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Fernando Martinez has added the WBA title to his IBF super flyweight crown with a huge victory in Japan over the favored veteran Kazuto Ioka. The Argentine won a superb fight, at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, by margins of 116-112, 117-111 and an off-base…

Carl Greaves is preparing his fighter, David Avanesyan, to upset outstanding IBF welterweight champion, Jaron Ennis, in Philadelphia next Saturday night. Greaves is in form. Just a couple of weeks ago, the Newark, England-based trainer helped turn over another Matchroom fighter when his junior…

Johnny Fisher pinpointed a mindset change over the past six months as key to the incremental improvements that have seen him blossom, before doubling down on his desire to box in Australia this year. The rising British heavyweight talent (12-0, 11 KOs) scored…

Hamzah Sheeraz is nearing fighting for a world middleweight title after guidance from none other than “Prince” Naseem Hamed. The 25-year-old will challenge Tyler Denny for the European title on Sept. 21 at London’s Wembley Stadium on the undercard of the IBF heavyweight title…

Lightweight Amado Vargas finally had his breakout moment, stepping out of the shadows of his fighting family. Amado’s older brother, Fernando Vargas Jr., is named after their father, the former titleholder Fernando Vargas. His younger brother, Emiliano, is signed to Top Rank and hailed as…

It was fitting that a fight built around image rather than substance ended up mirroring that dynamic. Both Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz have cultivated cult followings with their “bad boy” personas and striking prowess in MMA. But their bout atop a pay-per-view card Saturday…

Super middleweight Shane Mosley Jr. recorded the biggest win of his career by defeating former titleholder Daniel Jacobs in the co-feature of the Nate Diaz-Jorge Masvidal pay-per-view card Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Mosley won a 10-round unanimous decision with scores…

In a fight that showcased his skills and also perhaps highlighted why Top Rank isn’t fighting too hard to prevent his free agency, Shakur Stevenson defended his WBC lightweight title via a technically proficient but ultimately underwhelming performance against Artem Hartunyan, winning a unanimous decision…

Conceicao was busier but landed in single digits in 10 of 12 rounds vs. Foster, who landed 34% of his power punches, while Conceicao landed just 11% of his total punches. One judge scored the fight 116-112 for Foster, while two judges scored the fight…