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PHOENIX – At his best, Emanuel Navarrete makes men decide just how much punishment they are capable of enduring. Consider it a torture chamber of punches. So even though Navarrete’s Saturday night opponent at Footprint Center was the immensely tough former two-division champion…

The rematch came to a sudden hand twelve seconds into the sixth round after Espinoza landed a right hand on Ramirez’s right eye, and Ramirez turned his back to Espinoza, complaining about double vision to the referee. Up to that point, Ramirez had succeeded in…

PHOENIX – Rafael Espinoza landed the right hand flush to Robeisy Ramirez’s right eye, and when Ramirez turned away, raising his right hand, Espinoza was lost for answers. A second later, he found out. Ramirez could no longer fight, claiming double vision in the…

The words of trainer Lenny Wilson lit a fire under Richardson Hitchins after a frustrating fourth round. By the fifth, Hitchins turned the tide, stepping up his aggression and showcasing the skill that would crown him Brooklyn’s newest titleholder. Hitchins captured the IBF junior welterweight…

A battle of Puerto Rican junior lightweights saw Henry Lebron outlast Christopher 'Pitufo' Diaz in a 10-round co-feature at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The scores were 97-93, 97-93, and 96-94, all for Lebron. In the first round, Diaz pushed forward…

PHOENIX – Flexing a 10-fight card to close the year for a frenzied fight audience, Top Rank revealed the depth of its stable and a glimpse at its future main-event fighters. The one who grabbed the attention as the roaring weekend throng filled Footprint…

Agustin Ezequiel Quintana didn’t just challenge undefeated Marc Castro on Saturday night at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico — he stunned the boxing world by delivering a career-defining performance that handed Castro his first loss. Quintana handed Castro his first professional loss…

Yankiel Rivera might just be Puerto Rican boxing’s next flyweight titleholder, but he’s not rushing to tell you – he’s showing you. With his second homecoming fight in 2024 on Saturday against fellow undefeated fighter Angel Gonzalez, Rivera sees a perfect opportunity to prove he's…

Hard-charging light heavyweight Imam Khataev added another victim to his rapidly growing resume by thrashing previously undefeated Cuban import Yunior Menendez in less than three rounds of one-sided action.  The bout occurred in Grozny, Russia, the capital of Khataev’s native Chechnya, and marked the…