Carlos Toro
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Wrestling
Knockout CP Freshmart Retains WBA Minimumweight Title In Thailand
Knockout CP Freshmart, one of Thailand’s top athletes, once again cruised to another successful WBA minimumweight title defense. Freshmart defeated mandatory challenger Toto Landero by unanimous decision (119-110, 115-113, 117-111) to retain the WBA title in Freshmart’s fourth world title defense. The first…
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Wrestling
March 3 HBO Boxing Card Peaks At More Than 600,000 Viewers
On a busy sports night, HBO's boxing telecast from Madison Square Garden was unable to attract a large television audience. According to Showbuzz Daily, the March 3 HBO Boxing After Dark main event, Sergey Kovalev vs. Igor Mikhalkin for the WBO…
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Wrestling
Former Olympic Gold Medalist Tony Yoka Handed One-Year Doping Suspension
According to reports, 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist Tony Yoka has been handed a one-year suspension by French anti-doping agency AFLD. French publication L'Equipe reports Yoka missed at least three doping tests and has been handed the suspension. André Martin, the president of the French Boxing…
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Wrestling
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Draws Highest Showtime Viewership Since 2015
Once upon a time, the heavyweight division was the most must-see weight class in American boxing. Deontay Wilder‘s latest world heavyweight title defense just drew Showtime’s best boxing audience in years. According to Showbuzz Daily, The March 3 Showtime Championship…
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Wrestling
Fight-size Boxing Update: Canelo Reaction, 2300 Arena Boxing Card, Nicola Adams Gets Barbie Doll
Your boxing fight-size update: – The boxing world was in an uproar over Canelo Alvarez's positive drug test for traces of clenbuterol, including former WBO welterweight champion Liam Smith, who lost his title to Alvarez in 2016. Below is his…
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Wrestling
Fightful Boxing Newsletter (3/8): Canelo Alvarez, Wilder-Ortiz, Showtime Preview
The Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin rematch, perceived by many to be the biggest pure boxing match since Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, suffered a tremendous hit in the wake of Canelo’s positive test for the banned substance clenbuterol. Golden…
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Wrestling
Gervonta Davis vs. Jesus Cuellar For The WBA 130-Pound Title Confirmed For April Showtime Card
The return of Gervonta Davis will see him in another world title fight. Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime, in a press release sent to Fightful, announced that Davis will fight former featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar for the WBA “super” super…
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Wrestling
Petr Petrov To Fill In For Anthony Yigit On March 9 Showtime Card
The March 9 Showtime Boxing card suffered another hit with the sudden withdrawal of Anthony Yigit, but a former world title challenger has taken over his spot. Petr Petrov is now confirmed to take over Yigit’s position on the card…
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Wrestling
Manny Pacquiao: I Will Fight In Malaysia In May Or June
Manny Pacquiao may have rejected an offer to fight on the April 14 Top Rank boxing card, but he has other fight plans in mind in the coming months. In an interview with ABS-CBN, Pacquiao said he is exploring his…
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Wrestling
Manny Pacquiao Rejects Fight Offer For April ESPN Card, What Is Top Rank’s Backup Plan?
The April 14 ESPN PPV card just got dealt a major blow as Pacquiao has rejected Arum’s proposed fight of Pacquiao vs. Mike Alvarado to serve as the co-feature of the Terence Crawford vs. Jeff Horn fight. According to Aquiles Zonio,…
