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Matchroom head honcho Eddie Hearn, speaking with Ak and Barak on the DAZN Boxing Show, laid out his plans for Ryan Garcia’s immediate future after this Saturday’s bout with Emmanuel Tagoe. With George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney potentially slated for back-to-back bouts and Gervonta Davis busy with Rolando Romero in May, Hearn wants “Kingry”
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This past Saturday, unbeaten super featherweight Joe Cordina retweeted a report from NoSmokeBoxing claiming that he’d challenge IBF champion Kenichi Ogawa “in early June” at Cardiff’s Motorsport Arena. Cordina (14-0, 8 KO), who went 1-1 at the 2016 Olympic Games, sits at #3 in the rankings behind Shavkatzhdon Rakhimov and Zelfa Barrett. He enjoyed a
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For the first time since 1962, Cuban fighters are free to compete professionally without needing to defect. ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that the nation’s boxing federation lifted the 60-year ban after striking a deal with Golden Ring promotions, which will host a May 20th show in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Said show tentatively features some of the
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After a year and a half on the sidelines, undefeated welterweight prospect Rashidi Ellis revealed on Instagram that he’s joined forces with Premier Boxing Champions. I’m operating under the assumption that this isn’t an April Fools joke, so feel free to bury me in ridicule if I’m wrong. Ellis (23-0, 14 KO) hasn’t fought since
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WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka’s next title defense will feature some unfinished business, as the sanctioning body has ordered him to rematch former foe Donnie Nietes. The pair have 30 days to come to terms and avoid a $100,000-minimum purse bid. Nietes (43-1-6, 26 KO) narrowly edged out Ioka (28-2, 15 KO) in a
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