A lot has been made of the ring return of Abner Mares. Miguel Flores understands the commotion surrounding his better-known foe but wants to remind fans that he’s not here to serve as just the fighter in the opposite corner. “We’re not taking the role of opponent for Mares’ comeback fight or farewell fight,” Flores
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1:15 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez are set to meet Dec. 3 in a trilogy bout for the junior bantamweight championship, promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing announced Saturday night. No location for the fight was revealed. This is the third time the third fight between Estrada and Gonzalez
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Posted on 09/03/2022 By: Sean Crose Juan Francisco Estrada had one goal Saturday night in Hermosillo – defeat Argi Cortes, preferably in impressive fashion. Having bested Chocolatito Gonzalez in a sizzling 2021 rematch, the 42-3 Estrada had a likely third fight with the legendary Nicaraguan lined up provided he first beat the 23-2-2 Cortes in
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2:41 PM ET Oleksandr Usyk has defended Anthony Joshua over his controversial reaction following his defeat to the Ukrainian fighter in their world heavyweight title bout. Joshua said he let himself down after grabbing the microphone from Usyk and embarking on a rant in the aftermath of his split decision loss in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
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Posted on 09/03/2022 By: Sean Crose DAZN will be airing what is essentially viewed as a showcase fight for Juan Francisco Estrada this evening when the 42-3 world titlist takes on the 23-2-2 Argi Cortes in a scheduled 12 rounder at Hermosillo’s Centro de Usos Multiples. Estrada’s last fight saw the 32 year old win
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5:58 PM ET It took Natasha Jonas three tries to become a world champion. Now, she’s one step closer to unifying the entire junior middleweight division. Jonas beat Patricia Berghult 100-90, 100-90, 99-91 to become the WBC and WBO champion of the world Saturday on the undercard of the Liam Smith-Hassan Mwakinyo card in Liverpool,
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Posted on 09/03/2022 By: Sean Crose Although many might argue the fight isn’t pay per view worthy, there’s no doubt Sunday’s Andy Ruiz-Luis Ortiz scrap – which will indeed be broadcast live on Fox pay per view – represents an interesting matchup between two high level heavies. Both Ruiz and Ortiz are at points in
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