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Johnny Fisher will fight Ukraine’s Andrii Rudenko on September 28, on the undercard of Dalton Smith’s European junior-welterweight title fight with Jon Fernandez. Smith and Fernandez will contest the vacant EBU title at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, and by the time they do so…

LAS VEGAS – This Saturday marks the fourth fight in five months for Joel Iriarte, a welterweight prospect who turned pro earlier this year, signing with Golden Boy Promotions just prior to his debut in the paid ranks. “Back in the day…

LAS VEGAS – Familiarity breeds contempt and maybe that’s what was behind Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s decision not to shake the outstretched hand of Serhii Bohachuk to close their final news conference Thursday. Ortiz sought to clarify the matter later in the day on “X”…

LAS VEGAS – Familiarity breeds contempt and maybe that’s what was behind Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s decision not to shake the outstretched hand of Serhii Bohachuk to close their final news conference Thursday. Ortiz sought to clarify the matter later in the day on “X”…

Heavyweight Jarrell Miller believed he’d done enough to defeat former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr., a sentiment echoed by the cheering Los Angeles crowd post-fight. Miller fought Ruiz to a 12-round draw at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday night, a largely…

LAS VEGAS — Oscar De La Hoya holds Terence Crawford in high regard, an opinion that didn’t change following Crawford’s close decision victory over Israil Madrimov. “Crawford I love because he’s probably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. His style is fan-friendly. He’s…

LAS VEGAS — Oscar De La Hoya holds Terence Crawford in high regard, an opinion that didn’t change following Crawford’s close decision victory over Israil Madrimov. “Crawford I love because he’s probably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. His style is fan-friendly. He’s…

Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Serhii Bohachuk, both knockout artists, held a final press conference ahead of their highly anticipated 12-round fight on Saturday at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with 360 Promotions and TGB Promotions. …

LAS VEGAS — Cecilia Braekhus was supposed to be fighting for a junior middleweight world title this weekend. But when Ema Kozin was unable to travel to the United States, Braekhus needed another opponent. Someone familiar stepped in: Maricela Cornejo. “It’s going to…