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• Jose Pedraza 140.4 lbs vs. Mikkel LesPierre 141-lbs – weigh-in results

  17-06-2020 23:53 via boxingnews24.com
  By Jeff Aronow: Jose Pedraza will be fighting this Thursday night on June 18 against Mikkel LesPierre in a 10 round bout on ESPN & ESPN Deportes at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Te fight card begins at 8:00 p.m. ET. Pedraza weighed in at 140.4 pounds on Wednesday. His opponent LesPierre came in […]
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• Whyte vs Chisora in an MMA fight?

  17-06-2020 15:30 via skysports.com
  
  Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora settling their grudge in an MMA fight would "create attention" and is something "that people want to see", said promoter Eddie Hearn, but their priority remains a world title shot in the boxing ring.
  
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• AJ vs Fury fight under threat by Usyk?

  17-06-2020 07:00 via skysports.com
  
  Anthony Joshua's blockbuster battle with Tyson Fury will not have the WBO belt at stake unless Oleksandr Usyk receives a title shot first, the Ukrainian’s promoter has warned.
  
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• ESPN Boxing Full Results: Mike Plania Upsets Joshua Greer Jr

  17-06-2020 05:51 via boxinginsider.com
  
  Joshua Greer Jr vs Mike Plania
  Joshua Greer Jr. (22-2-1, 12 KOs) put his WBO number one ranking on the line against the unheralded Mike Plania (24-1, 12 KOs). Before hand, it seemed like an easy decision to make, but hindsight is always 20/20 and Plania cashed in, in a major way.Plania dropped his man in the first round to set the tempo of the night. He did so again in the sixth. Making the hole even wider for Greer Jr. To his credit though, he did dig himself out of it during the later rounds,
  
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• Boxing Results: Giovani Santillan Overcomes in Las Vegas Decision

  17-06-2020 05:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By George Goddiess: ESPN’s third installment of boxing following the Covid-19 shutdown opened up with another entertaining opener. The twenty-eight-year-old welterweight contender Giovani Santillan won a tightly contested ten round majority decision in The Bubble at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Judges Steve Weisfeld and Tim Cheatham both scored the bout in favor of Santillan […]
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• Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller approved for license by NSAC, to fight on July 9 on ESPN

  17-06-2020 05:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Jim Maltzman: It’s been a year since Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller missed out on a big payday against Anthony Joshua due to a positive test for several PEDs, and he’s now set to return to the ring. The unbeaten heavyweight Miller (23-0-1, 20 KOs) has been approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to […]
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• ESPN Boxing Results: Bob Mominov Easily Defeats Cameron Krael

  17-06-2020 04:50 via boxinginsider.com
  
  Bobirzhan Mominov (11-0, 8 KOs) made it a perfect 3-0 for undefeated fighters fighting tonight at the MGM Grand Conference Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mominov pounded Cameron Krael (17-16-3, 4 KOs) for six rounds in the co main event tonight.
  Krael put up very little resistance as he was relegated to becoming a punching bag for most of the night. All three judges saw the same man winning in Mominov as they scored it 57-56 and 58-55 twice.The post ESPN Boxing Results: Bob Mominov Easily Defeats
  
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• ESPN Boxing Results: Hector Perez Wins Lackluster Affair Against Juan Torres

  17-06-2020 04:20 via boxinginsider.com
  
  Hector Perez (7-2, 3 KOs) and Juan Torres (5-3-1, 2 KOs) fought at a snails pace at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Neither man seemed interested in pushing the pace or ending the night early.
  The pace was so slow in fact, that commentator and former world champion Tim Bradley constantly complained of the lack of action.After six rounds though, the final bell rang which left a big smile on the face of Bradley. The three judges scoring the contest had it 59-55 twice and 60-5
  
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• Moloney Brothers & Miguel Berchelt to Headline Summer Series Shows LIVE on ESPN

  17-06-2020 03:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  From Down Under to “The Bubble,” Australia’s Moloney twins — Andrew and Jason — are set for their Las Vegas debuts. Andrew Moloney will make the first defense of his WBA super-flyweight world title Tuesday, June 23 from the MGM Grand Conference Center—Grand Ballroom against Joshua Franco (ESPN & ESPN Deportes, 8 p.m. ET). Moloney-Franco […]
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• ESPN Boxing Results: Nikoloz Sekhniashvili Takes Down Isiah Jones

  17-06-2020 03:43 via boxinginsider.com
  
  Isiah Jones found (8-2, 3 KOs) found out quickly that Nikoloz Sekhniashvili (6-0, 4 KOs) hits as hard as anyone he has ever faced before. After tasting a bit of his man's power in the first round, Jones decided that the best place to be was on the ropes. His game plan worked as he ended the fight upright. But it did nothing to impress the judges as he was overpowered through the course of 6 rounds.
  All judges scoring the contest were in agreement when their scorecards were tallied up. 60-54 twic
  
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• ESPN Boxing Results: Giovani Santillan Squeaks by Antonio DeMarco

  17-06-2020 03:02 via boxinginsider.com
  
  Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Former world champion Antonio Demarco (33-9-1, 24 KOs) gave Giovani Santillan (26-0, 15 KOs) the toughest fight of his career over at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  Santillan started off strong, landing shots to the body and head. But no matter what he throw at the direction of DeMarco, the former champion simply kept coming forward. At the end of ten hard fought rounds, Santillan did just enough to sneak out of the building
  
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• Errol Spence Jr doesn’t need a tune-up says trainer Derrick James

  17-06-2020 02:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Matt Lieberman: Errol Spence Jr will be ready to go without the need for a tune-up, according to his trainer Derrick James. He’s seen enough evidence from watching Spence (26-0, 21 KOs) train that he doesn’t need a warm-up fight to get ready for the more hardened fighters in the 147-pound division. Spence has […]
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