27 Aug 2024

BRIGHT FUTURES: 10 Prospects to Watch

Intro by Nigel Stewart To me, defining what makes a prospect is simple; anybody that is at the beginning of their career that looks like they have the “goods”. Anyone that has watched boxing more than casually should knows that not all prospects are built the same. As we always

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23 Aug 2024

Iron Boy 73 live tomorrow night! Amateur boxing news, fighter spotlight and more in this week’s ITR AZ Boxing Weekly.

Here we are with another edition of ITR AZ Boxing Weekly. This one’s coming a little later in the week, but I wanted to make sure I covered most of the latest news. As always, we’ve got a mix of updates from the amateur and pro scenes. First, let’s dive

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13 Aug 2024

ITR Arizona Boxing Weekly: Fabian Rojo signs with Matchroom Boxing, Carlos Castro vs. Stephen Fulton Jr and more!

Welcome back to the second edition of the ITR Arizona Boxing Weekly! I think I have officially settled on this name. Unless I receive some super cool suggestion, we are going to rock with this one. I like it too, ITR Arizona Boxing Weekly. Next week I’ll have some cool

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06 Aug 2024

Fact Checking the Imane Khelif Situation: Save a Tough Conversation For When it Actually Applies

Intro by Nigel Stewart In today’s world of media, the common theme seems to be that being first is paramount to be correct. Thus, here we are in the midst of a scandal that could have been avoided had anyone involved with reporting false news just taken the time to

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05 Aug 2024

Moreno, Goade and Watson win big. McCumby gets first title shot and more AZ Boxing news!

Welcome to the first edition of AZ Boxing News! Eventually, I might give this weekly article a snazzy name with a graphic, but for now, let’s keep it simple. Last Saturday, August 3rd, in Sonora, MX, Jordan “El Moreno” Martinez added another victory to his undefeated record. He’s now 9-0,

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22 Jul 2024

Shadasia Green Shines in Return After First Pro Loss

Coming into her fight against Franchon Crews-Dezurn back in December, Paterson New Jersey’s Shadasia Green (14-1, 11 ko) had long been Crews-Dezurn’s mandatory for her WBC title. Crews-Dezurn had been the reigning champ for some time, but after losing her championship to Savannah Marshall in July of 2023, Marshall was

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03 Apr 2024

March Recap: Estrada Becomes Undisputed, Joshua Levels Ngannou, Fundora and Ford Gut it Out

Fighter of the Month: Seniesa Estrada There were a number of impressive performances this Month, but due to the stakes of her fight and the level of opposition Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada is ITRBoxing’s fighter of the month for March. In a highly anticipated undisputed showdown against rival Yoka Valle,

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01 Mar 2024

February Recap: Nakatani, Vargas, Mason Stand Out

Fighter of the Month – Junto Nakatani Junto Nakatani became a three-division world champion last Saturday with an emphatic stoppage victory over WBC champion Alexandro Santiago. Santiago was coming off of a career-best victory over future hall of famer Nonito Donaire and full of confidence heading into his first title

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17 Feb 2024

Foster Drops Nova in 12th, Retains Title

The main event of the night was a fight that may have flown under the radar in the mainstream, but hardcore boxing fans had been anticipating it since the announcement and it certainly delivered. O’Shaquie Foster (22-2, 12 ko) made the second defense of his WBC super featherweight title against

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02 Feb 2024

January Recap: Beterbiev, Maloney, Barroso Standout

Fighter of The Month: Artur Beterbiev With his seventh-round TKO victory over former 168lb champion Callum Smith, Artur Beterbiev is our fighter of the month for January of 2024. In the first few seconds of the fight, he asserted himself and landed a flurry that backed Smith up against the ropes. From

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