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WBO junior-bantamweight champion Kosei Tanaka defends his title on Monday, October 14, against South African contender Phumelela Cafu. Twenty-nine-year-old Cafu, nicknamed “The Truth,” is 10-0-3 (8 KOs) and has won his last five on his way to becoming the WBO’s No. 3 ranked contender. …

Sunny Edwards believes that Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has proven himself capable of “challenging” Naoya Inoue. Rodriguez established himself as the world’s leading flyweight when in December he stopped Edwards to unify the IBF and WBO titles and to inflict Edwards’ first defeat. The…

It was all respect after the hard-fought draw between Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario last night. The two middleweight veterans boxed 10 even rounds and the judges could not split them by the end of their ProBox TV main event. Hurd, from Accokeek,…

When we’d been expecting to see Shakur Stevenson fight William Zepeda, and hoping he’d fight Gervonta “Tank” Davis, it’s difficult to be supportive of Joe Cordina challenging for Stevenson’s WBC lightweight title. Cordina lost his past fight, unexpectedly, to Anthony Cacace. The sanctioning bodies,…

Sydney’s Nikita Tszyu, a rising southpaw with a famous father, is preparing for his 10 th professional outing on August 28 but, unlike in the past, he has not been sparring his famous brother. Nikita, 9-0 (7 KOs), takes on Australian countryman Koen…

Every weekend, millions of fans worldwide tune into broadcasts to watch world-class boxing, fixating on the top bouts while relegating undercards to the shadows. Among those bouts, often dismissed as unworthy or unwatchable, are fighters who remain among the best in the world. Mark…

An extravaganza of seven title fights in two days is coming to Tokyo’s Ariake Arena Oct. 13-14 in Japan, with action that includes unbeaten WBC bantamweight titleholder Junto Nakatani, WBA bantamweight titlist Takuma Inoue and WBO junior bantamweight belt holder Kosei Tanaka. The carnival of…

In the main event at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida, former world champions Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario fought to a split draw over ten hard-fought rounds on Wednesday night, with scores of 96-94 Hurd, 96-94 Rosario, and 95-95, leaving both…

Jarrett Hurd and Jeison Rosario entered the ring at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida on Wednesday night with both men looking for a win that would reignite their careers. But at the end of ten tough rounds in which both wrung…