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Claressa Shields is now a three-division undisputed champion and the only boxer ever to achieve the accomplishment, male or female. Shields won a 10-round unanimous decision Saturday over Danielle Perkins at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan. The scores were 100-89, 97-92 and…

Shields connected on 29% of her punches, and 36% of her power punches, while Perkins only landed 19% of her punches. Shields also scored the fight’s lone knockdown in the waning seconds of the tenth round. The judges scored the fight 97-92, 99-90, and 100-89- all for…

There was a reason that Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and Angel Fierro were chosen to fight for a special WBC belt aimed at honoring the late Israel Vazquez.  Vazquez, who died last December from cancer, had memorable wars with Mexican rivals Rafael Marquez, Oscar Larios…

Heavyweight Brandon Moore made his Salita Promotions debut, though it wasn’t the first impression he probably wanted.  Moore, from Lakeland, Florida, won a ninth-round disqualification victory over Skylar Lacy at Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan. The bout served as the co-feature to Claressa…

Junior middleweight Joseph Hicks scored an emphatic seventh-round technical knockout in his bout with Keon Papillion from Lafayette, Louisiana. The time of the stoppage was 1:35. The bout occurred on the undercard of Claressa Shields-Danielle Perkins taking place at the Dort Financial Center…

For the second straight fight, Stephen Fulton has again broken Brandon Figueroa’s heart. Fulton became a two-division champion on Saturday night after defeating Figueroa by unanimous decision to lift the WBC featherweight title. It was sweet vindication for the 30-year-old from Philadelphia, who was…