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Katsuma Akitsugi was doing things differently. The featherweight raced to 10-0 (1 KO) with four of those victories coming against four undefeated prospects with combined stats of 41-0. The ballsy approach has made matching the southpaw problematic, however. Akitsugi is set to return to…

Super middleweight Nathan Lugo recently signed with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions and the top former amateur wants to remain true to his blue-collar roots despite high expectations for his potential as a pro. Lugo will return to the ring on August 3 against a…

Super middleweight Nathan Lugo recently signed with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions and the top former amateur wants to remain true to his blue-collar roots despite high expectations for his potential as a pro. Lugo will return to the ring on August 3 against a…

Steven Navarro, the junior-bantamweight prospect from Los Angeles, returns in a six-round fight against Oscar Arroyo on August 10 at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Navarro, nicknamed “Kid Dynamite,” supports a main event between IBF featherweight champion Luis Venado Lopez and hometown hero Angelo…

Steven Navarro, the junior-bantamweight prospect from Los Angeles, returns in a six-round fight against Oscar Arroyo on August 10 at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Navarro, nicknamed “Kid Dynamite,” supports a main event between IBF featherweight champion Luis Venado Lopez and hometown hero Angelo…

In part III, the always topical subject of controversial scorecards is addressed as we attempt to plot our way to a boxing utopia. “Apparently the writer believes in pie in the sky,” was one of the comments on Part II of this series. Not…

(Picture: Ezra Taylor could be in line to fight Carlos Lamela) Cruiserweights Samo Jangirov (8-5-3) and Marko Mononen (8-6) meet in a fight for the vacant BBU title September 7 in Katrineholm (Sweden). The contest is scheduled for eight rounds and as such need…

Sam Goodman improved to 19-0 (8 KOs) with a hard-fought unanimous decision win over Thailand’s tough Thactana “Rock man” Worawut, who lost for the first time and is now 25-1-1 (15 KOs). Junior featherweight contender Goodman won a unanimous decision by margins of 117-111, 117-113…

Sam Goodman improved to 19-0 (8 KOs) with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Thailand’s Thactana “Rock man” Worawut, who lost for the first time and is now 25-1-1 (15 KOs). The junior-featherweight contender won via margins of 117-111, 117-113 and 119-109, but his manager…