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Abraham-Stieglitz weigh in results
Arthur Abraham 167.6 vs Robert Stieglitz 167.3 WBO World Super Middleweight Championship Vincent Feigenbutz 166.2 vs Mauricio Reynoso 167.6 Noel Gevor 197.8 vs Lukasz Rusiewicz 201.7 Mike Keta 161.6 vs Aliklych Kanbolatov 159.2 Stefan Haertel 168.7 vs Maurice Possiti 168.7 Anthony Ogogo 161.4 vs Ruslan Schelev 162.9 Enrico Koelling 174.8
Weights from ShoBox (Bethlehem, PA)
Antoine Douglas 159.8 – Istvan Szili 159.4 (IBO Intercontinental title) Arif Magomedov 160 – Derrick Webster 158.3 (NABO Middleweight Title) Adam Lopez 118.6 – Eliezer Aquino 118.5 (WBA FEDELATIN and WBC Latino Super Bantamweight titles) Jerry Odom 168.3 – Samuel Clarkson 172.2 * Manny Folly 121.4 – Jose Garcia 120.6
Curtis Stevens extends contract with Main Events
Curtis “Showtime” Stevens (27-5, 20 KOs) the 30-year old middleweight from Brownsville, Brooklyn has signed a new promotional deal with Main Events. Stevens found new life in his career since signing with the promotional outfit, Main Events in February 2013. Stevens has had a highly successful two years in terms
WBC rules Juarez-Taborda a “no contest”, orders a rematch
After analyzing what happened last Saturday in Acapulco, the World Boxing Council, in coordination with FECOMBOX, has declared the bout between Mariana Juarez and Lorena Taborda a “No Contest.” Twenty officials certified by the WBC scored the fight on video and came to the conclusion that 97-93 in favor of
Anthony Joshua to fight for commonwealth title
Anthony Joshua (13-0, 13 KOs) MBE will face Gary Cornish (21-0, 12 KOs) in his first major title bout with the vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight title on the line at The O2 in London on September 12, live on Sky Sports. Joshua has raced to 13-0 with 13 devastating KO wins
Mayweather Sr. thinks son should retire
One person is not a fan of the rumored bout between Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto and that man is Mayweather’s father, Floyd Mayweather Sr. As Mayweather Sr. told Sky Sports, he is not thrilled with the options for his son and would rather he just leave the sport
Concord, CA’s Xavier Vigney returns August 7th in Las Vegas, NV
Concord, CA’s Xavier Vigney will return to the ring at Glory 23 in Las Vegas, NV on August 7th as the heavyweight kickboxer will take on Daniel Sam. Vigney is his last outing since winning the Glory heavyweight tournament in San Diego, CA at Glory 21 will return to action since
Sergey Kovalev “Abel Sanchez? I don’t know who that is!”
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion On coming off big fights against Pascal and Hopkins but now facing a lesser known fighter: “For me, any fight means a lot because it is the next step. Who I am and how I do my job means