Lightweight Amado Vargas finally had his breakout moment, stepping out of the shadows of his fighting family. Amado’s older brother, Fernando Vargas Jr., is named after their father, the former titleholder Fernando Vargas. His younger brother, Emiliano, is signed to Top Rank and hailed as…
WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson wasn’t taking any responsibility for his fight against challenger Artem Harutyunyan, failing to impress fans the way he had hoped at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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Shakur Expresses Frustration with Opponent’s Tactics
After the…
WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson called out Vasily Lomachenko after his win over Artem Harutyunyan at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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Even though Shakur’s contract with Top Rank expired with his twelve-round unanimous decision against Harutyunyan (13-2, 7 KOs), he…
His hometown crowd booed Shakur Stevenson’s performance against Artem Harutyunyan on Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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Shifting the Blame
This was the second consecutive fight that fans had booed Shakur, but in this case, he blamed…
It was fitting that a fight built around image rather than substance ended up mirroring that dynamic. Both Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz have cultivated cult followings with their “bad boy” personas and striking prowess in MMA. But their bout atop a pay-per-view card Saturday…
Nate Diaz beat Jorge Masvidal in their boxing rematch | Esther Lin/Fanmio
Nate Diaz got the win in tonight’s fight with Jorge Masvidal. Nate Diaz got some measure of revenge against Jorge Masvidal tonight, winning a majority decision in…
Undefeated WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) held onto his title with a twelve-round unanimous decision over a surprisingly tough Artem Harutyunyan (13-2, 7 KOs) in the main event on Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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Super middleweight Shane Mosley Jr. recorded the biggest win of his career by defeating former titleholder Daniel Jacobs in the co-feature of the Nate Diaz-Jorge Masvidal pay-per-view card Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Mosley won a 10-round unanimous decision with scores…
In a fight that showcased his skills and also perhaps highlighted why Top Rank isn’t fighting too hard to prevent his free agency, Shakur Stevenson defended his WBC lightweight title via a technically proficient but ultimately underwhelming performance against Artem Hartunyan, winning a unanimous decision…