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Guillermo Rigondeaux wants unification vs. Leo Santa Cruz, Kiko Martinez

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16
Jul

Guillermo Rigondeaux wants unification vs. Leo Santa Cruz, Kiko Martinez

Junior featherweight champ Guillermo Rigondeaux says he’d like to add more belts to his collection (which already includes the RING, WBO and WBA titles) before a possible move up in weight.

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14
Jul

Photo gallery: Guillermo Rigondeaux, Zou Shiming workout

A trio of Top Rank fighters preparing for Saturday’s card in Macau: junior featherweight champ Guillermo Rigondeaux, Chinese phenom Zou Shiming and rising contender Gilberto Ramirez. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.

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09
Jul

Brian Viloria: ‘I still have a lot left in the tank’

Brian Viloria, the smallest and most successful member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic squad, is back in the world title hunt and will face what could be a tougher-than-meets-the-eye opponent in Jose Zuniga on July 19 in Macau.

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03
Jul

Photo gallery: Brian Viloria workout

What ever happened to Brian Viloria, you ask? He’s training at the Wild Card for his July 19 fight against Jose Zuniga, which will take place in Macau on the Guillermo Rigondeaux-Sod Kokietgym undercard. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.

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30
May

Photo gallery: Simpiwe Vetyeka-Nonito Donaire weigh-in

“Featherweight Fury” participants, including WBA titleholder Simpiwe Vetyeka, challenger Nonito Donaire, Vic Darchinyan and Nicholas Walters, stepped to the scales in Macau, China. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.

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29
May

Photo gallery: Simpiwe Vetyeka-Nonito Donaire final press conference

Fighters on the “Featherweight Fury” card gathered for one last photo op before the opening bells in Macau, China. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.

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28
May

Photo gallery: Nonito Donaire-Simpiwe Vetyeka Macau arrivals

Participants in this Saturday’s fights — Nonito Donaire-Simpiwe Vetyeka, Nicholas Walters-Vic Darchinyan and others — arrived at the Venetian Resort in Macau, China, to do battle. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.

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05
Apr

Vetyeka-Donaire, Walters-Darchinyan, Gradovich-Ishimoto card set

Nonito Donaire will try to continue his recovery from the Guillermo Rigondeaux loss by facing WBA featherweight titleholder Simpiwe Vetyeka on a Macau card that will also feature top-5 126-pounders Evgeny Gradovich and Nicholas Walters.

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20
Feb

Miguel Vazquez hopes victory over Denis Shafikov leads to big fights

IBF lightweight titleholder Miguel Vazquez has quietly carved out a successful career in recent years but his cagey technical style turns off some fans. Vazquez, who defends against unbeaten Denis Shafikov on Saturday in Macau, hopes a victory earns him fights fans want to see.

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20
Feb

Photo gallery: Miguel Vazquez, Zou Shiming arrive in Macau

Fighters for the Feb. 22 show in Macau arrive and stage public workouts. The card includes lightweight titleholder Miguel Vazquez vs. Denis Shafikov, plus Olympic gold medalists Ryota Murata, Egor Mekhontsev and Zou Shiming.

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