Vargas beats McDonnell for WBC 122 belt
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 25, 2017, 5:07 p.m.

In a clash of unbeaten super bantamweights, WBC #1 Rey Vargas (29-0, 22 KOs) scored a twelve round majority decision over WBC #2 Gavin McDonnell (16-1-2, 4 KOs) to claim the vacant WBC 122lb title on Saturday night at the Hull Ice Arena in Hull, England. It was ...

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DeLoach destroys Pearson
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 25, 2017, 1:59 a.m.

Hot super welterweight prospect Justin “The Chosen One” DeLoach (17-1, 9 KOs) scored a second round KO over Chris “Young King” Pearson (14-2, 10 KOs) on Friday night at the Pechanga Casino & Resort in Temecula, California. In round two DeLoach knocked down Pearson twice, the second time ...

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Alvarez KOs Bute in fifth
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 24, 2017, 6:56 p.m.

In a battle of two top ranked Quebec boxers, Eleider Alvarez scored a big 5th round knockout over former world champion Lucian Bute (32-4-1) on Friday night at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City.

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Chavez Sr. convinces Canelo to end wager
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 24, 2017, 5:52 p.m.

During a heated press tour between Canelo Alvarez and Julio César Chávez Jr., Canelo and Chavez Jr. agreed to make a large wager on the outcome of the fight. Junior’s father, Mexican ring legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. was against the idea of a bet and thought that ...

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Washington ready to turn the heavyweight division upside-down
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 24, 2017, 11:35 a.m.

If Gerald Washington lifts the belt from Deontay Wilder when they meet on Saturday (Fox, 8 p.m. ET, with additional bouts on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 10 p.m. ET) at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, it will go down as a gargantuan upset and turn the heavyweight ...

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Canelo, Chavez willing to bet entire purses on fight
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 24, 2017, 7:22 a.m.

Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. may not get away with it, but that didn't stop the two from agreeing to bet their entire fight purses against each other during Wednesday's prefight tour ahead of their May 6 bout.

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Bute, Alvarez make weight
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 24, 2017, 5:14 a.m.

Eleider Alvarez 174.6 vs Lucian Bute 173.6
(WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Championship)

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Bivol stops Berridge, retains WBA interim belt (video)
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 23, 2017, 5:03 p.m.

WBA interim light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (9-0, 7 KOs) retained his belt with a fourth round TKO over Robert Berridge (29-6, 21 KOs) on Thursday night in Russia. From the beginning, Bivol attacked forcefully and imposed his will. In round three he dropped Berridge twice and the ...

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Usyk-Hunter and Gvozdyk-Gonzalez added to Lomachenko -Sosa bill
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 23, 2017, 2:43 p.m.

The VASYL LOMACHENKO - JASON "El Canito" SOSA junior lightweight world championship event has become an embarrassment of Ukrainian riches with the addition of two title fights. Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight world champion and Olympic gold medalist OLEKSANDR USYK and NABF light heavyweight champion and Olympic bronze medalist ...

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Krasniqi-Abraham kickoff presser
Andrew Karlov
Feb. 23, 2017, 12:16 p.m.

Super middleweights Robin Krasniqi (46-4, 17 KOs) and Arthur Abraham (45-5, 30 KOs) faced off at the kickoff press conference for their official WBO eliminator to take place April 22 in Erfurt, Germany.

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