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Just after recording an upset win over heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson on Saturday, Martin Bakole said he prefers to next fight either the winner of December’s Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury rematch or Michael Hunter, in their own rematch. Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs), of the Democratic…

LOS ANGELES – Terence Crawford belongs among a special class now that he ranks as a four-division champion with Saturday night’s tightly contested unanimous-decision victory over World Boxing Association junior-middleweight champion Israil Madrimov. But as the facial swelling, the late-fight corner panic and the…

As the hours and minutes ticked down ahead of arguably the most important fight of Terence Crawford’s career, very few doubts surrounded the proceedings. No one, for instance, doubted whether Crawford, a three-division champion aspiring for a title in a fourth weight class, had…

Terence Crawford defeated Israil Madrimov in a tactical bout, securing a unanimous decision victory after 12 rounds to win the WBA junior middleweight title at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.  (Photos: Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing) Jose Valenzuela…

This was a nip and tuck fight all the way, with 4 or less landed punches separating the combatants in 11 of the 12 rounds. Crawford threw 158 more punches than Madrimov, but that only translated into 11 more punches landed. Crawford landed 21 more…

LOS ANGELES – Hip-hop icon Eminem warmed up the crowd at BMO Stadium on Saturday night with a brief concert to mark Riyadh Season's debut boxing event in the United States. Terence Crawford, the best fighter in the world, and Israil Madrimov, the WBA…

Cruz was only able to land 23% of his total punches and 27% of his power punches while Valenzuela landed 33% and 41% respectively. In addition to being more accurate, Valenzuela landed 53 more punches than Cruz and 26 more power punches than Cruz. Valenzuela…

LOS ANGELES – Tour de force Isaac Cruz saw his meteorotic rise come to a sudden crash Saturday night in Los Angeles courtesy of Jose Valenzuela, as the swarming brawler met his match against a precise marksman. Cruz (26-3-1, 18 KOs) may have had…

LOS ANGELES – Andy Ruiz Jr.’s quest to become a heavyweight champion once again will need some more work. Ruiz battled it out with Jarrell Miller at BMO Stadium on Saturday to a majority draw. The fight started strong but slowed down considerably in…