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By ESB - 01/10/2025 - Comments
Sam Goodman (19-0, 8 KOs) has suffered a reoccurrence of an eye injury and has pulled out of his January 24th fight against unified super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) in Tokyo, Japan.
Inoue’s Wait Continues
The promoters…
Sam Goodman has suffered an eye injury and will have to withdraw from his January 24th fight against unified super bantamweight champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue. The two fighters were scheduled to fight at the Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, in Tokyo, Japan.
Goodman Out
#1 IBF and…
The cut that initially postponed Sam Goodman’s fight with Naoya Inoue has now caused Goodman to pull out of their rescheduled date. Goodman was originally supposed to challenge Inoue, the undisputed junior featherweight champion, on December 24 in Tokyo. The fight date was pushed…
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The IBF has ordered #5 Subriel Matias and #6 Gabriel Valenzuela to begin negotiations for a light welterweight title eliminator to decide the #1 contender to challenge the new 140-lb champion Richardson Hitchins for his belt.
IBF Orders Eliminator
Matias, 32, has an excellent…
By ESB - 01/10/2025 - Comments
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