Junto Nakatani vs Vincent Astrolabio betting preview Over in Japan, WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani makes the second defence of his title. After moving up from super-flyweight, where he was the WBO king, Junto bludgeoned Alexandro Santiago for the belt. Filipino Vincent Astrolabio is tough and resilient but destined to go the same way. He …
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JUERGEN Uldedaj outboxed and comprehensively stopped Steven Ward at 2-46 in round five of their cruiserweight clash this evening. Headlining in Dubai, Ward’s short-notice jaunt ended in devastating defeat as the patient winner stepped off, used the jab and went home with the (previously vacant) IBF International title. Ward struggled in the opening round as …
From what age did you start boxing? Originally, I played baseball, but I wanted to try individual sports, so when I saw my younger brother reading a comic book called “The First Step,” I went to a nearby boxing gym. Who is your favourite all-time fighter, and why? I like Japanese legends Joichiro Tatsuyoshi and …
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By Jack Walsh ALEXIS Rocha outclassed Santiago Dominguez over 10 rounds last night in their welterweight matchup. Rocha claimed a unanimous decision win by scores of 99-91 (twice) and 98-92, picking up the vacant WBO-NABO championship. Headlining at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, Rocha’s speed and consistent ring tenacity proved difficult to withstand …
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JUNTO Nakatani made a huge statement in Tokyo, blasting away Vincent Astrolabio in double-quick time. Astrolabio was not unbeatable, but nobody had dealt with him like this. As the clock for the opening round ticked down, the Kanagawa man landed a thumping straight left to the body that left the usually durable Filipino writhing in …
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BRITISH promoter Frank Warren is on the verge of joining DAZN in an industry-disrupting broadcasting agreement that would see him under the same banner as Eddie Hearn. That’s according to The Times, which revealed the news in light of the understanding that Warren’s TNT Sports deal ends in 2025. The move would theoretically make things …
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AFTER the demise of Benny Lynch, the world flyweight champion, in June 1938, Britain was still in an excellent position to provide enough little men to contest the newly vacant title. Lynch had failed to make the weight in a defence against the American, Jackie Jurich, at the home of St Mirren football club in …
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By Keith Idec JARON ENNIS envisioned packing Wells Fargo Center for one of his fights when he attended a Philadelphia 76ers game there March 1 to customarily ring the replica Liberty Bell on the court of his hometown’s NBA team. Ennis, then entangled in litigation with the widow of his late promoter, didn’t realize that …
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ALBERT Batyrgaziev stopped Jono Carroll in round nine of an exciting scrap last night at the IBA Colosseum in Serpukhov, Russia. Batyrgaziev won the WBA Interim super-featherweight title. Full WBA champion Lamont Roach Jr defended his belt barely two weeks ago in Washington. Carroll started strongly in the all-southpaw affair and had the hometown favourite …
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AS fight week closed in, Janibek Alimkhanuly was all set to defend his IBF and WBO middleweight titles against Andrei Mikhailovich tonight in the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas. Fighting an opponent few will have heard of might not do much for Janibek’s legacy, but the man nicknamed ‘Qazak Style’ was …
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