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The WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith has confirmed he is in negotiations to fight WBA titlist Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez later in November. Billam-Smith has been searching for a unification fight since June, when he defeated Richard Riakporhe. He had been targeted by the IBF champion…

The “Monster” Naoya Inoue was left picking bits of TJ Doheny out of his teeth after savaging his prey in seven rounds inside Koto-Ku’s Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Afterwards, it was confirmed by promoter Bob Arum that Inoue will next have his customary end-of-year fight…

Harlem Eubank hopes to secure a date and opponent in the coming weeks after agreeing a contract extension with promoters Wasserman. The junior welterweight, 30, last fought in November when in Brighton he stopped Timo Schwarzkopf, but he expects to start rebuilding towards a bigger…

Andy Hiraoka scored a significant victory when he ended the challenge of the Florida-based Venezuelan cult hero Ismael Barroso after 2:58 of the ninth round. Yokohama’s Hiraoka improved to 24-0 (19 KOs) after a fight he controlled via distance, pace and even power. Barroso was…

The impressive, intense and aggressive Jin Sasaki landed just about every shot imaginable on his way to a seventh-round stoppage of the game Australian welterweight Qamil Balla. Sasaki, now 18-1-1 (17 KOs), made his intentions clear early on, and didn’t really slow. Balla, 15-2-1 (8…

At 17 years old, Robert Guerrero Jr. is already forging his own path in boxing under the guidance of his father, former two-division titleholder Robert Guerrero, and his grandfather, Ruben “Mad Dog” Guerrero. Guerrero Jr. (3-0, 1 KO) carries the weight of a famous…