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Manny Robles is hoping for a little less drama when his fighter, Rafael Espinoza, makes his first defense of his WBO featherweight title against Sergio Chirino Sanchez in Las Vegas on Friday. Last December, Mexico’s Espinoza (24-0, 20 KOs) produced one of the shocks…

When undefeated middleweights Troy Isley and Javier Martinez meet in the ring Friday night, they will be renewing a four-fight rivalry from their amateur days. It’s fitting, after the rounds they shared in the vested code, that they step up to 10-round level against…

Keyshawn Davis showed up and showed out when he scored a sensational sixth-round stoppage victory against former titleholder Jose Pedraza in February. The scorching hot performance from the lightweight upstart Davis (10-0, 7 KOs) has now set up another slugfest, against Miguel Madueno (31-2,…

The harshness of boxing has come upon Devin Haney this week in a way that has reached few others. After suffering his first loss by majority decision to an opponent who was overweight, nabbed for performance-enhancing drug use and has taken to gloating over…

Andres Cortes, 26, is a junior lightweight contender and native of Las Vegas who trains under his brother, Luie Cortes, out of their gym. Andres is set to fight Abraham Nova on Friday at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in a bout that he hopes will…

If the punch that knocked him down hit hard, it was nothing compared to the question asked to Rafael Espinoza by his veteran trainer Manny Robles. “I broke my ankle,” Espinoza told his cornermen upon returning to his stool after getting dropped by Robeisy…

Jake Paul says he is “as surprised as anyone else” that boxing has become such a significant part of his life, four and a half years after he first stepped into the ring. It has, he admits, been “a wild journey” that could have easily…

Ryan Garcia is being suspended for one year and forced to return his guaranteed purse money, and his April 20 victory over Devin Haney has been changed to a no contest, the New York State Athletic Commission announced Thursday. The 25-year-old Garcia (24-1) additionally was…

Rafael Espinoza will defend his featherweight title in a 12-round bout against challenger Sergio Chirino on Friday at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. On Thursday at the same venue, Espinoza and Chirino weighed in, along with fighters from the six additional fights on the card. …