featherweight Champion, Carlos Zambrano (26-0) became the newest member of TMT Promotions. In a press conference held at Central Panama Restaurant in Panama City, Panama, Foyd Mayweather Jr. announced the adquisition of Zambrano and his intention to help rookie professional fighter Gerardo Murillo Jr.

Declining star of Mexican boxing and former WBO/IBF/WBA welterweight world champion Antonio Margarito (39-8, 27 KOs) faced off with his compatriot and the next foe Ramon Alvarez (23-4-2, 15 KOs) who is Canelo’s older brother at the kickoff press conference. Margarito will clash with Alvarez in  August 13 at the Centro de Convenciones in Rosarito, Baja California.