Tag: super-featherweight

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Jamel Herring eager to go out on his own terms, as Cordina title shot carrot lingers

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Jamel Herring warms up before his lightweight fight with Jamaine Ortiz at Resorts World Las Vegas on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Former WBO super-featherweight world champion Jamel Herring isn’t satisfied with how his professional boxing journey looked to be ending, and after a 18-month layoff, will make his in-ring return on November 7 looking to finish the final chapter of his career on his terms. IBF champion Joe Cordina makes the first defence of his title three days earlier in Monaco, and an unlikely showdown with the Welshman is naturally a difficult challenge he has set for himself. Continue reading “Jamel Herring eager to go out on his own terms, as Cordina title shot carrot lingers” →

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Alycia Baumgardner eyes huge fights, but must avenge Linardatou loss tonight

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The undisputed super-featherweight world champion defends her belts against an old foe in Detroit later tonight, and Alycia Baumgardner has already reiterated a desire to fight the sport’s biggest names – assuming she can avenge her 2018 split decision defeat over eight rounds by Christina Linardatou.
Continue reading “Alycia Baumgardner eyes huge fights, but must avenge Linardatou loss tonight” →

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Eddie Hearn confirms plan moving forward for Cordina, Barrett and others

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Boxer Joe Cordina hugs Eddie Hearn after defeating Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for the IBF World Super Featherweight title at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff...

Saturday proved a night to savour in Cardiff, as Joe Cordina regained the IBF world super-featherweight title he never lost in the ring – after emerging stronger from a pulsating 12-round war with unbeaten champion Shavkat Rakhimov. Read on as his promoter, Eddie Hearn, told me plenty afterwards. Continue reading “Eddie Hearn confirms plan moving forward for Cordina, Barrett and others” →

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Joe Cordina wades through danger, is two-time world champion after Shavkat Rakhimov battle

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Joe Cordina punches Shavkatdzhon Rakimov during the IBF Super Flyweight World Title fight between Shavkatdzhon Rakimov and Joe Cordina at Motorpoint...

Joe Cordina absorbed some big bombs and scored a sweet second-round knockdown of his own, en route to becoming a two-time world champion at super-featherweight, after navigating through danger before ultimately outpointing a relentless Shavkat Rakhimov showing via split decision (115-112, 114-113, 111-116) in-front of a boisterous Cardiff International Arena crowd.
Continue reading “Joe Cordina wades through danger, is two-time world champion after Shavkat Rakhimov battle” →

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Cardiff beckons again for Joe Cordina, but Shavkat Rakhimov looks to play spoiler

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Boxers Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov and Joe Cordina face off during their weigh in ahead of their IBF World Super Feather weight title on April 21, 2023 in...

322 days after experiencing the high of a lifetime on home soil in winning a world title, Joe Cordina seeks to do so again. Stripped after sustaining a freak injury, Shavkat Rakhimov pounced to seize a vacant IBF belt against Cordina’s compatriot Zelfa Barrett. Aware he’d face the 31-year-old in his first defence when fully healed, will the savvy southpaw depart Cardiff still unbeaten?
Continue reading “Cardiff beckons again for Joe Cordina, but Shavkat Rakhimov looks to play spoiler” →

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Amanda Serrano, Alycia Baumgardner seal undisputed titles after gritty decision wins

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Amanda Serrano punches Erika Cruz during their fight for Serrano, WBC, WBO and IBF featherweight titles and Cruz's WBA featherweight title at The...

