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LOS ANGELES – Two-division champion Oscar Valdez has officially earned his second shot to claim the WBO junior lightweight belt from Emanuel Navarrete, with officials confirming their rematch is set to be staged Dec. 7 in Glendale, Ariz. Valdez’s attorney, Pat English, told BoxingScene…

Martin Bakole has paid tribute to Jared Anderson’s willingness to "risk" fighting him on Saturday. The heavyweights fight at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, on the undercard of Israil Madrimov-Terence Crawford, in a contest that represents the promising Anderson’s biggest test. At…

LOS ANGELES – The day before Andy Ruiz Jr. departed for New York in 2019 to meet the heavily favored Anthony Joshua for the world’s heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, he was effectively left alone in a Norwalk, Calif., gym, chatting with one…

Promotional powerhouse Golden Boy have recruited former Team USA member and seven-time national amateur champion Jordan Fuentes. The Fresno product is preparing for his professional debut, which will take place on the August 10 Las Vegas card that is headlined by Serhii Bohachuk-Vergil Ortiz. As…

Texas’ Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is considered one of the rising stars of his generation. The undefeated WBC junior bantamweight champion is one of 10 fighters below the age of 25 with the potential for greatness due to their exceptional qualities. Rodriquez became a two-division…

SANTA MONICA, California – Joel Diaz has been at this long enough to know when he’s sending the most prepared finished product of a fighter to the ring. And that’s precisely the way he feels as he nears directing his World Boxing Association junior…

The IBF has set August 27 as the deadline for their vacant super middleweight title contest between William Scull (22-0) and Vladimir Shishkin (16-0) to be finalized.  Scull, promoted by Agon Sports in Germany, reached the number 1 position in the IBF ratings two…

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Eddie Hearn got another taste of Terence Crawford’s competitiveness Wednesday when the unbeaten three-division champion settled a prior dispute with the promoter by defeating him in darts. “To be honest with you, I really, really like Terence Crawford. He’s got…

David Avanesyan is currently recovering from his unsuccessful bid last month to challenge for Jaron Ennis’ welterweight title, but when the 35-year-old Russian is rested up and ready to go again, his trainer, Carl Greaves, will be there to help him launch another attack on…