Carlos Toro
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Wrestling
WBA Sanctions Erislandy Lara vs. Ramon Alvarez For Interim Junior Middleweight Title
The WBA is looking to create an interim junior middleweight title with a previously-announced fight between Erislandy Lara and Ramon Alvarez set to take place next month. The announcement came from the organization, which looks to create an impromptu four-man…
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Wrestling
Joshua Franco vs. Oscar Negrete 3 Confirmed For August 10 DAZN Card
The heated rivalry between Joshua Franco and Oscar Negrete continues in August on DAZN. Golden Boy Promotions announced that Franco and Negrete will have a trilogy fight, this time on August 10 as part of the DAZN undercard taking place in Grand…
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Wrestling
Heather Hardy, Carlos Negron, Curtis Stevens Added To August 3 PBC Undercard
Heather Hardy is returning to boxing next month in Brooklyn. Hardy, the current WBO featherweight champion, will fight on the undercard of the August 3 PBC card taking place at the Barclays Center. An opponent was not revealed and it has not…
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Wrestling
Report: Terence Crawford Likely To Face Egidijus Kavaliauskas Next
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford might have to defend his world title against his mandatory challenger next. According to a report from Mike Coppinger from The Athletic, Crawford will likely face Egidijus Kavaliauskas, potentially this fall. Although Top Rank and promoter…
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Wrestling
Floyd Mayweather Dropped During Charity Basketball Game
It may not have been in a boxing ring, but Floyd Mayweather has finally been dropped. During a charity basketball game in Los Angeles, Mayweather was guarding Larry “Bone Collector” Williams and well, Williams made good on his nickname and proceeded…
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Wrestling
IBF Orders Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko Purse Bid For July 23
The IBF has told Fightful that it has now ordered middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko to have a purse bid later this month. The purse bid is scheduled to take place at the IBF offices in…
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Wrestling
Anthony Fowler vs. Brian Rose Rescheduled For August 2 Show In Liverpool
Matchroom Boxing announced a new show taking place in Liverpool, England in early August. The card, taking place at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool on August 2, will have Anthony Fowler face Bryan Rose in the main event. The event, which…
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Wrestling
Claressa Shields Named WBO Super Champion
The WBO has recognized undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields as its “Super Champion.” The organization made it official in a lengthy letter, explaining what is a “Super Champion” and why Shields was given the honor only a handful of boxers…
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Wrestling
Fightful Boxing Rankings (7/9): Nordine Oubaali Joins The Bantamweight Top 5
The Fightful Boxing Rankings are compiled by lead boxing writer Carlos Toro. *** Fightful Boxing Rankings: Pound-for-pound Vasiliy Lomachenko Naoya Inoue Terence Crawford Canelo Alvarez Oleksandr Usyk Gennadiy Golovkin Juan Francisco Estrada Errol Spence Jr. Kosei Tanaka Mikey Garcia Heavyweight…
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Wrestling
Report: Golden Boy Promotions Sent Another Offer For Canelo Alvrez vs. Sergey Kovalev Fight
Canelo Alvarez and Golden Boy Promotions are not giving up on a potential fight against light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev. Per a report from Chris Mannix, Golden Boy Promotions has made a second offer to Kovalev’s camp about a potential…
