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Gilberto Ramirez is now the unified cruiserweight champion after adding Chris Billam-Smith’s WBO belt to his own WBA title. Ramirez won a rough and hard-fought 12-round decision at The Venue, Riyadh, as the bill-topper for Latino Night by scores of 116-112 (twice) and 116-113 and,…

Barboza threw 150 more punches and landed 36 more jabs than Ramirez. Ramirez attempted to pressure Barboza, but had a hard time pulling the trigger. While Ramirez tried to get his offense on track, Barboza peppered him with jabs and power punches. All three judges…

Barboza threw 150 more punches and landed 36 more jabs than Ramirez. Ramirez attempted to pressure Barboza, but had a hard time pulling the trigger. While Ramirez tried to get his offense on track, Barboza peppered him with jabs and power punches. All three judges…

In a cagey, low-key fight befitting the atmosphere in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, super lightweights Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza struggled to get going at any point during the 10 rounds they shared. Of the two, it was Barboza who showed a little more control and…

Zepeda and Farmer both landed 33% of their total punches. Zepeda threw 191 more punches and landed 66 more. 47% of Zepeda’s landed power punches were body shots. Zepeda doubled up Farmer in body punches landed 90-45. That helped him overcome a second round knockdown…

William Zepeda survived a scare as he risked his No. 1 ranking at lightweight, having to climb off the floor to defeat Philadelphia veteran Tevin Farmer by the narrowest of margins. Victory clears the way for Zepeda to face Shakur Stevenson in February, but Zepeda…

There’s only a few weeks of 2024 remaining but there might not have been a better or more one-sided high-level beating than the intricate and violent surgery performed by Puerto Rican star Oscar Collazo, who has unified the WBO and WBA strawweight titles. Within seven…

Oscar Duarte won a good, hard fight over late-substitute Batyr Akhmedov following 10 physical rounds. Los Angeles-based Uzbek Akhmedov pushed Duarte all the way, although he was not given credit on the scorecards, losing by margins of 98-92, 97-93 and a fairer 96-94. Akhmedov more…

Liverpool’s Natasha Jonas, the current IBF welterweight world champion, will defend her belt against WBC belt-holder Ivana Habazin in a unification showdown on Saturday December 14 at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool, England. This, for Jonas, represents the chance to become a unified world…