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Welterweight Jose Roman secured the biggest win of his career with a split-decision victory over previously unbeaten Jalil Hackett in their 10-round bout on the Liam Paro-Richardson Hitchins undercard. The upset took place at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part…

Former junior middleweight titleholder Israil Madrimov has pulled out of his December 21 fight against Serhii Bohachuk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, due to an illness, according to Turki Alalshikh. Uzbekistan's Madrimov, 10-1 (7 KOs), who lost a physical battle to Terence Crawford in August,…

WATERFORD – Amid a crackling atmosphere, Tyrone McKenna came through two blistering rounds of carnage with local rival Dylan Moran in a fight none of those in the SETU Arena are likely to forget. After 2:55 of round two Moran, who had been down once in…

WATERFORD – Kazakh Sultan Zaurbek dropped Damien Wrzesinki in the 10th and final round on his way to a decision victory on ProBox TV in Ireland. Zaurbek won by margins of 98-91 and two cards of 97-92 to move to 19-0 (13 KOs). The game…

LONDON – Sam Noakes defended his British and Commonwealth lightweight titles by easing to victory over Ryan Walsh at Wembley Arena. Noakes has won all four of his fights in 2024 – including two for the European title – to continue to build his reputation among the…

Junior welterweight Liam Paro isn’t the loudest fighter in the room, but according to Quinton Randall, he might be one of the most dangerous.  Randall has spent weeks as Paro’s chief sparring partner ahead of Saturday’s IBF junior welterweight title defense against Richardson Hitchins…

In boxing, the next generation often takes center stage before the main event. On Saturday night, two rising stars will share the spotlight in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They are Marc Castro, a name already familiar to many, and Stephanie Pineiro, a local fighter quietly…

WATERFORD – The Kilkenny junior welterweight Brandon McCarthy, who fights out of Los Angeles, won a 60-54 decision over Argentinian southpaw Sebastian Chavez at the SETU Arena. After an untidy opener, McCarthy started to find some gaps in the second and he enjoyed a spell…

Galal Yafai is “frustrated” at not receiving the credit he believes he deserves for retiring Sunny Edwards. The 31 year old won every minute of every round against his flyweight rival until the referee intervened to rescue Edwards in the sixth. That Edwards…