Alycia Baumgardner scored two third-round knockdowns en route to a hard-fought decision win over France’s Elhem Mekhaled to secure undisputed status at super-featherweight, before Amanda Serrano found herself thrust into a similarly tough battle against a relentless Erika Cruz display – also victorious on points – setting up a Katie Taylor rematch for May 20, with the Irish undisputed lightweight star watching ringside and making a post-fight appearance too. Continue reading “Amanda Serrano, Alycia Baumgardner seal undisputed titles after gritty decision wins” →

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Alycia Baumgardner visualising KO win, before tonight’s undisputed clash vs. Elhem Mekhaled

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Fresh from her split decision win over Mikaela Mayer in mid-October, unified super-featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner has another tough test as she looks to realise her dream of becoming an undisputed titlist when facing France’s Elhem Mekhaled later tonight. Continue reading “Alycia Baumgardner visualising KO win, before tonight’s undisputed clash vs. Elhem Mekhaled” →

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Hector Garcia: “I lost the battle but not the war, I’ll continue,” after Gervonta Davis R9 TKO loss

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07: Gervonta Davis walks to his corner at the end of Round 8 against Hector Luis Garcia in their WBA World Lightweight Championship bout at Capital One Arena on January 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

After falling short for the first time in his six-year professional career last weekend, WBA world super-featherweight champion Hector Luis Garcia has offered his first words since the Gervonta Davis defeat and rather than dwelling on things he cannot change, the 31-year-old has now vowed to come back stronger for the experience, back at his natural 130lb weight division. Continue reading “Hector Garcia: “I lost the battle but not the war, I’ll continue,” after Gervonta Davis R9 TKO loss” →

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Ryan Garcia next? Davis rocks, briefly blinds WBA super-featherweight titlist Hector Garcia in R9 TKO

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Gervonta Davis celebrates after defeating Hector Luis Garcia in their WBA World Lightweight Championship bout at Capital One Arena on January 7, 2023...

“I was a little surprised but when I caught him, I knew he was hurt bad and didn’t want to show it because he’s a fighter,” Gervonta Davis declared post-fight. The 28-year-old improved to 28-0 (26 KOs) after a R9 TKO over WBA super-featherweight champion Hector Luis Garcia, inflicting the Dominican’s first professional defeat. However some hurdles remain, including an ongoing jury trial starting next month, before the Ryan Garcia megafight can be confirmed for April. Continue reading “Ryan Garcia next? Davis rocks, briefly blinds WBA super-featherweight titlist Hector Garcia in R9 TKO” →

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Hector Luis Garcia warns Gervonta Davis not to overlook him on Jan. 7 – as Garcia megafight lurks

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Hector Garcia wins the WBA junior lightweight title on Figueroa-Lipinets undercard - The Ring

It’s often an overplayed phrase. Stick to the task at hand, avoid the danger that comes with underestimating opponents with more lucrative opportunities planned. WBA (Regular) lightweight world champion Gervonta Davis faces a tough task next Saturday, something his upcoming foe – WBA super-featherweight titlist – Hector Luis Garcia stressed to Spanish media. Continue reading “Hector Luis Garcia warns Gervonta Davis not to overlook him on Jan. 7 – as Garcia megafight lurks” →

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75 days on from history in London: What’s next after a compelling Shields-Marshall showdown?

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Claressa Shields and trainers pose with the WBC Elizabethan Belt and IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO World Middleweight Title belts after victory in the IBF, WBA,...

Today marks 75 days since Claressa Shields became undisputed world middleweight champion for a second time on a historic night for women’s boxing, avenging her defeat as an amateur against Savannah Marshall – 10 years after their meeting when the pair were youngsters. Elsewhere, Alycia Baumgardner ruined Mikaela Mayer’s night, so what’s next for the quartet?
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Stevenson secures comfy UD12 win over Conceicao, calls for Haney and Lomachenko at 135lbs

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Robson Conceição and Shakur Stevenson exchange punches during their WBC and WBO junior lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center on...

Shakur Stevenson flashed brilliance and petulance before getting the job done, but pressingly posed more questions about how he’ll fare at lightweight after easing to a unanimous decision win over Olympic gold medallist Robson Conceicao as a record-breaking 10,107 watched at the Prudential Center in the two-division champion’s homecoming from Newark, New Jersey. Continue reading “Stevenson secures comfy UD12 win over Conceicao, calls for Haney and Lomachenko at 135lbs” →